[Ha-Safran] Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun
Hi Everyone! This week I launched a new educational site that helps you learn English vocabulary. The site is called: Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun The address is: a href=http://www.vocabulary.co.il; http://www.vocabulary.co.il /a Below is a brief description of each educational game on the site. Word Search Game This fun, Flash game has over 70 subjects with thousands of words. Subjects covered include animals, astronomy, basketball, clothing, computers, countries, furniture, geography, heteronyms, nature, occupations, palindromes, shapes, shopping, spices, sports, star trek, travel, vegetables, weather and many more. There is an easy mode for the kids and a harder mode for teenagers and adults. Each game is randomly generated. You can even print out a blank game (and the solution page) for off-line playing. Remember that looking at the solution page is a last resort :-) Hangman By taking your classic Hangman game and creating an online version connected to a database with over 2,500 words, I created a game that is fun to play and educational. If you expect your simple hang the man by the rope drawing then you are in for a surprise. The game is suitable for both young students with topics like colors, food and games to adults with topics ranging from the periodic table to world capitals. Match Game Learning new words at a young age is not easy. This Flash game will make learning English a fun experience. The game has 3 levels of play and 7 card sets to choose from. Pictures of the items are show on the screen and you can hear the words spoken in English. The game is geared to a young audience but older students that are learning English as a second language will also benefit from hearing the words pronounced in the game's learning mode. The Vocabulary Quiz Learning vocabulary from a textbook is boring. Learning vocabulary by playing an interesting and challenging online quiz is both fun and educational. Simply choose a topic, level of play (easy versus hard questions) the timer setting and the fun begins. The quiz randomly selects questions from a database filled with hundreds of multiple choice questions. The ever expanding database is filled with questions that are suitable for grades 6 through 12 and for ESL students. Students young and old will find the vocabulary quiz entertaining and educational. Additional topics will be added on an ongoing basis. The vocabulary site has something for everyone and feedback is always appreciated. Please forward this message to other teachers, parents and students so they may benefit from this new educational site. Enjoy! Jacob Richman [EMAIL PROTECTED] == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
RE: [Ha-Safran] New Historians
Methinks Mr. Katz doth protest too much. But I wish him shalom rav anyway. Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Mme de Gramont...was called before the Revolutionary Tribunal to stand trial for her life. Had she ever aided the aristocrats who had escaped abroad? the court asked her. Mme. de Gramont knew that if she answered yes she would be guillotined at once. For some seconds she looked at her judges in silence, then, I was going to answer no, she said, but life is not worth the lie.--as related by Whittaker Chambers in Life magazine, September 15, 1947. -- == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[Ha-Safran] Evenhandedness?
It is amazing how the discussion of a video made this conversation into a forum on evenhandedness. Did anyone ever hear of a collection development policy? Don't we collect materials at different levels to serve the public that uses our library? This conversation is just as political as the previous one. It is very dangerous to typecast materials as Orthodox, Conservative or Reform. Does the book go to a Temple or a shul? Somehow I remember an idea about a Collection Development Policy. If we are trying to help our readers with Talmud we will buy Artscroll and Steinsaltz and if we don't we do a disservice to our readers. I once had a experience where I purchased materials through my budget for the Rabbinical College Library. These materials were heavily used by the students and they appreciated the fact that the library had them available. They were the Artscroll Mishnah Series and the Schottenstein Talmud. I also purchase Judaica Books of the Bible and Hagiographa from Judaica Press. There were also many Feldheim volumes that served the students well as secondary sources for the papers they were writing. I did not purchase them to promote Orthodoxy but rather as a help for students studying texts. Aren't we in the business of providing information as well as promoting information literacy. I also purchased many titles that were vital to a student studying to be a Reconstructionist Rabbi. My professional responsibility was in no way affected by my Orthodoxy. If this discussion wants to evolve into the way materials help serve our readers while promoting information literacy then I am all for it. If we are discussing the merits of books published by various movements and their part into serving our public then that is constructive. I don't think it is productive to defend the purchase of a Feldheim book by a Temple library or a Burning Bush Press book by an Orthodox Library. Those issues should addressed in our respective collection development polices. Let us not turn this line into a forum on movement relations. It is unproductive and does not help us evaluate materials for their content and use. When I first came to the rabbinical college I purchased a large order of Feldheim secondary sources. The students really appreciated them and it helped with papers and text study. One of the college officials saw the pile and asked why we ordered this stuff. I said to help the students in their studies. A book is a book. If one is threatened by the printed word then what about freedom of speech, an integral part of the US Constitution. Lets stop referring to these materials by their movement affiliation and let stick to evaluating them in the cause of helping our readers and promoting information literacy. To typecast materials has a hint of political agenda which we know is not helpful to our readers and has a hint of censorship. Eliezer M. Wise Library Director Tuttleman Library of Gratz College 7605 Old York Road Melrose, Park, Pa. 19027 215-635-7300 x 159 [EMAIL PROTECTED] == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[Ha-Safran] Bialik short story
Dear Safranim, Can anyone tell me the date of publication of Bialik's short story Making the Crooked Straight? I would also appreciate knowing where I can find this in the original Hebrew among the poet's works. Thanks, Monty N. Penkower == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
Re: [Ha-Safran] Brendan's comments on evenhandedness
No, you certainly didn't offend me; I hardly remember the exchange, it was a while back, correct? I agree that we must learn about different cultures. The danger I see is that Americans tend to think everyone on earth shares the values of our culture, when most people do not. So we are led to believe that we can install a democracy in Iraq, for example, when American style democracy is viewed as blasphemy in orthodox Islam. Re: Jesus in the temple, there was no other way pilgrims could buy animals for sacrifice other than changing their currency; there was nothing wrong with moneychangers to provide that service. I believe he didn't toss out the moneychangers' tables, but rather overturned them, in the tradition of Hebrew prophets acting out, symbolically, their prophesy. I believe he was symbolically acting out the apocalyptic event he believed to be imminent. Jesus was a good Jew of his time. And do you really believe that you would not have any Jewish books or any of the Jewish people? What about the survivors of the camps? === Well, the only reason there were survivors is because the Americans and British liberated the camps and the only reason they liberated them was that they defeated the Germans. They finally, belatedly, made war in order to protect Western civilization. Andrea == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
RE: [Ha-Safran] Hallowe'en when it falls on Shabbos
I suggest handing out Dinty Moore cans of Cholent. == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
Re: [Ha-Safran] Evenhandedness?
Very well expressed. I hope your posting will get us back to the areas of discussion that you cite. Thank you. Madeleine Cohen Oakley It is amazing how the discussion of a video made this conversation into a forum on evenhandedness. From the moderator: the remainder of Eli Wise's original post was deleted. == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[Ha-Safran] The Wind of the Khazars by Marek Halter
The Toby Press is pleased to announce the release of a new book by best selling author Marek Halter. This book is available through Brodart, Baker Taylor and Ingram as well as Barnes Noble, Amazon and local bookstores. Title: The Wind of the Khazars Author: Marek Halter ISBN: 1-59264 028 1, hardcover, $19.95 Originally published in French. Translated by Michael Bernard AN EXTRAORDINARY TALE FROM A MAJOR STORYTELLER BRINGS THE KHAZARS TO LIFE. Marek Halters Novel The Wind of the Khazars is released With love for each of his characters, Marek Halter deftly mixes history and fiction.- LE FIGARO An entrancing story on a Jewish Atlantis that has lain dormant for centuries. - LEXPRESS It would be an immeasurable gift to receive a sign from the Almighty. That is precisely what happened to Bulan, mighty King of the Khazar warrior nation. In an extraordinary and unprecedented step for a ruler in the eighth century and indeed, in any age Bulan converted himself and his people to Judaism. The story of the Khazars comes to vivid, unforgettable life in Marek Halters latest novel, an epic saga that spans a thousand years. When writer Marc Sofer is invited to speak at a conference, he is approached in turn by a strange man bearing an ancient Khazarian coin, and a beautiful, elusive woman who challenges him to find a cause worth writing about. Intrigued, Sofer finds himself investigating the enigma of the Khazars. The beautiful Khazarian princess Attex and her story spring to life in his imagination, and we are drawn into their world but it is the face of the elusive beauty that Attex wears. Why did these Steppe warriors decide to become Jews? Why, after centuries of power and prosperity, were they totally effaced from history? And what is the connection between this ancient people, and the terrorist group attacking oil installations in the Caucasus who call themselves the New Khazars? Is the mysterious woman who fills Sofers thoughts day and night linked to them? Will he find her again? Interweaving the fascinating story of the Khazars with contemporary political intrigue that stretches from England and France to Azerbaijan, THE WIND OF THE KHAZARS (Toby Press, $19.95) is an absorbing, dramatic talepart historical novel, part thrillerblending reality and fiction in a powerful exploration of history and identity. Marek Halter is one of the worlds most compelling storytellers. His Book of Abraham, soon to be reissued by Toby Press, sold more than five million copies worldwide. Halter was born in Warsaw in 1936. He escaped from the Nazis with his family by crawling through the sewers under the Warsaw Ghetto. He has lived in France since 1950. In addition to being a writer, Halter is also an artist and a human rights activist. Stuart Schnee The Toby Press LLC PO Box 8531 New Milford, CT 06776-8531 http://www.tobypress.comwww.tobypress.com == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[Ha-Safran] Announcements
I would like to announce that the 8th Annual Tuttleman Foundation Book Award for Excellence in Scholarship has been awarded to Dr. Sholom Kalib, Professor Emeritus, Eastern Michigan University for his work, The Musical Tradition of the Eastern European Synagogue : Volume I: Introduction: History and Definition Syracuse University Press, 2002. The Award Presentation and Lecture will take place at Gratz College on November 6, 2003 at 8:00 P.M. Prof. kalib will deliver a lecture entitled, Documentation of a Vanishing Culture. The lecture is Free and Open to the Public. for further information call 215-635-7300 x 169 I will be offering an on-line course in February on primary rabbinic texts. The course is an outgrowth of the CEU I gave at the AJL Convention in Denver in June 2002. I have added ways that the INTERNET can be used for this topic. For Further Information call 215-635-7300 x 115 or 172 or call 800-475-4635 Finding the Key to Unlock Resources for Jewish Learning Rabbinics/Librarianship - 41204 Eli Wise, MLS The Jewish people have been referred to as the People of the Book. This course will familiarize students with the arrangement and bibliographic relevance of rabbinic texts. We will explore a wide range of materials as they relate to Jewish law, or the hallachic process including: rabbinic texts, the Torah and Commentary, Mishnah, Talmud, Halacha and the Codes, (Mishnah Torah, Arbaa Turim and Shulchan Aruch, Condensed Versions), Mitzvot and the Commandments, Midrash and Aggadah, and Ethics and Haskafah. Eliezer M. Wise Library Director Tuttleman Library of Gratz College 7605 Old York Road Melrose, Park, Pa. 19027 215-635-7300 x 159 [EMAIL PROTECTED] == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[Ha-Safran] subscription
We would like to subscribe to the Lists Service. I am the Librarian at the BaronHirsch Synogogue in Memphis Tennessee, where we are re-organizing our library. Thank you very much. Rita Schneider. == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[Ha-Safran] Managing the Electronic Monster
For Southern California librarians. This promises to be a great program. Caroline Forwarded Message Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 1:38 PM -0800 From: Cheri Folkner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: SCTPG Members M [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Program announcement: Managing the Electronic Monster: the Impact on the Library User -- Friday, Nov. 21, 2003 The Southern California Technical Processes Group Presents ... Managing the Electronic Monster: the Impact on the Library User Program: The Southern California Technical Processes Group (SCTPG) is proud to announce that it will present a program on managing electronic resources and the impact on library users. The Program will be held Friday, Nov. 21, 2003 at the CSU Northridge Presentation Room in the library. Registration includes handouts and lunch. Topics include: -- Single vs. Separate Approach -- Aggregator-Neutral Records -- Acquisition and Licensing -- Public Services Aspects Presenters: -- John Riemer, Head, UCLA Library Cataloging Center (General issues from the viewpoint as a Head of a Cataloging Department in a major academic library) -- Becky Culbertson, Manager, Shared Cataloging Program, University of California, San Diego (Single vs. Separate, a view from the California Digital Library (CDL)) -- Jina Wakimoto, Cataloging Coordinator, California State University, Northridge (Aggregator-Neutral Records) -- Angela Riggio, Serials Cataloger, UCLA Library Cataloging Center; UCLA representative to the Digital Library Federation (Acquisitions and licensing issues in a major academic library; DLF's Electronic Resources Management Initiative (ERMI)) -- Ted Fons, Product Manager, Innovative Interfaces (III's e-resources management module) -- Rick Burke, Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) (Acquisitions and licensing issues for a consortium) -- Anita Colby, Collection Development Librarian, UCLA Science and Engineering Library (Public Services issues) November 21, 2003 Registration and refreshments begin @ 8:30 AM; program begins @ 9:00AM program ends @3:00PM Place: California State University, Northridge Presentation Room, Oviatt Library 18111 Nordhoff St. Northridge, CA For registration information, please see the announcement on the SCTPG web site: http://library.csun.edu/sctpg/emonster102003.html Cheri Folkner SCTPG Membership Chair e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- End Forwarded Message -- == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
Re: [Ha-Safran] Hallowe'en when it falls on Shabbos
I don't know about articles, but when that happens we always put a sign on the door with appropriate pictures saying- Good Shabbos, we're sorry we can't treat you today. Please come by on Purim, which will be ( Date for this year). == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
