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In the United States, in 1960, there were few family-friendly alternatives to the ubiquitous Maxwell House Hagadah . From Twilight To Dawn: The Traditional Pessach Hagadah , created in Washington Heights, filled that gap. The Hagadah was the brainchild of two distinguished residents of Washington…
Images of the Megillah are courtesy of the ۿ۴ý Museum Did you know that ۿ۴ý owns a Yemenite Megillat Esther? The Esther Scroll’s circuitous route to Yeshiva started in Jerusalem in 1868 when Reverend Joshua Weaver, then Rector of the St. James American Episcopal Church…
Before we begin with OER myth-busting, we must first define OER. OER stands for Open Education Resources. These materials are in the public domain or have a specific license enabling users to retain, revise, remix, reuse, and redistribute said materials (Wiley). Image Source: Open Education: A ...
Yehudit (Judith) -- title page Are you able to imagine the story of Judith, with its bloody and gory aspects, as a Jewish children’s book in glorious color!? Although the figure of Judith holding Holofernes’ head was popular in classical art, a children’s version had to wait until 1945 in Memphis…
One reflection I have, now that processing of the ۿ۴ýArchives’ COVID collection is complete, is that the next time we take on the challenge of archiving a historical event while that event is still underway, perhaps I won’t also be racing against time to learn new skills in order to do it. At the…
ۿ۴ý Library is fortunate to own a remnant of the Cairo Genizah, a small paper fragment with a portion of ”LeYoshev Tehilot, ” a piyyut recited on Yom Kippur. The fragment is legible, and remarkably well preserved, especially considering its age and its travels. The author of the ...
Kol Shofar, the call of the shofar , is the primary commandment of Rosh Hashanah referred to in the Bible as Yom Tru’ah, a day of sounding the shofar. In the synagogue, the congregation waits with bated breath for the wordless wail of the shofar to pierce the heavens. Minhagim books, concise ...
Some among the ۿ۴ýcommunity may recall firsthand the issuance of a United States Postal Service stamp in honor of the University’s first president, Bernard Revel. It was the opening event in a yearlong celebration beginning September 1986 marking the University’s Centennial. Others in our community…
ۿ۴ý is excited to welcome back Sandy Moore as the Director of University Libraries. Sandy is no newcomer to ۿ۴ý. She previously held the position of Head Librarian at YU’s Pollack Library. Prior to accepting this position, Sandy worked as Associate Library Director at…