Re: [ha-Safran] AJL Launches Nice Jewish Books Podcast

2021-11-02 Thread Jacqueline Benefraim via Hasafran
Hi Sheryl, I really enjoyed the podcast and shared the book with my mom yesterday, and she's already read half of it...she loves it. Yasher ko'ah, Jackie On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 8:10 PM Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > I am so happy to have Sheryl join me as an

Re: [ha-Safran] Talmud ebooks?

2021-11-02 Thread Kuperman, Aaron via Hasafran
Just out of curiousity, can files from Sefaria be downloaded to a tablet or other reading device? While any document in pdf format can be downloaded and read as an ebook, the readability of the text from a pdf is inferior to a “manifestation” that was “born digitial”. Aaron Kuperman, LC Law

[ha-Safran] Podcasts

2021-11-02 Thread Jacqui Rodgers via Hasafran
Hi to all at AJL Are we able to share these podcasts with library borrowers or is it only for members of AJL? Kind regards Jacqui Rodgers Head Librarian [Capture] 88 Hatfield Street Gardens 8001 Tel: 021 462 5088 jac...@gitlinlibrary.co.za Please visit us

[ha-Safran] Call for Participation in a Survey about Patrons and Conspiracy Theories

2021-11-02 Thread Stephanie Beene via Hasafran
Hello all, I am conducting a research study with a colleague as a follow-up to our article "A call to action for librarians: Countering conspiracy theories in the age of QAnon." The findings from this project will provide information on the needs of librarians and other library staff when

Re: [ha-Safran] [EXTERNAL] Re: AJL Launches Nice Jewish Books Podcast

2021-11-02 Thread Stahl, Sheryl via Hasafran
Thanks Jackie! I’m getting episode 2 ready to post in another week or so. Thanks for sharing it. Sheryl From: Hasafran On Behalf Of Jacqueline Benefraim via Hasafran Sent: Monday, November 1, 2021 8:15 PM To: Heidi Rabinowitz Cc: Hasafran Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [ha-Safran] AJL Launches

Re: [ha-Safran] [EXTERNAL] Re: AJL Launches Nice Jewish Books Podcast

2021-11-02 Thread Stahl, Sheryl via Hasafran
Thanks Heidi for being an inspiration and great podcast mentor! Sheryl From: Hasafran On Behalf Of Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran Sent: Monday, November 1, 2021 12:18 PM To: Hasafran Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [ha-Safran] AJL Launches Nice Jewish Books Podcast *NOTE: This email originated

Re: [ha-Safran] [EXTERNAL] Podcasts

2021-11-02 Thread Stahl, Sheryl via Hasafran
Please feel free to share both podcasts widely! There is a link to both at https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jewishlibraries.org/ajl-podcasts/__;!!KGKeukY!j55v9PUvXGmqphzuDBwx1_8qlbufUNWA8mEydpsYyPpfzXqh9xOcyYy6mHbaMV9BtzOoe_ZGP20tNoo$ Sheryl Stahl nicejewishbo...@jewishlibraries.org From:

Re: [ha-Safran] Podcasts

2021-11-02 Thread Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran
AJL podcasts Nice Jewish Books and The Book of Life can both definitely be shared with the public! On Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 11:49 AM Jacqui Rodgers via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Hi to all at AJL > > > > Are we able to share these podcasts with library borrowers or is it only > for

Re: [ha-Safran] Talmud ebooks?

2021-11-02 Thread Freedman, Vanessa via Hasafran
Sefaria has iOS and Android apps. You can download whole books or even the entire library to read offline. In answer to the original question, I use Sefaria (on my iPad) to study Daf Yomi and it works very well. You can view vocalised or unvocalised Hebrew/Aramaic text alongside the Koren

Re: [ha-Safran] [EXTERNAL] Re: AJL Launches Nice Jewish Books Podcast

2021-11-02 Thread toby Harris via Hasafran
Yasher Koach to Sheryl and all who helped launch the new podcast! It's a great addition to the Jewish podcast world! *Toby Harris, Librarian* *Temple Beth Am, Seattle* *libr...@templebetham.org * *Catalog*

[ha-Safran] This week's virtual lectures of interest to librarians

2021-11-02 Thread Lisa Silverman via Hasafran
There are a number of free, interesting lectures on Zoom this week, such as Alexandra Dunietz talking about the book FROM SARAH TO SYDNEY: THE WOMAN BEHIND ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY on Wednesday evening, and Dr. Shalom Sabar discussing THE PLACE OF MAGIC IN THE JEWISH TRADITION AND WORLD on

[ha-Safran] 104th Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration - November 2, 2021

2021-11-02 Thread Jacob Richman via Hasafran
Hi Everyone! The 104th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration is today, November 2, 2021. I created a resource page about the Balfour Declaration at: jr.co.il/t/balfour-declaration.htm Feedback is welcome. Please share. Thank You! Have a good day, Jacob Richman jrichman @ jr.co.il --

[ha-Safran] Presentation about Sydney Taylor on November 3

2021-11-02 Thread Howard Freedman via Hasafran
If you've not had the opportunity to listen to Alexandra Dunietz discuss *From Sarah to Sydney: The Woman Behind All-of-a-Kind Family*, the book she helped June Cummins *z''l *complete, you are invited to a free program on the book on Wednesday, November 3 at 7 PM Pacific Time (10 PM Eastern

Re: [ha-Safran] AJL Launches Nice Jewish Books Podcast

2021-11-02 Thread Rachel Leket-Mor via Hasafran
Congratulations and kol ha-kavod, Sheryl! Rachel From: Hasafran on behalf of Jacqueline Benefraim via Hasafran Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 05:49 To: Heidi Rabinowitz Cc: Hasafran Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] AJL Launches Nice Jewish Books Podcast Hi Sheryl, I really enjoyed the podcast

Re: [ha-Safran] Talmud ebooks?

2021-11-02 Thread Sukenic, Harvey via Hasafran
There are several sites with digital editions of the Talmud. Here are a few choices: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://shas.alhatorah.org/__;!!KGKeukY!jzVK-AXnK8g3T4LRc8FNo2mlqOrx-MMbZPHO4S9qI8_rLbHtnsVH8AridNfDnGDJatg$