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The Jewish festival of Shavuot dates back to biblical times, but its significance has changed over the centuries.
A scholar of Jewish history explains why the annual Lag BaOmer pilgrimage to Mount Meron in Israel has such power and meaning.
Easter and Passover begin on the same weekend this year. This is an opportunity to revisit misconceptions about Jesus’s ministry and to address anti-Jewish uses of Christian scripture.
A collaboration between advertiser Joseph Jacobs and the famous coffee company produced the classic U.S. haggadah. The book sets out the ceremony for the Seder meal.
Judith Kaplan became the first American bat mitzvah in 1922. The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony has become more popular for girls ever since.
The Jewish holiday of Purim, being celebrated on March 17 this year, has an interesting tradition of satirizing life in yeshivas.
Yom HaShoah is a day to commemorate the murder of 6 million Jews – but also their lives. Yizker bikher books lovingly document Jewish communities across Europe.
Three female academics discuss how women are forging new pathways in faith leadership throughout religions that traditionally have been patriarchal.
Today most societies take the A.D. time system for granted. That wasn’t always the case.
Figuring out whether to celebrate holidays, and how, is tricky for lots of interfaith families – but thoughtful communication makes a difference.
Religious leadership roles for Orthodox Jewish women are expanding, including community scholars and guides on Jewish law.
A scholar of gender and US religious history explains how women are trying to make religious communities more inclusive. Women’s ordination is only one piece of this ongoing work.
The Jewish festival of Hanukkah, which in 2022 begins on the evening of Dec. 18, focuses on the story of the male Maccabees. But women are also heroes in histories from that era, including Judith and Hannah.
The ‘Schitt’s Creek’ holiday special, a fan favourite, showed how the omipresence of Christmas has offered (especially intermarried) Jews a variety of non-exclusive options for the holiday season.
Ancient Christian and Jewish texts threatened women with hellfire if they stepped out of line – and those terrifying visions still resonate in U.S. society today.
‘Heartbeat’ abortion laws like the one enacted in Texas are often based on particular Christian views, but there are many religious perspectives on abortion. What do Jewish texts say?
The #MyOrthodoxLife movement challenges both mainstream and ultra-Orthodox media to tell more nuanced and complex stories about Jewish women.
Most religions have periods of rest incorporated into their practice. Medical science has affirmed that short periods of contemplation can have benefits for one’s physical and mental health.
The Church of England’s apology for medieval antisemitism is welcome. But there is something missing.
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Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor of Jewish Studies, College of Charleston
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Senior Lecturer in Population, Medical and Evolutionary Genomics, Lund University
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Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
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Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Director of the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies, University of Arizona
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Lecturer in Religious Studies, Brandeis University
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Part-Time Associate Professor of Religion, Dickinson College
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Senior Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies, University of Sheffield
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President and Professor of American Jewish History, Gratz College
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