Dear all,
Please find our pre-Chanukah newsletter attached. If there is any problem with the attachment, please let us know. Have a good weekend. Wendy Wendy Weiss Simon Jerusalem Books Ltd. POB 26190 Jerusalem, 91261, Israel (Tel) 972-2-642-6653/6576 (Fax) 972-2-643-3580 www.jerusalembooks.co.il Done. 18.11.10 Dear Friends, So many exciting books so many topics the question is what to mention and highlight. Rachel Elior is the editor of and contributor to a new book published by Magnes, entitled, 'Gan B'Eden Mi-Kedem,' ''A Garden Eastward in Eden.' This book includes research by leading scholars into the Biblical, Philosophic, Religious, and Cultural aspects and effects of the Garden of Eden, story, even concept throughout history. This book, which contains over fifty pages in English including a forward and introduction by Prof. Rachel Elior and a synopsis of each of the articles in the book is highly recommended for all Bible and Judaica, libraries, scholars and students. Cat. 75353 $36.00 Even though Bible is a separate category and the abovementioned work is scholarly and from an academic press, the overlap with Rabbinics / Sifrei Kodesh is obvious and sometimes a scholarly Sefer Kodesh, Rabbinic work, on Tanakh will merit inclusion in the Bible category rather than (or along with) the Rabbinics category. I find that this is so particularly regarding scholarly works on Bible, critical analysis from certain Mikhlellot / Colleges, (like Mikhlelet Herzog, Ariel, Liphshitz or Bar Ilan or the Schechter Institute. It is definitely so for our Jerusalem Books newsletter as well. Shamma Friedman, distinguished professor at the Shechter Institute, editor of the Talmud Ha-Iggud series has published another work through the Bet Midrash la-Rabbanim be-America, Jerusalem and NY, (Jewish Theological Seminary / JTS) and it is entitled,'Sugiyot be-Heker ha-Talmud ha-Bavli,' and in English, 'Talmudic Studies Investigating the Sugya, Variant Readings, and Aggada.' This work, in Hebrew, is scholarly and a critical analysis of the Babylonian Talmud of the 3rd 5th Cent. CE including structural and linguistic components and clues, if you will. The book also explores the Talmud through a scholarly and critical examination of the Aggada, the Midrashic tales and writings as well. The very high level of scholarship is significant and its roots in the 'school' of Prof. Saul Lieberman and Prof. David Weiss Halivny likewise tangible and significant. This work is a must have for Judaica Research Libraries, for Judaica, Rabbinics, Talmud researchers, professors, teachers and serious students and will be the basis of much study in future years. Cat. #75345 $49.50 It is the exception to the rule, which proves the rule, it is often said. 'Ha-Yeshiva Ha-Rama be-Fiorda,' written and edited by Benjamin Shlomo Hamburger is perhaps an example of one of the many exceptions. The three-volume work is an example of a scholarly rabbinic work on Jewish History, or more accurately the History of German Jewry. The treatise covers early Jewish History from Italy to Germany. It begins with a scholarly chronicle of the Jewish community in Nuremberg and the founding of this important community in Fioreda aka Furth in the 15th Century CE. The work documents the history, important figures and publications from its beginnings until the destruction by Nazis in the 20th Cent. CE. While not from an academic press, the comprehensive, encyclopedic work, published by 'Machon Moreshet Ashkenaz, has footnotes, cites, indices and is genuinely scholarly. This 3 volume set is highly recommended for any Judaica Library, Jewish Research library, and any students or scholars interested in Jewish History in general or German Jewish History in particular. Cat. 75163 $94.50 'Sefer Netivot Mordekhai', a work on Talmud, Gittin tractate, was published in 2006 by Machon Ofek. The work was by Rabbi Gifter of Telz (hassudut). The work, author and publisher were recognized enough to generate some interest and demand umong our clients. Also in 2009 the volume on Kiddushin was published (by Ofek). Now, Sefer Netivot Mordekhai on Talmud, Yebamot tractate, (2 volumes), has come out and some of our customers have an SO based on the fact that this was published by Ofek and they want whatever is newly published by this publisher. The thing is the new publisher is Nahor Safra. What are the best steps that a vendor should take? Obviously, we notify our customers that the publisher has changed. Simultaneously we order the books for our customers and make notes in our computer database regarding the change. With a little luck any customer who doesn't want the book will have ample time to let us know before the book(s) go out. Since the title, series and author remain the same, the default setting here should be that the SO stands and hopefully the change in publisher is a bibliographic detail. (BTW we take returns and sometimes just give a credit.) While, this is after all not the most important or exciting choice we are faced with, business, like life, is filled with many dilemmas, which we encounter and deal with, as best we can. Cat. 75336 $89.00 Finally, I would like to mention a couple, few titles in English worth noting. We have seen some lovely books published by Maggid Press "an imprint of Koren Publishers Jerusalem, (First Ed.) 2010. Specifically, 'Vision and Valor,' by Rabbi Berl Wein, an Illustrated History of Talmud, isbn 978 159 264 286 1. The book is scholarly, yet accessible and covers 200 years of early, Jewish History, through chapters on Amoraim, the Sages of Babylon (and Israel) who discussed, argued, edited and compiled the Talmud. The book, which makes reference to the author's earlier work on the Mishna and books by Mesora and Mossad Harav Kook, cover the early 3rd century CE up thru the middle of the 5th Cent. CE examining the lives and teachings of the Amoraim, the Sages who distilled and compiled this monumental work of Jewish Law, culture, legend, ethics and more. Cat. # 75289 $ 38.00 Maggid Press has also published important books, such as Covenant and Conversation, by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of United Hebrew Congregations of Britain, on the book of Exodus. (The volume on Genesis has been published but Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy are forthcoming.) Cat. # 75292 $ 27.00 Wishing all of you a Happy Hannuka from all of us at Jerusalem Books, Sincerely, Jeff --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
