[ha-Safran] Educational and Fun Resources for Tu B'Shvat

2021-01-14 Thread Jacob Richman via Hasafran
Hi Everyone! Tu B'Shvat, the New Year for Trees, falls on the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shvat, January 28 this year - 5781 / 2021. This Jewish mini-holiday is of major importance to our appreciation of nature and our relationship to it. It is customary to plant trees and partake of the fruits

[ha-Safran] Fwd: NLI Webinar: Burning of Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge, 1/18/21

2021-01-14 Thread Shmuel Ben-Gad via Hasafran
-- Forwarded message - From: Walter Reich Date: Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 4:05 PM Subject: NLI Webinar: Burning of Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge, 1/18/21 To: Monday, Jan. 18, 1:00 PM Eastern Time US Monday, Jan. 18, 6:00 PM London Time Monday, Jan 18,

[ha-Safran] You are invited to participate in the 2021 Study of Leaders in American Jewish Life Today

2021-01-14 Thread Kathleen Bloomfield via Hasafran
I am sending this on behalf of the 2021 Jewish Leadership Study. Dear AJL members, We are pleased to invite you to participate in a new study of leaders in Jewish life today. The study asks: Who are today's leaders – both lay and professional? How were they educated and how did Jewish education

[ha-Safran] Virtual poster session at AJL 2021 Virtual Conference

2021-01-14 Thread Haim A Gottschalk via Hasafran
Dear All, Hodesh tov! I am putting out a call to all who are interested in doing a virtual poster session. These sessions would be approximately 10 to 15 minutes long and it could be on a current project you are working on or a proposal for a future project, which you would like to share. I am

Re: [ha-Safran] AJL Presents Member Authors (RAS): Call for books

2021-01-14 Thread Mira Sucharov via Hasafran
Hi Michelle, I’m interested Here’s a link to my book: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030537319__;!!KGKeukY!ma1uB7XSYHHcOtxNEcBxCmxQQoFoBZ3gktG6-EHP68tN-Z9CQhY2fSAL4a10q1CPb1o$ Mira Sucharov Professor of Political Science & University Chair of Teaching

[ha-Safran] AJL Presents Member Authors (RAS): Call for books

2021-01-14 Thread Michelle Chesner via Hasafran
Hello all, After the great success of our first member author lightning round, we'd like to do a second one, tentatively scheduled for March 14 at noon EST. If you are an AJL member and recently published a book that you'd like to highlight in a lightning talk (3-5 minutes), please let me know.

Re: [ha-Safran] upcoming retirement

2021-01-14 Thread Žilvinas Beliauskas via Hasafran
Dear Heidi, I am very proud and happy to have met you! It was always a pleasure. Al the best in your future endeavors! Sincerely, Žilvinas B. 1/13/2021 22:10, Haim A Gottschalk via Hasafran rašė: Dear Heidi, I can’t thank you enough for introducing me to cataloging so many years ago.

[ha-Safran] New Frontiers for Jewish Digital Heritage - January 26th from 15:00 - 18:00 CET (New York 9-12 AM)

2021-01-14 Thread Dov Winer via Hasafran
*New Frontiers for Jewish Digital Heritage* *Tuesday 26 January 2021, from 15:00 to 18:00 CET on Zoom* (9:00 AM New York; 16:00 PM Jerusalem) I am glad to share the announcement for the concluding event of the project *Judaica Europeana II*. The announcement is available at

Re: [ha-Safran] WJC Poetry Workshop

2021-01-14 Thread Alan Lapayover via Hasafran
Cathy Cohen is a former congregant of mine and very talented poet and teacher. I would highly encourage anyone interested in signing up to participate with her. Alan Rabbi Alan LaPayover Director, Mordecai M. Kaplan Library Reconstructionist Rabbinical College __ Messages and opinions