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Israeli Postage Stamp to Mark 50th Anniversary of The Koren Tanakh
The State of Israel will honor Koren Publishers Jerusalem by issuing a postage stamp to mark the 50th anniversary of The Koren Tanakh in 2012. The stamp will feature Koren’s founder, Eliyahu Koren, and a page of The Koren Tanakh, showing its unique graphic layout and font. The State of Israel has selected The Koren Tanakh because of the historical and cultural contribution it represents: it was the first Tanakh published in the modern State of Israel, and the first Tanakh to be designed, edited, printed and bound by Jews in 500 years. Look for more anniversary events in 2012!
New YU Rabbis Receive Koren Sacks Siddurim
Yeshiva University presented its newly ordained rabbis with Koren Sacks Siddurim at its Chag HaSemichah March 7, 2010 in New York City. The festivities celebrated the 200 young men who received rabbinic ordination from the University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary during the last four years. Koren Publishers Jerusalem donated the siddurim in honor of the new rabbis and the event’s honorees, Rabbi Dr. Herbert C. Dobrinsky and Marvin S. Beinenfeld. Mazal tov and use them well!
Jerusalem Street Named for Eliyahu Koren
The City of Jerusalem has named a street for master typographer, Jerusalemite, and founder of Koren Publishers Jerusalem, Eliyahu Koren. An official ceremony took place on September 22, 2009 in the Har Homa neighborhood, where Eliyhau Koren Street can now be found.
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat addressed the crowd, which included Koren family members, Koren Publishers Jerusalem staff, and neighborhood residents. Mayor Barkat praised Mr. Koren’s commitment to the City of Jerusalem (Mr. Koren designed the official city emblem which remains in use) and his life-long work creating editions of Jewish texts that are unparalleled in their accuracy and beauty.
In having a Jerusalem street named in his memory, Eliyahu Koren joins the ranks of Israel’s most important religious, political and cultural figures.
Bnei Akiva Gap-Year Participants Receive Special Edition Koren Sacks Siddurim
More than 300 World Bnei Akiva members received special edition Koren Sacks Siddurim at a Jerusalem ceremony to mark their entrance into this year’s Bnei Akiva Hachshara Gap-Year Program. The siddurim were specially commissioned for the occasion.
This year’s Bnei Akiva Gap-Year Program includes participants from the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Holland, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and Spain. One participant, Sophie Truman, conveyed her excitement: “Tonight was very exciting. Who would have known there were so many Bnei Akiva enthusiasts from all over the world - even Mexico! Getting the beautiful Bnei Akiva Koren Sacks Siddur was a really nice surprise, and I am happy to have received this unique gift."
Koren Publishers wishes all Bnei Akiva members a wonderful year in Israel.