[ha-Safran] The meaning of טוטפות

2020-08-21 Thread Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran
Shalom, I have very few resources at home to settle an argument on the meaning of the word טוטפות in Deuteronomy Chapter 6 verses 4-10. One said that it means a box and another said that it is ornament (Even Shoshan) . I said that it is neither, it is how it was taken literally. Your help

Re: [ha-Safran] Trying to ID a kids book about a wedding

2020-08-21 Thread Sherry Wasserman via Hasafran
I think the title you are looking or is Simon Boom gives a wedding by Yuri Suhl https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30762238-simon-boom-gives-a-wedding Sherry Wasserman, Volunteer Librarian Congregation B'nai Moshe West Bloomfield, MI 48322 From: Hasafran On Behalf Of Heidi Rabinowitz

[ha-Safran] Miracles happen in a pandemic when you follow your heart!

2020-08-21 Thread Rayzel Raphael via Hasafran
Last April when the pandemic hit, - and all of my wedding clients postponed their ceremonies- I needed to do something. I was motivated to create healing services, and raise money for tzedakah for Covid relief. I followed the calling of my heart and began to organize zoom galas on the Aleph

[ha-Safran] compilation of Jewish literary items

2020-08-21 Thread Erika Dreifus via Hasafran
Shalom, chaverim: As some of you know, every Friday the My Machberet blog posts "Jewish Literary Links." This week's post is especially laden with items of potential interest, spanning kidlit, an overview of 10 fall titles for adults, and events (both recordings from this past week and an

[ha-Safran] Trying to ID a kids book about a wedding

2020-08-21 Thread Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran
This question was posed to AJL on our Facebook page. Does anyone know the answer? "My daughter just got engaged and I'd like to send her a book I remember from at least 30 years ago--maybe much longer. It's a children's book in which an eastern European Jew is trying to plan a wedding and gets

[ha-Safran] Jewish children's books on democracy and voting

2020-08-21 Thread Clare Kinberg via Hasafran
Hi Jewish librarians, I just received a query that I'm hoping you can help me with. I am putting together a list of books based on this query from a patron: "I'm reaching out to see if you have any suggestions about books or other media about Jewish people and voting - why we vote, history of