SephardiPal

A heady mix of Jewish manuscript art, palaeography, peacocks and Digital Humanities. Plus loads of dragons and #MicrographyMonday and #CarminaFigurataFriday

[Stewart J. Brookes @Stewart_Brookes]

We’re a few days away from the Jewish festival of Purim, so here’s a snippet from the end of the Book of Esther (Ch. 10, vv.2-3) from a 14th/15th century Spanish bible (@CamDigLib MS Add.652, f. 303r: https://t.co/iqXnXeAh0u)
@hchesner

[Stewart J. Brookes @Stewart_Brookes]

I’m *so* psyched to announce that we’ve opened registration for our much delayed and long awaited medieval “carpet pages” conference! To celebrate, there are 50 FREE tickets to be nabbed, so don't miss out! Book here: https://t.co/49heA0fAr5
Dates: Monday 21–Wednesday 23 February

[Stewart J. Brookes @Stewart_Brookes]

Good to see that the teachings of Rebbe Nachman (an 18th century Chassidic Rebbe) have made it to @Hillsdaleny: “This whole world, is a very narrow bridge... but the main thing to recall, is have no fear, have no fear at all!"

[Poetry Birmingham Literary Journal @PoetryBrum]

Read this beautiful, long poem by @evegrubin, from our new issue. It's a meditative piece that tenderly unfurls questions around parenting and spirituality from a Jewish perspective. One of our favourites in PBLJ6 and you can read it in full here: https://t.co/v1qNrcSAUK

[Stewart J. Brookes @Stewart_Brookes]

I hope this Census info will be of assistance to future researchers...

[Stewart J. Brookes @Stewart_Brookes]

In memory of Jura Eidelmann (aged 20) and Volf Eidelshtein (aged 58) who were murdered in the Holocaust. ⁦@YellowCandleUK⁩ #yellowcandle

[Stewart J. Brookes @Stewart_Brookes]

The Fire Fang joins us for the third night of Chanukah!! #Ninjago

[Stewart J. Brookes @Stewart_Brookes]

Splendoribus!
(@britishlibrary, Add 42130, f. 203r, The Luttrell Psalter:
https://t.co/YjtvZpHJs1)
#BodPal

[Vashti @_VashtiMedia]

With Cummings’ departure this morning, the press are reaching for their favourite moniker. Read Vashti’s @anyametzer on its questionable etymology.
https://t.co/tMax52HW8H

[Dr. Éléonore Cellard @CellardEleonore]

One of the most exuberant achievement of the so-called Eastern Kufic (or New Style) in a 11th CE Qur’ān manuscript. Six leaves of this medium-sized manuscript on paper (sligthly smaller than a standard A4) are today in the Metropolitan Museum collection (45.140).

[Stewart J. Brookes @Stewart_Brookes]

I quite possibly couldn’t be any more psyched for Marc Michael Epstein, "Jews, Gentiles, Men, Women ... and Monsters”, 7.30pm @britishlibrary this evening. #HebrewProject (PS: if you couldn’t get a ticket, it will be added to the BL’s archive I’m told.)

[BL_HebrewMSS @BL_HebrewMSS]

I am pleased to inform our followers that Prof Marc Epstein's lecture "Jews, Gentiles, Men, Women... and Monsters - a strange and unusual world of manuscripts" has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, 10th November, 19.30-20.30 #HebrewProject #LetsGetDigital
https://t.co/mLBbxu24ZK

[Stewart J. Brookes @Stewart_Brookes]

@ilya_poet @wynkenhimself Thank you for sharing the Lucille Clifton poem. It resonates very strongly with something deeply painful that has nothing to do with politics.

[Eve Grubin @evegrubin]

@benwikler It's all because of my sister Lizzy Grubin who dropped everything to move to Wisconsin to work on the campaign. Go Lizzy!!

[Stewart J. Brookes @Stewart_Brookes]

Today!
"Jews, Gentiles, Men, Women... and Monsters”, Marc Michael Epstein: https://t.co/uOFpfRv0oA @britishlibrary @BL_HebrewMSS

[Jewish Literary Foundation @jlfbookweek]

Thé Sumerian language is unrelated to any other language in the world. It’s an amazing achievement that we’ve managed to decipher it at all, says Irving Finkel

[Stewart J. Brookes @Stewart_Brookes]

Contrary Corbyn’s narrative, he is “not a martyr to his convictions. This is about whether or not the Labour party should be a haven for racists and why it did become a magnet for antisemitic bullies and abusers when Corbyn [...] had charge of the party”
https://t.co/fFweQszt7R

[Stewart J. Brookes @Stewart_Brookes]

Two words: “Book” and “Now”:
@britishlibrary
https://t.co/uOFpfRv0oA
#HebrewProject

[Stewart J. Brookes @Stewart_Brookes]

I’m v excited abt "Medieval England and the Jews” this evening, with @DominicSelwood, Anna Sapir Abulafia and Nicholas Vincent.
Online: @britishlibrary
@JewishBookWeek
https://t.co/0CbicFSSZt

[Stewart J. Brookes @Stewart_Brookes]

The (well, *my*) world feels a better place after 4 hours teaching the Four Questions on Zoom.[1] #BodPal #ILovePalaeography

[1] Bonus points if you get the visual joke ;-)