[ha-Safran]: "The Three Temples" by Rachel Elior

The English translation of Rachel Elior's Hebrew book "Mikdash uMerkavah Kohanim uMalahim, Heikhal veHeikhalot" ("The Temple and Chariot, Priests and Angels, Sanctuary and Heavenly Sanctuaries in Early Jewish Mysticism") (Magnes 2002) has come out from the Littman Library of Jewish Civilizatio

[ha-Safran]: Recordings to be given away to library collections

Dear safranim, Many people responded to my original posting. Below is a list of the vinyl LPS that I'd be happy to donate to library and/or research collections, and will ask to be reimbursed for postage and handling. If anyone wants to come by, please contact me, first. Shabbat Shalom, Ann Ab

[ha-Safran]: Rav Kook's testimony

Dear Safranim, A faculty member has requested the transcripts of Rav Kook's testimony on the 1929 riots in Palestine. We have tried to find it but have not been successful. He told us that it was published in Avukah Brandeis Annual 1931. Does anyone have this annual? If so, could the pages of R

[ha-Safran]: Books for Wroclaw

Some time ago I posted a bulletin requesting a donation of Judaica books for the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Wroclaw. They unfortunately have no Jewish books and no budget to buy any. I was most heartened by your response. I might mention that Wroclaw (the former Breslau) is

Re: [ha-Safran]: Persian word for "goodbye"

We have many members in my congregation who are Persian Jews. I am forwarding the feedback they gave me. Rivka Strom [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Jacob Saeedi To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 2/27

[ha-Safran]: On-line access to the Sabato Morais Ledger and Marvin

Weiner Catalog X-Original-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN The University of Pennsylvania Library and its Judaica Collections

[ha-Safran]: new Purim video and book

Hello! Please see http://www.shazak.com for information about the highly entertaining animated Purim video and illustrated book, The Queen of Persia -- just released by Shazak Multimedia Productions. Thank you and good Shabbos to all! ===

[ha-Safran]: Beyond amazon.com Sale

Hello friends, forsale as new; Teacha ,stories from a Yeshiva by Gerry Albarelli 6.00, Lives Remembered, a Shtetl Through a Photographer's Eye 25.00, and Darkling , a poem by Anna Rabinowitz 12.00. post extra. thx sal [simcha sales] 11 imbrook lane aberdeen, n.j. 07747. ==

childhood trauma and Jewish sources

A patron wants to know of material in traditional Jewish sources, such as Talmud, that provides guidelines on the treatment of trauma (such as victims of terror) in children. Any ideas?? Andrea === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to:

RE: [HaSafran} Help! Good prayer stories for storytelling to children?

Nachshon Waxman's mother implored that all of Israel pray for her son when he was held captive by palestinian terrorists. They did, with thousands, both religious and secular streaming to the Kotel and people everywhere reading psalms and going to synagogue. When her son was killed in the attempte