Check out this one: www.bookhooks.com
Wouldn't it be nice to have a site like this which featured Jewish
themed books, where our kids could post their reviews of Sydney
Taylor and other books from their synagogue libraries?
Also look at www.lookybook.com
You click on the book (all picture
AJL SCHOLARSHIP
The Association of Jewish Libraries is pleased to announce a
scholarship of $500
to a student enrolled or accepted in a graduate school of library and
information science.
For information about the scholarships, from the official website,
www.jewishlibraries.org:
"In order to enc
Help! Went to pull out my videos and DVD's for Hanukkah and found
that they were getting very old. Have any new Hanukkah DVD's come out
in the last 5 years for children that anyone would recommend? Reply
to the whole group-I think others would be interested as well, so we
can purchase some new
Dear Sir / Madam,
We are happy to announce the recent publications of the following titles:
Jews at the Crossroads - The Jewish Identity Discourse between Crisis
and Renewal: 1908-1926
/ G. Miron, A. Szalai (eds.)
In the Series: Interpretation and Culture
ISBN 978-965-226-337-7
240 pp. Hebrew. P
12th Century Jewish Classic Published in English - The Kuzari
Feldheim Publishers is proud to announce the publication of a revised
edition of The Kuzari. This classic text has been out of print for
quite some time.
This book is available from Baker & Taylor and the publisher
(Feldheim): 1-80
Public Services Librarian and Archivist at the Penn Libraries
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The bilingual series of Bible stories "adapted by" Alison Greengard,
illustrated by Carol Racklin-Siegel, published by EKS Publishing Co.
The Hebrew is excerpted, not changed, from the Bible, the English is
simple, the illustrations gorgeous.
Madeleine
Madeleine Cohen Oakley
Director of Library
Hi Everyone!
I scanned and posted on my website the new Israeli stamps
that were issued in December 2008.
I included the stamp itself, the first day cover,
and an English and a Hebrew flyer about the stamp.
- Ancient Letters
- The Letter from Ugarit (Canaanite Period)
- Lachish Letters (First
Dear Safranim,
For those of you who who haven't heard this sad news, we have lost a
distinguished member of our profession. Mrs. Helen Sarna, z"l, who
served for many years as a librarian at Hebrew College in Brookline,
Massachusetts, died last week. Please find below an obituary I
received
Hanukah Sama-eh!
I put my research on Jewish head gear hold for Tishri. Then I found
articles that said everything I could say. Now I am looking for some
new ideas and ways to update the research from the articles. I am
also looking for family pictures from the 1930s, 40s and 50s with men
w
I am a member of a congregation that is starting to develop a program
focused on Bikur Cholim. I am wondering if there is a bibliography
available related to this subject and further, if it is organized
according to age interest and appropriateness. With regard to the
latter, are there books
Dear Safranim,
We all know that there are rough financial times ahead. This may
translate into budget cuts and layoffs. Hopefully we will weather
this storm. Please let me know if you feel a letter from me as AJL
President will help in anyway. If so, please send me the names and
addresses of w
Now available Einstein's Rabbi: A Tale of Science and the Soul.
For information about the book go to: www.einsteinsrabbi.com
From Amazon.com:
"Einstein's Rabbi" does for prayer what Mann's "Magic Mountain" did
for stream of consciousness: it brings a stunning level of prose
poetics to a collect
Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to announce the publication of my second book of poems,
What Stillness Illuminated/Vos shtilkayt hot baloykhtn by Parlor
Press (West Lafayette, Ind.) in its Free Verse Editions series. More
information is available via the web links below.
Thank you for your suppo
There is Sifrutake, with several locations in New York and one in Florida.
Daniel Scheide
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Re: Hebrew Novels
Why limit yourself to NYC? Just click
http://www.mazopublishers.com/pompend.html
to order "Rimon Hazahav" , which is the Hebrew edition of The
Pomegranate Pendant.
*by**: Dvora Waysman *
When Mazal and Ezra ben-Yichya embarked in 1882 on their long journey
from the Yemeni
Places to buy Israeli children's Hebrew books: Orly's Bookstore (online),
Sifrutake (online and I think they have a store in NYC and one in FL), and
Israel Bookshop in Brookline, MA also carries some as well. Janice Levine
The Epstein School Atlanta
Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran a
I recently sent out an email with a list of libraries who use the
Weine Classification Scheme. The following were returned to me. If
anyone can supply me with up-to-date information I would appreciate it:
Rita Allen
Anne Bressman
Sara Deitch
Claudia Gisolfi
Zina Glassman
Meri King
Linda Murray
Thanks to those who responded. All suggestions were quite helpful.
On my own, I've discovered that there is a Steimatzky's [bookstore
plus] operation in the USA. Website here:
http://www.stmus.com/prod/index.php
They have books and CDs, probably DVDs, and other items in Hebrew,
English and I
Sifrutake has stores in Queens and Brooklyn. They have only Hebrew
books, CDs and Video/DVDs. Good selection of Israeli literature for
both adults and children. If you don't want to travel, you can find
them online.
Daniel Friedman, Library Director
Hebrew Academy of Nassau County High School
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Hi Friends,
In honor of Hanukkah, I am having a contest for a signed copy of Like
a Maccabee. The details are on my blog at www.BarbaraBBookBlog.Blogspot.com
Happy Hanukkah!
Barbara Bietz
Barbara Bietz
Member, Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee
Association of Jewish Libraries
www.BarbaraBietz
One simple way to go is a VHS/DVD-R player/recorder. It has one slot
for a VHS cassette and another for a DVD player/recorder. Most have a
quick/simple transfer mode that copies the tape onto the DVD with the
push of one button. You can buy one at Costco or most electronics
stores for about $2
The Israelis -- special updated 2008 edition for Israel's 60th
anniversary-- is excellent for all ages and religions. Now only
$10.88 -- a 32% discount. Over 100 favorable international reviews.
The Israelis: Ordinary People in an Extraordinary Land by Donna Rosenthal
Amazon.com (American
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