[ha-Safran]: Prayer Concerning Women who have been Murdered

2011-11-16 Thread Yael Levine
7527 Yael Levine --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu

[ha-Safran]: Prayers of thanksgiving for Gilad Shalit

2011-10-26 Thread Yael Levine
I'd be interested in hearing if any prayers of thanksgiving for the return of Gilad Shalit were recited in shuls you attended either on Simchat Torah or on Shabbat Bereishit. Thanks in advance, Yael Levine --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual a

[ha-Safran]: Jewish liturgical responses to the Japan catastrophe

2011-03-20 Thread Yael Levine
x27;s shul or congregation; last Shabbat or this coming Shabbat. I'd like to mention that I came out with a similar call following the Haiti earthquake. There is a nice amount of material. I didn't get to publish it upon the first anniversary, but I now hope to combine both topics. Si

[ha-Safran]: Query about prayers in the wake of the Carmel fire

2010-12-06 Thread Yael Levine
I'd be interested in hearing if anyone was present on Shabbat in a shul where they recited a prayer or prayers concerning the Carmel fire, victims and/or the wounded, and if they have what to relate. Yael Levine --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the indiv

[ha-Safran]: Prayer Concerning Women who have been Murdered

2010-11-15 Thread Yael Levine
d at the following link: http://kolech.com/show.asp?id=40958 Yael Levine --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries

[ha-Safran]: Praying on Rosh ha-Shana for agunim and agunot,

2010-09-07 Thread Yael Levine
return safely soon. Amen, so may it be Your will. Yael Levine Ketiva va-Hatima Tova, Yael Levine --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed

[ha-Safran]: Sim Shalom - Pesach Sale

2010-03-17 Thread Yael Levine
Sim Shalom - Pesach Sale Sim Shalom: Prayers for World Peace: An Anthology from Likkutei Tefillot, edited by Yael Levine, was published in December 2009, by Koren Publishers in Jerusalem. The book is suitable as a gift for various occasions, as well as for formal and informal educational

[ha-Safran]: Vayehi BaHazi HaLailah - Additional Stanzas

2010-03-17 Thread Yael Levine
i ba-Hazi ha-Lailah Additional Stanzas Concerning Women Yael Levine The piyyut (liturgical hymn) Va-Yehi ba-Hazi ha-Lailah (It Was In the Middle of the Night), recited at the seder, was composed by the classic liturgical poet Yannai. The piyyut refers to events that occurred at various time

[ha-Safran]: Mi she-Berakh for Agunot

2010-02-21 Thread Yael Levine
blication of an official English translation is forthcoming. May our prayers on behalf of Agunot be answered. Yael Levine --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish

[ha-Safran]: New Book - Sim Shalom, Prayers for World Peace

2009-12-21 Thread Yael Levine
Breslav. Hanukka Same'ah, Yael Levine --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran,

[ha-Safran]: Prayer Concerning Women who have been Murdered

2009-11-12 Thread Yael Levine
f in 2001, and, filling a lacuna, soon gained acceptance. An article charting the various aspects concerning its recitation, and thenusah of the prayer itself, may be found at the following link: http://www.kolech.com/show.asp?id=24125 Yael Levine

[ha-Safran]: A Special Prayer on behalf of Gilad Shalit for

2009-09-15 Thread Yael Levine
ovah, Yael Levine A Prayer of Behalf of Gilad Shalit To be Recited in the Synagogue On Rosh Ha-Shanah Yael Levine Our Father, Our King, God who becomes appeased through compassion, consider favorably with Your Kindness on this Day of Remembrance, Gilad, son of Aviva and Noam Shalit, who

[ha-Safran]: Jahrzeit of Nehama Leibowitz

2009-03-30 Thread Yael Levine
The fifth of Nissan - tonight and tomorrow here is Israel - is the Jahrzeit of Nehama Leibowitz (1905-1997) z"l. As many know, recently two biographies were published; one in Hebrew by Hayuta Deutsch, and the other in English by Yael Unterman. Deutsch's book will be awarded the Aminoah prize in a c

[ha-Safran]: Mi she-Berakh for Agunot

2009-03-04 Thread Yael Levine
d is posted on the Kolech website at the following link. http://www.kolech.org/show.asp?id=31920 The publication of an official English translation is forthcoming. May our prayers on behalf of Agunot be answered. Yael Levine --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the i

[ha-Safran]: Jewish newspaper syndicate service

2008-12-28 Thread Yael Levine
I was wondering if anyone could refer me to a Jewish newspaper syndicate service/agency, which aquires feature articles - an agency other than JTA. In the past, I was in contact with an individual whom no longer works in this area. Thanks very much, Yael Levine Messages and opinions

[ha-Safran]: A Jewish Woman's Prayer Book - Review Essay

2008-12-15 Thread Yael Levine
A Jewish Woman's Prayer Book - Review Essay by Yael Levine Synopsis: The basic theme underlying the book, re-claiming women's liturgy, is a timely one, and deserves to be lauded. However, the present edition contains mistakes. "To err is human." One may argue that the

[ha-Safran]: A Remarkable Experience

2007-10-02 Thread Yael Levine
For me personally, the detail concerning the woman reciting Kaddish is of particular interest. Can you provide any further details concerning this. Was this woman a sister of the grandfather, or of the father? Yael Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author

[ha-Safran]: Simkhes Toyre Lid le-Rivkah Tiktiner

2007-08-20 Thread Yael Levine
"Simkhes Toyre Lid le-Rivkah Tiktiner", by Yael Levine (Jerusalem 2005, 32 pp.) [=Simchas Torah Song by Rivkah Tiktiner]. Rivkah bat Meir Tiktiner (d. 1605) was the first Jewish woman to compose a book, the Yiddish musar work for women "Meineket Rivkah" [=Rebeka&#x

[ha-Safran]: Midreshei Bitya Bat Pharaoh

2007-02-22 Thread Yael Levine
Following is info concerning Midreshei Bitya Bat Pharaoh Midreshei Bitya Bat Pharaoh: Iyyun Nilve le-Leil ha-Seder (A Seder Companion), Jerusalem 2004 (68 pp.) In the Be’er Avraham commentary to the haggadah, by R. Abraham Grate of Prague, published in Sulzbach in 1708, several of the simanim of

[ha-Safran]: Seeking Calcutta Jewish Newspaper

2006-12-24 Thread Yael Levine
ted to the holdings in another library. Yael Levine Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safra

[ha-Safran]: Simkhes Toyre Lid le-Rivkah Tiktiner

2006-08-31 Thread Yael Levine
"Simkhes Toyre Lid le-Rivkah Tiktiner", by Yael Levine (Jerusalem 2005, 32 pp.) [=Simchas Torah Song by Rivkah Tiktiner]. Rivkah bat Meir Tiktiner (d. 1605) was the first Jewish woman to compose a book, the Yiddish musar work for women "Meineket Rivkah" [=Rebeka's

[ha-Safran]: Info Concerning Publications

2006-03-08 Thread Yael Levine
male biblical personalities: to the righteous women in Egypt who encouraged their husbands during the bondage; to the women who kept themselves from immoral behavior; to Miriam the prophetess; and to the Matriarchs. Simkhes Toyre Lid le-Rivkah Tiktiner, by Yael Levine, Jerusalem 2005. (31 pp.) [

Simkhes Toyre Lid le-Rivkah Tiktiner - New Publication

2005-09-08 Thread Yael Levine
I am pleased to announce the publication (Hebrew) of "Simkhes Toyre Lid le-Rivkah Tiktiner", by Yael Levine (32 pp.) [=Simchas Torah Song by Rivkah Tiktiner]. Rivkah bat Meir Tiktiner (d. 1605) was the first Jewish woman to compose a book, the Yiddish musar work for women "

[ha-Safran]: Yiddish Fonts

2005-07-17 Thread Yael Levine
ew links on the net to Yiddish fonts, but they were broken. Yael Levine Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the AJL === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to

[ha-Safran]: Midreshei Bitya Bat Pharaoh

2005-03-31 Thread Yael Levine
Following is info about my publication from last year Midreshei Bitya Bat Pharaoh (Hebrew). I noticed that for some reason I didn't send an email to the list at the time. Yael Levine, Midreshei Bitya Bat Pharaoh: Iyyun Nilve le-Leil ha-Seder (A Seder Companion) Jerusalem 2004, (68 pp.