[ha-Safran]: Free WebJunction Webinar 5/4: Winning Library Grants

2011-05-02 Thread Jeff Corbett
Posting on behalf of Jennifer Peterson, Community Manager of WebJunction.Org From: Peterson,Jennifer [peter...@oclc.org] Sent: April 27, 2011 3:07 PM To: pub...@webjunction.org Subject: [Publib] Free WebJunction Webinar 5/4: Winning Library Grants Winning

[ha-Safran]: Torah Anthology

2010-10-11 Thread Jeff Corbett
Does anyone have a source to purchase the complete 45 volume Tanach set of Torah Anthology (Me'am Loez) translated into English by Rabbi Aryeah Kaplan? A non-profit Jewish learning organization was inquiring and I offered to post their request to the list. They would be willing to purchase

[ha-Safran]: Union Catalogs

2010-09-19 Thread Jeff Corbett
BSD Thank you for the link to the Avi Chai Union Catalog. Are there other Jewish books union catalogs available on the Internet? Here in Cleveland, OhioLINK - www.ohiolink.edu includes the collection of the Laura and Alvin Siegal College of Judaic Studies. Thanks, Gedaliah Yitzchak Corbett

[ha-Safran] Websites relating to the Russian perspective of

2010-09-07 Thread Jeff Corbett
the Holocaust X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=kSl6L8luU05z5mpL051isgeeLpAUfowbwuc/WIqEapw= c=1 sm=0 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:17 a=69EAbJre:8 a=f3qFwuRs:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8 a=pSZzf3RB:8 a=ETiCo2pwh1pcs2WzDv8A:9

[ha-Safran]: Websites relating to the Russian perspective of

2010-09-01 Thread Jeff Corbett
the Holocaust X-Original-To: Hasafran@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=+ajm3tfMPLNCEbkepGq+oOGV0QVCaQQ0JBMd0bjnRvg= c=1 sm=0 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=ugFvkfIBRL/WdPz6TiXDkA==:17 a=69EAbJre:8 a=MOQnVd06:8 a=1XWaLZrs:8 a=w-2XyUDm:8 a=Vt2AcnKq:8

[ha-Safran]: Phone Scam

2010-08-16 Thread Jeff Corbett
Forwarded from another library list. Jeff Corbett jeffcorb...@hotmail.com -Original Message- Hello, A person claiming to be a Dr. Rossi from the African American Society just called our library insisting that we preview their encyclopedia set African Americans in the 21st

RE: [ha-Safran]: Seeing a list of past book reviews

2010-04-21 Thread Jeff Corbett
BSD According to WorldCat, this publication is avaliable in three libraries: Hewbrew Union College, Harvard University - Harvard College Library and British Library Reference Collections.

[ha-Safran]: Reading level of the Encyclopaedia Judaica 2nd Edition

2010-02-05 Thread Jeff Corbett
BSD It might just be me, but it seems that the Encyclopaedia Judaica Second Edition is written at a very scholarly level? I am currently working through the article on Sociology (Volume 18 Page 728-737 and I noticed right away that it is a challenge to get through. Does anyone know what grade

[ha-Safran]: Cleveland area library volunteer

2009-10-01 Thread Jeff Corbett
A local Cleveland area synagogue is trying to develop a small Judaic library. They asked me to help them out because I am Jewish and a librarian. However, I do not currently have the time to help them. If there is someone out there who would like to help them, please call or e-mail me and I'll

[ha-Safran]: Elie Wiesel quote about libraries

2009-09-15 Thread Jeff Corbett
Here is the source for the previously quoted Elie Wiesel quote about libraries. If the school is a temple, then the library is a sanctuary Source: From the Kingdom of Memory : Reminiscences by Elie Wiesel (NY : Summit Books, 1990) contains the essay Inside a Library, which includes the above

[ha-Safran]: AJC Calls on Publisher to Retract Zionism

2008-10-29 Thread Jeff Corbett
. roaringpenguin . com) on 128.146.216.81 X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.1 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN It seems that perhaps Gale has decided not to comment further. Please see their response below. Jeff Corbett – [EMAIL PROTECTED] RE: Encyclopedia of Race and Racism From: Gale Salesassistance ([EMAIL

[ha-Safran]: Career Employment

2006-05-06 Thread Jeff Corbett
specifically looking for a full time salaried position for the long term. I would prefer to work in Toronto or York Region, (Ontario, Canada), but would be willing to relocate for the right job. Thank you. Jeff Corbett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those

[ha-Safran]: Contacts for shul directories

2005-03-10 Thread Jeff Corbett
Dear Friends, I have been asked to get our shul listed in various Jewish directories. Certainly we are looking to be listed in Toronto Jewish directories, which is the geographic location where we are situated. So, if you have a contact number / e-mail address for any, please e-mail them to me.

[ha-Safran]: A Reader for a Non-Jew

2005-03-01 Thread Jeff Corbett
Double check with your Rabbi if this is advisable in the first place. From what I have heard, it is not always advisable in every situation to teach Non-Jews about Judaism, unless they have the intention of converting. This may not be the case with you and it may be okay to give them what you are

[ha-Safran]: Defining what is Jewish

2005-02-16 Thread Jeff Corbett
It seems to me that the Jewish people who I have spoken to, at least where I am, DO NOT include Hebrew Christians or Jews for Jesus people as Jewish. Is this assessment universal? Thanks. Jeff Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not

[ha-Safran]: B'nai Machshava Tova

2005-01-04 Thread Jeff Corbett
else, so I would entertain any quotes for the purchase of 20 - 25 copies. Thank you. Jeff Corbett Administrative Assistant Westmount Community Shul and Routes Jewish Centre Tel: 905 482 9488 Fax: 905 482 9489 E-mail: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing address: 554-1054 Centre ST

[Ha-Safran] Feet together for Kaddish and Liver article

2003-10-30 Thread Jeff Corbett
Thank you to everyone who helped me out with sources for keeping your feet together for Kaddish and the source for A Piece of Liver article. Here are the results for those who have asked. - Jeff - Sources for standing with feet together for Kaddish: During Kaddish as well, the feet should be

[Ha-Safran] Must you put your feet together when saying kaddish?

2003-10-27 Thread Jeff Corbett
. Jeff Jeff Corbett [EMAIL PROTECTED] == HaSafran - The Electronic Forum of the Association of Jewish Libraries Submissions for HaSafran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Ha-Safran] Geniza for non-Jewish books

2003-10-02 Thread Jeff Corbett
, Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: 217-333-4456 Fax: 217-244-4358 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me at anytime via any of the methods listed below. Thank you. Jeff Jeff Corbett Library Technician McLean Budden 2525-145 King

[Ha-Safran] Information business

2003-10-01 Thread Jeff Corbett
Dear Dan. You made me jump back in my chair! I was surprised that you wrote, Likewise, I don't believe, contrary to what appears to be the view of many in our profession today, that we are or should be in the information business. It could be that I misunderstood your comment. When you see a

[Ha-Safran] Drying waterlogged books.

2003-10-01 Thread Jeff Corbett
From another list - A list-serve for Ontario Library and Information Technicians - Website: http://www.oaltabo.on.ca/ Jeff Jeff Corbett Library Technician McLean Budden 2525-145 King St. W Toronto ON M5H 1J8 Tel Fax: 416 642 8084 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.mcleanbudden.com

[ha-Safran]: Chromatic Haggadah and The Prophet of San Nicandro

2003-09-23 Thread Jeff Corbett
Hello. I was asked to find information on purchasing the following two books. 1) Chromatic Haggadah (possible title.) It was described to me as a haggadah that is colour coded showing the different eras when the different sections of the haggadah were added throughout history to come out with the