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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">We often experience difficulties when cataloging liturgical resources as to what rite a particular siddur or mahzor adhere to.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Often it is clear such as when we have "Minhag romi" "<span>Minhag ha-Romanyotòim" "<span>Ari rite". But oftentimes it is not clear if we have "Minhag" or "Nusahò" Sefarad which variously identify liturgical works variously
as "Sephardic rite" often referring to that adopted by various Hasidic sects and based on Lurianic textor, alternatively, as emanating from Mizrahi communities and others where descendants of Portuguese and Spanish Jews live. </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><span><span>Years ago Professor Larry Schiffman gave session on liturgy at AJL and maybe have provided a handout. </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><span><span>It might be helpful to come up with some guidelines on when to apply Sephardic rite and when not to.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">If not no, could this be an agenda item for the cataloging commiteee meeting at AJL?</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Do people remember earlier discussions on this topic?</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Best, Heidi</p>
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<p>Heidi G. Lerner</p>
<p>Metadata Librarian for Hebraica and Judaica</p>
<p>Metadata Dept.</p>
<p>Stanford University Libraries</p>
<p>Stanford, CA 94305-6004</p>
<p>ph: 650-725-9953</p>
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