Re: [ha-Safran]: Improving on beginner's Hebrew

2010-01-09 Thread ALBA TOSCANO
22 Dec. 2009 Nancy ...wants to improve her Hebrew... interested mostly in improving reading - but I figure speaking the language can't hurt Hadassah has a program which sounds rather cute: http://www.hadassah.org/pageframe.asp?page=ivrit%2Ehtmlsection=educationheader=Ivritsize=60 This is what

FW: [ha-Safran]: Jewish women in Orthodox Judaism

2010-01-09 Thread Anita Bihovsky
Dec. 22, 2009 Sara, Perhaps two JPS books that extol biblical women might be helpful: Sisters at Sinai: New Tales of Biblical Women, by Jill Hammer (see http://www.jewishpub.org/product.php?id=220) and Praise Her Works: Conversations with Biblical Women, by Penina Adelman

RE: [ha-Safran]: Young adult books

2010-01-09 Thread Sussman, Joanna
Dec. 22, 2009 Kar-Ben has the perfect baseball-related story for this age group: All-Star Season, by T.S. Yavin! For more information, here's the link to the book on our website: http://www.karben.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_infocPath=19; products_id=245 Use your 10% AJL discount by

FW: [ha-Safran]: Rabbi and Cantor Book Recommendation

2010-01-09 Thread Anita Bihovsky
Dec. 22, 2009 Beth, I would like to suggest the JPS Illustrated Children's Bible (retold by Ellen Frankel; illustrated by Avi Katz) for your guest readers. They could select as many excerpts as they would like. It will most certainly capture the children's attention, especially with Avi

[ha-Safran]: Author event recommendation

2010-01-09 Thread Joan Gremont
Dec. 22, 2009 I would like to recommend Sadia Shepard, The Girl from Foreign: A Memoir to other libraries for an author presentation . At our Community Read last week over 300 people were spellbound as Shepard spoke about her promise to her grandmother to return to India to document her

[ha-Safran]: Sara Rofofsky Marcus on Jewish women in Orthodox Judaism

2010-01-09 Thread Donald Weinshank
Dec. 22, 2009 Re posting by Sara Rofofsky Marcus on Jewish women in Orthodox Judaism. An Orthodox friend in J'lem who is, herself, a very prolific author, replied to the query: There are many things out there. Tell her to look at the Artscroll, Feldheim, or Targum Press websites.

[ha-Safran]: Jews in Poland and Russia by Antony Polonsky

2010-01-09 Thread Librarian
Dec. 22, 2009 The first volume's out and it's supposed to be a trilogy. Thumbs up? Thanks, Barbara Mende Librarian Congregation Mishkan Tefila 300 Hammond Pond Parkway Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 (617) 332-7770 Fax: (617) 332-2871 --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the

[ha-Safran]: Software for pre-schoolers and above

2010-01-09 Thread francinemenken
Dec. 22, 2009 Hi Hasafranim! I have a request. Does anyone know what type of Judaica software to recommend for pre-schoolers and above? I run a Jewish Community Center Library and have pre-schoolers and all ages in the library. Sunday schools also use the library. Thank you in advance!

[ha-Safran]: Looking for info on the establishment of

2010-01-09 Thread Aviva Adler
yeshivas in America afterthe Holocaust X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=pGLkceIS:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=qg_l1pU6q3I8oy94P9MA:9 a=vGSg9vsNx8x40duDGe0A:7 a=PH9LzHDn07N-b5gYBO7lFqoFsG4A:4 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0

Re: [ha-Safran]: Jewish women in Orthodox Judaism

2010-01-09 Thread Basya Karp
Dec. 22, 2009 Here are three valuable titles: Why Should I Stand Behind the Mechitzah When I Could Be a Prayer Leader? the Traditional Response for the Contemporary Woman by Marina Goodman The Invaluable Pearl: The Unique Status of Women in Judaism by H.E. Yedidiah Ghatan Guardian of Eden

RE: [ha-Safran]: I highly recommend the book: Start-up Nation

2010-01-09 Thread Donald Weinshank
See Jerusalem Report, December 7, 2009, p. 30 ff: When Chutzpa Wins for a long and thoughtful review of STARTUP NATION. It is not yet posted on the J.R. site, but I have university access via Lexus/Nexus. I therefore cannot post the whole article, but here is the abstract. When Chutzpa Wins

[ha-Safran]: Yiddish Theater DVD sale

2010-01-09 Thread sal kluger
Dec. 22, 2009 Hello friends Last call for DVD- Yiddish Theater, a love story. Documentary. 28.00. Simcha Sales 11 imbrook lane Aberdeen, N.J. 07747 sal kluger --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the

[ha-Safran]: Domestic abuse

2010-01-09 Thread Amalia Warshenbrot
Dec. 22, 2009 Shalom A former patron is seeking statistics on domestic abuse. She thinks that JWI stats that 5% of abuse victims are men is incorrect. It must be higher. I think that men are embarrassed to complain. Can you provide different statistics? She also wants to know who sponsors

[ha-Safran]: New English/Yiddish comic book ISBN CORRECTION

2010-01-09 Thread John and Goldie Sigal
The notice posted December 21, 2009 re Goldie Sigals Yiddish/English comic book, Stingy Buzi and King Solomon / Der karger Buzi un Shloymeh Hameylekh, erroneously gave the wrong ISBN. The correct one is as follows: 978-0-9811085-0-6. Goldie Sigal --- Messages and opinions expressed on

[ha-Safran]: Now Available: The Saints' Impresarios by Yoram Bilu

2010-01-09 Thread Christa Kling
Dec. 23, 2009 Dear Friends and Colleagues, Academic Studies Press is pleased to announce the publication of the English language edition of Yoram Bilu's Bahat prize winning book, The Saints' Impresarios: Dreamers, Healers and Holy Men in Israel's Periphery. We look forward to hearing your

[ha-Safran]: Encyclopedia Britannica 2004 Deluxe Edition value

2010-01-09 Thread Nechama Kutner
One of our teachers is donating a print edition Encyclopedia Britannica 2004 Deluxe edition to our library. She would like a letter of donation with a value listed. I have been able to find reviews of the series but no monetary value during my online searches. Does anyone know the current

[ha-Safran]: New book: Jewish life in D.C. during Civil War

2010-01-09 Thread Claire Uziel
Dec. 23, 2009 Please excuse the cross-posting! Hello All! The Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington has published a new book called Jewish Life in Mr. Lincoln's City. Below is the text of the press release. Please get in touch if you'd like more information!

[ha-Safran]: New Website: My Hebrew Programs

2010-01-09 Thread Jacob Richman
Dec. 23, 2009 Hi Everyone! I created a new website called: My Hebrew Programs http://www.my-hebrew-programs.com This new site includes updated versions of two useful programs. The Hebrew Sign Maker Print Hebrew signs without Hebrew support. There are 11 fonts and two sizes to choose from.

[ha-Safran]: New book concerning Jerusalem

2010-01-09 Thread RIFAT BALI
Dec. 24, 2009 Dear librarian friends I would like to bring to your attention the full new publication Al-Quds Jerusalem in Historical Photographs, text Kerim Balci, Foreword Prof Ekmeleddin hsanoglu, Preface Halit Eren, IRCICA, Istanbul, 2009 XXXI + 435 pp (in English, Arabic and Turkish

[ha-Safran]: Grants

2010-01-09 Thread Karen Delaney
I was wondering if you might be able to make any suggestions about looking for any grants to help support our religious school library. I haven't had to do this before, and I'm still not finding any appropriate matches with the grant opportunities I've seen so far. Thanks! Karen Delaney

[ha-Safran]: Lesson plans about Israel

2010-01-09 Thread Andrea Rapp
Probably many of you know about it, but I have recently discovered excellent lesson plans for teaching about Israel at the standwithus.com website. Click on Teaching Tools and Resources at the top, then click on Lesson Plans for Israel 101 on the left of the screen. These plans are clear

[ha-Safran]: Judaica classification research

2010-01-09 Thread Nachum ZItter
Maybe I can find assistance here ... I am writing a thesis for my M.L.S. on the topic of Judaica classification schemes. Specifically, I am attempting to analyze patterns in Yeshiva classification and compare (or contrast) them with other schemes. The area of research includes subject headings