[ha-Safran] CALL FOR BOOK REVIEWS

2017-02-07 Thread Dr. Dina Ripsman Eylon
CALL FOR BOOK REVIEWS WOMEN IN JUDAISM: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL IS SEEKING BOOK REVIEWERS FOR ITS 2016-7 ISSUES About the Journal: Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal is published exclusively on the Internet as a forum for scholarly debate on gender-related issues in Judaism.

[ha-Safran] Call for moderators for the AJL Conference!

2017-02-07 Thread Michelle Chesner
Dear Safranim, Now that the preliminary schedule grid has been posted online ( http://jewishlibraries.org/images/downloads/Upcoming_Conference/ajlnyc2017_schedule_with_sessions.pdf), please take a look - we are looking for moderators for sessions! If you are interested in moderating a specific

[ha-Safran] Steinsaltz Talmud now freely available on Sefaria

2017-02-07 Thread Barry Walfish
Safranim, This is very good news! People have been asking about a digitized searchable open access English Talmud, so here it is. It seems to be following the publishing program of the Koren Steinsaltz Talmud which is up to Bava Batra. Barry [620px.shim.png] [logo.150x70.png]

Re: [ha-Safran] Sponsored children's book available

2017-02-07 Thread Rachel Kamin
The first 4 books in the “Animals Build Character Series” was reviewed in the September/October 2016 issue of AJL Reviews : Hermelin, Aviva. Animals Build Character Series: Listen and Learn from the Animals. Jerusalem: Chaim Mazo, 2016. Gr. K-3. 42 pp. each. $17.95 HC; $9.95 PBK; $6.95 Kindle.

[ha-Safran] Embryology in Jewish and Ancient Middle Eastern Sources

2017-02-07 Thread Celestina Levant
Hello, We would like to introduce a new publication by The Hebrew University Magnes press. Korot -The Israel journal of the history of medicine and science vol. 23 Embryology in Jewish and Ancient Middle Eastern Sources Edited by: Samuel S.

[ha-Safran] Blog Tour Day 2: Sydney Taylor Book Awards

2017-02-07 Thread Heidi Rabinowitz
We continue the 2017 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour today. Day 2's two blog tour stops are with the winning titles I DISSENT at the blog Ima On and Off the Bima, and DREIDELS ON THE BRAIN at Bildungsroman. Please visit the Association of Jewish Libraries at