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A LIST OF SOME JTS LIBRARY RESOURCES RELATING TO THE YEMENITE JEWISH COMMUNITY -          Gimani, Aharon. Bene Teman : Meḥḳarim be-yahadut Teman u-morashtah DS135.Y4 G55 2...

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How does one calculate the Gregorian year from the Hebrew year (and the reverse)? To calculate the Gregorian year from the Hebrew year, convert the Hebrew letters to numerals and add the numb...

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Where is there a source in Jewish Law that states that someone who eats a meal in the marketplace becomes disqualified from serving as a witness? The Mishnah and Babylonian Talmud in Tractate...

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Which resources does The Library have in its collection for someone researching the connection between Jacob Schiff and The Jewish Theological Seminary? The Library has a number of books about...

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Who wrote the work Maaseh Tuviah, what type of work is it, and where was it printed? The physician Tobias/Tuviah Cohn (Tobias the son of Moses Cohn), who lived from 1652 to 1729, wrote the boo...

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Question: In Jewish writings, is there anywhere written the idea of the human body being compared to a house? Answer: In 1708, Tobias Cohn, an eighteenth-century Jewish physician, published a...

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QUESTION: Who wrote the play: "Brandeis", in The Eternal Light , edited by Morton Wishengrad (1913-1963)?  Was it Wishengrad?  ANSWER: I consulted The Eternal Light. It does not state expl...

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The Berman Jewish Policy Archive of New York University's Wagner School of Public Service has just compiled a Reader's Guide on Conservative Judaism , including the full-text of over 80 articles ...

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Recently I was interested in researching the history of Jews in science. In the library’s collection I discovered a number of interesting books on the topic. In addition to finding books on the...

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QUESTION: A pastor from a small Florida town requested the Jewish explanation of the obscure term "kesut einayim" in Genesis 20:16. He also wanted an explanation of how 1,000 pieces of silver cou...

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The above image was sent to the JTS Library. The sender did not know the source of the image. He wanted to know more about it and where it came from. Here is the analysis of the image that I wr...

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THE BIBLIOGRAPHY As I mentioned in a post on 7/18/2011, I have prepared a preliminary bibliography of the works of the contemporary rabbinic scholar, Rabbi Yaakov Hayim Sofer (rosh Yeshivat Kaf ...

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QUESTION: I'm moving to a new house, and friends begged me to be sure previous owners had not remodeled, causing doors or windows to be closed up. They urged me not to make such door or window ...

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INTRODUCTION Rabbi Yaakov Hayim Sofer, rosh yeshivah of Yeshivat Kaf ha-Hayim in Yerushalayim (http://kafhahaim.streenet.com/he/home.htm ), is a prolific author who writes on a myriad of topics...

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QUESTION: How can I access a digital version of articles from the journal BEIT MIKRA, published by the World Jewish Bible Center? ANSWER: Electronic access to selected BEIT MIKRA articles from t...

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QUESTION: I have a 1937 pamphlet published by Temple Emanu-el of Boro Park, Brooklyn, the synagogue of my childhood. This pamphlet was published to mark an anniversary of the synagogue's founding...

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Question: Can you recommend research materials on the recent interest in studying classical Jewish texts among secular Israelis. Answer: The following resources focus your topic and have all b...

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QUESTION: I am searching for a rabbinic teaching in which God tells the angels not to rejoice over the destruction of the Egyptians at the Reed Sea. Would you help me locate an English translatio...

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QUESTION: I am interested in the dots used to separate the various sections of Rashi's commentary to Torah and Talmud. Are these dots found in early printed editions of Rashi or are they a later...

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QUESTION: An ecumenical organization in our community is planning a Spring holiday event on April 13, and the Jewish part of the program will be a model seder. They would like to mention the sign...

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QUESTION: My Grandmother used to tell me how devout her mother in Europe was, frequently praying to the Almighty in Yiddish, in connection with major events in her life, in addition to the usual ...

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QUESTION: Our family has an illustrated encyclopedia, the UNIVERSAL JEWISH ENCYCLOPEDIA. I seldom see references to this set and I wonder if it is of any use today. ANSWER: The articles in the U...

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QUESTION: Would you suggest educational materials related to the Haftarot? ANSWER: Here is a list of some educational materials related to the Haftarot: - Chiel, Arthur A. Guide to Sidrot and...

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QUESTION: In an essay I am writing, I am describing the handwriting of medieval Hebrew manuscripts from Spain. Should I use the descriptive term Sephardic or Sephardi? Likewise, in describing man...

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QUESTION: How can I find English & Hebrew book reviews of specific scholarly books published in the last few decades? ANSWER: Use the following article databases to locate book reviews: RAMBI :...

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