[ha-Safran] e-readers

As promised, here is a summary of the answers I receivedwhen I inquired about the purchasing of e-readers: Purchased Nooks because of the in-store help and training. BN wants to help schools and libraries. The Kindle license may not even allow use for this purpose although many

[ha-Safran] In the Beginning There Was the Holocaust (Magnes press)

Hello We would like to introduce a new book published by Magnes press: In the Beginning There Was the Holocaust A Spiritual Journey Back into the Abysses of Jewish History By Moshe Shner http://www.magnes-press.com/Authors/Moshe+Shner.aspx?name=Moshe+Shner The Holocaust is an

[ha-Safran] And before Honor – Humility (Magnes press)

Hello We would like to introduce a new book published by Magnes press: And before Honor – Humility The ideal of humility in the moral language of the Sages By Richard S. Lewis http://www.magnes-press.com/Authors/Richard+S.+Lewis.aspx?name=Richard+S.+Lewis And before Honor –

[ha-Safran] Fwd: To Friends of Dan Rettberg and Linda Schuster

Yossi, Daniel Rettberg is very ill. If it would be okay, please post this on HaSafran: Dear AJL friends, please say a mishaberach for Daniel Yohanon Shalom ben Gitl (Daniel Rettberg). I got a message from his wife, Linda Schuster, today. Here is her note: Dan has been fighting leukemia for the

[ha-Safran] Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee

Dear Friends: Three positions on the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee will be available beginning January 1, 2014. Applicants should be members of AJL, familiar with the scope of Judaic children’s literature, experienced in writing critical reviews, willing and able to read and review over

[ha-Safran] Kestenbaum Company Auction of Fine Judaica

Attached please find the press release for Kestenbaum Company's forthcoming auction of Fine Judaica scheduled for Thursday, November 14th at 3:00 pm. The auction features nearly 500 lots including Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial Objects and Graphic Works of Art. The

[ha-Safran] Requested article received

Friends - Many thanks for the rapid reply. I received the article just now. Thanks to all who responded. Lee Paskinjd -- Lee S. Paskind, Rabbi First Hebrew Congregation 1821 E. Main St., Peekskill NY 10566 914.739.0500 ra...@firsthebrew.org ravlsp...@gmail.com __ Messages and opinions

[ha-Safran] New Publication: Second edition of Moshe Greenberg's Understanding Exodus, edited by Jeffrey Tigay

Dear Safranim, Please note that Wipf and Stock publishers have just published a second edition of Moshe's Greenberg's 1969 book Understanding Exodus, edited by Jeffrey Tigay. The new edition bears the title Understanding Exodus: A Holistic Commentary on Exodus 1-11. For details see