[ha-Safran]: white spots on books
Help. I have noticed several cloth-bound books in our library with whitish spots on the outside covers. Some only have stuff on the spines, but others have splotches on the front or back covers as well or instead. Is this mold? Is there some easy, inexpensive way to clean them? Are they going to contaminate other books? What/who else should I be asking? Thanks, Rose Myers Temple Israel of Westport Westport, CT --- 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.htmlhttp://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.htmlhttp://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.orghttp://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Jewish library online catalogs
I love LibraryThing! I use it for my own books and those I have read but don't own. I have different collections there for books at the various places I have worked. Searching my books is easy, I like using tags, and using other catalogs, including Amazon and LC, to enter basic data when adding books is beyond convenient. Reading everyone else's book reviews is informative and sharing your information with the rest of the world is what web 2.0 is all about. Yeah, LibraryThing! Rose Myers (who uses Surpass as the Temple Israel Librarian of Westport, CT) Fairfield, CT --- 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]: diverse Jewish books
Thanks to the many people who told me the book is Always an Olivia by Carolivia Herron. Now, can anyone tell me how to find the name of the book based on what I remembered of it? My Google and Wikipedia searches failed utterly. Of course, if I had just used geechee jewish instead of gullah jewish I would have found it immediately. Rose Myers Fairfield, CT Stories are how we make sense of the world. --- 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]: diverse Jewish books
Lovesong, by Julius Lester, is an autobiography for adults about a black man who discovers his Jewish roots. There is also a children's history book whose name escapes me about a Jewish girl who is rescued from a shipwreck by Americans who decide to settle her with the Gullahs, who are free blacks, because she is not white. If anyone can tell me the name of the book, I'd appreciate it. Rose Myers Fairfield, CT --- 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]: Nekudot in MS-Word
Have you tried DavkaWriter (see www.davkawriter.com)? You can do nekudot in Word? Whenever I try to just do Hebrew letters, they end up switched around. Davka has a lot of features of Word plus Hebrew. I've used it to mail merge diplomas with Hebrew names as well as English. Rose Myers Edith and Louis Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Need suggestions for Bat Mitzvah project
Pardon my not checking the exact titles and authors' names, but reuse of clothing is handled nicely in Joseph had an Overcoat by Taback, Bit by Bit by Steve Sanfield, and Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman. (The books also end up being about the value of memory and story-telling.) There's also Honi and His Magic Circle or other versions of the story of his planting a tree that is meant for future generations. Someone else suggested donating used books to a local Jewish library: be careful that the books are useful to this library or that the donors understand that they may be re-donated or discarded. Rose Myers Edith and Louis Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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]: Warsaw Ghetto video
The Wall, based on John Hersey's novel, was on television in 1982. It seems to be an HBO Home Video. See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084884/ for more details. Rose Myers Edith and Louis Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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]: Websites with Weine numbers?
I don't know a positive answer to your questions. But I think that Weine is not enough like Dewey that you can simply use Dewey numbers. There are catalogs listed online available through the AJL website, jewishlibraries.org, and if you want to search the ones that use Weine for your books, you may get lucky. (Alas, that's kinda what I do.) Rose Myers Edith and Louis Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: A scholarly time line of Jewish History ...
Our library has an older (1985) timeline, TOLDOR, The History of the Jewish People and of the Nations of the World. The Hebrew version appeared in January of 1985. The contact information I have is: Abraham Lebanon, Rechov Sheshet Hayamim 34, 97804 Jerusalem. Tel: 02-812831. It comes as 4 sheets of about 1000 year chunks. the upper section of each poster shows the History of the Land of Israel, the middle shows Jewish Histroy in the Diaspora and the lower section shows World History. In 1985, it was approved and recommended by The Director General of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Israel and The Directorate of the Department of Religious Education, Ministry of Education and Culture, Israel. Also, the Department of Torah Education and Culture in the Dispora, World Zionist Organization liked it. Rose Myers Librarian Edith and Louis Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy 1571 Stratfield Road Fairfield, CT 06825 (203) 374-6147 Stories are how we make sense of the world 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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: [Hasafran] Benjamin of Tudela
since the story is told from the imaginary first person, in Benjamin's voice... I believe that Benjamin of Tudela was a real person. I don't have a copy of his diary to know how much Uri Shulevitz fictionalized it to make it more accessible to children. (See, for example, http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/BenjaminTudelo.htmlhttp://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/BenjaminTudelo.html to learn a little about his history.) I am not putting this book under picture books, although I believe most good pictures books are best appreciated by older children and adults. Rose Rose Myers Librarian Edith and Louis Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy 1571 Stratfield Road Fairfield, CT 06825 (203) 374-6147 Stories are how we make sense of the world Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[Hasafran]: index of fairy tale themes in Jewish picture books
For my final project for an MLS course in indexing and abstracting, I want to create a web index highlighting fairy tale themes / subjects / types? found in Jewish picture books. For example, Raisel's Riddle by Erica Silverman is a Cinderella story for Purim. Is this of interest to anyone besides me? Has it already been done? Any suggestions? I've stumbled across information about folklore motifs and types. Are they still used? Is there a thesaurus or list of entries already out there? Obviously, this is not something I have ever formally studied. Thanks in advance, Rose Myers Fairfield, CT Ha-Safran (The Librarian) Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Barcelona hoax?
Andrea, I sent your query to the person I received the All Europe Life Died in Auschwitz article from and she said: American Congress for Truth is where the article came from. Brigitte Gabriel, Lebanese Christian, who spoke at JCC [of Greater Bridgeport, CT] last yr. would not have sent a hoax. ACT is her org Please send the article to Andrea and let her follow thru on it w/Brigitte... Their website is www.americancongressfortruth.com and their address is ACT, P.O.Box 6884, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 If you want me to send the entire email with the article, I can. Hope this helps, Rose Myers 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Children's Books
A stamp collector came across Israeli stamps for Children's books 1984 (3 stamp set) and 1995 (3 stamp set), which are apparently based on these stories. Does anyone have any further information about them? I think he'd like to read the stories in English. Thanks, Rose Myers To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Children's Books Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:06:15 -0500 I would like to borrow the following books: Apartment to Let by Leah Goldberg (also called Room for Rent?) Why Is The Zebra Wearing Pajamas by Omer Hillet Across the Sea by Halm Nahman Bialik Stars in a Bucket by Anda Amir-Pinkerfeld Hurry, Run, Dwafts by Miriam Yallan-Stekelis Daddy's Big Umbrella by Levin Kipnis Rose Myers Librarian Edith Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy 1571 Stratfield Road Fairfield, CT 06825 (203) 374-6147 Stories are how we make sense of the world 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: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Recipe for Kosher Wine
Jewish Cooking: In accordance with the Jewish Dietary Laws by Leah W. Leonard (Crown Publishers, New York, c1949) has several recipes for Homemade Wines for Passover, including wine made from raisins, concord grapes, cherries, and Damson plums, as well as mead. My edition was printed in 1974. Also, The Spice and Spirit of Kosher-Jewish Cooking by the Lubavitch Women's Organization-Junior Division (distributed by Bloch, New York, c1977) gives the steps involved, from crushing the grapes to drinking the wine. My edition was printed in 1980. If you like, I can fax you the sheets. Do most Judaic libraries carry cookbooks? Are they popular? Rose Myers Edith Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: re Dewey classification of siddurim
Dear Ben, I found at http://www.anthus.com/CyberDewey/4-digit_DDC.html: 296 Judaism 296.1 Sources 296.3 Doctrinal, moral, social theology 296.4 Traditions, rites, public services 296.6 Leaders, organization, religious education 296.7 Religious experience, life, practice 296.8 Sects and movements and based on it and the numbers assigned to related books in the MARC records from the Library of Congress, it looks like 296.4 is in the right ballpark. In fact, if you go to the Library of Congress search page, http://catalog.loc.gov/ and search for siddur, you can click on the titles and then (on the resulting screen) click on 'full record' and sometimes see the Dewey number for the books. Not all books have Dewey numbers listed here, but enough do that you can get a sense of what numbers work. If you just use 296.4 and don't try to refine the number to more decimal places, you can probably lump all the prayer books there; or do you want to separate them further? No doubt someone will suggest that you use the Elazar classification scheme instead. I use Dewey for my day school library because I want the students to learn it. Good luck and, if I can help further, let me know. Rose Myers Edith Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Prince Rooster
Assuming that Prince Rooster is also called The Turkey Prince, it can be found in Rabbi Nachman's Stories (Sippurey Ma'asioth): The Stories of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, Translated with notes based on Breslover works by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan; published by the Breslov Research Institute, c1983. ISBN 0-930213-02-5 in the Parables section of the book (story # 25, p. 479-480). A footnote for the first story in this section, The Thief, says the following: This collection of stories in not in Sippurey Maasioth, but in Maasioth U'Meshalim, in Kokhavay Or, beginning on page 14. They were originally found in a notebook of Rabbi Naftali, one of Rabbi Nachman's close disciples (see Ibid. p. 13). These stories are only in Hebrew, with some Yiddish phrases thrown in. If you are interested in the English text of this story as it appears in this book, let me know. Rose Myers Edith Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Famous Israelis
Can anyone recommend some good websites for an afternoon Religious School project where students in grades 3 to 6 research famous Israelis (from say 1500 to now). Thanks, Rose Myers Congregation Beth El Fairfield, CT Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Trying to find a book
Wow, I can help: Sitting next to me is The Aleph-Bet Story Book by Deborah Pessin with drawings by Howard Simon, The Jewish Publication Society of America (Philadelphia), c1946. I have the ninth impression printed 1980. Rose Myers Edith Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: what is Jewish?
--- S B [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Eli Wise [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am I to understand there is no basic definition in AJL for what is appropriately Jewish? There can't be a basic definition for what is Jewish because there is no one authority recognized by all Jews as having the power to define Judaism. Kaplan said that Judaism is a civilization. Some say it's a religion. I remember someone describing himself as a stomach Jew (he was born Jewish and liked corned beef). Where does Workman's Circle fit in all this? Or secular Israeli Jews? In other words, coming up with a basic definition would be difficult. Another question to ask is do we need a basic definition? Rose Myers Fairfield, CT Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Pirke Avot Question
Ben Shahn did illustrate The Alphabet of Creation, a story from the Zohar about how G-d chose the letter Bet to begin creation (B'reshis). Perhaps that's what your patron remembered. Rose Myers Edith Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Looking for a quote source
It has been said that there are only two stories: A man goes on a journey and a stranger comes to town. I've seen this attributed to Tolstoy, Dostoyevksy, Chekov, Raymond Chandler, John Gardner, Louis L'Amour, and someone. Does anyone know it's source? Still searching, Rose Myers Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Dragons and monsters
There's Gershon's Monster by Eric Kimmel, which is a Baal Shem Tov story I think. There are also several versions of the story from the Jerusalem Talmud about Rabbi Shimon ben Shetach and the witches: Marilyn Hirsh's The Rabbi and the Twenty-Nine Witches, and stories in various anthologies of children's stories or folktales like Elijah's Violin. I suppose the Golem represents an attempt to do good gone bad. And there are demons in many folktales, including some with King Solomon, some of which make it to children's books. Rose Myers Edith Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: School project on Elijah stories
Friends, As part of my introductory ILS course, I have to do a 50-hour project. I would like to do something on the basic theme of some Elijah stories: mysterious stranger comes to town, changes people's lives, and rides off into the sunset. I want to look at good, bad and neutral strangers and actions and expand the literature to include Westerns, movies like the Music Man, plays like The Rainmaker (redone as 110 in the Shade), and stories like Stone Soup as well as traditional Jewish folklore. I enjoy comparing and contrasting stories. My professor wants me to do more than just a bibliography and hopes that my project would be useful to others. My other idea is to do something with weeding books. And if I did this, maybe I could do something towards the listing, collecting, and keeping of old, outdated Jewish children's books---the stuff I pull from my library and then keep at home for historical interest. The first idea would be lots of fun for me; the second would probably be better for the world. Any ideas, suggestions, comments? Thanks, Rose Myers Fairfield, CT Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: No clown simpler than a single hair
If you search for Stevens and No crown is simpler than the simple hair you will find the below. Is this what you're looking for? From this site: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER2/ModPtryAnthol/stevens.html containing this header: - Selected Poems Stevens, Wallace By the University of Virginia American Studies Program 2003-2004. Tagged in HTML October, 2003. Copy-edited and overall design and construction: Morgan Saxby, October, 2003. This version available from American studies at the University of Virginia. Charlottesville, Va. Freely available for non-commercial use provided that this header is included in its entirety with any copy distributed - I have copied the following poem: - To the One of Fictive Music Sister and mother and diviner love, And of the sisterhood of the living dead Most near, most clear, and of the clearest bloom, And of the fragrant mothers the most dear And queen, and of diviner love the day And flame and summer and sweet fire, no thread Of cloudy silver sprinkles in your gown Its venom of renown, and on your head No crown is simpler than the simple hair. Now, of the music summoned by the birth That separates us from the wind and sea, Yet leaves us in them, until earth becomes, By being so much of the things we are, Gross effigy and simulacrum, none Gives motion to perfection more serene Than yours, out of our own imperfections wrought, Most rare, or ever of more kindred air In the laborious weaving that you wear. For so retentive of themselves are men That music is intensest which proclaims The near, the clear, and vaunts the clearest bloom, And of all the vigils musing the obscure, That apprehends the most which sees and names, As in your name, an image that is sure, Among the arrant spices of the sun, O bough and bush and scented vine, in whom We give ourselves our likest issuance. Yet not too like, yet not so like to be Too near, too clear, saving a little to endow Our feigning with the strange unlike, whence springs The difference that heavenly pity brings. For this, musician, in your girdle fixed Bear other perfumes. On your pale head wear A band entwining, set with fatal stones. Unreal, give back to us what once you gave: The imagination that we spurned and crave. Hope this helps, Rose Myers Edith Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: : [ha-Safran]: Free Children's Books
Dear Rachel, I agree that old textbooks should be saved; they tell us a lot about the times in which they were written. I suspect, however, that the school, synagogue and community libraries with which I am involved are not the places to save them. As I learned at one of the AJL workshops, they can contain attitudes that we have come to see as wrong. I am weeding books again for my day school library and, thanks to the opinions of the people here, I am being more ruthless than before. (Actually, I'm putting them aside to examine more carefully later; old habits die hard.) I have a small personal collection of old textbooks. In a paper for a course on American Judaism, I quoted from one of them which compared the Maccabees to the soldiers of the American Revolution. And I'm especially fond of the story, Between the Raindrops, in The Great March by Rose Lurie, where the witches tricked by Rabbi Shimon ben Shetach are carried off to become wives and mothers of scholars in Israel; certainly a much happier ending than usual one in which they all die! But I think both books need to come with warning labels or be in a place where the patrons know not to believe everything they read. Rose Myers Edith Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Re: Bookplates
Avery labels 5164 (and others) consists of six 3.33x4 labels per 8/5x11 sheet. I've used them for bookplates successfully. We designed bookplates based on a graphic of a stack of books in light yellow and other muted colors: We have one stack on the left and one on the right and horizontal lines at the top and bottom to give a scroll-like appearance. Text is within this border. We printed it on a color laser printer. Rose Myers Edith Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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]: Hebrew reading skills test
A colleague wants to know if there is a test or a sample paragraph that can be used to see if an afternoon religious school student can read (not necessarily understand) Hebrew well enough to start to learn Torah trope. For example, it would check that the student knows how to pronounce all letter and vowel combinations and knows to say ruach instead of rucha. I've assured her that this listserv knows everything or at least where to find it. Thanks, Rose Myers Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Rosh Hodesh
I remember Miriam's Well by Penina V. Adelman as being a good hands-on guide to Rosh Hodesh rituals. There is now a second edition of it. Moonbeams: A Hadassah Rosh Hodesh Guide by Carol Diament looks interesting. It is published by Jewish Lights and according to Blu Greenberg's quote on the back of the book is good for young and old. There are children's stories about the moon. Julius Lester (How the Beginning Began) and others have told about the sun and moon originally being the same size and how the moon came to be smaller. Moonbeams quotes from the Babylonian Talmud about this (in the pages available on Amazon's website). There is an beautiful illustrated book, A Cloak for the Moon by Eric A. Kimmel, Katya Krenina (Illustrator) based on a Rabbi Nachman story. The Day the Rabbi Disappeared: Jewish Holiday Tales of Magic by Howard Schwartz has a Rosh Hodesh story. Rose Myers Edith Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: Montreal bombing
As someone who has trouble throwing things away, I have duplicates or books in imperfect condition, but they may be of texts that no one wants. If there is a central website of books available for donation, should it include a list of core/suggested books? Or obsolete books? Rose Myers Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.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: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Films about Israeli and/or Jewish athletes
I enjoyed Chariots of Fire and it is worth seeing, but it is not a simple story of a Jewish boy making good in the world of sports. Although Harold Abrahams was born a Jew, I think the movie starts with a Christian memorial service for him. The contrast between Abrahams and Liddell is seen by some as the contrast between striving for personal glory and glory for G-d. Liddell is the one who insists that his Shabbos observance takes precedence over his loyalty to country; he is entirely admirable. Abrahams wants to prove that he deserves a place in English society, but his efforts to win only show how unacceptable he is. The movie could be used to provoke some interesting discussions about subtle, polite forms of anti-semitism. Rose Myers === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
RE: [ha-Safran]: Weeding the collection
Sheryl, You make a very good point. Unfortunately, the library committee may have decided that it would be nice to clean up the library so that people will start to use it and they really have no idea which people that might be. To paraphrase: If you weed it, they will come. Perhaps a questionaire would help; but I understand that creating an effective one is not simple. Rose Myers === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: re children's books about immigrants
Dear Tarina, I'm not sure how to find the information you're looking for in any systematic way. I was impressed enough by this book and passage to remember it. I later used it for a course I gave to high school students about Jewish themes in non-Jewish literature. I think they felt accepted and comfortable enough as American Jews that they thought I was over-reacting. So, for what it's worth: Anne of Green Gables, published in 1908 in London and Boston (according to http://www.gov.pe.ca/lmm/fiction.php3), is a wonderful story about a young girl with red hair on Prince Edward Island in Canada. However, it does contain the following relevant passage from Chapter XXVII, Vanity and Vexation of Spirit, copied from http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/People/rgs/anne-table.html: === But I didn't mean to dye it green, Marilla, protested Anne dejectedly. If I was wicked I meant to be wicked to some purpose. He said it would turn my hair a beautiful raven black--he positively assured me that it would. How could I doubt his word, Marilla? I know what it feels like to have your word doubted. And Mrs. Allan says we should never suspect anyone of not telling us the truth unless we have proof that they're not. I have proof now--green hair is proof enough for anybody. But I hadn't then and I believed every word he said implicitly. Who said? Who are you talking about? The peddler that was here this afternoon. I bought the dye from him. Anne Shirley, how often have I told you never to let one of those Italians in the house! I don't believe in encouraging them to come around at all. Oh, I didn't let him in the house. I remembered what you told me, and I went out, carefully shut the door, and looked at his things on the step. Besides, he wasn't an Italian--he was a German Jew. He had a big box full of very interesting things and he told me he was working hard to make enough money to bring his wife and children out from Germany. He spoke so feelingly about them that it touched my heart. I wanted to buy something from him to help him in such a worthy object. Then all at once I saw the bottle of hair dye. The peddler said it was warranted to dye any hair a beautiful raven black and wouldn't wash off. In a trice I saw myself with beautiful raven-black hair and the temptation was irresistible. But the price of the bottle was seventy-five cents and I had only fifty cents left out of my chicken money. I think the peddler had a very kind heart, for he said that, seeing it was me, he'd sell it for fifty cents and that was just giving it away. So I bought it, and as soon as he had gone I came up here and applied it with an old hairbrush as the directions said. I used up the whole bottle, and oh, Marilla, when I saw the dreadful color it turned my hair I repented of being wicked, I can tell you. And I've been repenting ever since. Well, I hope you'll repent to good purpose, said Marilla severely, and that you've got your eyes opened to where your vanity has led you, Anne. Goodness knows what's to be done. I suppose the first thing is to give your hair a good washing and see if that will do any good. Accordingly, Anne washed her hair, scrubbing it vigorously with soap and water, but for all the difference it made she might as well have been scouring its original red. The peddler had certainly spoken the truth when he declared that the dye wouldn't wash off, however his veracity might be impeached in other respects. === Rose Myers === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [HaSafran} Help! Good prayer stories for storytelling to children?
Off the top of my head: There's Yussel's Prayer and its cousins, about the boy whose intention/kavanah is so much more sincere than the congregation's rote prayer/kevah, that his flute playing is what sends the congregation's prayer to heaven on Yom Kippur. Hannah prays, the high priest thinks she's drunk, but her prayer for a child is answered and we model the way we daven the Amidah on her behavior. In Yossi Asks the Angels for Help, by Miriam Chaiken, Yossi wants to rely on prayer to solve his problem until his teacher tells him that he shouldn't depend on G-d for things that he can do himself. He's lost money or something and prays. Thinking about his teacher's advice, he retraces his steps, finds what he needs and figures out a way to retrieve it. A storyteller could change the events, but keep the moral. Which is like the Reed/Red Sea not parting as the Egyptians are bearing down on the Children of Israel until someone steps into the water. Of course, Moses strikes a rock instead of talking to G-d, and this may have cost him his chance to enter the Promised Land. So actions aren't always better than prayers; just usually. Esther asks everyone to pray before she sees the king and saves the Jews of Persia. So maybe prayer helps actions. Saul asks why David isn't at a Rosh Hodesh dinner before throwing a spear at the wall. But this was before formal Rosh Hodesh services existed, I assume. If this helps and you need more detailed sources, let me know. Rose Myers Edith Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listserver at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
Re: [ha-Safran]: Amazon versus Local Bookshops
It is so easy when reading Ha-Safran postings to open another window and search Amazon's website for information. As far as I know, my local Judaica stores, even if they have websites, don't have all the information about editions, availability, prices, content, usefulness, and related resources that Amazon so generously supplies. So, if someone asks me a question that I can answer about books, I use Amazon to provide details. That doesn't mean that I am going to buy from them this time; it's a shorthand way of saying that the book exists. On the other hand, I know we rant against evil big businesses. But my local Borders is open at night and on Sundays so that I can have a job and be Shomer Shabbas and still get there; the local, independent bookstore, was only open during the day and not on Sundays. Rose Myers === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
Re: [ha-Safran]: Folk tales from Argentina?
There is a book called The silver candelabra other stories : a century of Jewish Argentine literature / edited and translated by Rita Gardiol from 1997 (ISBN: 0935480889) that has stories by twelve authors. The Connecticut library catalog recommends it for classroom use. I'm not sure that the stories are folktales, however. Good luck in your search. Rose Myers __ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: Hasafran at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listserver at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 at osu.edu AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org/
[ha-Safran]: Subject headings
Ellen Zyroff reminds me that, as a neophyte, I have a subject heading question: Do you post a list of the headings that you use? Or at least a list of the tricky ones? For example, there are many ways to spell transliterated Hebrew words, such as Shavuot aka Shavuoth aka Shavuos ... and even many ways to spell author's names, such as Shalom Aleichem aka ... Sholom Rabinowitz aka... How is a catalog browser to know if his or her search failed because there are no books in the library on this subject or because he or she spelled the subject or name differently? Thanks, Rose Myers === Submissions for Ha-Safran, 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]: Temple Emanuel, NYC
Temple Emanu-el is listed via the UAHC website as Congregation Emanu-el; its site says Temple Emanu-El, 1 East 65th St., New York, NY 10021 call (212) 744-1400 or E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] I hope this is what you're looking for, Rose Myers __ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree == 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]: Orson Scott Card biblical fiction - review
I've read a bunch of Orson Scott Card and enjoyed almost all of it. He wrote Ender's Game and several books based on it. I want to Sarah and Rebekah and see his take on them. I understand why you wouldn't buy these books for a Jewish library, but... this seems related to the discussion here about evenhandedness and what belongs in a Jewish library. Certainly the original subject matter is Jewish, although the interpretation is not. I can envision an interesting discussion about his approach compared with Jewish midrashim and commentaries. Finally, as someone new to libraries and weeding who is dealing with libraries containing random collections of old books, I'm sincerely trying to figure out what is suitable to keep. Rose Myers == 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] The Wordmaker
A teacher would like to borrow a copy of this film: The Wordmaker Israel, 1991, 90 minutes, color (16 mm/video) directed by Eli Cohen, in Hebrew, French, English and Russian, with subtitles; it is the story of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, who worked to establish modern Hebrew. It costs $200 to buy and is available at the National Center for Jewish Film. I'm trying to find out from them how much it is to rent it. Does anyone have a copy we could borrow? Does anyone know anything about the film? Thanks, Rose Myers Edith Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy 1571 Stratfield Road Fairfield, CT 06825 203.374.6147 == 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] Working in Public Libraries
I have not worked in public libraries, but I have worked for private companies. I have worked Sundays instead of Saturdays as needed. I have flexed my hours to come in early and/or leave late to make up the time so that I could leave early on Fridays. My local public library requires fulltime employees to work one evening a week and one Saturday a month. Since they are open Sundays during the school year, I assume that something could be worked out. (I told my employers that I was Shomer Shabbos when I was interviewed, so there were no surprises. I think that legally I didn't have to do that. In some cases, I was told that if I could not work Saturdays, then I was not right for the job. In one case, I was hired by a department head and then fired by someone else before I started.) Good luck in your search, Rose Myers == 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] Abraham's age for the Tower of Babel event
I have a parent at my school who is looking for the connection between Abraham and the tower of Babel; she has seen a reference to his being 48 years old at the time of the building of the Tower of Babel but cannot find the source. Anyone know what it is or where to find it? Thanks, Rose Myers Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT == 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] Computer Software for Youth
Dear Sylvia, The only online site I've heard of for children is www.torahtots.com, which has games online and available on CD-ROMs. It has an Orthodox point of view. I also know that Davka, north of Chicago, used to publish CD-ROMs for children. I would be interested in knowing what you find. Thanks and good luck in your search, Rose Myers Edith Scheinberg Library Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT == 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] Newbie cataloguing questions for a small synagogue
library X-Original-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.1 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN I've been involved as a newbie in cataloguing in three libraries (JCC, day school, synagogue religious school) for a little less than a year. I don't what level that makes me. We are using an online catalog and circulation system which you can find at LibraryCom.com at the JCCS and day school. It is cheap, simple and online. It gives you access to MARC records, with complete information about books, which you can easily copy into your catalog. Not all Judaica is available in their MARC records, but, if you're not overly picky, it's easy to create original records. It is possible to print a report listing all the books in alphabetical order in the LibraryCom catalog. You can even import this into Excel and do various sorts on Title and Author. However you can't print out information about subject headings. The available reports from LibraryCom are very limited, although they do include a spine label report with labels for book cards; this may be just what you need. (See below.) The online catalog with its subject search capabilities is not Shomer Shabbat-accessible; the paper printout of the report is. But do you print a new copy whenever you add a bunch of books? In my readings, it seems as if there was a time when catalogs were printed in book form and updated every few months. Or there's the old card catalog ploy. I like the idea of tracking books electronically. Two other advantages of online systems are they provide backups and storage space and the can be seen beyond the walls of the synagogue with an Internet connection. For the religious school, I entered book information into an Excel spreadsheet. (I think this can be imported into a LibraryCom catalog.) The other consideration is checking books in and out. Is there an eruv? Can you check books in and out on Shabbat? If so, you can have a card for each synagogue member and a card in each book; a member checks out books by paper-clipping the member card and book cards and putting them in a checkout box. This is done at a Reform synagogue near me when the librarian is not in. I would not use Library of Congress because most people don't exclusively hang out at university libraries. I use Dewey in the day school because I like alliteration; actually because I want the students to learn how to use public libraries. I have been warned that this is a bad idea and that Elazar and Weine are much better choices. (The problem is that most books will be 296.x, where x tends towards infinity.) There are some publications by the AJL that you should look into. I recently emailed the Library of Congress to ask about their rules for transliterating Hebrew. I can either send the rules to you or you can email them directly. I did not ask about Russian and Yiddish, although the JCC does have books in these languages; I should, but forgot. Hope this helps a little. If I can help more, let me know. Even better, if you learn anything useful, let me know. Chag Sameach, Rose Myers Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT and The Community Library at the JCCS Bridgeport, CT == 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] Videotapes audiotapes vs. DVDs CDs
The price of DVD players has gone down enough that I own one; I paid under $100 for it last year. (The Christmas season is the time to buy.) And you can play CD's on a computer, if nothing else is available. We bought last year's model car last November in order to get the tape player as standard equipment. This year's model now comes with a CD player. But there are still more books on tape than on CD at our local secular libraries. But you're right: It will soon be hard to find the equipment to play video and audio tapes if your current players break. And copying to another medium is not so easy. (I assume it's legal as long as you own the original version.) Floppy diskettes are going away and I certainly can't use any of my 5 1/4 ones anymore. Even my backup system won't work if I buy a new computer; my 100Mb diskettes have been phased out by burnable CD's. I've heard that there are data from space probes on Holerith (punch) cards and no one can access the information any more. How quickly are we losing information as equipment and software changes? Books, scrolls, clay tablets are all still accessible after thousands of years. Rose == 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] S'forno Commentary
Dear Enid, My school library has Sforno---Commentary on the Torah : Translation and explanatory notes by Rabbi Raphael Pelcovitz Brooklyn, NY : Mesorah Publications Ltd., c1987, 1989, 1993, 1997 It has 1027 pages; it's ISBN is 0-89906-268-7. It is part of the ArtScroll Mesorah Series and is complete in one volume with translation of the Torah. Mesorah Publications is at 4401 Second Street Brooklyn, NY 11232 718.921.9000 Have a good and sweet year, Rose Myers Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT == 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] OCLC, Dewey, trademarks
Just some random thoughts: Since we use information from many libraries, not just our local one, it is really useful if the rules for assigning Dewey Decimal Numbers are consistent and available. This works best if one group, say OCLC, is responsible for maintaining the system. Perhaps they have an obligation to make sure that Dewey is used correctly. While a library's main cataloging goal is easy access to its collection, a hotel may assign Dewey numbers based on the number of rooms per floor and therefore give its guests wrong information. The hotel vs. OCLC thing is provides publicity for both sides. As we've discussed here before about objectionable books, there's no such thing as bad publicity. The people who work for OCLC get paid. I assume their salaries come from the sale of Dewey-related books. Should it also come from licensing? Rose Myers == 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]: Chromatic Haggadah and The Prophet of San Nicandro
I think it's called the Polychrome Haggadah and I think it may be out of print at the moment. It's nifty! Rose Myers == 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]: Midrash?
The story sounds very much like Yussel's Prayer retold by Barbara Cohen. This is a picture book about a shepherd boy who plays his flute everyday but can't read a prayer book. On Yom Kippur, as the sun is setting, the Rabbi is unable to finish the service until the little boy takes out his flute, and to the horror of the congregation, plays it. But only then does the Rabbi conclude and explain that it is because of the boy's sincere prayer on his flute that he is able to send the petitions of the congregation up to heaven. Or something like that. Anyway, I think this is a Chasidic story. There are variations on it. Let me know what you find. I collect variations. Rose Myers Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT === Submissions for Ha-Safran, 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]: Psalms commentary
--- Janice Levine comcast.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rose-please share what you find out with the group! Thanks! Janice Levine, Atlanta -Original Message- Subject: [ha-Safran]: Psalms commentary A teacher has asked me for commentary on Psalm 47, recited before blowing the shofar. Any suggestions of websites or books I should have in the library? Thanks, Rose Myers == This is what I got: Azriel Rosenfeld explained: Psalm 47 begins with Kol ha-Amim Tik'u, and also contains the verse Alah Elo-him bi-Teruah, Ha-Shem be-Kol Shofar, so it's a very appropriate introduction to the blowing of the shofar. Brendan Bell suggested the Soncino Psalms. I found the Judaica Press' Tehillim and Art Scroll's Rosh Hashanah, part of a set of holiday books. Also the Birnbaum Mahzor has a note at the bottom of the page with Psalm 47. And I asked a website, maybe OU, and should hear back in a week or so. May you all have a happy new year, Rose === Submissions for Ha-Safran, 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]: Yet another new school librarian
I am a new school librarian about to start a new half-time position at a Modern Orthodox N-8 day school. I have many of the same questions I've seen posted recently about * starting a new library: we have some books but need to order more; * cataloguing systems--- I've decided to use Dewey even though we are starting with only Judaica; * subject headings--- I've been indiscriminately using whatever I can find from other online libraries and MARC records; * integrating the library into the school's curriculum--- are there day schools that offer library courses to students, how often do librarians meet with each class, how often do classes go to the library, do they use the time there to do research or take out books, etc.; * where to take courses or find books to increase my library and Jewish knowledge--- after nearly a month of effort, I gave up trying to register for this semester a little after I was told that I could not sign up online or in-person for an online course there. Lurking hasn't given me the answers to the questions that others have asked. Should I email them to ask for the responses they've gotten or post my own set of questions through you? Or am I also going to be told that I don't know enough to ask anything. The attack on the person who asked for help organizing a collection had a chilling effect on me. (I have actually been working with a professional librarian with an MLS at the local JCC but he can't answer my Jewish and educational questions.) Thanks for your help. Rose Myers Edith Scheinberg Educational Resource Center Hillel Academy Fairfield, CT [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]: Patron barcodes
I was told by someone at the online catalog system that we use (LibraryCom), that you should be careful that your barcodes for books are different from your barcodes for patrons. We prefix the patron number with a p. Also he suggested that if you buy, say 10,000 barcodes, then you might want to assign book numbers from the beginning (0001, 2, ) and patron numbers from the end (, 9998, ...). We have not actually purchased barcode labels because our library is too small at this point to need them. Also, different systems use different kinds of barcodes and scanners; and we're not sure how long we're staying with LibraryCom and what we would switch to. Wow, this is my first possible posting. [From the moderator: Mazal tov!] Rose Myers Community Library at the JCCS Bridgeport, CT === Submissions for Ha-Safran, 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
