Re: [ha-Safran] weeding advice

Hi , Deb: You will find information about weeding materials in our resource manual at http://nesiya.wikispaces.com/Weeding+and+Discarding+Unwanted+Materials. In addition, there may be past conference proceedings about this topic. You can search those here:

[ha-Safran] Response to "Why Are Jewish Children's Books So Bad?"

The essay in Mosaic decrying the state of Jewish kidlit was ill-informed in my opinion, and I've written a comprehensive response on my blog, The Book of Life, at https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2016/11/response-to-jewish-kidlit-article-in.html. I hope you will read it and comment on it, and

[ha-Safran] weeding advice

I am weeding titles and I am worried that I will be removing titles of value since we have a large collection. Does anyone have ideas of places I can check titles to evaluate their merit? We might have first editions that are valuable as well. Thank you, Deb Abner Library Director Rabbi

[ha-Safran] FW: AJL News and AJL Reviews

Dear Safraniyot and Safranim, Please see below a message which was just sent to AJL members. Current issues of the News and Reviews are available online for members only. Previous issues (more than one year old), are freely available to all at

[ha-Safran] Eight Conversations on the Epistle to the Hebrews

Hello, We would like to introduce a new publication by The Hebrew University Magnes Press: God’s Word Is Powerful Eight Conversations on the Epistle to the Hebrews By Yair Zakovitch, Serge

Re: [ha-Safran] Oedipus in Brooklyn and Other Stories by Blume Lempel

Aaron, past chair of the DC conference and chai of the Fanny Goldstein Merit Award a and the new AJL Literary award as well as a poet in his own merit is making us proud again. Mazle tov Aaron! Amalia Warshenbrot AJL President From: Yermiyahu Ahron Taub Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2016 7:28

[ha-Safran] 'The Book of the Soul of Man' - Commentary on Ecclesiastes

Hello We would like to introduce a new publication by the World Union of Jewish Studies: 'The Book of the Soul of Man' Commentary on Ecclesiastes By Samuel Ben Judah Ibn Tibbon Edited by: James T. Robinson Samuel b. Judah ibn Tibbon (c. 1165-1232) is most famous for his translation of

[ha-Safran] Oedipus in Brooklyn and Other Stories by Blume Lempel

Dear Safranim, I am delighted to announce the publication of *Oedipus in Brooklyn and Other Stories* by Blume Lempel and translated from the Yiddish by Ellen Cassedy (www.ellencassedy.com) and me. The book is co-published by Mandel Vilar Press and Dryad Press and is available for purchase via