[ha-Safran] Curators' Conference at the National Library

[Daniel Scheide]

Last month, there was a conference at the National Library of Israel,
'Curating and Cultural Exchange'. I know that many of us who did not attend
(including myself) were interested in what was discussed. The National
Library has posted the sessions on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFD8C05F3FA2AE9A7
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Re: [ha-Safran] CE/BCE vs BC/AD

[Jeannine Davidson]

I have noticed recently that more scientific, historical, and archeological 
journals, as well as newspaper articles, and art history books adopting the BCE 
and CE designation. It is an excellent development of scholarship in the 
correct direction.

Jeannine Schiffman Davidson
Head of Adult Services
Northville District Library
Northville, Michigan


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Admittedly, CE/BCE is built on Christian terms, but I think they are still
more religion-neutral than the previous practice of using BC and AD. 

The alternative would be to use years as constructed by Orthodox Jews.
These would not be understandable by any outside of that community. Plus,
they would not agree with the Muslim understanding of time. From what I can
reckon, the use of the commonly-understood numbers for time plus CE or BCE
is the most religion-neutral way of describing time.

It appears I have already lost this bet with RDA, so this is probably
whistling in the wind. ;-)


Buzz Haughton
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[ha-Safran] Is there a Jewish equivalent to "Christian Fiction?"

[debby...@aol.com]

Dear Safranim,

Besides my volunteer job in my synagogue library I am employed in a public 
library shelving books.  One of the librarians in the public library asked if 
there is a Jewish equivalent to the genre of "Christian Fiction."  The hope is 
to balance the collection with Jewish and Moslem fiction that is along the same 
lines as the Christian fiction.


About Christian Fiction from Wikipedia - "Deborah Bryan of the Kansas Library 
Association suggests that a Christian fiction writer must comply with certain 
restraints such as: (1) Accept the truthful authority of the Bible (2) Address 
dilemmas through faith in Jesus (3) Believe that Jesus died and rose for sins 
of all people (4) A writer is restricted from writing about certain 
“taboos.”[8]. She also suggests that this genre of books typically promotes 
values, teaches a lesson, always has a happy ending (good prevails over evil in 
all books), adheres to a decency code (certain boundaries such as sexuality, 
strong language, and topics of such cannot be crossed)..."

Some authors who write in this genre are Janette Oke, Karen Kingsbury, Judith 
McCoy Miller, Tracie Peterson, Bethany Kennedy Scanlon, Tosca Lee and Robert 
Whitlow.

Does Judaism have anything comparable to Christian Fiction?  

Thank you so much.

Anna Lazaroff
B'nai Havurah
Denver
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Re: [ha-Safran] Invitation to Study Special Libraries in Israel

[Stephanie L Gross]

I'm passing this along to you, as I've checked it out, and it seems to be a 
legitimate organization.


Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross
MSLIS, MATESOL

Chair, AJL Mentoring
Pollack Library
Yeshiva University
500 West 185th Street
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July 25, 2012



Dear Stephanie,



As the Past-President of the Special Libraries Association, I am writing to 
invite you to join me as part of a delegation to visit Israel to study its 
special libraries and information systems. Our delegation will meet with 
information professionals and special librarians in Israel and explore the rich 
religious and cultural environment of Israel.



Through round table discussions, site visits and one-on-one dialog, we will 
explore a broad range of aspects of international librarianship including:


  *   Digital media and international practices
  *   Academic training for library and information professionals
  *   Parliamentary services and practices
  *   Museum information services
  *   Medical library practices


This delegation will convene in Tel Aviv, Israel on November 4, 2012 (you will 
depart the US on November 3), and will return on November 11, 2012. There will 
be an optional extension to Jordan, returning on November 14, for those 
interested in visiting Wadi Rum and Petra following the professional 
delegation. Please see 
www.professionalsabroad.org
 for itinerary details.



The estimated cost per delegation member is $4795 U.S.D. This cost includes 
group transportation within Israel, meetings, accommodations in 
double-occupancy rooms, entry fees for cultural visits, the service of a 
national guide, and most meals. A limited number of single rooms are available 
for an additional $875.



For U.S. citizens, expenses associated with this program may be tax deductible 
as an ordinary and necessary business expense. You should consult with a tax 
advisor to determine if the tax deduction is applicable to you.



Due to the extensive planning and communication involved in coordinating a 
program of this nature, please respond with your intentions regarding this 
invitation as soon as possible. Please RSVP to Professionals Abroad at 
1-877-298-9677 or via the web at 
www.professionalsabroad.org.
 A $500 deposit is required to reserve your place on the delegation.  In the 
event that you are unable to accept this invitation, an alternate delegate 
candidate will be invited. You may also recommend a colleague as your alternate 
for the program. I look forward to hearing from you regarding your 
participation.



If you have questions regarding the delegation, contact our Program 
Representative at Professionals Abroad, at 1-877-298-9677. For additional 
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visit 
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I am pleased to be involved in this exciting opportunity and hope that you will 
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Re: [ha-Safran] card catalogs

[Teddy and Herb Fine]

I am the librarian of the Temple Beth Or Library in Washington Township, 
NJ-Bergen County.  I would love to buy someone's unwanted card catalogue.  We 
aren't computerized, and still use the old card system.  You can reach me at :  
hatf...@optonline.net, or call me at 201-391-2463.  My name is Teddy Fine.
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[ha-Safran] Greetings from the new AJL president

[Heidi Estrin]

Shalom! On June 20, 2012 at our annual conference in beautiful Pasadena, CA, I 
was installed as the 26th President of the Association of Jewish Libraries. I 
am honored to have the opportunity to serve as President for an organization 
comprised of professional and intelligent people, who are so passionate about 
their field.


My own journey with AJL began when I moved from the youth services department 
of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to take over the Feldman Children's 
Library at Congregation B'nai Israel of Boca Raton, a large Reform synagogue in 
South Florida. I was immediately drafted to help with the 1999 AJL Convention 
in Boca Raton. Having been thrown into the deep end, I quickly got to know the 
people and the organization. I've stayed involved ever since, serving as 
President of the South Florida AJL Chapter, and as Chair of the Mentoring 
Committee, the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, and the PR Committee.


During my two years as Vice President/President-Elect under President Jim 
Rosenbloom, I've been impressed by his leadership and heartened by the 
dedication shown by so many members of AJL who serve in so many ways. We are a 
completely volunteer-run organization, and we rely on each and every one of 
you! Whether you serve on a committee, help with conference arrangements, share 
your knowledge on Hasafran, or spread the word about issues in Judaic 
librarianship via social media, your actions add to AJL's vitality! I hope this 
tradition continues, and I call on all of you who wish to contribute to the 
strength and growth of AJL to contact me and join the conversation in any 
capacity and expertise you can offer!


To that end, our new Vice President/President-Elect, Yaffa Weisman, will be 
leading a Strategic Planning effort to help AJL adapt to the changes going on 
in our profession and our world. We will be depending on your participation and 
feedback to guide us in this process.


Thanks to Past President Jim Rosenbloom, the AJL Council, and to all of you for 
your support. I look forward to my time as your President!

Heidi Rabinowitz Estrin

President, Association of Jewish Libraries

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[ha-Safran] RDA NACO trainnig for Hebraica NACO contributers

[Heidi G Lerner]

Dear Hebrew NACO Funnel members/contributors and institutional Hebraica NACO 
contributors, 

As I reported earlier (email to Heb-NACO listserv March 30, 2012 ), PCC is 
working to transition NACO participants into creating RDA authority records. 
PCC Day One for RDA Authority Records is March 31, 2013 . What this means is 
that access points used in all new RDA and AACR2 bibliographic records with 
authentication code “pcc” must be supported by RDA authority records ( 
http://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/rda/RDA%20FAQ.html ). 

The Hebraica NACO Funnel made arrangements with the PCC Secretariat to offer 
formal RDA NACO Training, to coordinate the required webinars that have been 
prepared by the PCC Secretariat, and to supervise the mandatory review period 
for our community. This initial training is only available for independent and 
experienced NACO Hebraica catalogers. We have been assigned August- September 
2012 . The webinars are freely available to NACO catalogers and you should 
watch them during the training period ( 
http://www.loc.gov/catworkshop/courses/rda_naco/index.html ). Joan and I will 
prepare some supplementary materials during this training period. We are also 
working on a platform to be coordinated with the Heb-NACO listserv which will 
serve as a forum for general RDA questions that will come up as all of us 
transition into the new cataloging environment based on the RDA Toolkit. 

The review period will follow roughly the same guidelines as when catalogers 
underwent initial ‎ NACO training. Catalogers will submit all newly created 
NARS to me for review. These will be looked at by both Joan and me; we will 
send them back with our comments. When we think that an individual cataloger is 
ready for a formal review, he or she will be notified. Joan and I both 
underwent the NACO review that was required of all official RDA testers. 

In the meantime I hope that you are getting yourselves familiar with the 
Toolkit and other documentation that can be found at the PCC and other 
websites. Please feel free to contact Joan and me with any questions that you 
might have. 


Sincerely, 
Heidi Lerner (Coordinator, NACO Hebraica Funnel) 
Cc: Joan 

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Stanford University Libraries 
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e-mail: ler...@stanford.edu 
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fax: 650-725-1120 

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[ha-Safran] Is there a Jewish equivalent to Christian fiction

[Libi Astaire]

Novels published by Chareidi publishers such as Targum, Feldheim,
ArtScroll, Menucha Publishing, etc., do have a "decency code," such as the
one that was mentioned. They also express traditional Jewish values.

My Ezra Melamed Mystery series, for instance, which was originally
published by Targum Press, is a historical mystery series set in the early
1800s that was written from the  perspective of London's Orthodox Jewish
community. (The first volume, *The Disappearing Dowry*, was a Sydney Taylor
Notable Book for Teens.) There's no sex, violence, foul language, etc., and
the books do have a happy ending - although whether that makes them
"Jewish" or "cozy" or just "historical" is apparently a matter of opinion,
since they're listed on all three types of websites.

But getting back to your question, you or the librarian could browse
through some of these Orthodox publishing companies' websites to see if any
of the fiction looks interesting/appropriate.

Be well,
Libi Astaire
www.libiastaire.weebly.com
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[ha-Safran] Lets welcome Jerry Anne Dickel

[Heidi G Lerner]

Dear safranim and colleagues, 

  
I am very happy to announce that Jerry Anne Dickel (Geraldine Dickel) has been 
promoted to the position of Hebraica Cataloger at Yale University. Many of us 
have worked with her in years gone by when she worked with Daniel Lovins as the 
Hebraica copy cataloger. She brings a lot of experience and I know that we will 
be very delighted to have a new colleague on board. 
Her contact information can be found at the Yale website. 

  
Sincerely, Heidi Lerner 

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fax: 650-725-1120 

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Re: [ha-Safran] CE/BCE vs BC/AD

[Aaron Kuperman]

One can always write a macro to switch back and forth.

Aaron Wolfe Kuperman
Library of Congress, ABA USPL, Law Cataloging Section

This is NOT an official communication from the Library of Congress.

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[ha-Safran] One Moment for Munich

[Ann Abrams]

I know this isn't strictly related to Judaica Librarianship, but I thought this 
would interest most if not all safranim:


http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/107234/our-moment-for-munich


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
 




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[ha-Safran] Yiddish Radio Symposium - Schedule & Bios posted!

[Amanda Seigel]

Dear Safranim,

The Library of Congress has now posted a schedule and presenter
biographies for the Yiddish Radio Symposium, to be held September 6-7,
2012. For more information, please visit:

http://www.loc.gov/folklife/Symposia/yiddishradio/index.html

It's going to be really interesting - I hope you can join us. I will
be representing the Dorot Jewish Division, New York Public Library,
and speaking about the Nahum Stuchkoff collection of Yiddish radio
programs.

Sincerely,
-- 
Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel
Librarian
Dorot Jewish Division, Room 111
The New York Public Library
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
42nd Street and Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018

Reference Desk: 212-930-0601
Fax: 212-642-0141
Email: amandasei...@nypl.org
Website: http://www.nypl.org/locations/schwarzman/jewish-division

Hours of operation:
Monday, 10:00 AM-5:45 PM
Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:00 AM-7:15 PM
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 10:00 AM-5:45 PM
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[ha-Safran] Tisha B'Av Videos

[Rebecca Levitan]

I recently have had many parents and teachers coming into our library looking 
for videos that are appropriate to show kids (anywhere from 6 years old and up) 
on Tisha B'av. They're generally ok with Holocaust movies, but don't want 
anything too scary, but also are interested in videos on Israel. In short, 
something serious that reflects the mood of the day, but interesting enough to 
keep kids entertained while parents/teachers fast.
I want to make sure I'm even more prepared for next year, does anyone have 
suggestions of what might be good to add to my collection?

Thanks!

Rebecca Levitan
Librarian and Social Media Coordinator
Louise D. and Morton J. Macks
Center for Jewish Education
5708 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
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Re: [ha-Safran] RDA NACO training for Hebraica NACO contributers

[Heidi G Lerner]

HI Aaron, please see answers below. I have cc'd Hasafran and Heb-Naco because 
other catalogers might have similar questions. Best, Heidi 



From: "Aaron Kuperman"  
To: "Heidi G Lerner"  
Cc: "Joan Biella"  
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:22:03 AM 
Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] RDA NACO training for Hebraica NACO contributers 

I assume your Hebrew-specific materials will be added to the website for 
the benefit of those, like myself, who do some Hebrew but are not 
primarily Hebraica catalogers. --Aaron 

  

--We plan to put them up on the AJL wiki, and hopefully also in some form 
eventuallyin  the RDA Toolkit--HGL 


P.S. It might interest you that the AALL law cataloging committee is 
drawing up a list of "best practices" covering all aspects of RDA that LC 
practices leaves open to "cataloger judgement". You might want to do the 
same thing for Hebrew. 

--Joan and I are working on an RDA edition of Maher's *Hebraica Cataloging."  
This too will appear on the AJL wiki and Cataloger's Desktop, in all 
probability--HGL 

P.P.S. Is that RDA NACO trainng for Hebrew only on authorities, or on 
everything? If the former, you might want to produce some 
H ebraica-specific materials which can be added to the website. 

--Training provided by the Hebraica NACO Funnel will only relate to 
authorities.  Any documentation that we develop will be mounted on the AJL Wiki 
and elsewhere as appropriate--HGL 

  


  




Aaron Wolfe Kuperman 
Library of Congress, ABA USPL, Law Cataloging Section 

This is NOT an official communication from the Library of Congress. 


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[ha-Safran] HUC Library Cincinnati job posting

[Wolfson, Laurel]

Below is a re-posting for a job opening at the Klau Library of Hebrew Union 
College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Since the first posting was immediately before the conference in Pasadena, I 
suspect that it might have been overlooked by interested parties.
We're looking forward to hearing from interested applicants. Feel free to 
contact me for additional information.
Thanks, Laurel

Laurel S. Wolfson, Administrative Librarian
Klau Library
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
3101 Clifton Ave.
Cincinnati  OH  45220
phone: 513-487-3274
fax: 513-221-0519
email: lwolf...@huc.edumailto:lwolf...@huc.edu>

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HEBREW UNION COLLEGE - JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION





Hebraica and Serials Librarian - Klau Library

Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

Cincinnati Campus



JOB SUMMARY


The Klau Library of Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion 
(HUC-JIR), Cincinnati, seeks qualified candidates for the position of Hebraica 
and Serials Librarian to catalog Hebraic and Judaic materials in all formats 
and manage its print and online serials collections.



The College-Institute is the intellectual, academic, spiritual and professional 
leadership development center of Reform Judaism.  Since 1875 and now on four 
campuses - Cincinnati, Los Angeles, New York and Jerusalem - HUC-JIR educates 
men and women to serve the Reform movement as rabbis, cantors, educators, 
Jewish nonprofit managers, and scholars throughout the broad Jewish community 
in North America, Israel and around the world.  In addition to the Klau 
Library, the Cincinnati campus includes the American Jewish Archives, a branch 
of the Skirball Museum, and, in partnership with the University of Cincinnati, 
the Center for the Study of Ethics and Contemporary Moral Problems.



ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES



Reporting to the Head of Technical Services, the successful candidate will be 
responsible for the following:



1.   Managing operations of the Serials Department, including but not 
limited to selecting new titles, placement of orders,  product check-in, claims 
and payment, and bindery activities;



2.   Manage access to electronic and online resources;



3.   Serving as the contact person for online serials and reference sources 
related to serials;



4.   Original and copy cataloging, primarily in Hebrew but also in Yiddish 
and other languages in all subject areas;



5.   Updating bibliographic and holdings records in the Library's ILS, 
Virtua;



6.   Supervising a staff of 2 Full-Time Equivalents, plus student workers;



ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES



1.   Serving at the Klau Library Reference Desk for 3 - 5 hours per week;



2.   Attending departmental and other meetings; and


3.   Contributing to special projects.



PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:



1.   Relevant educational and professional experience, including a Master's 
Degree from an ALA-accredited institution;



2.   Experience as an academic Judaica librarian, or a combination of 
relevant academic and professional experience;



3.   Experience working with serials and cataloging;



4.   Excellent Hebrew language skills, the ability to read Yiddish and the 
capacity to supervise staff members working with materials written in these 
languages;



5.   Computer literacy, including experience with OCLC, integrated library 
systems and Microsoft Office applications;



6.   Strong organizational skills and a cooperative approach to 
problem-solving; and



7.   Excellent oral & written communication and interpersonal skills.



APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS


Applicants are invited to submit a cover letter along with a resume and the 
names & contact information of three professional references to:

Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion
National Office of Human Resources
3101 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220

ATTENTION: Hebraica and Serials Librarian Search

E-Mail: h...@huc.edu

NO PHONE INQUIRIES PLEASE - APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL THE 
POSITION IS FILLED



Position Title


Hebraica and Serials Librarian


Status


Full-Time, Exempt, Benefit Eligible


Salary Range


Competitive and Commensurate with Experience


Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion


The College-Institute was founded in Cincinnati in 1875 and serves the needs of 
1.5 million North American Reform Jews in over 900 synagogues, as well as 
hundreds of educational and community organizations.  HUC-JIR graduates serve 
in Jewish leadership roles around the world as religious thinkers, innovators 
and educators.  The institution plays a unique and vital role in shaping the 
future leaders of Reform Judaism in North America, Israel and the Diaspora.  
The Cincinnati Campus is one of four College-Institute centers (the others 
being in Los Angeles, New York

Re: [ha-Safran] Tisha B'Av Videos

[Shira London]

The best video about Israel that I have seen recently is the
documentary *Israel
Inside:  How a Small Nation Makes a Big Difference*.  It is appropriate for
middle school as well as adults.  You could also show the video *The First
Israeli in Space:  The Story of Ilan Ramon, Israel's First Astronaut*.  One
popular Israeli film for middle school students is called *Giborim
Ketanim*(Little Heroes).  It has English subtitles and our students
love it.
The series *Against All Odds:  Israeli Survives* is a possibility, as
well.  Finally, the film "Becoming the Voices," produced by Baltimore's
Center for Jewish Education, depicts students interviewing Holocaust
survivors who tell their stories.

Shira London
Upper School Librarian
Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School
Baltimore, MD.


On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 3:09 PM, Rebecca Levitan
wrote:

>  I recently have had many parents and teachers coming into our library
> looking for videos that are appropriate to show kids (anywhere from 6 years
> old and up) on Tisha B’av. They’re generally ok with Holocaust movies, but
> don’t want anything too scary, but also are interested in videos on Israel.
> In short, something serious that reflects the mood of the day, but
> interesting enough to keep kids entertained while parents/teachers fast.**
> **
>
> I want to make sure I’m even more prepared for next year, does anyone have
> suggestions of what might be good to add to my collection?
>
> ** **
>
> Thanks!
>
> ** **
>
> Rebecca Levitan
>
> Librarian and Social Media Coordinator 
>
> Louise D. and Morton J. Macks 
>
> Center for Jewish Education
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>
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Re: [ha-Safran] Jewish value of CE/BCE

[Henry Hollander, Bookseller]

Citing O. Pederson, wikipedia tells us (at the moment) that CE is
"The year numbering system used with Common Era notation was devised
by the Christian monk Dionysius
Exiguus in the year 525 to replace the Era of Martyrs
system, because he did not wish to continue the memory of a tyrant who
persecuted Christians.,"
so it is apparently really of Christian origin.

Despite that, I
want to offer a logic to support this numbering system from a Jewish point
of view. As Jews we use a numbering system based on a Medieval
extrapolation of the amount of time that has occurred since creation as
extrapolated from the Hebrew Bible. There are many culturally specific
numbering systems, Islam, the French Revolution and the Khmer Rouge among
others, launched new numbering systems. Particular to Jewish history is
the shift from Biblical Judaism to Rabbinic Judaism. This shift happened
in the same general (but broader) time frame as the life of the
historical/mythological Jesus. The rise of Rabbinical Judaism has certain
very specific moments of importance, particularly the Destruction of the
Temple and the redaction of the Mishnah. One could argue that the Judaism
that we practice today (regardless of movement) could easily be marked
from these dates just as well as from the moment of creation. The
Christians have chosen a date not that far off from the earlier of these
two dates. 

We could insist that close is not good enough. Deborah Lipstadt rightly
points out that there are cases there can't be reasonable compromises.
However, in this case, where we are dealing with made up numbers and not
some actual fact, there is room for compromise. We can take Common Era to
mean the beginning of Rabbinic Judaism and let the Christians think of
Jesus. This is the essence of ecumenicalism I think. When Mashaich comes
we can all set our clocks by God's system, but until then...

All the best,
Henry

> 
> Admittedly, CE/BCE
is built on Christian terms, but I think they are still
> more
religion-neutral than the previous practice of using BC and AD.
>

> The alternative would be to use years as constructed by
Orthodox Jews.
> These would not be understandable by any outside
of that community. Plus,
> they would not agree with the Muslim
understanding of time.
>From what I
> can
> reckon,
the use of the commonly-understood numbers for time plus CE or BCE
> is the most religion-neutral way of describing time.
> 
> It appears I have already lost this bet with RDA, so this is
probably
> whistling in the wind. ;-)
> 
> 
> Buzz Haughton
> bxhaugh...@ucdavis.edu
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Re: [ha-Safran] Greetings from the new AJL president

[Etta Gold]

Thank you, Heidi - 
a beautiful message - may the tradition continue :)
  - Original Message - 
  From: Heidi Estrin 
  To: hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 10:05 PM
  Subject: [ha-Safran] Greetings from the new AJL president


  Shalom! On June 20, 2012 at our annual conference in beautiful Pasadena, CA, 
I was installed as the 26th President of the Association of Jewish Libraries. I 
am honored to have the opportunity to serve as President for an organization 
comprised of professional and intelligent people, who are so passionate about 
their field. 





  My own journey with AJL began when I moved from the youth services department 
of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh to take over the Feldman Children's 
Library at Congregation B'nai Israel of Boca Raton, a large Reform synagogue in 
South Florida. I was immediately drafted to help with the 1999 AJL Convention 
in Boca Raton. Having been thrown into the deep end, I quickly got to know the 
people and the organization. I've stayed involved ever since, serving as 
President of the South Florida AJL Chapter, and as Chair of the Mentoring 
Committee, the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, and the PR Committee.




  During my two years as Vice President/President-Elect under President Jim 
Rosenbloom, I've been impressed by his leadership and heartened by the 
dedication shown by so many members of AJL who serve in so many ways. We are a 
completely volunteer-run organization, and we rely on each and every one of 
you! Whether you serve on a committee, help with conference arrangements, share 
your knowledge on Hasafran, or spread the word about issues in Judaic 
librarianship via social media, your actions add to AJL's vitality! I hope this 
tradition continues, and I call on all of you who wish to contribute to the 
strength and growth of AJL to contact me and join the conversation in any 
capacity and expertise you can offer! 





  To that end, our new Vice President/President-Elect, Yaffa Weisman, will be 
leading a Strategic Planning effort to help AJL adapt to the changes going on 
in our profession and our world. We will be depending on your participation and 
feedback to guide us in this process. 





  Thanks to Past President Jim Rosenbloom, the AJL Council, and to all of you 
for your support. I look forward to my time as your President! 


Heidi Rabinowitz Estrin 

President, Association of Jewish Libraries 

presid...@jewishlibraries.org



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