Re: [ha-Safran]: How about Me'ah Shearim and Public Libraries?

2004-06-11 Thread shoshana langerman
In response to your last mail, I only want to mention that the libraries I refer to are real libraries where they purchase variuos books. They have a nice reference collection It is nor a Gmach, which is something that has nothing to do with alibrary. A gmach is just a place where one can borrow b

Re: [ha-Safran]: How about Me'ah Shearim and Public Libraries?

2004-06-06 Thread E-libraries Israel
Regarding, Shoshana Langerman's response to my initial e-mail: I would be interested in learning more about these 9 particular libraries. Their approval by Rabbanim for visitation by women and (young) children is in line with what I had stated in my first letter. Similarly, I can see a Torah Jew

Re: [ha-Safran]: How about Me'ah Shearim and Public Libraries?

2004-06-03 Thread shoshana langerman
I saw Avi Shoub reply to the debate of public libraries and Orthodox Jews. As Orthodox Jews really have a very broad definition I would like to point your attention to the fact, that in recent year the Jerusalem Municipality has opened 9 (nine) small public libraries in Charedi neighbourhood. These

[ha-Safran]: How about Me'ah Shearim and Public Libraries?

2004-06-02 Thread E-libraries Israel
Hello, Janet. My guess is that the premise of your study, as stated, will not bear any accurate results. While I understand the assumptions/observations that you have made and wish to pursue, the term "Orthodox Jew" no longer has any well defined meaning. Anybody can call themselves an "Orthodo