[ha-Safran]: Looking for limited scope visual; materials for

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[ha-Safran]: Suggestions re. Irgun, Lehi, Haganah: Leah

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RE: [ha-Safran]: Weeding of fiction

At Shaarey Zedek, East Lansing, MI, we added these criteria: 1. No duplicates 2. Jewish topic, not merely Jewish author. For example, we kept Heller's GOD KNOWS, but discarded GOOD AS GOLD. 3. Unless we anticipated high demand, we discarded volumes of limited research interest IF they wer

RE: [ha-Safran]: Library chairs

At several shuls, the choice was "sled chairs" with arms because they · Are ergonomic and helpful to the ancient and decrepit Senior Citizens such are yours truly · Stack nicely · Do not score floors or carpets when moved · Example http://www.google.com/searc

[ha-Safran]: Comments on "religious" comic books

A colleague who works in this area offers these comments: It's hard to know what qualifies as a "religious" comic book in the questioner's mind, but here are some thoughts. The only ongoing comic book series in the traditional "floppy" magazine format that I can think of is "Mendy and the

RE: [ha-Safran]: Bindery

Four years ago, I asked the same question of HaSafran colleagues. Here is the pooled answer. Of course, the list is not current. === Here are the aggregated responses from my posting on the HaSafran (Association of Jewish Librarians) listserv. I sent the two personal books

RE: [ha-Safran]: Column for us Luddites -- strong disagreement

S'licha, but you are falling into the trap of the "excluded middle." Different technologies are appropriated in different venues. 1. I do not soon expect to take a Kindle out of the Ark, raise it up, and say, "va'yihi binsoah ha'aron," but it would be helpful to have Trope Trainer on Kindle "l'sh

RE: [ha-Safran]: Cassette tapes

"This is not allowed under current copyright law." This bears review: 1. Is the item owned by the person making the copy? 2. Is the original destroyed after the copy is made? 3. Is the copy the sole one made? 4. Is the copy solely for the user of the owner, i.e., no

RE: [ha-Safran]: Cookbooks

Kosher by Design Susie Fishbein Everyday Cooking for the Jewish Home Ethel Hofman The Kosher Palette Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy ___ Dr. Don Weinshank Professor Emeritus Comp. Sci. & Eng. 1520 Sherwood Ave., East Lansing MI 4

RE: [ha-Safran]: The Jerusalem Report Warning

I, too, have been inundated with phone requests to subscribe to JR. I have the perfect response: "I reply only to requests in writing from JR." I get an immediate . ___ Dr. Don Weinshank Professor Emeritus Comp. Sci. & Eng. 1520 Sherwood Ave., East Lans

[ha-Safran]: Textbooks for teaching Hebrew to Arabic-speaking people

A good friend, whose first language is Arabic, asks for pointers to Textbooks for teaching Hebrew to Arabic-speaking people, where the language of instruction for the class is Arabic An Arabic translation of the TaNaKh [Torah / Hebrew Bible] Books to teach TaNaKh and other standard Hebrew texts,

RE: [ha-Safran]: I highly recommend the book: Start-up Nation

See Jerusalem Report, December 7, 2009, p. 30 ff: "When Chutzpa Wins" for a long and thoughtful review of STARTUP NATION. It is not yet posted on the J.R. site, but I have university access via Lexus/Nexus. I therefore cannot post the whole article, but here is the abstract. When Chutzpa Wins Ano

[ha-Safran]: Sara Rofofsky Marcus on Jewish women in Orthodox Judaism

Dec. 22, 2009 Re posting by Sara Rofofsky Marcus on Jewish women in Orthodox Judaism. An Orthodox friend in J'lem who is, herself, a very prolific author, replied to the query: "There are many things out there. Tell her to look at the Artscroll, Feldheim, or Targum Press websites. "

RE: [ha-Safran]: Mysterious disappearance of JPS

Dunno. Just tried it with Firefox 3.5.3. No problem. Complete credits follow: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.1.3) Gecko/20090824 Firefox/3.5.3 GTB5 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) __ Dr. Don Weinshank Professor Emeritus Comp. Sci. &

RE: [ha-Safran]: Looking for somewhat obscure Yiddish song

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[ha-Safran]: Looking for somewhat obscure Yiddish song

Rough transliteration by ear: Mi ayn achesh, mi ayn achesh Bayt achakol shanah mi-kadesh Intapu achidrash o-veged chadash Z'rosh hashanah barakhot ha-vodash Mi ayn achesh, mi ayn achesh Mechaye atzchoch b'chutz neresresh Mechaye ha-neirot may-y're-bacharon O'v'baye kol chetz l'ro-kesed livon

RE: [ha-Safran]: Placing stones upon a Jewish burial '; tallitot

1. Widely regarded as mark of respect that you visited the grave of a distinguished scholar. Became generalized to show you visited any grave. This was the answer I gave in Berlin as to why headstone for Moses Mendelssohn shows these stones. 2. "Tallit," although used TODAY to mean "prayer shawl,

[ha-Safran]: Mystery stories - a recommendation

In reply to posting by Barbara Mende Heaven's Witness by Joseph Telushkin and Allen Estrin (Hardcover - Sep 2004) Buy new: $19.95 48 Used & new from $0.21 A page-turner of a mystery that also deals, via the characters, with varying Jewish views of the afterlife. On behalf of Annette B. Weinsh

[ha-Safran]: Do I have a volume of Talmud Pesachim missing

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[ha-Safran]: Recommendation for early childhood educators on

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[ha-Safran]: Metsudah Kitzur Shulchan Aruch - available

The set is from an anonymous donation to a local synagogue. The donor simply wishes to have them placed in a library where they can be of use. ** The Metsudah Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (c) Perfect condition Five volumes Trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis Dist. Israel Book Shop

[ha-Safran]: Recommendations for best current Hebrew/English

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[ha-Safran]: Second response: New calendars for 5768

In responding to Karen Kriegel's original posting -- looking for calendars for 5768 -- I failed to note that she wanted PRINTED calendars. I want to recommend the Conservative one, which we have been redistributing to our local synagogues for many years. The 5767 one carries this information: L

RE: [ha-Safran]: New calendars for 5768

There are several including JCAL (Lester Penner) http://www.lespenner.com/ HebCal http://www.hebcal.com/\ Hayom http://world.std.com/~reinhold/hayom.html Kaluach http://www

[ha-Safran]: Query about graphics novels

A colleague who has considerable expertise in this field offers these comments. As huge a fan of Will Eisner's work as I am, I have to say that I found "The Plot" to be a disappointment. Unlike most of his work, this one is dense in a way that I thought made it hard to read -- it is very text-heav

RE: [ha-Safran]: Teaching the Holocaust in Britain HOAX HOAX

This is a complete HOAX. I will send just a few of the comments by the well informed writers. *** Anti-Defamation League False E-Mail Claims UK Has Ended Holocaust Education Friday, April 13, 2007 http://www.adl.org/Internet_Rumors/UK_Holocaust_Education.htm A much ci

[ha-Safran]: Pointer to TIME essay by Lev Grossman on

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[ha-Safran]: Recommendations on Midwestern book bindery for

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[ha-Safran]: Competent book bindery, preferably in the Midwest

Safranim: Our local bindery, which was family owned and here (Lansing, Michigan) for generations, has just closed. I need a recommendation as to where I can have a couple of Jewish books bound. I would be grateful for suggestions. DON _ Dr. Don We

[ha-Safran]: Free: the Encyclopedia of Jewish knowledge

* OLD REFERENCE BOOK THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JEWISH KNOWLEDGE (in one volume) ed. Jacob de Haas, Behrman's Jewish Book House, New York, 1946 * => I will even pay the shipping i

RE: [ha-Safran]: Jewish War Vets book query

A colleague suggested this source to consult about this query. National Museum of American Jewish Military History The National Museum of American Jewish Military History documents and preserves the contributions of Jewish Americans to the peace and freedom of the United ... http://www.nmajmh.org

[ha-Safran]: "Saving Monticello" by Marc Leepson

A colleague is downsizing her library and would be happy to send you this book. "Saving Monticello" by Marc Leepson http://www.amazon.com/Saving-Monticello-Familys-Rescue-Jefferson/dp/08139221 94/sr=1-1/qid=1172021890/ref=sr_1_1/102-8587981-8551319?ie=UTF8&s=books Saving Monticello: The Levy Fam

[ha-Safran]: History of trop

Reply from Cantor Pamela Schiffer of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, East Lansing, MI www.shaareyzedek.com Joshua Jacobson's "Cantillation of the Hebrew Bible" has an excellent historical review. _ Dr. Don Weinshank Professor Emeritus Comp. Sci. & Eng.

[ha-Safran]: High Holyday Services

Suggestions from Cantor Pamela Schiffer of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, East Lansing, Michigan www.shaareyzedek.com For Starters: Transcontinental Music. http://www.etranscon.com 1. Gems of the High Holy Days Miscellaneous Language: H;E A wonderful collection of High Holy Days music featuring w

RE: [ha-Safran]: Christmas and start of Hanukkah -- Is

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RE: [ha-Safran]: Christmas and start of Hanukkah

This is the subsequent posting, for which I have not yet received a copy. The issue is a complex one because of the way the Hebrew calendar is adjusted so that certain holidays cannot occur on certain dates and many other factors. Andre Rapp pointed out that I had given the correct answer but to

RE: [ha-Safran]: Israeli Children's Authors

By all means go to http://www.feldheim.com/ and put in "Yaffa Ganz" which will take you to http://www.feldheim.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi Wonderful writing! Truth-in-advertising: she is a long time friend BUT is in any case highly acclaimed. _

RE: [ha-Safran]: Christmas and start of Hanukkah

HaSafran posting on coincidence of first candle of Chanukah falling on Dec. 25. I used Lester Penner's JCAL (Jewish Calendar Program (http://www.lespenner.com/) to create a 200 year list of secular dates for Kislev 26, remembering that the holiday begins at sundown the pr

[ha-Safran]: FREE Tehilim Harkavy 1915

FREE Tehilim The Book of Psalms Hebrew Text and English Translation Translation Revised by Alexander Harkavy Hebrew Publishing Company, New York (c) 1915 I will pay the postage. _ Dr. Don Weinshank Professor Emeritus Comp. Sci. & Eng. 1520 Sherwood

RE: I[ha-Safran]: ntelligent Design

Intelligent Design Creationism --- Our congregation is planning to have a program about the controversy surrounding the teaching of Intelligent Design in public schools. --- I am on the Board of Michigan Citizens for Science and would be happy to discuss this issue

[ha-Safran]: Research question: Polish story about Achsah,

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[ha-Safran]: Query --JUDAISM: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life

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RE: [ha-Safran]: Request for special Grace After Meals

Yes. My idea is that you will NOT find them. For example, look at p. 192 of the SIDDUR KOL YAAKOV by ArtScroll, 1984, ISBN 0-89906-650-x. You will NOT find these prayers. The reason is very straightforward: the blessing reishet smichat g'ulateinu ("the dawn of our redemption" in one [C] source or

RE: [ha-Safran]: Encyclopedia Judaica help --Encyclopedia Judaica

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RE: [ha-Safran]: Disturbing Talmud quotation Sotah 3:4

SB posted (in part) = My English translation [Jerusalem Talmud] reads "The words of the Torah should be burnt rather than be taught to women." = Before proceeding further, let me make four comments. 1. We are not Biblical literalists, nor

RE: [ha-Safran]: Starting up a reference collection

Roberta Schoen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote One of the first questions that came up was how to keep the books from being borrowed and never returned. No one is going to sit there making sure people either don't take the books or sign them out. While we're not going to lock t

RE: [ha-Safran]: I have a little dreidel WHO IS THE AUTHOR? WHO

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RE: [ha-Safran]: Ten plagues

Chaverim: I have seen several such attempts to "rationalize" the miracles. This attempt worries me a great deal, theologically speaking. Even if one could find some "natural" explanations of these stories, such explanations would not account for the fact they occur in rapid sequence and upon the r

RE: [Ha-Safran] NYTimes.com Article re OCLC suing a hotel

Re. the Dewey system: "Dewey, a librarian, invented the Dewey Decimal Classification in 1874 and devoted his life to spreading it." Not split hairs too much, but copyright law the U.S. begins in 1927. (I was in a session with the Michigan State University copyright lawyers, several years ago.

FW: [ha-Safran]: Biblical dictionary

Biblical Hebrew Dictionary My friend, Jack Love, of the University of Michigan, offers three suggestions on this topic. -Original Message- From: Love, Jack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 12:32 PM Subject: RE: [ha-Safran]: Biblical dictionary

RE: [ha-Safran]: Old YIDDISH Sefarim

If you have old YIDDISH books, please get in touch with http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/ The stories about this group ... which also publishes Pakn Treger ... are legendary. They have rescued and redistributed millions of precious Yiddish books, both as books and as digital images. ___

[ha-Safran]: Virus Protection

Safranim: It was very courteous of Steve Bergson to make all of us aware of the possibility of a virus attached to his message. Since I am a [retired] CS professor, let me try to shift the focus from "retail" to "wholesale:" protecting your computer against all viruses, worms and scripts of variou

RE: [ha-Safran]: Hebrew dates

Recommended programs for your consideration X-Original-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN JCAL by Lester Penner (Windows version: current) His explanation of the Hebrew Calendar i

RE: [ha-Safran]: Seeking guidance in organizing a library

Adequate recompense for professional service. Forgive my taking up bandwidth, but this whole discussion reminded me of a section of Poe's, "The Purloined Letter." Recall that the Prefect asks Dupin for help in locating the letter. http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/p/pd-modeng/pd-modeng-idx?type=HT