Re: [ha-Safran] Young adult fiction about conversion

2014-11-06 Thread Yahoo
Sun Inside Rain by M. Bassara. Powerful novel. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 5, 2014, at 2:28 AM, Clare Kinberg ckinb...@gmail.com wrote: I'm looking for a Young Adult or Teen novel that includes a main character who is a Jew by choice or includes a theme of conversion to Judaism. Any

[ha-Safran] Proposal for Revision of Uighur Romanization Table

2014-11-06 Thread Johnson, Bruce
Proposal for Revision of Uighur Romanization Table 11/05/14 A proposal to revise the Uighur romanization table has been submitted to the Library of Congress and is available for review at Uighurhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/uighur-rev.pdf

[ha-Safran] לכבוד שבת - רשימה קצרה מספריית הרמבם

2014-11-06 Thread rambaml1
בסד שלום לכבוד שבת - רשימה קצרה בבלוג עם הספר http://amhasefer.wordpress.com/ של ספריית הרמבם. ארחי ופרחי לפרשת וירא הכנסת אורחים היא מצווה חשובה. מאברהם אבינו למדנו שגדולה הכנסת אורחים מקבלת פני השכינה. האם כל אורחים רצויים בביתנו ? האם תכניסו לביתכם ארחי - פרחי ? לצפיה ברשימה ראו נא כאן

[ha-Safran] collection development policy

2014-11-06 Thread Rachel Lewin
Continuing on the mission statement theme.can anyone share their collection development policy? My predecessor spent so much time cleaning up years of accumulated junk, and putting everything into an online catalog, that she didn't focus too much on adding to the collection. Now, we are in a

[ha-Safran] new National Jewish Book Club from Jewish Book Council

2014-11-06 Thread Miryam Pomerantz Dauber
Dear AJL members, I wanted to send you a quick note to let you know about an exciting new project from Jewish Book Council's JBC Book Clubs department that I hope will be of interest to you. The National Jewish Book Club is complimentary program that offers an exciting, accessible way to discover

Re: [ha-Safran] question about Cut Me Loose

2014-11-06 Thread Joyce Levine
Dear Mirele, I had a similar experience with the book The Rabbi's Daughter by Reva Mann. I had only read some reviews, which were positive and didn't convey the exact nature of the book. A 9th grader took it out and returned it quickly, saying that she didn't like it. I then got an uncomfortable

[ha-Safran] Reminder: Kestenbaum Judaica Auction: Thursday, November 13th, 2014

2014-11-06 Thread Kestenbaum Company
Exhibition: Sunday, November 9th - Wednesday, November 12th Online 3D Auction Catalogue

Re: [ha-Safran] question about Cut Me Loose

2014-11-06 Thread Andrea Rapp
Back in the Stone Age when I got my MLS degree, we talked about selection, and not censorship. We would *never* engage in censorship! However, there are books one simply doesn't select for the collection. You may have to justify the items you do select, but not the ones you don't. Do they

[ha-Safran] Vision statement

2014-11-06 Thread Toby Harris
Library Vision The Temple De Hirsch Libraries are welcoming spaces that promote the study of Jewish thought and practice , exploration and collaboration. We support the educational needs of our religion school, early childhood community, adult learners, and congregational staff. We preserve