It is important for Jewish libraries to have a say at
ALA (American Library Association), since ALA is one
one of the parties editing the Anglo-American
Cataloguing rules and making other policies that
affect all American libraries.
They have also in the past, passed, with little
discussion,
I may need to arrive in Oakland on Saturday and leave on Thursday or
Friday. If you would like to share a room for either of these times please
contact me at my email address.
Thanks. Sylvia Firschein mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I agree with Bernard. One of the reasons I value my AJL membership in
general, and this list in particular, is that both facilitate the
discussion of bibliographical and narrowly professional concerns, without
too much overflow into discussions of politics of whatever sort. One of the
results
Would A Family Haggadah II from Kar-Ben books work, other one is
Celebration Pesah from the Women's League for Conservative Judaism
1992. Ther are several children Seder service books but I don't know if
they would fit your need.
If I could be of any other help, just let me know.
Joann Lesser
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Yossi Galron
Hi ALL
Need your advice.
Our School District has been closed for both days of Rosh Hashana for
Our director has asked me to select a book that would be suitable for our
graduating Hebrew School students. This is usually some coffee-table type
book. I was thinking about something commmemorating the 350th anniversary of
Jews in America. Are there any suggestions? We do have a limited
I agree with Stanley. ALA's past anti-Israel, anti-Jewish history makes it
important for all of us to know when we have the opportunity to vote for
candidates who are AJL members and will speak in a different voice. The
benefit of sharing this knowledge outweighs the risk of cluttering our
Does anyone have a 10 drawer card catalog that they no longer need? Believe
it or not, I am still not automated and am filing cards. I'm out of room.
Elana Gensler
Hebrew Academy of Long Beach
Long Beach, NY
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Monica-
May I recommend :
The Golden Land: The Story of Jewish Immigration to America: An Interactive
History With Removable Documents and Artifacts
by JOSEPH RABBI TELUSHKIN
The Golden Land is a museum-in-a-book that devotes a double-page
spread--complete with removable letters, documents,
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From: Nancy Austein [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [ha-Safran]: Halacha for Ner Tamid
Dear Friends,
Im trying to find out if, according to Halacha, it is alright to use an
electric Ner Tamid, as opposed to one that is
I don't know how old your Hebrew school graduates are, but if you could use
something appropriate for middle school or junior high school students, how
about L'Chaim! : To Jewish Life in America : Celebrating from 1654 until
Today, by Susan Goldman Rubin. It's not too expensive, and it has
Hi Everyone!
I just scanned and posted on my website the
new Israeli stamps that were recently issued.
I included the stamp itself, the first day cover,
and an English and a Hebrew flyer about the stamp.
Ancient Water Systems in Israel
Hazor, Megiddo, Aqueduct in Caesarea,
Hezekiah's Tunnel in
The Ner Tamid is a minhag, a custom. Therefore, at least in my opinion,
since there is no halachic requirement to have a ner tamid in a synagogue
in the first place, there would be no halachic requirements or limitations
on such a light.
Arnie Samlan
Carle Place, NY
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This year my library automated with Surpass Software. We have an online
catalog on the Internet, Web Safari. It allows all sorts of fun
features, like the ability for patrons to place reserves and write book
reviews (a la Amazon). At the beginning of the year it was getting a fair
amount of
Yashar Books is a new small publisher whose mission is to disseminate
ideas. In that spirit, we have decided to supplement -- and circumvent --
conventional marketing methods to give open access to Torah scholarship in
new, exciting ways for librarians.
At the Open Access Project page:
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