tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post7110928984448492050..comments2023-11-12T20:59:55.490-05:00Comments on Building a Jewish Life: Shabbat Shalom! The Smell of New Books EditionKochavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-13946147435029262902012-03-04T01:00:55.566-05:002012-03-04T01:00:55.566-05:00I'm the same way . . . probably why I went bac...I'm the same way . . . probably why I went back to school to be a librarian (there are few such wonderful career options for us book hoarders than librarian, lawyer or rabbi) . . . though my collection is about 30% children's lit (going to be a children's librarian), 10% performing arts (was a theatre/music major in under grad) and 25% religious books, including multiple translations Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420913955552996515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-12805825026043935082011-06-09T22:41:22.340-04:002011-06-09T22:41:22.340-04:00Can you talk about what some of those books are? (...Can you talk about what some of those books are? (The Jewish ones, I mean.) I'm always in the market for new Jewish books, and I don't own many series or series-looking books, so now I'm intrigued about what is on your shelf!<br /><br />PS. Totally get you on the book hoarders thing. My husband and I are both librarians. I'm afraid our book collection is going to get us on an ZipporahZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-46338320397293506192011-06-05T15:36:29.518-04:002011-06-05T15:36:29.518-04:00There is nothing quite so comforting as having you...There is nothing quite so comforting as having your books surround you. ;-)Mordechai Y. Scherhttp://www.kolberamah.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-77406328790078301312011-06-03T12:00:51.731-04:002011-06-03T12:00:51.731-04:00Hahaha...I made the picture "extra large"...Hahaha...I made the picture "extra large" in the blog editor for expressly that reason! I do have the Kosher Kitchen, but it's a black binding, so I could imagine it being harder to find. It's to the right of the brachot book. It's the book I'm focusing on most right now (and Sefer HaChinuch), and I've been very pleased with it!CrazyJewishConverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219720130466040423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-26341230282111915362011-06-03T09:36:08.241-04:002011-06-03T09:36:08.241-04:00We could start a game of how many of your books we...We could start a game of how many of your books we recognize. I see the 39 Melachos, a set of artscroll machzorim, and RCA artscoll siddur, Rabbi Forst's books on brachot and niddah (you don't have his kashrut book?) among others.Larry Lennhoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06578073969473815180noreply@blogger.com