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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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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!
yeshivas in America afterthe Holocaust
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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
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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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!
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.
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
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
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
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
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