[ha-Safran] Shavuot is coming!

2021-04-12 Thread Sherry Wasserman via Hasafran 
Hi colleagues,

 

Now that Passover is over, it is time to count down to Shavuot. That makes
it the perfect time to consider adding my new book, I Am Standing at Mount
Sinai to your library's children's collection.  This book, told through the
eyes of an insightful young girl, is a vibrantly illustrated, hardback
non-fiction book produced with libraries in mind.  It retells the Biblical
saga of the Jewish People's encounter with God at Mt. Sinai, recounting the
wondrous revelation of the Ten Commandments and the Torah as told in the
book of Exodus. I am standing at Mount Sinai explains the significance of
the Shavuot holiday, linking together the Passover holiday's story of
freedom with the Shavuot holiday's emphasis on acceptance of rules for moral
behavior in a free society. It explains how Shavuot was celebrated in
ancient times and how it is celebrated today. This book makes the vivid
story of Mount Sinai and the third of the Biblical festivals - Shavuot -
come alive for a new generation of Jewish children. Below is a copy of the
review of I am Standing at Mount Sinai published in AJL's News and Reviews 

Dec. 2020 | Jan. 2021 issue.

 

"Children's Judaic librarians have always been on the lookout for books
about the holiday of Shavuot because there are so few. Often teachers come
to the library to request a good book explaining the holiday suitable for a
young child and there just isn't anything good to give them. Librarian
Sherry Wasserman "saw the hole in the collection" and started working on
this book twenty years ago. When she finally found an illustrator, she
decided to self-publish and the collaboration turned into a great success.
The book retells the story of the Jewish people's encounter with God at Mt.
Sinai through the eyes of a modern young girl who embodies the rabbinic
interpretation that all Jews were once present at this miraculous event. The
girl's name is Sarah, and she guides us through what our tradition says
happened there, emphasizing the power and wonder and even fear that would
have been felt by children who observed the wonders of God giving the Torah
on the mountain. The brightly colored illustrations are fluid and bold.
There is a ribbon of Hebrew Torah script that snakes through the pages,
illuminating the passages that are explained in the child-friendly text
below. In a nod to her librarian roots, the author has included a useful
glossary, citations and translations of all the Hebrew Torah quotations.
This book will serve as a much-needed teaching source for educating children
on this important but overlooked Jewish holiday." Lisa Silverman, Co-Editor,
Children's and Teen Literature, AJL News and Reviews

 

I am Standing at Mount Sinai, by Sherry Wasserman, illustrated by Ruthie
Cisse. Michigan: ShreeTee, 2020. 38 pp. $20.00 (9780578708843) HC. Gr. K-4.

Available for purchase in the U.S. and Canada at Amazon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.amazon.com/standing-Mount-Sinai-Sherry-Wasserman/dp/0578708841/r__;!!KGKeukY!jwhRqDNy7BchOsx1mJ_qN1qUn6BH8VRERqyAFnkArjS9EbpGDvh5xZgcraShqY9Rw_k$
 
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=i+am+standing+at+mount+sinai=1617324759=books=1-1  Sample
pages showing examples of the illustrations can be viewed there. 

 

Sherry Wasserman

Volunteer Librarian,

Congregation B'nai Moshe, W. Bloomfield, MI

 

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[ha-Safran] Wikidata used to describe Stanford University Libraries Israeli Yiddish poster collection

2021-04-12 Thread Heidi G Lerner via Hasafran 
Dear safranim,
 I want to alert you to a new blog post that has appeared on the Digital 
Yiddish Theater Project website 
(https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://web.uwm.edu/yiddish-stage/wikidata-yiddish-theatre-posters-and-the-world__;!!KGKeukY!hc_Yy01kpe5-68IAOGa6ct2ZqOpv8CQK4nCK8tQNAy5Ac4yIYTbelZPhw18EBQ023JE$
 ).  This post describes how Wikidata (a new and increasingly popular 
technology for describing cultural heritage materials) can enable libraries, 
museums, and other cultural institutions to get their data and collections 
available, discoverable, and reusable on the web.
Hopefully, the work that I briefly describe will encourage our colleagues who w 
ork in Judaica libraries and archives to experiment with Wikidata in describing 
their own unique collections.
Sincerely, Heidi G. Lerner


Heidi G. Lerner

Metadata Librarian for Hebraica and Judaica

Metadata Dept.

Stanford University Libraries

Stanford, CA 94305-6004

ph: 650-725-9953

fax: 650-725-1120

e-mail: ler...@stanford.edu
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[ha-Safran] article about Sydney Taylor Book Awards in The Forward

2021-04-12 Thread Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran 
Hi Safranim,

I just learned (a bit late) that my article in The Forward about the Sydney
Taylor Book Awards was published in March. Here it is:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forward.com/culture/467589/why-the-sydney-taylor-book-awards-matter/__;!!KGKeukY!lQCT_7-Nt-D7EGvifjOYKYl5yMTKBC3EgCHKPlOyQRE-JmI6pUaX7YflmUfZmJ9ETUJAKZM_4vnc33w$
 

Enjoy!
Heidi Rabinowitz
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[ha-Safran] AJL featured on Bookshop.org

2021-04-12 Thread Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran 
Hi everyone,

I am very happy to share the good news with you that AJL's "Love Your
Neighbor" series of booklists is being featured this week (April 12-19) on
Bookshop.org's Children's Books page at
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bookshop.org/categories/m/children-s-books!__;!!KGKeukY!i4nXeKb0k7QoCuZtvX_cg3MM2-GbmBIWmIZrn4hSVhn0FyYFiusULA8KTKieW_isvGbH4oFA-jXXvQQ$
 

Please share with the world!

Heidi

Heidi Rabinowitz
AJL Member Relations Chair
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[ha-Safran] Mutilated medieval manuscripts

2021-04-12 Thread Rachel Leket-Mor via Hasafran 
Dear colleagues,

I am posting for a friend – please respond to her directly (see email below).

Thank you,
Rachel



For an article on the intentional mutilation of medieval manuscripts, I am 
interested to learn about manuscripts in which miniatures or word panels have 
been removed, blank borders have been cut out, folios have been torn, slashed 
with razors, or otherwise suffered intentional damage?  In addition, I am 
curious if anyone knows of miniatures or word panels that survive independent 
of their original manuscripts, of any evidence up to the present time that 
miniatures or word panels served as gifts or as decoration on the walls of 
homes, or of incidents of manuscripts being cut up to harvest parchment for 
tefillin or mezuzot.

Thank you!

Diane Wolfthal

David and Caroline Minter Chair emerita in the Humanities and
Professor emerita of Art History
Rice University
dianewolft...@yahoo.com

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[ha-Safran] Educational Resources and Cool Videos for Israel Independence Day

2021-04-12 Thread Jacob Richman via Hasafran 
Hi Everyone!

Israel Independence Day is celebrated this year
on Thursday, April 15, 2021.
All the resources and links below are located online at:
jr.co.il/hotsites/israel-resources.htm

The Jewish Trivia Quiz - topic: Israel
jewish-trivia.com

What is the national emblem of Israel ?
"Pehsek Zeman" and "Egozi" are what type of Israeli foods ?
Who was the first president of Israel ?
What was the 1917 British Balfour Declaration ?
What is Israel's Internet country code ?
What was "Operation Babylon" ?
Who were the first two countries to recognize Israel ?
What are Amos and Offeq ?
How many languages are engraved on Israeli coins used today ?

The above questions are examples from over 200 multiple-choice 
questions about Israel. There are two levels of questions, two timer settings.
Both kids and adults will find it entertaining and educational.

English Hebrew Israel vocabulary study sheets.
Learn Hebrew words related to Israel Independence Day.
english-hebrew-dictionary.com/israel-1.htm

Free Israel Clipart
jewish-clipart.com

Whether you need a picture for your child's class project,
a graphic for your synagogue, Hillel or JCC Israel event
announcement, the Jewish Clipart Database has the pictures
for you. You can copy, save and print the graphics in three
different sizes.

Prayers for the welfare of the State of Israel and
for members of the IDF.
jr.co.il/prayers/index.html
I included the Hebrew prayers with nikud and English translations.

Israel Videos on YouTube
jr.co.il/videos/israel-videos.htm
There are now over 600 videos about Israel on the site.
There is something for everyone.
Additional new videos will be added this week.
Enjoy!

Israeli and Hebrew songs.

Jacob Richman's Spotify Hebrew Songs Playlist
bit.ly/spotify-jrichman-hebrew

60 Popular Hebrew Songs on Youtube
jr.co.il/hotsites/hebrew.htm#Hebrew-Songs-Youtube

The "Hatikvah" Page
jr.co.il/hatikva.htm
includes 15 unique videos of Hatikva

160 Videos of "Adon Olam"
jr.co.il/videos/adon-olam.htm
The page includes lyrics in Hebrew with Nikud
and an English translation.
160 melodies to this well know prayer / song.

Last but not least, I posted on my website 140 links
about Israel, ranging from history and tourism to
photographs and stamps.
The address is:
jr.co.il/hotsites/israel-resources.htm

Please forward this message. Thank You!

Chodesh Tov!
Jacob


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[ha-Safran] Hebrew book club?

2021-04-12 Thread NAOMI MORSE via Hasafran 
Dear Safranim,
Does anyone know of an online book club that meets remotely, and discusses 
Hebrew books in Hebrew? 
Thank you for any leads.
Naomi Morse

Please respond to me directly.
naomimo...@verizon.net


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