Frances-Henry Library, HUC-JIR

01/03/2023

02/09/2022

It is the late 1890's in London and all is NOT well. Enjoy my latest episode of Nice Jewish Books where I talk with David Liss about his historical mystery/fantasy book the Peculiarities.

www.jewishlibraries.org/nicejewishbooks or catch earlier episodes at www.nicejewishbooks.libsyn.com

11/30/2021

There are still LOTS of TREASURES to be FOUND at the book sale
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11/30/2021

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There are still LOTS of BOOKS! At the book sale!!!

11/23/2021

The HUC-LA Book Sale is back! Bigger, Better, and Bookier than ever! Nov. 30-Dec. 2. (Nov. 29 is HUC only sneak peak)

09/10/2020

Join us for HUC-JIR Library's Fall Lecture Series by Zoom. You can participate in these learning opportunities from wherever you are, and gain insights and scholarship from world-renowned scholars who specialize in a variety of topics.

This month we will have the pleasure of learning from Rabbi Dalia Marx, PhD, the Rabbi Aaron D. Panken Professor of Liturgy and Midrash at HUC-JIR's Taube Family Campus in Jerusalem. Her class is titled "Eating Your Blessings: The Special Rosh HaShanah Meal" and will take an in-depth look at the customs and liturgy associated with the symbolic foods eaten on Rosh HaShanah. You can read more about Rabbi Marx's research and publications on her new website, https://www.dalia-marx.com/.

The lecture begins at 12:30 pm Eastern Standard Time on Thursday, September 17th. Register for this event at: huc.edu/marxblessings to get updated with Zoom information before the event.

שמי דליה מרקס והאתר הזה הוא הספרייה שלי ותוכלו למצוא פה שיעורים (מוקלטים, כתובים ובווידאו) על פרשת השבוע, על התורה, הנביאים והכתובים, מאמרים וסרטונים בנושאי תפילה, טק....

03/19/2020

http://www.universitytimes.ie/2020/03/jstor-makes-database-accessible-to-the-public/?doing_wp_cron=1584647560.2519609928131103515625

The online academic resource has over 6,000 ebooks and over 150 journals accessible without the need for an online login.

03/06/2020

Happy Purim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkXWTUFePNE

Traditional Yiddish Purim song Choral arrangement: Binyumen Schaechter (2018) Funded by a grant from the Marinus and Minna B. Koster Foundation Jewish People...

12/19/2019

A couple of Hanukkah treats from the National library of Israel.
https://blog.nli.org.il/en/dreidel_origin/

https://blog.nli.org.il/en/hanukkah/

Four Hebrew letters – Nun, Gimel, Hei, and Pei – tell the story of our people. But did you know that the dreidel was not originally a Jewish custom?

11/16/2019

Coming soon to the Frances-Henry library! Curses if you steal our books

Medieval scribes protected their work by threatening death, or worse.

11/12/2019

It's that most wonderful time of the year! BOOK SALE!!!!

11/28/2018

Today is Bag Sale Day! there are still many treasures to be found in our book sale. Buy a Bag for $5 and stuff it with as many books as you can.

11/26/2018

It’s that most wonderful time of the year!

11/26/2018

Here is a Hanukkah song spoof of Hanukkah songs spoofs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu8DleqoVYc

Connect with Shir Soul! For bookings and info, contact David Ross: 917-817-2897 | [email protected] http://www.ShirSoul.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...

09/05/2018

Interesting and informative article about Dorothy Porter, librarian and archivist at Howard University, and her contribution, as an information professional, to the field of Black Studies.

Dorothy Porter, a Black woman pioneer in library and information science, created an archive that structured a new field.

02/15/2018

The Me’am Lo’ez commentary on Ecclesiastes, by R. Nissim Moshe Aboud, Istanbul, 1897. At the bottom of the title page, the printer is given as Nomismatides, a Greek name, a reminder that Istanbul (among other cities in the wider Levant, like Alexandria) once had a large and thriving Greek community, with whom the Jews lived side by side and often worked together. A reminder of the Levantine diversity and tolerance which once defined these cities and the Middle East in general, prior to the rise of militant nationalism and religious fundamentalism.