[ha-Safran]: AJL Donations

The following donations have been made to the AJL Scholarship and the Katchen Fund (to support Judaica cataloguers) recently: Katchen Fund - In honor of Joan Biella, by Janet Heineck Scholarship Fund - 1)In honor of Zachary Baker, by Janet Heineck 2)In honor of her marriage to Deborah Filler on J

[ha-Safran]: Mikvah Program information

The Mikvah Project Photographs by Janice Rubin Text by Leah Lax September 8 - January 12, 2005 Opening: Wednesday, September 8, 2004, 6:30-8:30 pm Reception: 6:30 pm Program: 7:30 pm Celebration through the Transformative Power of Water: Janice Rubin, photographer Viva Hammer, author, Blood R

[ha-Safran]: Jewish Children's books

thank you to Judith Segal for the gracious offer. However, it seems to me that several things should be done before this becomes official. 1. The AJL Council might need to discuss the Center as a project we support. this seems appropriate, especially since will be the primary users.

Re: [ha-Safran]: Question about Nachmanides

Nachmanides presents the point of view mentioned by Wilkes in his comments on Maimonides' Sefer Ha-Mitzvot, published in: "Sefer Ha-Mitzvot Le-ha-Rambam...Im Hassagot Ha-Ramban" (Mossad Ha-Rav Kook,Jerusalem,1981),edited by Rabbi Chavel, pages:244-246.

[ha-Safran]: The Jewish Music Research Center in Jerusalem

Following is a review of the recording which I used in my presentation on Hassidic Tefillah at this year's Rozhinke Retreat. The Jewish Music Research Center in Jerusalem recently published a 2-CD set & booklet called "The Hasidic Niggun As Sung By The Hasid

[ha-Safran]: Newly released commentary on Talmud Yerushalmi

The Machon HaYerushalmi has just released a new commentary on Tractate Yerushalmi of the Jerusalem Talmud. A commentary by Rabbi Yehoshua Buch, Or Leyasharim, and the commentary Rabbi Reuben Hass Perot Haraetz with subject index. as well a compilation of various laws derived from this tracta

[ha-Safran]: FW: Pro Israel library project

Adopt-a-Library Program Rolls On CAMERA's Adopt-a-Library program, through which individuals can donate single books or entire collections of fair and accurate texts on Israel and the war against terrorism, now has reached 115 local and college libraries. To learn more about this vital effort,

Re: [ha-Safran]: Question about Nachmanides

See Nahmanides commentary on Maimonides' Sefer ha-Mitzvot. At the end of standard eiditons there is a list of "Commandments that [Maimonides] forgot according to the opinion of Nahmanides" and in the section of Postiive Commandments, no. 4 is "that we were commanded to inherit [acquire] the lan