[ha-Safran] New book by Magnes Press (Israel)

2013-02-12 Thread Celestina Levant
Hello! We would like to introduce a new Judaica book published by Magnes press. Sources and Tradition A Source Critical Commentary on the Talmud Tractate Sanhedrin By David Weiss Halivni http://www.magnespress.co.il/website_en/index.asp?action=author_pageae t_id=166 For info about

[ha-Safran] FREE ALA Webinar re: Mobile services for library users

2013-02-12 Thread Stephanie L Gross
Mobile Services: The Library in Your Pocket Hosted by Jason Griffey Thursday, February 14 2:00pm Eastern | 1:00pm Central | 12:00 noon Mountain | 11:00am Pacific Mobile devices are everywhere - smartphones, tablets, and other devices are transforming the worlds of education and librarianship.

Re: [ha-Safran] Library Budget Question

2013-02-12 Thread Rachel Haus
Dear Lynn,   In answer to your question, we have a pretty small conservative shul (about 100 families) in a pretty small midwestern town. When I got here about 7 years ago, the library, which had been professionally run at different times, was then staffed by a volunteer who liked libraries. It

[ha-Safran] ASCLA : PDCE opportunity with CEUs. (SSC)

2013-02-12 Thread Stephanie L Gross
I'm sharing this with AJL, as I know there are many of you who do wish to acquire CEUs here and there. Please let me know if you experience any problems with the links. Information concerning registration is noted at the end of the posting. Stephanie. Dear ALA colleague, The Association of

[ha-Safran] FW: Professor Moshe Lazar Memorial Service

2013-02-12 Thread Weisman, Yaffa
fyi Dr. Yaffa Weisman, Director The Frances-Henry Library Adjunct Associate Professor HUC-JIR Jack H. Skirball Los Angeles Campus www.huc.edu/libraries/la 213-765-2170 Dear Faculty Colleagues, As many of you know, distinguished USC professor Moshe Lazar passed away on December 13th, 2012.

[ha-Safran] Out of print Hebrew books

2013-02-12 Thread Haviva Peters
Does anyone know where I can find any of these out of print elementary level Hebrew books – published in the 60’s? These by Akiva Egozi: העשיר והפירות יוסף האורג רבי יצחק והאבן הטובה הבלשים These by Sol Scharfstein: הטיל שטעה דוד והארי רבי חיא החלמאים Thanks! Haviva

[ha-Safran] reader query re: Yiddish short stories (Joe the tsimbler)

2013-02-12 Thread Amanda Seigel
Dear Safranim, I received the following query from a reader and am wondering if anyone is familiar with this book. The reader writes: About a year ago I saw a new book of translations of Yiddish short stories at West Side Judaica. There was a story about a tsimbl player named Joe who performs

[ha-Safran] Job posting: Senior Manager for Library Services at the Center for Jewish History

2013-02-12 Thread Jennifer Palmisano
Apologies for cross-posting. Senior Manager for Library Services The Center for Jewish History is one of the great Jewish historical and cultural institutions in the world. The Center embodies a unique partnership of five major institutions of Jewish scholarship, history, and art. For more