[ha-Safran] Get Ready for Tu B'Shvat

Hi Everyone! Tu B'Shvat, the New Year for Trees, falls on the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shvat, January 25 this year (5776 / 2016). This Jewish mini-holiday is of major importance to our appreciation of Nature and our relationship to it. I posted on my website a large selection of educational

Re: [ha-Safran] Ben Yehuda

Prof. Zohar Shavit’s 2004 critique (in English) of Nathan Efrati’s book "Milshon yehidim lilshon uma: hadibur ha'ivri be'eretz Israel, 1881-1992" , ‘A Heady Hebrew’ http://www.haaretz.com/a-heady-hebrew-1.138717 shows how difficult it is for historians to separate fact from fiction even when

[ha-Safran] Reminder: Professor Lisa Leff Book Talk, 1/10/2016, 10 am, Adas Israel Congregation

Dear Colleagues, I just wanted to remind you about the upcoming book talk with Professor Lisa Leff co-sponsored by Adas Israel Congregation and the Capital Area Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL/CAC) to take place this Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 10 a.m. at Adas Israel

[ha-Safran] Looking for English translation of Rambam's Commentary on the Mishna

Does anyone have access to full text of Maimonides' introduction to the Mishnah in English (NOT Mishnah Torah)? I know it exists in book form but I don't own it. Even just the first few pages would be helpful. Thank you, -- *Aviva Adler* *aad...@nshahs.org * Librarian North

[ha-Safran] Ben Yehuda

Yoel Sheridan wrote: >> I am currently researching Jewish life in mediaeval England where it appears that Jews communicated with each other in written Hebrew. Did they also speak it? << It seems that in some areas, Hebrew was spoken enough for more than a few Hebrew phrases to become English

Re: [ha-Safran] Looking for English translation of Rambam's Commentary on the Mishna

This may be of help: isbn: 0-910818-71-1 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22687148 I'm curious which pages do you need? All the Best Robert Pilchman (Unemployed Librarian) Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 11:47:44 -0500 From: aad...@nshahs.org To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu Subject: [ha-Safran] Looking for

[ha-Safran] FS: Pre-Thaw Soviet Journals & other items of interest

A rare mention to the list that I sell books. On a semi-regular basis I post lists to my blog at http://hollanderbooks.blogspot.com/ the latest of which consists of Pre-Thaw Soviet journals. Some of the other more recent posts from this fall and winter are: A miscellany of Hebrew and

[ha-Safran] February/March issue of AJL News - Deadline is January 15!

Hello, If you plan on contributing to the February/March issue of AJL News, please note that the deadline is Friday, January 15, 2016. Contributions should be sent directly to me by email. Many thanks for your attention to this final deadline! ***Please DO NOT SEND REVIEWS. Those should have

[ha-Safran] page in an article

Dear Safranim, Can anyone provide a missing page from an article? I find that on my copy of article one of the pages is cut off on the side. Judaism Summer 1971 page 278. This is the last page of an article by Seymour Cain entitled The Question and the Answers After Auschwitz. Thank you.

Re: [ha-Safran] [BULK] Looking for English translation of Rambam's Commentary on the Mishna

There was a translation done by Fred Rosner, published by Jason Aronson, 1994. From: Hasafran [hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu] on behalf of Aviva Adler [aad...@nshahs.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 8:47 AM To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu Subject: [BULK]