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June 2001 Highlights

Jewish Museums:

 Avi Decter:
New Vistas on Jewish History and Culture

 

 Amy Waterman
Beyond the Artifact and the Idea Website

 

 Karla Goldman
Museums in Cyberspace

 

 Miriam Ancis:
Harnessing Technology for Jewish Museums

 

 Mark Talisman:
Whither Jewish Museums?

 

 Michael Berenbaum:
Museums as Cultural Centers and Jewish Institutions

 

 

 Koret Foundation Sh'ma Book Reviews

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Life on the Fringes: A Feminist Journey Toward Traditional Rabbinic Ordination by Haviva Ner-David

Life on the FringesNew from Jewish Family & Life!, the parent organization of Sh'ma: Life on the Fringes, a moving memoir and halakhic commentary by a young Jewish feminist who is poised to become the first female Orthodox rabbi. The author, Haviva Ner-David, explores contemporary approaches to Jewish law and life, women's involvement in ritual and study, the challenges of parenting, gender and our Jewish journeys, and more ...

Click on the cover to order.


Living Words: Best High Holiday Sermons of 5760/1999
Living Words: The Best High Holiday Sermons of 5760 is a collection of sermons filled with words of wisdom, pleas for justice, tales of journeys and text-analyses that will inspire and enrich your soul as you ponder new teachings for the High Holidays. Selected by a panel of compassionate and thoughtful judges, these sermons are diverse and challenging, seeking to engage those individuals striving for both knowledge and spiritual growth.

Living Words: Volume One is still available. Send $17.95 (includes shipping) to the Sh'ma office.



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The mandate of Jewish museums is expanding. Not only do they preserve and present material and artistic culture, they also "use those objects to teach and interpret the Jewish experience." Adele Lander Vernon