Re: [ha-Safran] Looking for a book of ethical questions for high school students

2023-06-16 Thread Sherry Wasserman via Hasafran
Linda, Have you looked at: Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices (6-Volume Set) Rabbis Elliot N. Dorff, Danya Ruttenberg, Louis E. Newman, eds. Includes titles Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices: Body Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices: Money Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices: Power Jewish Choices, Jewish

[ha-Safran] All-of-a-Kind-Family books to be developed as a TV show

2022-09-23 Thread Sherry Wasserman via Hasafran
What interesting news about these stories. AJL is mentioned in the article. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jta.org/2022/09/22/ny/the-all-of-a-kind-family-books-are-set-to-__;!!KGKeukY!3I5d_GIWjH3poPoDrBW_9C6DWXRRhs6TbOTjkWGF0BI5W8w7iv8G6sNpjLV2omF_L_UuiHAeTmbLIMvP8A0wqm0StzDj$

[ha-Safran] [hasafran]: Children's book for Shavuot

2022-05-05 Thread Sherry Wasserman via Hasafran
As we count up to Shavuot, remember there is still time order and receive a copy of my children's book about the holiday for your library. I Am Standing At Mount Sinai: a book about Shavuot for young people Sherry T Wasserman, illus. by Ruthie Cisse. This vibrantly illustrated hardcover

Re: [ha-Safran] question about kippot

2021-08-04 Thread Sherry Wasserman via Hasafran
How interesting that this issue is surfacing for discussion again. I remember and AJL Conference from many years ago that I attended where there was a discussion with publishers of children's books. I believe there were 3 or 4 speakers representing various publishing houses. One of the speakers

[ha-Safran] Shavuot is coming!

2021-04-12 Thread Sherry Wasserman via Hasafran
Hi colleagues, Now that Passover is over, it is time to count down to Shavuot. That makes it the perfect time to consider adding my new book, I Am Standing at Mount Sinai to your library's children's collection. This book, told through the eyes of an insightful young girl, is a vibrantly

[ha-Safran] FW: From the 'Gram

2021-02-07 Thread Sherry Wasserman via Hasafran
Today’s Jewish Book Council’s “From the Gram” email is all about Sydney Taylor’s More All-of-a-Kind Family. Here is a link to the email and the long article about the book by Emily Schneider. Enjoy! Sherry Wasserman Volunteer Librarian, Congregation B’nai Moshe, W. Bloomfield, MI

Re: [ha-Safran] cataloging question

2020-11-16 Thread Sherry Wasserman via Hasafran
I put it in 130 – Mental Health. That is where I have put other titles about psychological self-help. Hope that helps. Sherry Wasserman, Volunteer Librarian Congregation B'nai Moshe West Bloomfield, MI 48322 From: Hasafran On Behalf Of Aileen Grossberg via Hasafran Sent: Monday,

Re: [ha-Safran] Trying to ID a kids book about a wedding

2020-08-21 Thread Sherry Wasserman via Hasafran
I think the title you are looking or is Simon Boom gives a wedding by Yuri Suhl https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30762238-simon-boom-gives-a-wedding Sherry Wasserman, Volunteer Librarian Congregation B'nai Moshe West Bloomfield, MI 48322 From: Hasafran On Behalf Of Heidi Rabinowitz

[ha-Safran] AJL Virtual Conference 2020

2020-07-03 Thread Sherry Wasserman via Hasafran
I just want to add my congratulations to the Chicago Conference Committee, and all those in jumped in to help organize and orchestrate this year's "instant" virtual AJL Conference! In a very short time they managed to create a terrific virtual conference that ran without a visible hitch to those

[ha-Safran] (hasafran) Entering Jewish book awards info into OPALS

2020-02-14 Thread Sherry Wasserman via Hasafran
When working on cataloging items that had received a National Jewish Book Award or a Sydney Taylor Book Award I noticed that when you manually insert the 586 MARC tag for "Awards Note" OPALS provided a drop down menu of various book awards so that you can just select the award you want to insert