[ha-Safran] Another important Sefer-ha-Safran] ISO: "must have" list for yeshiva library

2024-01-09 Thread Hindishe Lee via Hasafran
Hi again, Aviva- Forgot this Sefer. Very important. Guide to the Perplexed by Maimonides (Moreh Nevuchim). His “ Epistle to Yemen” is also very significant to a Judaica collection. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 9, 2024, at 12:58 PM, Hindishe Lee mailto:hl...@yu.edu>> wrote: So glad! I’m off this

Re: [ha-Safran] - ISO: "must have" list for yeshiva library

2024-01-09 Thread Shmuel Ben-Gad via Hasafran
I would respectfully suggest that Sefer ha-emunot v'ha-dayot (The Book of Beliefs and Opinions") by Saadia Gaon be added to this list. It is one of the most important books of Jewish philosophy and has been translated from Arabic into Hebrew and English. On Mon, Jan 8, 2024 at 10:14 PM

[ha-Safran] - ISO: "must have" list for yeshiva library

2024-01-08 Thread Hindishe Lee via Hasafran
Dear Aviva- When you say Yeshiva library, who will be the patrons? Only yeshiva students? Litvish? Chassidish? Modern Orthodox?High school level or above? Is this for English speakers? Basically, I would suggest these sefarim and any English translations that are available. Tanach Mikraot

[ha-Safran] ISO: "must have" list for yeshiva library

2024-01-08 Thread Aviva Adler via Hasafran
Hi all, I'm looking for a must-have list of sefaria/Judaic for a yeshiva library or bet medrash. Anyone have anything like that or can point the way to something similar? Thanks! Aviva Adler __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily