[ha-Safran]: Chanukah 2008 news from Jerusalem Books

2008-12-28 Thread Jerusalem Books
Dear Friends, As Hannuka gets underway (or begins to wind down) and 2008 draws to a close let us draw attention to some recent highlights. The year has been tumultuous and while some things have changed, others remain constant. For example, scholarship continues, as does research and

RE: [ha-Safran]: 2 sites

2008-12-28 Thread agendler
But there is such bookstore and it is called www.ebookshuk4kids.com And unlike www.lookybook.com where you can hardly desipher the text of the books there, in eBookShuk4kids, you can read text cover to cover upon registration and even purchase the books in e-format. Messages and opinions

Re: [ha-Safran]: Weine Users email addresses needed

2008-12-28 Thread ALBA TOSCANO
and La Javura in Valencia (Spain) does, too. Besos de Valencia Alba Toscano http:/www.uscj.org/world/valencia Sinagoga conservador/masorti La Javura Valencia (Spain) skype: albatoscanovalencia lajav...@lajavura.org Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual

[ha-Safran]: New website, Der yidisher gramofon

2008-12-28 Thread Joel Bresler
(Apologies for cross posting) Dear friends: Michael Aylward has just launched his exciting new website, Der yidisher gramofon. He is not a member of this list and asked that I post this notice on his behalf. If you would like to discuss anything about the website on this list, I'll be happy to

[ha-Safran]: Digitized Italian Mahzor - The Moskowitz Mahzor

2008-12-28 Thread elhanan
The National Library of Israel, David and Fela Shapell Family Digitization Project, is pleased to announce that a digitized version of the Library's 15th century manuscript mahzor of prayers according to the Italian (Roman) rite, written and illuminated by the famous scribe and artist Joel ben

[ha-Safran]: Jewish newspaper syndicate service

2008-12-28 Thread Yael Levine
I was wondering if anyone could refer me to a Jewish newspaper syndicate service/agency, which aquires feature articles - an agency other than JTA. In the past, I was in contact with an individual whom no longer works in this area. Thanks very much, Yael Levine Messages and opinions

[ha-Safran]: Steve Morse's When did ... ?

2008-12-28 Thread Joy Rich
Steve Morse has a new utility that he calls When did. It lets you ask general questions relating the Jewish calendar to the civil calendar, such as When did May 15 fall on a Wednesday and come between Nisan 15 and Iyyar 15? Here are a few things you can do with this utility. 1. Obtain a list