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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 134.1 | Try CJP/YP | BAGELS::SREBNICK | David Srebnick, NCSS, LKG1-3/B19 | Mon Jun 02 1986 23:25 | 20 |
| One place to call/write to is the CJP -- Combined Jewish
Philanthropies. The address is:
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
72 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 542-8080
Susan R. Krawetz is the Chairman/president/(whatever) of the Young
Professionals. This is a group of singles ages up to about 40.
We have community services, dances, lectures, and other activities
during most of the year.
The communitiy services took place at various congregations (the
last one of the season was about 2 weeks ago). The were attended
by over 800 people each!!!
Get on their mailing list. I'm sure you'll find something you like.
Dave
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| 134.2 | Guide to Jewish Boston | WHAT::SCHWARTZ | Better living through A.I. | Tue Jun 03 1986 10:41 | 4 |
| The recent book, "Guide to Jewish Boston," is just that. It lists
virtually every organization in the area, with phone numbers. You can
find it at New England Judaica (Chestnut Hill Ave, Brighton) and
Israel Book Shop (Harvard St, Brookline).
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| 134.3 | What is the New England Judaica | CURIE::GOLD | | Tue Jun 03 1986 13:43 | 6 |
| I am not familiar with New England Judaica. Is it new? Is it a book
store, or more like an Israel Book Shop, with all kinds of books,
records, religious things, etc. Final question; are they more
affordable than the high prices of the Israel book Shop?
Thanks,
Jack
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| 134.4 | No, WHAT is my node. | WHAT::SCHWARTZ | Better living through A.I. | Tue Jun 03 1986 18:30 | 10 |
| New England Judaica is directly below Kosher Mart: 154 (or so) Chestnut
Hill Avenue, Brighton, four blocks north of Commonwealth Avenue
(route 30) and six blocks north of Cleveland Circle.
The proprietor is Rabbi Chaim Wolosow. It is smaller than
the Israel Book Shop, and carries a different variety of the same
kinds of things. I haven't compared prices.
Two advantages of shopping here:
1) Free parking (Christy's lot).
2) Kosher Mart is directly upstairs.
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| 134.5 | | LSMVAX::ROSENBLUH | | Tue Jun 10 1986 15:02 | 38 |
| re .2
Actually, you can find the "Guide to Jewish Boston" at *many* area
bookstores -- I just saw some at the bookstore in the Shopper's
World Mall on Rte 9 in Framingham, and I've seen them in just about
every bookstore I've been to in Cambridge. [Unabashed plug] The
book was edited by Steven Feldman, a friend of mine, and it has
loads of information and local Jewish history for the Greater Boston
Area (definitely does a good job for all communities inside rte
495; is good on Worcester, has minimal info on southern NH and the
rest of New England, but that's because there's not much information
to be had). Well worth the cover price (~$10), especially if you
*don't* live in one of the major-league local Jewish communities (Brookline
and Newton, basically).
re .3
I have some reason to believe that the Israel Bookstore
on Harvard Street in Brookline usually
offers a very reasonable price on Hebrew books, because I sometimes
compare their prices for books I'm thinking of buying with prevailing
prices in Israel, and they're not bad at all.
They also carry a LARGE
selection of books on Judaism, Jewish history, cooking, lifestyle,
biography, novels, etc etc in English (both hardcover and paperback),
and they charge the cover price for those books. You can find a
much smaller selection of Judaica books in English at Wordsworth's
or Paperback Booksmith, and they'll give you their usual discount
(~10%?) on those, but you can't count on finding what you want.
Finally, let me point out that the Israel Bookstore is open all
day on Sunday -- I don't know the exact hours, but it's about 9-5.
If you are reading this conference in hopes of becoming better informed
on Judaism or Jewish history or Jewish culture, let me heartily
recommend that you ignore 95% of the "information" here, and start
learning about these subjects from books, or classes.
[ Boy, it's hot inside this flame-proof suit. ]
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| 134.6 | No flames from me | GRAMPS::LISS | Fred - ESD&P Shrewsbury MA | Tue Jun 10 1986 15:17 | 8 |
| Re .5
Don't worry about flames. I strongly agree with you. Anyone who
looks at this file to learn about Judaism is only seeing the tip
of the iceberg.
Fred
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| 134.7 | Uh oh..... | WHY::SCHWARTZ | Better living through A.I. | Tue Jun 10 1986 15:57 | 2 |
| Do I detect meta-flaming (rachmana litzlan)?
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| 134.8 | Israel Bookstore | CAD::RICHARDSON | | Wed Jun 11 1986 12:35 | 12 |
| Are you SURE the Israel Bookstore is open late on Sundays? They
didn't use to be...
I remember the first time I ever went in there. The store was full
of Hassidic men, all ducking around to avoid brushing against me
or passing me (I think I was wearing gardening jeans, which was
probably a mistake, in that place), and speaking Yiddish (which
I only know a few words of). I felt REALLY uncomfortable! However,
it is not usually like that, and is an interesting place to visit.
They have quite a selection of books, from all perspectives (though
they do keep the books with more liberal leanings in the back room;
you have to ask for one if you want a reform siddur, for example).
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| 134.9 | Yup, -that- late | CONS::SCHWARTZ | Better living through A.I. | Wed Jun 11 1986 13:43 | 5 |
| The Israel Bookstore is open Sunday-Thursday, 9-6.
They close around 1 or 2 on Fridays and before holidays.
50% of the time, I go in and someone's buying a talis or tefillin
for a bar mitzvah.
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