[ha-Safran] In preparation for the AJL Conference: RAS Division Meeting Minutes from 2016

[Jefferson, Rebecca]

Dear RAS Division members,

In preparation for our meeting at the AJL conference, and in the absence of an 
RAS Division listserv, I am sending the RAS Division Meeting Minutes from last 
year to Ha-Safran.

Looking forward to seeing you all soon.

Kind regards,
Rebecca
RAS President

RAS Meeting Minutes 6.20.16
Compiled by RAS Secretary Michelle Chesner


  1.  Called to order at 4:35
  2.  Meeting minutes from last year are not available
  3.  RAS Past President's report (Sharon Benamou)
 *   Looked at the affiliation document from strategic planning, felt that 
it didn't suit the needs of RAS.  Still in conversation

   i.  Task 
force: Sharon, Rebecca, Yelena - to approach AJS about affiliations.

 *   Talking to ALA Editions about how to work on webinars (Haim G.)
  1.  Incoming President's report (Rebecca Jefferson)
 *   Incoming VP: Rachel Simon
 *   Incoming secretary: Michelle Chesner
 *   RAS relevant notes from Board meeting

   i.  Yaffa 
called to figure out affiliation by next year - we're working on it!

 ii.  Fred 
Isaac - Development - asking for proposals to give to Elevate (consultant 
form). Daniel added that there needs to be more RAS input on that. Michelle 
said that conversations had begun, but there can still be more.

  1.  Committee Reports:
 *   Cataloging:

   i.  
Romanization issues with loan words - still under discussion

 ii.  Discussed 
Racheli's article in JL about the future of cataloging (in a post-MARC age)

   iii.  Revision 
of PCC guidelines for non-Roman characters

   iv.  Cataloging 
wiki is updated

 v.  Heidi is 
stepping down, a new chair will be appointed.

 *   Judaica Librarianship

   i.  
Published a new edition - mazal tov to all who worked on it.  Not too many 
downloads made yet

 ii.  Almost 
17K downloads since July 2013, since it became open

   iii.  Call for 
papers not released yet

   iv.  Edith noted 
how nice it is that you are notified when your articles are read.

 v.  Michelle 
said there will be a new section reviewing digital projects; please send 
projects to be reviewed or offers to review.  These will be long-form reviews.

   *   Rebecca asked about reviewing exhibitions; Racheli responded 
that there will be another forum for reviewing exhibits, both physical and 
digital
 *   RAS Bibliography and Reference Awards (Rebecca)

   i.  Just a 
Reference Award this year, no bibliography:

   *   Edinburgh Companion to Jewish Fiction - one of the contributors 
will be here to accept the award on behalf of the editors, who couldn't make it.
 *   Old Business
 *   New Business:

   i.  Rachel 
Simon: Two openings on the awards committee - if anyone is interested, email 
Rachel (rsi...@princeton.edu).  Current members 
can run for two terms (so let Rachel know if you want to continue).

 ii.  Can 
Bibliography awards be given to digital projects? Yes, they can and have been

   iii.  What about 
expanding the awards to Academic Jewish Publication of the year? This might be 
a good option for Elevate.

   *   Zachary mentioned that it's a huge field and AJS is really doing 
it.
   *   Are there areas that are not covered by AJS?
   *   Aaron T. proposed poetry and fiction
 *   How can the RAS division better serve its members?

   i.  Sheryl: 
Digital Humanities resources. Michelle said that she's working on one for 
Jewish Studies, will add it to the site somehow. Led to a discussion of 
Libguides and sharing them - send them to Nancy Poole, new Publications Chair

 ii.  
Programming recommendations for next year

   *   Dina: Working with Wikipedia to emphasize collections. NYC 
Wikimedia Chapter is very active. CJH was involved in this. A workshop 

[ha-Safran] New issue of Adult Education in Israel

[Bassok]

Dear Ms. / Mr.

Please forward this announcement to your subscribers.

Respectfully,

Dr. Ido Bassok

 

 

Dear readers,

The 15th issue of Adult Education in Israel is now available.

This issue includes papers on the influence of parent education (Rina
Cohen), vocational education (Ella Barzilai and Ayelet Uriel-Raymond), and
academic studies (Prof. Nitza Davidovitch) upon entrance to the work force.
There is also a singular paper by Moshe Sheinfeld on the ultra-orthodox
sector in higher education. In addition, this issue includes papers on how
Israeli-Arab students cope with Hebrew as the first language of Israel (Dr.
Orly Kayam) and distinctive papers by Prof. Esther Sheli-Neuman on the "The
Campaign to Eradicate Ignorance" from a current perspective - based on
interviews with female soldier-teachers who participated in the program 50
years ago - and by Dr. Rachel Tokatli on the continuation of this campaign
within the framework of the Tehil"a program. The journal also commemorates
the 50th anniversary of the death of Mordechai Martin Buber in a paper by
Prof. Tamar Kron, who notes the significance of dialogue within the field of
adult education from the viewpoint of a psychologist and therapist, and in
an article by Prof. Ron Margolin, who delineates the important educational
implication of the genre of Judaism proposed by Buber. We believe our
readers will also enjoy the gripping interview with Prof. Dan Avnon about
Buber's pioneering activity as an adult educator, both in Germany and in
Israel. Moreover, various enterprises within the field of adult education
are reviewed, including the international Competencies Survey in Israel (Zvi
Amir); the promotion of education for the Bedouin sector in Israel's
southern Negev region (the editor); and the advancement of parents with
minimal education (by researchers in the National Authority for Evaluation).

The closing paper in this journal is an overview of the achievements of
adult education in Israel by Dr. Rachel Tokatli .  

 

We hope you enjoy and are enriched by this issue of Adult Education in
Israel.

 

Dr. Ido Basok, Editor

 

 

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[ha-Safran] Jesus in Israeli Art

[Celestina Levant]

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