[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. 
It is particularly intended to promote critical analysis of gender inequalities 
within Jewish religion, culture, and society, both ancient and modern. The 
journal does not promote a fixed ideology, and welcomes a variety of 
approaches. The material may be cross-methodological or interdisciplinary.

The Journal’s Website:

http://www.womeninjudaism.org

To access the list of the review copies, click on the Books Received button on 
the homepage of the journal. The list can also be obtained by emailing the 
editor-in-chief. 

All reviews are 500-1000 words and due 30 days from receipt of the book. They 
may be formal or informal, as long as they are objective and engaging. 
Presently, our fiction list is in urgent need of reviews. (Some of the books 
are somewhat dated, but still available in print.)

Queries, along with a short bio and a writing sample, should be made by e-mail 
to: dina.ey...@utoronto.ca



Dr. Dina Ripsman Eylon, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief

Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal
Email: dina.ey...@utoronto.ca
Tel: 416-995-0599 (voice and text)
Eylon's books are available @ Sisterhood Press
Eylon's articles are available @ Academia.edu and 
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[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 session, please let me know.

My best,
Michelle

Michelle Chesner
Chair, Programming
AJL NYC '17
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[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




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Today, Sefaria is excited and humbled to announce the release of The William 
Davidson 
Talmud,
 a free digital edition of the Babylonian Talmud that will include English and 
Modern Hebrew translation by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, interlinked to major 
commentaries, biblical citations, Midrash, Kabbalah, Halakhah, and an 
ever-growing library of Jewish texts.

You can already access 22 tractates in English 
(Berakhot
 through Bava 
Batra)
 on Sefaria. The Modern Hebrew translations will begin appearing online later 
this year, and the remaining English tractates will follow.

For the Jewish people, our texts are our collective inheritance. Sefaria wants 
them to be available to everyone, with free and open licenses. Through the 
generous support of The William Davidson Foundation, Rabbi Steinsaltz's 
translations will be available with a Creative Commons Non-Commercial 
license,
 making them free for use and re-use -- even beyond Sefaria.

Learn more 
here!







Sefaria is a 501(c)3 charitable organization




Barry Dov Walfish, Ph.D.
Judaica Specialist
University of Toronto Libraries
Toronto, ON M5S 1A5
Canada
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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.
Book One: The Grizzbears Discover the Golan. HC (978936778218); PBK 
(9781936778256); Kindle.
Book Two: The Grizzbears Make New Friends. HC (9781936778010); PBK 
(9781936778041); Kindle
Book Three: Momo Fox Learns How to Be a Good Neighbor. HC (9781936778065); PBK 
(9781936778089); Kindle
Book Four: Excitement in the Air for All! HC (9781936778515); PBK 
(9781936778195); Kindle.

The author/illustrator created these books to teach about character 
development. The lessons are presented in short chapters with questions for 
thought and discussion at the end of each one. (“What do you think about when 
you see the sunset?” “What does it mean to you to pray?” “What are some 
examples you have of self-discipline?”). The text is accompanied by colorful 
modernistic illustrations.

In Book One, the animals are introduced to the reader. They include a bear 
family, carob-addicted Giveret (Hebrew for ‘Mrs.’) Deer practicing for an 
animal Olympics, orphaned and depressed Momo Fox, and wise Saba Owl. In Book 
Two, Miss Lulu Fox starts teaching at the Golan Animal School, and Momo Fox is 
smitten. Book Three finds Saba Owl counseling Momo Fox, and Momo later 
apologizing to the deer for not rescuing her when she was injured. Everything 
wraps up in the fourth and final book, with Giveret Deer breaking her carob 
habit and winning the steeple chase in the animal Olympics and Momo and Lulu 
Fox getting engaged.

Some of the text is highly questionable for the suggested age range in terms of 
content and vocabulary: “Sometimes she [Giveret Deer] was nervous and even 
unsettled, probably from the caffeine and carobs;” “The pain was excruciating! 
And the fur on her leg was very bloody;” “Momo felt a freedom from the fact 
that he was now able to talk about it, instead of just being embarrassed and 
disappointed in himself;” “I pray only to be more worthy of your love, and give 
of myself in every way to you.”

So many missed opportunities - no maps of Israel, no pictures of animal 
habitats (Giveret Deer is shown in what looks like a human kitchen), two Hebrew 
words left untranslated, no overt Jewish content nor discussion of Torah or 
mussar (Jewish character development). And just plain misses: There have been 
no bears sighted out of captivity in Israel in almost 100 years, and the ones 
that inhabited the Golan were Syrian Brown Bear, not Grizzly; owls are 
nocturnal, carob does not contain caffeine and deer usually graze on grass. 
Safed and Tiberias are cities in the Galilee, not the Golan Heights. The 
assignment of human activities and emotions to animals is both disturbing and 
anathema to Judaism.
Chava Pinchuck, Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel

Please note that Midwest Book Review is a fee-based review service offered to 
small press and self-published authors.  The review cited below was paid for by 
the publisher and/or author.  We encourage AJL members to seek out reputable 
review sources, such as AJL Reviews, Jewish Book Council, Booklist, Publishers 
Weekly, School Library Journal, etc. before purchasing items for their 
collection.

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On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 11:39 AM, Mazo Publishers 
> wrote:
Just Published! Book 5 in the Animals Build Character series: Recommended for 
ages 5-10
"Summer Vacation With The Grizzbears" by Aviva Hermelin

We have a limited quantity of this book available for children's libraries, 
available through our sponsored book series, meaning there is no cost to your 
library to receive and put in your circulation.

Children’s Bookwatch, at Midwest Book Review, wrote about Book 2: The 
Grizzbears Make New Friends: Listen and Learn From the Animals.

"The Animals Build Character Series demonstrates that wise animals can make 
good counselors and teachers."
"Engaging, creative narrative is amplified by unusually colorful illustrations 
of the wise animal friends in the story."
"A great teaching book for children of different ages, cultures, and 
backgrounds."

Themes in the series: Family Values ~ Relationships ~ Compassion ~ Helping 
Others Leadership ~ Responsibility ~ Sensitivity ~ Trust Love ~ Respect ~ Hope 
~ Prayer ~ And More...

At the end of each chapter, there are questions to initiate conversation with 
the readers

[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. 
Kottek

The present volume 23 of Korot has as 
main topics, first, embryology in Jewish and ancient Middle Eastern sources, 
and second, medicine in the Holocaust.
[http://www.magnes-press.com/NetisUtils/srvrutil_getImg.aspx?unitId=5040]The 
section on embryology consists of six articles, four of which were presented in 
a symposium entitled “On Fetuses, Infants and everything in-between through the 
Ages,” which was held at the Van Leer Institute on March 30, 2015. The meeting 
was sponsored by the Israel Society for the History of Medicine and by Korot, 
and organized by Dr. Israela Nili. Three of the papers concentrate on ancient 
Mesopotamia: Dr. Couto-Ferreira describes embryological data in Akkadian and 
Sumerian texts, Prof. Klein expounds embryological issues in the omen 
literature, and Prof. Fleishman discusses some of the legal aspects of 
parenthood. Prof. Cohen analyzes the influence of Septuagint translation in the 
debate concerning abortion. Two additional papers deal with later Hellenistic 
sources: Prof. Kottek and Dr. Paavilainen discuss the contribution of Philo the 
Alexandrian and Prof. van der Horst examines Hellenistic Christian sources, 
respectively.
The section on the Holocaust includes three studies. Dr. van den Ende’s paper 
describes the ethical dilemmas faced by the Jewish doctors in Holland during 
the Nazi occupation. It was first presented in the workshop of the 15th 
Nahariya Conference on Medicine and the Holocaust (May 6, 2015), convened by 
Prof. Shaul Shasha. Dr. Schwoch deals with the same issue from the point of 
view of the Jewish Krankenbehandler in Germany. Dr. Offer’s bibliographical 
review, the first part of which has been published in Korot, volume 22, 
describes the development of academic research in Jewish medicine in the 
Holocaust from the third decade after the Holocaust until the first decade of 
the 21st century.
The rest of the articles presented in this volume concentrate on the life and 
work of several Jewish physicians, the only exception being Prof. Nissan’s 
paper on hybrid animals in Jewish sources.
  Prof. McDonald analyzes the story of the Jewish personal physician of Charles 
the Bald, accused by later authors of having poisoned the king.
  Prof. Gath discusses a similar topic: Jan III Sobieski and his Jewish 
physician, who was later blamed for having caused his death.
  Dr. Nevins casts new light on the mystery of Vesalius’ Jewish friend and 
adviser in Hebrew medical terms.
  Prof. Shḥori-Rubin’s work on Dr. Fanny Lvova continues her series of articles 
on Jewish pioneer women doctors.
  Dr. Paavilainen describes Isaac Israeli’s way of diagnosing the complex 
symptoms of consumption.
  Prof. Freudenthal summarizes the different pressures affecting medieval 
Jewish physicians and explains on the basis of a contemporary source why 
science did not thrive among the Jewish scholars of Provence.
The volume is, as usual, bilingual (12 articles in English, 4 in Hebrew), with 
contributions from Spain, Holland, Germany, Britain, USA, France, and of course 
Israel.

Language: English + Hebrew
Price: $ 33.00
Available from EBSCO eBooks
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[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 www.jewishlibraries.org 
to find links to each stop on the blog tour, plus a full schedule.

Enjoy!
Heidi Rabinowitz


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