Re: [ha-Safran] FW: Tough Question

2013-09-09 Thread Kuperman, Aaron
The exclusionary rule is that if the government (i.e. the police, public prosecutor, etc.) obtains the evidence illegally, the evidence is inadmissable. Under traditional Jewish law (not to mention under the Anglo-American common law until about 200 years ago), prosecutions were brought by

[ha-Safran] DVD Recommendation

2013-09-09 Thread Silverburg, Sanford R
A friend and colleague is searching for a DVD to be used at the college level that describes Judaism for use in a religion class. Recommendations would be appreciated; please send off list. TIA. Sanford Silverburg __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual

[ha-Safran] 1980 Encyclopedia Judaica to donate

2013-09-09 Thread Gil Rosen
Chaverim, One of my congregants would like to donate an 18 volume set of The Encyclopedia Judaica to the first taker. Please contact Harriet Mazansky mazanskyharr...@gmail.com if you are interested. G'mar tov, Gil Rosen Director of Library Services Temple Emanuel Newton, MA 02459 617 558-8126

[ha-Safran] video

2013-09-09 Thread Aileen Grossberg
Has anyone seen the video Jewish Soldiers in Blue and Gray? It's about the Civil War. A patron has asked for a recommendation. Thanks in advance. Aileen Grossberg Lampert Library Congregation Shomrei Emunah Montclair, NJ 07042 __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the

[ha-Safran] New podcast: INTENTIONS

2013-09-09 Thread Heidi Estrin
The newest episode of The Book of Life podcast, hosted by librarian Heidi Estrin, features an interview with Deborah Heiligman, author of the Sydney Taylor Award-winning teen novel INTENTIONS. It's a very appropriate book for the High Holiday season, with its themes of betrayal, choices, and

[ha-Safran] Submission deadline for Judaica Librarianship

2013-09-09 Thread Rachel Leket-Mor
Dear all, Shanah tovah from the editorial board of Judaica Librarianship, AJL's scholarly journal. This is a friendly reminder that our submission deadline for vol. 18 is September 30. Best wishes, Hatimah tovah, Rachel Rachel Leket-Mor Editor-in-Chief, Judaica Librarianship Association of

[ha-Safran] A new website devoted to Israeli nationalist thinker Yisrael Eldad (in Hebrew)

2013-09-09 Thread Shmuel Ben-Gad
http://www.israeleldad.co.il/ -- Shmuel Ben-Gad, Gelman Library, George Washington University. Silence, silence, light be thy step. --Euripides. Orestes 140. __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the

[ha-Safran] e-library

2013-09-09 Thread david c jacobs
Does anyone have experience with e-book lending? Especially for very small synagogue libraries. Our congregation in Corpus Christi only has about 4000 books. But as more people are buying e-readers I would like to start acquiring books of Jewish interest as they are released. Any thoughts or