Re: [ha-Safran] New book: Abraham Abulafia's "Anonymous" commentary to Sefer Yetsirah

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[ha-Safran] New book: Abraham Abulafia's "Anonymous" commentary to Sefer Yetsirah

Dear all, At the risk of tooting my own horn, I wanted to let you know about my new book. Abulafia, Abraham ben Samuel. Comentari 'anònim' al Llibre de la Formació [The 'anonymous' commentary to Sefer Yetsirah]. Introduction and translation Neil M. Frau-Cortes ; preface and edition Rosa Planas

[ha-Safran] New book! Women on the Yiddish Stage, and invitation to the online book launch, Feb. 5, 2024

Dear Safranim, You are cordially invited to an online launch for the book Women on the Yiddish Stage

[ha-Safran] New book: Kosher ADHD: Surviving and Thriving in The Torah-Observant World

This new book will be of interest to some: Kosher ADHD: Surviving and Thriving in The Torah-Observant World Kosher ADHD offers a practical yet creative approach how to transform the chaos of ADHD into a fulfilling Torah-observant lifestyle. Synthesizing Jewish insight and sensitivities with

[ha-Safran] New book: Ricardo's Extraordinary Journey

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[ha-Safran] New Book on the synagogues of Greece by Elias Messinas and two articles in English about his work in Greece.

Architect, Dr. Elias Messinas, has been working for years restoring synagogues in Greece and documenting those that were to be destroyed. He has also documented the stories of the towns and their people. This is his second book on the topic. His first book was on the synagogues of Salonika

[ha-Safran] New book of poetry by Grzgorz Kwiatkowski and related concert tour by Trupa Trupa

Everyone - I was recently contacted by a prize-winning Polish poet and musician Grzgorz Kwiatkowski, who has published a collection of poems translated into English called "Crops":

[ha-Safran] new book from Naydus Press

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[ha-Safran] new book on Jews of Izmir (Smyrna)

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Re: [ha-Safran] New book from Lerner

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[ha-Safran] New book from Lerner

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[ha-Safran] New Book Series on Basics of Jewish Belief and Faith

I think some here will find this of interest: New Book Series on Basics of Jewish Belief and Faith Three volumes reinforce belief, increase passion and deepen commitment. The Unbroken Chain In this fascinating book, master-educator and author Rabbi David Sapirman

[ha-Safran] New Book

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[ha-Safran] new book for your lists

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[ha-Safran] new book

Dear Librarians, We are pleased to announce the publication of a new book by The Schocken Institute for Jewish Research-JTS: Light Has Dawned: The Relation Between Marriage and Mourning Customs in Jewish Tradition by Shmuel Glick Second Revised Edition with Additions 420 p., soft

[ha-Safran] new book in memory of June Cummins

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[ha-Safran] New Book Announcement - Matzah Mia!

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[ha-Safran] New Book

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[ha-Safran] New Book Announcement

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[ha-Safran] New Book Of Poems About Jewish Spain

My new book, Souls in the Garden: Poems About Jewish Spain, is now in print after almost twenty years of traveling, researching, and writing. The poems were inspired by my two trips to Spain, in search of voices and traces of medieval and modern Jewish Spain. The voices encountered include

[ha-Safran] New Book of Life episode: The Kosher Baker

The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast features cookbook author Paula Shoyer, "The Kosher Baker," talking about Jewish cuisine and its significance in our lives. You can hear the episode at https://jewishbooks.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-kosher-baker.html. Please do share this link with

[ha-Safran] New Book of Life episode! Fania's Heart

The newest episode of The Book of Life Podcast is one of our special interviews hosted by Canadian Correspondent Anne Dublin. Here she interviews Anne Renaud, author of the award-winning Fania's Heart, a Holocaust picture book about a birthday celebrated in secret in Auschwitz. You can hear the

[ha-Safran] New book of poetry in Yiddish and Hebrew available for purchase

Hello, I wanted to make you aware of a new book of Yiddish and Hebrew poetry available for purchase. The book is in two versions which differ only in spelling: one in the "YIVO" spelling system, the other in the system commonly in use among Charedi Jews ("heymish" spelling). Details are below.

[ha-Safran] New book by Neil Frau-Cortes

Dear all, Just wanted to let you know about publication of a new book by our colleague, Neil Frau-Cortes, Frau-Cortes, Neil M. *Rabí Simó ben Tsémakh Duran : Florirá frondosa la branca. *Palma : Ajuntament de Palma, 2018. It is a biography of R. Simeon ben Zemah Duran (1361-1444), including a

[ha-Safran] New book from Magnes Press

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[ha-Safran] New Book: The Jews of Khazaria, Third Edition

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[ha-Safran] New book on Kohelet Rabbah

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[ha-Safran] New book on Kohelet Rabbah

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[ha-Safran] New book on Arthur Szyk available

We are pleased to announce the publication of *Arthur Szyk: Soldier in Art*, which includes over 200 full-color images of Szyk's works, as well as essays by Rabbi Michael Berenbaum, Tom L. Freudenheim, James Kettlewell, and Irvin Ungar. Available beginning November 1st, hardcover books can be

[ha-Safran] New book on Julius Theodor and the study of Midrash Aggadah

Dear Safranim, Please note the new Hebrew publication by Prof. Tamar Kadari about Julius Theodor (1849-1923), one of the leading experts of the aggadic literature, entitled Minhah Li-Yehudah: Julius Theodor and the Redaction of the Aggadic Midrashim of the Land of Israel. It includes an

[ha-Safran] New book commemorates 50th anniv. of Six Day War

A Diary Helps Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Six Day War The dramatic, day-by-day journal of an American family in Israel during the Six Day War. A Riveting Firsthand Account In advance of the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Six Day War, Feldheim Publishers is proud to

[ha-Safran] New Book By Prof. Lev. Hakak: Reading Modern Hebrew Poetry and Prose

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[ha-Safran] New book by an Israeli American Author Lev Hakak Song of the Whitewasher

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[ha-Safran] New book -- Sephardic Women's Voices by Nina Lichtenstein

Sephardic Women’s Voices: Out of North Africa by Nina B. Lichtenstein has just been published by Gaon Books. Sephardic Women’s Voices traces the lives and writings of contemporary Sephardic women from North Africa and their migration to France with the meaning of their Sephardic heritage, their

[ha-Safran] New book on leadership

The Wexner Foundation's just released More than Managing: The Relentless Pursuit of Jewish Leadership, published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing. This book of essays, written by a sampling of the Wexner alumni, faculty and friends of the programs was curated and edited by

[ha-Safran] New book to recommend on jewish feminist music

I have to send this link with a bit of nachas in my soul as Im one of the featured artists, but its a great resource: R. Rayzel https://www.amazon.com/Season-Singing-Creating-Feminist-Jewish/dp/1611689600/ref=sr_1_5?s=books=UTF8=1475642269=1-5=sarah+ross Internet Kavannah 5774 As I grow

[ha-Safran] new book for your library

I would like to call to your attention the dual-language (Yiddish-English) book of poetry of the Yiddish poet (Holocaust survivor living in Israel), Rivka Basman Ben-Haim. My English-language translations are on the facing pages of the original poems, and the book has prints done by the author's

Re: [ha-Safran] New book by José Patterson

6 7:02 AM To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] New book by José Patterson Dear All, Please take a look at José Patterson’s latest book about a ten year old girl immigrating to the U.S.A. José has written books for children most of her life. Together with her husband, Professor David Patt

[ha-Safran] New book by José Patterson

Dear All, Please take a look at José Patterson’s latest book about a ten year old girl immigrating to the U.S.A. José has written books for children most of her life. Together with her husband, Professor David Patterson z”l they started the Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Studies and obtained

Re: [ha-Safran] New book about european artists

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[ha-Safran] New Book "Benghazi - Bergen-Belsen" by Yossi Sucary

Hello, My name is Yossi Sucary, and I am an Israeli writer. Recently I published a novel that takes place in Libya during the Second World War and describes the lost story of the Holocaust of North African Jews. This book received many literary prizes in Israel, including the Prime Minister Prize

[ha-Safran] New Book

I recently published a new book on Tractate Bava Kamma. Written in Hebrew, it is a Talmudic style analysis of 57 topics in Babylonian Tractate Bava Kamma. It is suitable for those studying Daf Yomi or who enjoy Talmudic analysis. A must have for Judaica and Hebraica Libraries. Can be shipped

[ha-Safran] New Book: "For Those Left Behind: A Jewish Anthology of Comfort and Healing"

I want to let you know about a new book that is now published. "For Those Left Behind: A Jewish Anthology of Comfort and Healing" Edited and compiled by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins and Anne E. Pettit. There are more than 200 inspirational vignettes included in this book. The editors hope that

[ha-Safran] New book: Mikra u-Massora; By Elisha Ben-Ezra, 4 volumes

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[ha-Safran] New book: Mikra u-Massora; By Elisha Ben-Ezra, 4 volumes

NEW The Grammatical Rules of Accentuation in Biblical Manuscripts In series: Mikra u-Massora - 4 volumes, by Elisha Ben-Ezra Distribution: Rubin Mass Ltd., Price: $150+ delivery כללי דקדוק ההטעמה בכתבי המקרא, מתוך "מקרא ומסורה" - 4 כרכים, מאת אלישע בן-עזרא הפצה: הוצאת ראובן מס A set of

[ha-Safran] New book available

Dear Librarians, We are pleased to announce the publication of a new book by the JTS and Bar-Ilan University Press: Responsa Fragments of the Ottoman Empire Sages from the Cairo Genizah in the Elkan Nathan Adler Collection of the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

[ha-Safran] New book in the Elisha Davidson Series (Jewish Harry Potter)

Elisha Davidson and the Ispaklaria is new title in The Elisha Davidson trilogy from Menorah Books! The series launched last year to terrific reviews and has been called "The Jewish Harry Potter". In a tale breaking through time and space in the Old City of Jerusalem, the second Elisha

[ha-Safran] New book for 8-12 year olds

Dear Hasafranim, The widow of David Patterson z”l has written a wonderful new book My Aunt Manya for 8-12 year olds which deserves a wide audience. Please order it for your library. > http://www.josepatterson.com/ All good wishes, Linda Falter

[ha-Safran] New book on Janusz Korczak.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (New York, NY, December 31, 2015) - Hailed by Pope John Paul II and strongly influential in the United Nations adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Rights of the Child, this doctor/educator/author’s brilliant life, tragic ending in the Holocaust

[ha-Safran] New Book on Boston Jewry

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[ha-Safran] New Book on Antisemitism in South Africa by Milton Shain

Dear Safranim Emiritus Professor Milton Shain has written a new book: A perfect storm: Antisemitism in South Africa 1930 - 1948 Published by Jonathan Ball Publishers Regards Jp Burke UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN This e-mail is

[ha-Safran] New Book on early 20th century Lithuanian Jewry

Sarid, A. 2015. There was once a home...: memories of the Lithuanian shtetls published in the Afrikaner Idishe Tsaytung-African Jewish Newspaper, 1952-54. Translated by Veronica Belling. Cape Town: Jewish Publications - South Africa, Isaac Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies Research.

[ha-Safran] New Book

As Long As The Candle Burns is the memoir of Chana Bunim Rubin Ausubel. The daughter of Irving Bunim, a prominent twentieth-century Orthodox Jewish leader, Chana shares stories of her family's involvement in the Vaad Hatzolah, the founding of the Young Israel movement, and Jewish outreach

[ha-Safran] New Book: The Journals of the Haskalah in mid-19th cent.

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Re: [ha-Safran] new book - prevailing practice

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Re: [ha-Safran] new book - prevailing practice

I normally wouldn't say anything in a situation like this, as I hope that people get their books published and the books are purchased; however, University Press of America isn't a well respected publisher (and this situation convinces me, given that the book won't be printed unless there are a

[ha-Safran] NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: The Moon Taker: A Jewish Regency Mystery

I'm pleased to announce the newest addition to the Ezra Melamed/Jewish Regency Mystery Series: The Moon Taker. Here are the book's details: The Moon Taker: A Jewish Regency Mystery By Libi Astaire There's trouble afoot in Regency London's Jewish community, and no one to stop the crimes-until

[ha-Safran] New Book -- Voices in the Wilderness: Emerging Roles of Israel Clergywomen

Voices in the Wilderness: Emerging Roles of Israel Clergywomen, edited by Jonathan Friedmann and Meeka Simerly gives the voices of Israeli and Israeli-born clergywomen, who have confronted societal norms and religious barriers to become spiritual leaders. Through the inviting lens of personal

[ha-Safran] New book

I am pleased to inform you that Magnes Press of the Hebrew University has just published: Masorah and Text Criticism in the Early Modern Mediterranean: Moshe Ibn Zabara and Menahem de Lonzano, by Professor Jordan S. Penkower, of Bar-Ilan University, Department of Bible. This is the first in a

[ha-Safran] New Book Announcement: CHOOSE LIGHT! Chassidic Tales for Chanukah, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkos, Passover Shavuos

New Book Announcement: CHOOSE LIGHT! Chassidic Tales for Chanukah, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkos, Passover Shavuos Dear Safranim, Over the years, some of you have asked if I'd be doing a compilation of my retelling of Chassidic tales for the Jewish holidays. I'm therefore happy to announce

Re: [ha-Safran] New Book: Harvard Judaica in the 21st Century

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Re: [ha-Safran] New book on Ethiopian sayings available

To all Librarian's Shalom from Israel, I am offering an exclusive sale of “Fire and Brave Volume 2” from Daniel Balata. These are Ethiopian sayings in Hebrew and Ethiopian transliterated in Hebrew. It's a wonderful contribution to the rich wisdom of the Jews of Ethiopia. Illustrations

[ha-Safran] new book in Turkish on antisemitism in Turkey

Dear Safranim Please note our new publiciton: Rıfat N. Bali, *Toplu Makaleler II- Türkiye'de Antisemitizm ve Komplo Kültürü*, Libra Kitap, İstanbul, 2013, 693 p., ISBN: 9786054326761 Study on antisemitism and conspiracy theories in Turkey. Collected articles on antisemitism and conspiracy

[ha-Safran] New book now released

Hi everyone! Amidst the Shadows of Trees is now available for purchase. You can learn more at: http://www.gihonriverpress.com/amidst-the-shadows-of-trees/ . It is also up for awards from the Florida Author's and Publishers Association! Thank you to the members here who gave us such great

[ha-Safran] New book - Forgotten Memories by Jimmy Peress

Hi Safranim I would like to bring to your attention my newly released book titled Forgotten Memories. The book was published in July 2013 and it is available for purchase at Amazon in a print edition as well as the Kindle edition. Book description: Everyone has a story or two to tell about his

[ha-Safran] New book for your consideration

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[ha-Safran] New Book - Sanhedrin V --- ספר חדש - סנהדרין ה

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[ha-Safran] new book in English on antisemitism in Turkey

Dear librarians, Dear friends, Please note that in the following weeks my new book will be published: *Antisemitism and Conspiracy Theories in Turkey, *Libra Kitap, İstanbul, 2013,* *418 p., 978-605-4326-73-0 $ 50.00 + postage Back cover text and table of contents are listed below. Payment

[ha-Safran] New book Mi'yarkete Tsafon (From the Ends of the Earth)

Shalom Safranim, I'm pleased to announce publication of the new book Mi'yarkete Tsafon (From the Ends of the Earth) - memoirs of my mother, Gitta Langleben-Klibansky. The book chronicles Gitta's expulsion from Kovno a few days before the Nazi invasion of Lithuania and her deportation to one of

[ha-Safran] New book from Magnes press

Hello We would like to introduce a new book published by Magnes press. Historian's testimony A Collection of Oral History abstracts By Dov Levin http://www.magnes-press.com/Authors/Dov+Levin.aspx?name=Dov+Levin Prof. Dov Levin was one of the first researchers who recognized the value of

[ha-Safran] NEW BOOK: The American Balfour Declaration: The Origins Of U.S. Support For Zionism 1917-1922

The American Balfour Declaration: The Origins Of U.S. Support For Zionism 1917-1922 tells the story of the first official U.S. endorsement of a Jewish home in Palestine in 1922. It is a fascinating story, unknown to many people, in which the unlikely heroes are not established American Zionist

[ha-Safran] New book

Dear librarians, we want to announce about a new book recently published in JTS Press-Jerusalem: Covenant and Community: Six Essays on Contemporary Jewish Life and Education by Michael Rosenak The Jewish Theological Seminary of America and Melton Centre for Jewish Education of The

[ha-Safran] New Book: The American Jewish Story through Cinema

We want to call your attention to the publication of Eric Goldman's new book, The American Jewish Story through Cinema (University of Texas Press). By analyzing select mainstream films from the beginning of the sound era until today, Dr. Goldman's groundbreaking study uses the medium of cinema

[ha-Safran] New book by Magnes Press (Israel)

Hello! We would like to introduce a new Judaica book published by Magnes press. Sources and Tradition A Source Critical Commentary on the Talmud Tractate Sanhedrin By David Weiss Halivni http://www.magnespress.co.il/website_en/index.asp?action=author_pageae t_id=166 For info about

[ha-Safran] New book by Magnes Press (Israel)

Hello! We would like to introduce a new Judaica book published by Magnes press. A Pearl Hidden in the Sand http://www.magnespress.co.il/website_en/index.asp?id=3859 I.L. Peretz and Hasidic Tales By Nicham Ross http://www.magnespress.co.il/website_en/index.asp?action=author_pageae

[ha-Safran] New book by Magnes Press (Israel)

Hello! We would like to introduce a new Judaica book published by Magnes press. Statutory Jewish Prayers: Their Emergence and Development Two volumes By Ezra Fleisher http://www.magnespress.co.il/website_en/index.asp?action=author_pageae t_id=386 , Edited By Shulamit Elizur

[ha-Safran] New book by Magnes Press (Israel)

Hello! We would like to introduce a new Judaica book published by Magnes press. Sources and Tradition A Source Critical Commentary on the Talmud Tractate Sanhedrin By David Weiss Halivni http://www.magnespress.co.il/website_en/index.asp?action=author_pageae t_id=166 For info about

[ha-Safran] New Book Release: Day Trips to Jewish History

Hello everyone and early best wishes for a happy Tu B'Shvat. I'm pleased to announce the publication of my newest book, a volume of essays about Jewish history called *Day Trips to Jewish History*. Some of the essays are the result of my travels throughout Europe to explore lesser known aspects

[ha-Safran] New book by Magnes Press (Israel)

Hello! We would like to introduce a new Judaica book. Biblical and Talmudic medicine Dr. Julius Preuss http://magnespress.co.il/website_en/index.asp?action=author_pageaet_id =2746 Translated By Wurzburger Uri http://magnespress.co.il/website_en/index.asp?action=author_pageaet_id =2747 By

[ha-Safran] New book by Magnes Press (Israel)

Hello! We would like to introduce a new Judaica book. Halakhah: Explicit and Implied Theoretical and Ideological Aspects Edited By Avinoam Rosenak http://www.magnespress.co.il/website_en/index.asp?action=author_pageae t_id=1461 and Dafna Schreiber

[ha-Safran] new book: Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary

I'm posting this for a friend: Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary Solon Beinfeld and Harry Bochner, Editors-in-Chief. Indiana University Press, cloth 978-0-253-00983-8 $45.00 ebook 978-0-253-00988-3 $38.99 Including over 37,000 entries compiled by a team of expert Yiddish

Re: [ha-Safran] new book: Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary

Does this dictionary include words from the living Yiddish used in several ultra-Orthodox communities (largely in Brooklyn, the Hudson River Valley and in Israel)? In these places where there are still plenty of children who speak Yiddish as a first language, new vocabulary is most likely to be

[ha-Safran] New book: Next Year in Marienbad

Safranim yekarim shalom, I would like to share with you the recent news about the publication of the new book of my daughter in law Dr. Mirjam Zadoff mirjam.zad...@lrz.uni-muenchen.de: Next Year in Marienbad. The Lost Worlds of Jewish Spa Culture. University of Pennsylvania Press. With warm

[ha-Safran] New Book: The Jewish Art of Self Discovery

I am pleased to notify you about the new title The Jewish Art of Self Discovery by Benjamin Rapaport. This book is available via Ingram, Baker Taylor, the publisher as well as Amazon and Jewish book stores everywhere. Enjoy, Stuart Schnee The Jewish Art of Self Discovery

[ha-Safran] new book

Hi all, I thought you might be interested in this fascinating new book by my HUC colleague. Sheryl Becoming Frum: How Newcomers Learn the Language and Culture of Orthodox Judaismhttp://becomingfrum.weebly.com/index.html by Sarah Bunin Benor Rutgers University Press November 2012 In the

[ha-Safran] New book on S. An-sky's The Dybbuk

Tsiterboym Books announces the publication of The Dybbuk: Text, Subtext, and Context, by Fernando Peñalosa. This wide-ranging account of The Dybbuk begins with a summary of the life of S. An-sky, the polemicist, fiction writer, ethnographer, activist, and folklorist, as well as

[ha-Safran] New Book: Loves in the Shadows

Information below about the new publication of Loves In The Shadows by Hadassa Mor. Amazing in its intensity, Loves In The Shadows by Hadassa Mor is a historical novel embracing scores of real events that occurred during the Holocaust and the Second World War. Excerpted from a letter by

[ha-Safran] New book-Jewish Mystery

Dear Friends Colleagues: A local mystery writer and member of our Temple, Jane Isenberg, has written a very entertaining mystery that features an Orthodox, Yiddish-speaking immigrant, who first spends time in the Lower East Side and then makes her way to Seattle at the turn of the century.

[ha-Safran] New Book Announcement: Tempest in the Tea Room: An Ezra Melamed Mystery

I'm thrilled to announce that the third volume in my Ezra Melamed Mystery Series has just been published and is available in both paperback and ebook formats. I've also noticed that Amazon.com has included the paperback edition in their Buy 4 Books, Get 1 Free special, although I'm not sure

Re: [ha-Safran] New book about Israel for young people

PM To: Lisa Silverman; hasaf...@lists.osu.edu Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] New book about Israel for young people I Hope that someone will send a review to the Newsletter. Amalia From: Lisa Silverman mailto:lsilver...@sinaitemple.org Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 6:24 PM To: mailto:hasafran

Re: [ha-Safran] New book about Israel for young people

I Hope that someone will send a review to the Newsletter. Amalia From: Lisa Silverman Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 6:24 PM To: mailto:hasafran@lists.service.ohio-state.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] New book about Israel for young people Hello Safranim: I got a free copy of this new book

[ha-Safran] New Book - Defining the Moment: Understanding Brain Death in Halakhah

*Defining the Moment: Understanding Brain Death in Halakhah* presents the halakhic approaches to understanding brain death. Modern halakhists are indeed split on whether brain death qualifies as death, with many rejecting the notion and others embracing it as meaningful. Answering this question is

[ha-Safran] ||\\//|| New Book: Peshat Before Derash-In The Study of Torah

In the spirit of Rabbi Joseph Kara, Rashi's friend and pupil, the author, Alan Smith, believes that Peshat - the plain meaning of the text (in narrative, not necessarily in laws) - must be fully understood before studying Midrash. However to understand the full meaning and implications of a