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Symposium of the Canadian Society for Syriac Studies

Posted on Tuesday, November 9, 2004

The title of the Fourth Symposium will be “Spatial, Scribal and Intellectual Dimensions of Syriac Monasteries”. The Symposium will be taking place at the Koffler Institute of Pharmacy Management Auditorium (Room 108) on Satuday, November 13, 2004 between the hours of 9am and 2pm. Read the Symposium Program for more information.

Live stream of the event will be available on November 13 at 9am.

Development Coordinator Available

Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2004

Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute would like to encourage competent and qualified individuals to apply for the Development Coordinator position. If you are interested in this and other opportunities, we recommend that you visit our Job Center.

Syriac Dictionary Application Released!

Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2004

Abed Dawood has created the Syriac Dictionary program based in part on the SEDRA database. He has made it available for the general public from the Beth Mardutho website. Download the Syriac Dictionary Application.

Syriac Symposium: Sign-up Today!

Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2004

We have received announcements from the Internation Syriac Symposium Committee highlighting the events that will take place at University of the Holy Spirit in Kaslik, Lebanon. A registration form is also available for interested individuals.

Visit the Events Section of the Syriac Symposium site to learn more about this conference.

Syriac Digital Library Project: Donations Requested

Posted on Wednesday, January 21, 2004

In 2002, Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute launched The Syriac Digital Library Project — codenamed eBethArké — The purpose of which is to create the largest collection of manuscripts, books, journal articles, pictures and maps, and making all this material available on the Internet. During the past two centuries, the Syriac manuscript heritage was transformed from the Middle East, and hundreds of books were published from these treasures, mostly in the West. Now, for the first time, Beth Mardutho will bring together all this material, preserving Syriac manuscript and printed books, and making them accessible worldwide. Students, clergy, scholars, and the general public will be able to access the entire collection anytime from anywhere in the world. Our goal is to have 2,000-3,000 holdings in our library within three years. Your support is crucial to meet this objective.

We welcome your donations in support of this massive undertaking. Our purpose as an organization is to preserve Syriac heritage and language while at the same time allowing it to evolve and grow in today's world. Please donate to The Syriac Digital Library.

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Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute seeks to promote the study and preservation of the Syriac heritage and language, and to facilitate opportunities for people to pursue the study of this ancient legacy globally. We aim to serve the academic community and the heirs of the heritage.

"Mardutho 'knowledge, discipline' is the life of the spirit"
— The Beth Gazo 'Book of Chants'