[ha-Safran] Three more AJL podcasts from Houston!

2014-02-20 Thread Heidi Estrin
We've got three more AJL Podcast episodes ready for you, with recordings from the 2013 conference in Houston! Jews in the Early History of Texas http://www.jewishlibraries.org/main/Resources/Podcast/tabid/89/ID/4817/Jews-in-the-Early-History-of-Texas.aspx Finding Rebecca: The Memoir of Rebecca

Re: [ha-Safran] Talmud for kids

2014-02-20 Thread Rose Myers
How about Learn Mishnah or Learn Talmud by Jacob Neusner? Rose Myers Fairfield, CT Stories are how we make sense of the world. From: Jonathan Fishburn fishburnbo...@yahoo.co.uk To: Stahl, Sheryl sst...@huc.edu; Rachel Haus rhaus_...@yahoo.com; Hasafran

[ha-Safran] Heidi Lerner will receive Life Membership Award

2014-02-20 Thread Heidi Estrin
Mazel tov to AJL member Heidi Lerner, recipient of the Life Membership Award! The award committee members noted her longtime involvement in the profession, particularly her many important contributions on Hebraica/Judaica cataloging matters. The award will be presented at this year's conference

[ha-Safran] Lost message

2014-02-20 Thread Paula Fine
I recently received a request for more info on Surpass CL, the library software I recommended. The message was lost, but I would be happy to respond if the sender would email me again. Thank you, Paula Fine Paula Fine, Librarian Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid 6880 N. Green Bay Ave

[ha-Safran] Question about choosing computers for public use

2014-02-20 Thread Judy Weidman
Our public computers that get heavy use are in need of replacement. We have had desktops and now talk is starting to replace with tablets or ipads. My concerns are the security of use when the library is unattended, not to mention the pricing. Has anyone had experience with this and what would

[ha-Safran] The Website, the Reviews, and Bears! oh my

2014-02-20 Thread Stahl, Sheryl
To view our quarterly News and Reviews online, you need to login to the AJL website www.jewishlibraries.orghttp://www.jewishlibraries.org If you have forgotten your login and/or password, you can email me at members...@jewishlibraries.org and I'll send you a reminder. I check this every day

[ha-Safran] Master Torah - curriculum for learning Talmud, Mishnah and Rambam

2014-02-20 Thread Kathe Pinchuck
Esteemed Colleagues: Recent posts have asked for suggestions for study programs or guides for several Jewish texts. It is my pleasure to recommend Master Torah: www.MasterTorah.comhttp://www.mastertorah.com/. There are currently curriculums for Talmud, Mishnah, and Rambam's Mishnah Torah

[ha-Safran] please post this newsletter and not previous one

2014-02-20 Thread Jerusalem Books
Newsletter Jerusalem Books ltd Winter 2013 - 2014 Dear Friends, Yad Tabenkin of the Kibbutz movement, Magnes have published, 'Bein ha-prati le-tsiburi,' Private and Public: Women in the Kibbutz and the Moshav.' The book is edited by Sylvie Fogiel - Bijaoui and Rachel Sharaby, in Hebrew

[ha-Safran] PDCE How Transmedia Storytelling Can Transform Literacy and Learning February 26, 2014 (ASCLA)

2014-02-20 Thread Stephanie L Gross
How Transmedia Storytelling Can Transform Literacy and Learning Hosted by the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) This presentation will introduce you to an exciting new literary form called transmedia storytelling that can serve as a powerful tool for

[ha-Safran] PDCE for SSC and RAS: Using infographics in library instruction March 5th, ALA TechSource

2014-02-20 Thread Stephanie L Gross
Using Infographics in Library Instructionhttp://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10884zbrandid=4634zidType=CHzid=21360101zsubscriberId=1031357291zbdom=http://ala-publishing.informz.net Caitlin A. Bagley Wednesday, March 5, 2014 2:30pm Eastern | 1:30pm Central 12:30pm Mountain | 11:30am

[ha-Safran] 75th Anniversary of the voyage of the St. Louis

2014-02-20 Thread Ergo Media
Ergo Media has a full collection of exceptional DVDs that deal with the Holocaust and a separate website: www.holocaustvideo.com with a complete listing of all of our titles. This May will be the 75th anniversary of the infamous voyage of the luxury liner St. Louis that left Germany with over

[ha-Safran] Blog Tour Carnival

2014-02-20 Thread Heidi Estrin
Friends, there are lots of excellent links available for you Judaic reading pleasure online right now! The Sydney Taylor Book Award 2014 Blog Tour wraps up today. This has been a week-long series of STBA-winning author/illustrator interviews posted all over the blogosphere. Find links to all

[ha-Safran] Jerusalem Explained. New comic/video!

2014-02-20 Thread Hasafran
From: Scott Sheidlower ssheidlo...@york.cuny.edu Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 20:06:22 + Subject: Jerusalem Explained. New comic/video! For those who don't see Ph.D. comics, this is worth looking at. Scott Sheidlower Assoc. Prof., Library York College/CUNY Jamaica, NY

[ha-Safran] Letter supporting your conference attendance

2014-02-20 Thread Heidi Estrin
Dear AJL Members, The 49th annual Association of Jewish Libraries conference will take place June 22-25, 2014 at the Westin Las Vegas Hotel, Casino Spa in Las Vegas, NV, and I hope to see many of you there! I have written a letter encouraging your director to support your attendance at the