The JNUL has recently added a service through which one can receive updates of all recently catalogued books through an RSS feed. A few times a week they publish listings, which on the average have been between 75-100, of newly catalogued items and through a link one can see the full listing in their catalogue. [...]
I just had to look up something in The Talmud-The Steinsaltz Edition: A Reference Guide. Luckily I was given one as a gift a number of years ago, but does anyone know why this hasn’t been reprinted? Used copies are selling for around $70 to $150 or more. While published by Random [...]
There is a recent post at Seforim which among many interesting topics, discusses some opinions as to “How much effort should people put into learning?,” or maybe more appropriately, “How much effort do people put into learning?” In medieval Ashkenaz, more than one teacher complained about both their students and the general level of learning. [...]
This morning I made a quick visit to the SOY Seforim Sale. Besides the usual merchandise, a few new and “clearance” books which are worth mentioning. First of all, a new type-set edition of the Arukh haShulhan has finally been published. I think that it was around 12-13 volumes, and included some [...]
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