Safranim,
A lot of great responses poured in to my request for your favorite
books of 2010.
Here's the blog post:
http://jewishlibraries.org/blog/?p=697
Be sure to check out the comments for more as well as the AJL
Facebook page. Feel free to share the link via email, Twitter, or any
other socia
Safranim,
I'd love to put together a blog post for the AJL blog with a list of
recommended or favorite Tu B'Shevat books in the next week or two.
Would anyone like to submit some titles? Kids' and adults' titles are
wanted and welcome!
Thanks,
Marie Cloutier
AJL Administrative Consultant
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From: Amy Wolfe
Date: Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:07 PM
Subject: Largess - The Zohar
To: "Stephanie L. Gross, MLS"
Hi Stephanie,
Happy New Year.
I'm writing to see if you know of anyone or any institution which
may want a 23 volume set of The Zohar?
(by Shimon bar Yochai from the Book of Avraham
What can be protected is the subject of my latest blog post. I deal
with questions such as what is authorship? What is creativity? What
is originality?
To read it go
to: http://kol-safran.blogspot.com/2011/01/what-is-copyright-part-4.html
Please feel free to share this URL and make comments
Try also here:
http://www.medethics.org.il/db/asia.asp
Uri
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Dear Safranim,
I'm very pleased to announce the publication of:
Bibliographia Karaitica
An Annotated Bibliography of Karaites and Karaism
by Barry Dov Walfish with Mikhail Kizilov. Leiden: Brill, 2011.
Karaite Texts and Studies Volume 2
Études sur le Judaïsme Médiéval, 43
ISBN-13 (i):978 90
Hello Hasafran friends -
I am wondering if any of your libraries are purchasing and lending
e-books? Can anyone who is doing this tell me how it works? Who is
the vendor? What are the costs? How are the e-books conveyed to
your patrons? Do they have to come into the library -- or do they
Shalom,
I am looking for a suggestion for a book that will be presented to
speakers representing different religions about women's status in
their religion.
Thanks have a wonderful 2011,
Amalia Warshenbrot 704-365-3313
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Hi Everyone!
I created on my website a new educational resource called:
The Alef-Bet Page
The Alef-Bet Page has online and printable Hebrew alphabet
charts which include the Hebrew letters in three formats:
block, script, and Rashi. The charts also have the numeric value
of each letter.
The addr
Hello Safranim
I have offered to catalog my synagogue library for inventory and
searching purposes. We want a web based program. We have about 2500
volumes, and about 1/2 are seforim. I anticipate that the collection
will grow.
My question is two-fold:
1. I know that OPALS handles Hebrew charac
Dear Safranim,
Does anyone have the following back issues of Tradition
Magazine? Fall 2007, Winter 2007, Summer 2009 and Fall 2009. Our
issues are missing and the Rabbinical Council does not have them in
stock. If anyone knows where we can find these back issues we would
greatly appreciate
Does anyone have knowledge of an inexpensive (no more than $4) yet
engaging Megilla Esther for a conservative synagogue congregation?
Helen Chronister
Helen Chronister
Librarian
Congregation Tifereth Israel
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Dear Colleagues,
I have been asked to advise from a colleague on good, user-friendly
software for a Judaica scholar to use for cataloging his private
libarry (of perhaps 8000 volumes) which includes some rare
items. Needs Hebrew font capability and sorting by Hebrew alphabet etc.
Many t
The most exhaustive biography of the important Zionist figure, father
of the Jewish Legion, organizer of Betar and eventual patron saint of
the Israeli right wing. The author actually knew Jabotinsky and was
involved in the pre-State activities organized or inspired by
Jabotinsky. He pursued a
The seventh issue of the Alon of the Judaica Librarians' Group
(Israel) has appeared. It can be accessed athttp://safranim.wordpress.com/
Articles in this issue deal with a definition of the term
"information literacy"; examples of the importance of a wide
knowledge of available sources, elect
Hi All,
Our prior senior Rabbi suggested we keep the old Encyclopedia Judaic (1971
edition) when we purchased the new one, saying that there was information
in it that was not in the new one. A 1972 edition has been donated. Does
anyone have knowledge as to whether the '72 is an improvement on '
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please be informed of the recent publication of the title:
The Sages of the Mishnah and the Talmud
Teachings, Activities and Leadership
By Moshe Beer
http://www.biupress.co.il/website_en/index.asp?id=820
ISBN 978-965-226-397-1
498 pp. Hebrew. Hardcover. 2010
List Price: $ 45.-
Dear Colleagues,
I am once again relying on your expertise, to fill a request from our
Spanish teacher. At our K-8 school, Spanish is taught in grades 7 &
8. When I asked our Spanish teacher earlier in the year if I could
be of any help to her, she replied that she wants her students to
leav
A 4th grade teacher has asked me how her students can act out the
parasha: Mishpatim, Exodus 21. It's a list of daily laws on how to
treat others, essentially. I've been searching for stories which
might illustrate the value of rules, a folktale or something, but to
no avail. Have spent lot
I have several copies of "Jewish Currents" from 1973-1997. This is by
no means a complete run, but might be of interest to fill in gaps in
collections.
In addition, the book, "A Ten Year Harvest, The Third Decennial
Reader: A selection of short stories, poems and essays from Jewish
Currents, 1
Dear friends,
The following books are available to anyone who wants them, just for
the cost of postage.
1) "The Investigation," Peter Weiss, reissued 1981
2) "Daughters of Rachel: Women in Israel," Natalie Rein, 1979
3) "Madonna or Courtesan? Jewish Women in Christian Literature,"
Livia Bitto
Thanks so much for the excellent responses! (Sorry for the delay in
responding; our telephone and Internet service were disrupted for 2
days because of the blizzard, and there's been so much to catch up on.)
Check out my web site: http://bookandagarden.com.
Basya Karp, Librarian
Shulamith High
Happy New Year! If you are going to the American Library Association
Midwinter Meeting this week and/or live in or near the San Diego
area, you are cordially invited to the following Jewish Information
Committee (JIC) and Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange
Round Table (EMIERT) event
PRESS RELEASE
Toronto, December 31, 2010
Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal, Volume 7, Number 1
We are delighted to announce the electronic publication of a new
issue of Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal. The journal
can be accessed at http://www.womeninjudaism.org
The ne
As a librarian and also an author myself, I obviously support the
purchase of real print-and-paper books.
But as a reader and traveler, I must say that I LOVE my Kindle and
have not had any of the problems that you had, Lee. I use the Kindle
primarily when traveling -- now that airlines severe
DR A ROBERT NEURATH [mailto:arneur...@att.net]
Has written a book on Bratislava's pre-Holocaust Jewish professionals,
artists and businessmen.
The color version of the book has now been completed.
More information about the book is available at the website
www.neurabooks.comand www.youtube.c
English online version of new Israeli political magazine Machar (Tomorrow)
http://en.mhar.co.il/
Shmuel Ben-Gad,
Gelman Library,
George Washington University.
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CRL will purchase Ha-Arets microfilm with full coverage of 1919-63.
Some later years are already covered by CRL. Thank you to all of
those who voted in favor! J
See http://www.crl.edu/news/7076
Uri
Uri Kolodney
Hebrew & Jewish Stud
The Lookstein Center professional journal Jewish Educational
Leadership fall 2010 issue (http://www.lookstein.org/journal.htm)
focuses on Educational Technology 2.0. What resources are available?
What is the promise, and the danger, of integrating technology into
Jewish education? Where are we
The New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of Jewish
Libraries will hold its 2011 Reference Workshop on Tuesday, January
18, 9 am-12:30 pm, at the New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue at
42nd Street (*Entrance on 42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues).
Program:
Evaluatin
Hi,
I am a new publisher with an popular new book and audio CD for
learners of Modern Hebrew.
Can anyone advise me how to get the book into libraries in the
states, especially relevant libraries for Judaic studies courses?
Thanks so much,
Claire
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