Re: [ha-Safran]: Old Encyclopedia Judaica and Jewish Encyclopedias
We have the following sets available: Jewish Encyclopedia, Very Good Condition $500.00 Encyclopedia Judaica, Very Good Condition $225.00 Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, Very Good Condition $125.00 Please let us know what we can send you. Shabbat Shalom, Dan Wyman ~ Dan Wyman Books LLC. www.DanWymanBooks.com 183 Ainslie St. Brooklyn, NY 11211 Catalogs IssuedBrowsing by Appointment d...@danwymanbooks.com v: 718.963.0410 We Find Good Homes For Nice Jewish Books --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Jewish Libraries in Paris
Dear Emily, I am responding to your posting on Ha-Safran about Jewish libraries in Paris. I'd suggest the Bibliotheque Medem, a Yiddish library and cultural center. They have exhibitions and public events, and I know that there are some English speakers there. Their English-language blog is: http://yiddish2english.canalblog.com/ Their website is: http://www.yiddishweb.com/ They are located at 29 rue du Chateau d'Eau in Paris. Good luck with your trip. Sincerely, Amanda Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel Librarian Dorot Jewish Division, Room 111 The New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street New York, NY 10018 Phone: 212-930-0601 Fax: 212- 642-0141 Email: amanda_sei...@nypl.org Webpage: http://www.nypl.org/locations/schwarzman/jewish-division --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: People of the Book quote
It's from the Koran, however it refers to Christians as well as Jews. that is: both Jews and Christians have a book of Scripture revealed to them. The term has stuck with us, and not with Christians, for some reason. It's also worth knowing that Islam believes that what was originally revealed to Jews and Christians wasIslam. Abraham, all the biblical figures, including Jesus were Muslims. Over time, according to the doctrine of tahrif, Jews and Christians changed their scriptures--falsified them, and that's why Muhammad came, as the final prophet, to correct/restore the revelations previously given to Jews and Christians, and to give the one true Book of Scripture. Andrea --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Judaica List January 2011 List 2
Here is a link to the latest Judaica list that I have added to my website - The Jewish Question, The Holocaust, Anti-Semitism and Palestine http://www.fishburnbooks.com/catalogs/EmailList2Jan2011%20-%20REVJF.pdf Best regards Jonathan Jonathan Fishburn Fishburn Books 43 Ridge Hill Golders Green London NW11 8PR United Kingdom www.fishburnbooks.com Tel +44 (0) 208 455 9139 Fax +44 (0) 208 922 5008 --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Recent posting about books to give away: the blog url
Dear safranim, I thought I'd hyperlinked the word books to give away blog in my last posting, below, but I guess it doesn't transfer, for hasafran. Some of you have asked for the URL, so here it is: http://sefarimlatetlesifriyot.blogspot.com/ Thank you for the replies on the topic of what to do with old books, which I know has been covered before, but you never know when new ideas will pop up! As requested, I've compiled the responses I received, below. On a slightly different note: I've created a Books to give away blog: with lists of books recently donated to us which we don't need for our collection. Instructions for requesting them are on the blog. Ann Abrams, Librarian Temple Israel 477 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02215 617-566-3960 x116 aabr...@tisrael.org www.tisrael.org Check out our new online catalog! http://library.tisrael.org --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Russian translation of Yiddish book
Dear safranim I am trying to obtain a copy of the following book, which I suspect is out of print: Khayet, Moshe David, Dukhom ne pavshie (in Russian) tr. Sore Zinger, Jerusalem: H. Leyvik, 2005, 224pp. ISBN: 965734803X Can anyone suggest a possible supplier? Thanks Vanessa Freedman Hebrew Jewish Studies Librarian UCL Library Services University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT Tel (Mon, Thurs, Fri): +44 (0) 20 7679 2598 (Internal ext. 32598) Tel (Tues and Weds): +44 (0) 20 7679 5163 (Internal ext. 25163) Fax: +44 (0) 20 7679 7373 E-mail: v.freed...@ucl.ac.uk Website: www.ucl.ac.uk/library **Please remember the environment and only print this if necessary** --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: AJL scholarship for library school students
AJL SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS The Association of Jewish Libraries is pleased to announce scholarships of $1000 to students enrolled or accepted in a graduate school of library and information science. Please use this link for more information and for the application: http://www.jewishlibraries.org/ajlweb/scholarships/scholarship.htm Shulamith Z. Berger Curator of Special Collections Yeshiva University 500 W. 185th St. New York, NY 10033 Phone: 212-960-5451 Fax: 212-960-0066 E-mail: sber...@yu.edu --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Janauary is National Mentoring Month (edited repost)
(A special thanks to Barbara Leff for her suggestions!) -- Marie Cloutier, AJL Administrative Consultant, has reminded me that this month is _National Mentoring Month_. Mentoring has become an under-utilized service of AJL membership, perhaps in light of the massive SSC closings and revocation of their respective accreditation. I'm hoping that after mid-winter conference, certain issues such as budget, convention and restructuring will enable us to better see what issues need to be addressed in order that we maintain cutting-edge effectiveness within the Jewish community at large. This past year, many library support staff (mostly non-members) have contacted me for aid in setting up libraries, selecting OPAC equipment, etc. To be honest, I don't mind answering such preliminary queries, but tend to see my mission somewhat differently. As a committee of AJL, I wish our services to benefit paid members, especially new professionals to the field. I would hope that those involved with mentorship indeed will foster confidence and professionalism among Judaica library students, recent graduates, and librarians in transition. Furthermore, I know how very helpful a mentorship is for first-time attendees to our annual conferences. We had a modest yet meaningful turn-out in Seattle, and I'm hoping that we will as well in Montreal. Again, mentorships can be either a one-year commitment or simply for the duration of the conference. Chapters and regions should seriously look into establishing opportunities for mentorships (or internships) at their local institutions. If you are involved in any of the above and are willing to share your thoughts, feedback, experiences with me, please do so. I'm hoping to write up something for the blog, but need positive input. I think we're all a bit impatient that our new home page is not yet ready, and I foresee that as soon as it is available to the general public, my committee be up and running. Until then, let's all try to push on with what we have. Are there sessions or events that might do well in Montreal connected to mentoring, sharing, study buddies, social learning, and the like? Have any of you gone outside AJL to be mentored? If so, was it due to your geographic location, subject area? What issues other than those concerning selection of online catalog hardware and software concern you? Programming? Outreach? Marketing and fundraising? For the Seattle conference, I called on interested members to form study-buddies or special interest groups to retrain ourselves in modern library technologies and trends. As soon as we have a critical mass of such trained mavens, we will be able to re-establish a more robust mentoring committee. Kol tuv and looking forward to hearing from you. Stephanie Gross, MSLIS AJL Mentoring Pollack Library Rm. 406 Yeshiva University 500 West 185th Street New York NY 10033 T: 212.960.5442 Skype: Stephanie.L.Gross E: gr...@yu.edu E: ajlmentor...@gmail.com --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Books engendering pride in being Jewish?
Debbie, Please share your answers with the list. If you of all people don't know what to say, then this is obviously a major problem which he probably shares with many other children. I hope writers and publishers take note. I can think of a few titles you've probably already considered: Chanukkah Cat, About the B.nai Bagels, King of Mulberry Street, The Boy from Seville. What did this boy read or have read to him before he got to third grade? I fear that his problem may not be solved by librarians alone, but I would want to talk with the parents and suggest they examine their priorities and perhaps even reconsider their choice to live iso far away from the Jewish community. Susan Ellman, MLS Milwaukee --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jan. 27)
Shalom. International Holocaust Remembrance Day is Thursday, January 27, 2011. I posted on my website 180 links to learn about the Holocaust. Site languages include English, Hebrew, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. All 180 links have been reviewed / checked this week. The web address is: http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-holoc.htm Please share this message. Thank you. We must not forget. Jacob --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Newsletter Jerusalem Books
Dear Friends, Hebrew Literature is a much beloved subject which draws interest from Hebrew Language scholars to the casual reader as well as all those interested in Israeli and Jewish Culture. In late 2010 we distributed Dalia Ravikovich Kol ah-Shirim, the collected poems of this great and prolific Israeli poet. The work was published by Kibbutz Ha-Meuhad, (no isbn.!) and edited by Uzi Shavit. A wonderfull addition to any Hebrew, Library collection. Cat. 75105 $ 30.00 Amnon Lord has written a book entitled 'Rez'ah be'in Yedidim,' on the important 20th Cent CE Israeli figure best known as a pioneering and leading Israeli magazine publisher, Uri Avneri. This book, well written and researched digs to the roots of the political disputes between factions in pre-state Palestine. The book is published by Dani Sefarim, Qiryat Gat, which to my mind has become an increasingly significant publisher in recent years. Cat. # 75738 $ 28.00 The newest novel by A. B. Yehoshua, Hesed Sepharadi, has been published by Kibbutz Ha-Meuhad. The book follows the theme of mercy as depicted in a classic Spanish painting. The book is entitled 'Spanish Charity,' in English. It is another essential in a long list of major works by the acclaimed author. Cat. 76014 $ 30.00 'Mabatim mitztalvim.' By Ziva Shamir is an examination of the creative work of A.B. Yehoshua, published by Kibbutz ha-Meuhad. Again there is no isbn but the work is a must have for any library interested in Hebrew Literature. Cat. 75777 $31.00 Although Jerusalem Books ltd specializes in supplying new Israeli books mostly in Hebrew to our many customers we also supply books in other languages published in Israel, including, Russian, English, Arabic and Yiddish. Here a few very important and interesting titles in English: Planning and Conserving Jerusalem / The Challenge of an Ancient City, was actually published and released about six months ago (in 2010) by the distinguished publisher Yad Ben Zvi. This excellent work is attractive and impressive. It is Jewish and World History in that the development of Jerusalem embodies historical periods and structures. Those in turn reflect political realities for example Herodian and Roman construction through Mamluk and Ottoman periods as well as the British Mandate period. All this is integral to modern planning and development of the modern city of Jerusalem. The book has chapters on demography, archaeology, infrastructure, tourism, holy sites and projects focusing on 1973-2003. Isbn 978-965-217-289-1 . Cat. A 74422 F $ 64.00 (please note this is the correct price, at this time, not $67. Also note that the book lists publication in 2009 but was actually released in mid-2010) In the area of legendary Hebrew Literature author S.Y. Agnon, Bar Ilan University has published 'Agnon and Germany the presence of the German World in the Writings of S.Y. Agnon. The title speaks for itself and the book is the work of two groups of scholars in Germany and Israel and was edited by Hans Jurgen Becker and Hillel Weiss. Isbn 978-965-226-368-1. This book is of interest to scholars of literature and history and includes a dozen chapters in English by ten scholars. Cat F 75585 $ 56.00 The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (and the American Jewish Committee) have published, 'American Jewry's Comfort Level, present and future, by Manfred Gerstenfeld and Steven Bayme. The book deals with issues of Philosophy, Jewish Identity, relations between the US and Israel and American Jewry and Israel now and in the future. The book has articles/chapters by many important 20th Cent CE Jewish figures. The book will be the subject of analysis, controversy and debate in the decades to come. ISBN 978-965-218-086-5. Cat. 75679 F $ 28.00 In the area of Judaism and Rabbinics let us mention three books. Covenant and Conversation, by UK Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. The book as in the subtitle is on bible, Exodus the Book of Redemption. The book is a scholarly modern commentary and exegesis on Shemot by an important 20th Cent. CE jewish leader. (other vols. available) Isbn 978-159264-021-8. The book is published in Israel by Maggid Press a part of Koren Publishing. Cat. A 75292 F $29.00 Vision and Valor, is at the same time accessible and popular and comprehensive and scholarly. Subtitled, an illustrated history of Talmud, the book is about the Sages of the Talmud from the 3rd 5th Cent. CE. It describes different generations of Jewish Scholars and their thinking, customs, disputes, sayings and more. Through this work an important basis for studying Talmud and Jewish Legal thinking and folklore can be established. A golden period of Jewish legal, theological and cultural development in Babylonia is examined. The work analyzes the thinking and process of creating and editing the Talmud. The richness of the Oral Law which is the subject of the Mishna
[Hasafran] Facebook
Dear friends, I need some education about how libraries and librarians are using Facebook. I have not yet joined Facebook, either personally or professionally. But the library software company we use (Surpass) has just told me that they will be featuring the work I have done to personalize our library homepage on their Surpass Facebook page. So... I would like to join Facebook somehow in my professional capacity, in order to link to the Surpass Facebook page and maybe to other Facebook pages relevant to our library and to my work as a Judaic librarian. Can some of you (perhaps younger) folks advise me on how to join Facebook either for myself or for our library and give me some guidance (or links to examples) of what a professional Facebook page might look like? Thanks! Liz Elizabeth Edelglass Library Director Jewish Community Library JCC of Greater New Haven 360 Amity Rd, Woodbridge, CT 06525 (203) 387-2424 x330 libr...@jewishnewhaven.org --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: re: HIT for looking for direct quote
Several people asked me to post the responses to my query: A parent has asked for the direct quote referring to the fact that Jews are People of the Book. She is also looking for any other Biblical, Talmudic or Midrashic reference to Jews and the importance of books and reading. These responses are: 1. It's from the Koran, however it refers to Christians as well as Jews. that is: both Jews and Christians have a book of Scripture revealed to them. The term has stuck with us, and not with Christians, for some reason. It's also worth knowing that Islam believes that what was originally revealed to Jews and Christians wasIslam. Abraham, all the biblical figures, including Jesus were Muslims. Over time, according to the doctrine of tahrif, Jews and Christians changed their scriptures--falsified them, and that's why Muhammad came, as the final prophet, to correct/restore the revelations previously given to Jews and Christians, and to give the one true Book of Scripture. 2. This term is actually from the Quran, and does not refer to Jews only. See more at http://oxfordbibliographiesonline.com/display/id/obo-9780195390155-0059 Wikipedia has also an entry about the origins of it. 3. It is from the Koran http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/peopleq.htm 4. I believe that the quote People of the Book actually comes, from all places, the Quran (Koran). Below is one quote, but apparently there are others. And there are, certainly, among the people of the Book [the Quran is referring to Jews and Christians], those who believe in God and in that which has been revealed to you, and in that which has been revealed to them, humbling themselves before God. They do not sell the Verses of God for a little price, for them is a reward with their Lord. Surely, God is Swift in account. (3:199) Just as an FYI, books as we know them were not invented until after the Biblical and Talmudic eras. Although there were scrolls written on parchment, papyrus, etc., -- and toward the end of the Roman Empire, codex books - these would have been expensive items that not everyone could afford. (I.e. a synagogue would have a sefer Torah, but the average Jew wouldn't have had a Chumash in his home; a Jewish King was commanded by the Torah to write his own sefer Torah, etc.) So the main way that knowledge was exchanged, both in Hebrew culture and other ancient cultures, was orally - i.e. students would come to a yeshivah (in Jewish culture) and listen to the rebbe (teacher). This is why the Mishnah and Talmud is called the Oral Torah - the knowledge was originally passed down orally until Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi (born 135 CE) decided that the knowledge needed to be written down. Therefore the Tanach and the Talmud will have lots of quotes praising the value of wisdom and the importance of transmitting that wisdom from one generation to the next(The Prophet Isaiah speaks of the importance of learning, such as 59:21. Proverbs is full of quotes, see 24:3-4; 4:5; 18:15, etc. Pirkei Avos also has quotes, such as 1:4. ). But I would surprised if will find many quotes from that period that speak specifically about reading books. I could be wrong, of course, so if you do receive quotes I hope you will pass them on to the list. Lori M. Kahn School Librarian Aaron Kushner Library lori.k...@ssdsboston.org 617-964-7765 x4618 --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Wanted: Facebook Fridays Moderator
Wanted: a moderator for Facebook Fridays! As you may know, our consultant Marie Cloutier instituted a wonderful new program called Facebook Fridays, in which an AJL member shares their expertise in real time, by answering questions posted to AJL's Facebook wall atwww.facebook.com/jewishlibraries. These online events are usually held around 12pm Eastern/9am Pacific time, once every few weeks. The moderator introduces the expert, helps to keep the conversation going smoothly, and watches the time, just like a moderator at a live presentation. Marie's term as our consultant will end on January 31 so she will no longer be available to moderate Facebook Fridays. I will be overseeing AJL's Facebook activities, but I'm not available to moderate Facebook Fridays during the established timeframe (because I teach classes during the day). Therefore I am seeking an AJL volunteer who is comfortable using Facebook, who would be willing to act as moderator. Please email me at he...@cbiboca.org if you think you might be interested. It's not a difficult or time consuming task, it just requires someone who reliably shows up when they are supposed to! Thanks, Heidi Estrin he...@cbiboca.org --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Rabbi Yehudah Hachasid
Just to note further to Arthur Kiron's posting re Rabbi Yehudah Hachasid's commentary on the Torah. Rabbi Louis Jacobs in his We Have Reason To Believe pages 63 to 67 discusses the Lange case where Rabbi Moshe Feinstien claims the some of the attributions to Rabbi Yehuda Hachasid could not be authentic and therefore declares the work to be a forgery. Jonathan Fishburn Jonathan Fishburn Fishburn Books 43 Ridge Hill Golders Green London NW11 8PR United Kingdom www.fishburnbooks.com Tel +44 (0) 208 455 9139 Fax +44 (0) 208 922 5008 --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Invitation to a Free Event
You are cordially invited to attend an EMANU-EL READS event at Temple Emanu-El, New York. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2011 6:30 pm Temple Emanu-El One East 65th Street, NYC For further information, call 212 744-1400 Admission is free ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS: PERSONAL INTERFAITH PERSPECTIVES The lives of Israelis and Palestinians, as A. B. Yehoshua's The Liberated Bride attests, constantly and inevitably intersect. The crosscurrents of religious and territorial demands have created a vexatious and seemingly insoluble problem. In this program we will explore the communal, political and religious dimensions of Israeli/Palestinian relations, through the first-hand accounts of an interfaith panel of seminary students and newly ordained clergy who have recently participated in an intensive program in Israel and Palestinian territory created by the Auburn Theological Seminary and the American Jewish Committee, (NY). PANELISTS: RABBI JUSTUS BAIRD, moderator, serves as Director of the Center for Multifaith Education at Auburn Theological Seminary, NYC, where he oversees the seminary's multifaith programming. Ordained at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, where he studied as a Wexner Graduate Fellow, he received a B.S. from Rice University and a certificate in Strategic Human Resource Management from Harvard Business School. He has taught, preached in and consulted with seminaries, churches, synagogues, mosques, and interfaith organizations. He teaches the Multifaith Seminar in the Multifaith Doctorof Ministry Program, a partnership between Auburn and New York Theological Seminary. JOSHUA FRANKEL, an alumnus of Yeshivat Har Etzion and an IDF combat veteran, moved from Israel to New York three years ago to attend YCT rabbinical school. He received his BA in economics from Hebrew University, is a Wexner graduate fellow and a rabbinical intern at the New Israel Fund. He will receive his Orthodox rabbinical ordination this June. CHARLENE HAN POWELL was a participant in the Christian Jewish Seminarian Program. She received her BA from UCal. San Diego in the Study of Religion and Dance and her Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. Currently the Interim Director of Christian Education at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City, she is a Candidate for Ministry for the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America (PCUSA). Liza Stabler Elizabeth F. Stabler Librarian Ivan M. Stettenheim Library Temple Emanu-El 1 East 65th Street New York, NY 10065 --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: $40,000 in Prizes to be Awarded with Launch of
New Jewish Novel X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=3uSaImBeuprzHBlOOPjkqgu+7PcxSRW0m2Aphm9Zmck= c=1 sm=0 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:17 a=zfYs29s-:8 a=NXLCo4sv:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=x5Y78pBRanA-onPYZd4A:9 a=xcz8aj5J3hi-liTGSSwA:7 a=NV9nMzOR8uSUW2XjRT2ZfRjAatAA:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=zafKn8CB7p8A:10 a=cddCOqr1WwkA:10 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 76.181.167.86 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 X-Spam-Score: 2.10 (**) [Tag at 7.00] MISSING_SUBJECT,PORN_RP_CUMS_,SPF(neutral,0) X-CanIt-Geo: ip=71.74.56.122; country=US; region=OH; city=Columbus; latitude=39.9968; longitude=-82.9882; metrocode=535; areacode=614; http://maps.google.com/maps?q=39.9968,-82.9882z=6 X-CanItPRO-Stream: lists (inherits from default) X-Scanned-By: CanIt (www . roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.128 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN $40,000 in Prizes to be Awarded with Launch of New Jewish Novel All Royalties will be Given to the Jewish National Fund Gefen Publishing House of Jerusalem and New York has announced the February 20, 2011 Israeli and E-book publication date and the May 2, 2011 international publication date of its fascinating new novel, Haazinu (Listen Up)by Yerachmiel ben-Yishye. The launch of the novel has been combined with a $40,000 Literary Prize Contest, comprising three independent competitions: a $1000 Bible quiz, a $3000 riddle, and a $36,000 fiction writing competition, all based on the novel. Details and the Official Rules of the Contest's first competition, including the novel's first 11 pages, can now be found on Gefen's Facebook and Twitter accounts, and on the main Gefen site: www.gefenpublishing.com, from the latter of which they may be downloaded. The $1000 Bible quiz competition runs from January 24, 2011 through February 17, 2011 while the other two competitions follow sequentially. All author royalties from the book have been assigned to the Jewish National Fund for projects taking place in Israel. About the Book: Haazinu looks at the eternal question of why bad things happen to innocents. Through group therapy sessions at a U.S. medical center facilitated by a German ex-priest (now a psychiatric social worker), four visitors (a pediatric oncologist; an anthropologist; an African American Southern farmer cum industrialist; and a Jewish, Manhattan businessman) to terminally-ill patients tell the intimate stories of their relationships with these patients, which then propel the group on a quest in search of God. Based on passages from the Bible and the group's interwoven stories of love and hate, the group's journey to find God takes them to the Caribbean, where pieces to an ancient Hebrew riddle, brought to the group by the ex-priest, begin to crystallize. As the group approaches the answer to its quest, a surprise ending compels the reader to realize that nothing in the stories was as it seemed, and the answer to the quest could bring health, peace, and prosperity to the world. Title: Haazinu (Listen Up) Author: Yerachmiel ben-Yishye Publisher: Gefen Publishing House, Ltd. Pub Date: February 20 (IsraelE-book) / May 2, 2011 (International) --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Comments on religious comic books
A colleague who works in this area offers these comments: It's hard to know what qualifies as a religious comic book in the questioner's mind, but here are some thoughts. The only ongoing comic book series in the traditional floppy magazine format that I can think of is Mendy and the Golem, which features and Orthodox boy as the hero (does that make it religious?). It had two incarnations, the original in the early eighties, and then again twenty years later (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mendy_and_the_Golem). It's no longer being published. I located this list of Jewish graphic novels put up by an Amazon user: http://www.amazon.com/Jewish-Comic-Strips-Graphic-Novels/lm/R2HQJ842PT829H. Some of what's on the list is commentary and history, not fiction, but some of it I can vouch for as excellent work: --The Golem's Mighty Swing, about barnstorming Jewish baseball players in, if I recall, the 1920s --Yossel, Joe Kubert's accounting of what his own life might have been like in the Warsaw Ghetto if his family had not left Poland in 1926 when he was an infant (Kubert also did Jew Gangster, which is about exactly what it sounds like) --Will Eisner's A Contract with God and To the Heart of the Storm speak about the Jewish experience in the pre-WWII America he grew up in --The Rabbi's Cat by Joann Sfar is a charming book set among Algerian Jews in the 1930s (Sfar also has an Eastern European Jewish tale called Klezmer) --The Adventures of Rabbi Harvey: A Graphic Novel of Jewish Wisdom And Wit in the Wild West by Steve Sheinkin is funny and entertaining I don't know why this list is missing Art Spiegelman's Maus (which the person who made the query might find irreligious anyway). Also not religious, but well worth reading, is the recently published How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less by Sarah Glidden, recounting her Birthright trip to Israel and her struggle to reconcile her lefty politics with what she fears will be pro-Israel brainwashing. ___ Dr. Don Weinshank Professor Emeritus Comp. Sci. Eng. 1520 Sherwood Ave., East Lansing MI 48823-1885 Ph. 517.337.1545 FAX 517.337.1665 http://www.cse.msu.edu/~weinshan --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Hank Zipzer series
Dear Hasafranim, I just came across the Hank Zipzer series by Henry Winkler (I know, it's been around since 2003). In an interview back in 2003, Winkler said he hadn't given Hank a religion, but that his mother runs a New York deli that her father started, so there's an ethnic hint there, aside from the name. It sounds like a wonderful series, but I just wonder if this bare ethnicity is enough to warrant buying for a Jewish library. Has anyone else bought the series and has there been anything new added to the character? I sure could use some more books for boys in this age group. Rachel Haus Library Director Congregation of Moses Library Kalamazoo MI rhaus_...@yahoo.com --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: Library in Paris
The Bibliotheque Nationale is very impressive; not just because of its collections and exhibitions, but also because of its architecture and external landscape - http://www.bnf.fr/en/tools/lsp.site_map.html There is also the Bibliotheque Medem with its Yiddish collections. The French webpage is http://www.yiddishweb.com/medem/ . Some information in English can be found here: http://www.rachelnet.net/rachelnet/E/medem.htm This article from the NY Times deals with libraries in Paris - http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/03/05/travel/05journeys.html Uri Uri Kolodney Hebrew Jewish Studies Librarian University of Texas Libraries The University of Texas at Austin PCL 2.300 | Mail Code S5440 | PO Box P Austin, TX 78713-8916 Phone: 512-495-4399 | Fax: 512-495-4410 kolod...@austin.utexas.edu www.lib.utexas.edu/subject/judaica/index.html --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Library in Paris
Emily Bergman wrote: Any suggestions for Jewish libraries to visit... Paris Feb. 4-19 I neither speak nor read French. Has anyone mentioned the Institut André et Rina Nehr, on 39 rue Broca, 75005 (Paris), yet? http://www.e-iarn.com/site/index.php?option=com_frontpageItemid=1 The library is here: http://www.e-iarn.com/site/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=50Itemid=28 The contacts at IAR all speak English. Yoam Slusarensky is the library contact tel +0142171093 (i think france is telephone code 33). To make contact with the natives, go here: http://www.e-iarn.com/site/index.php?option=com_contacttask=viewcontact_id=35Itemid=53 ...and fill out the little boxes Name (Entrez votre nom) e-mail address (Saisissez votre adress e-mail) Subject of message Objet du message) Your message/request (Saisissez votre msessage) and hit the blue button thingy Send (envoyer) Have a fun trip. Bundle up good. You are going to freeze the hair off your toes and the humidity is insoportable. Other than that Paris is always a good time especially if you stay at an international youth hostel. Don't miss the Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries at the Museum of Medieval History where you can also enjoy an intensely cool exhibit of medieval torture devices. Besos de Valencia Alba *** Alba Toscano, presª Sinagoga conservador La Javurá calle Uruguay 59, pta 13 46007 Valencia (Espana) http://www.uscj.org/world/valencia http://lajavura.org Skype: albatoscanovalencia UStream: http://www.lajavura.org/ustream/html 96 380 2129 96 380 6970 658 721 769 lajav...@lajavura.org --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
