A scholar of the Hebrew Bible argues that very little is known about the location of Mount Sinai, and it is likely that it was once part of a foundational legend.
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A historian of American Judaism explains how cookbooks across the 20th century have influenced and reflected the shifting tastes of American Jews.
A scholar of Jewish history explains why the annual Lag BaOmer pilgrimage to Mount Meron in Israel has such power and meaning.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee highlights the richness of the English lexicon by picking some tough entries with foreign roots.
Despite the primacy of Christmas in American culture, the visibility of Hanukkah in pop culture reminds Jews that they have their own holiday in which they can take pride.
Painstaking reconstruction of fragments of text has revealed the working draft of an ancient Jewish calendar and priestly duty schedule.
We underestimate the power of language to divide and to bring people closer together, scholars say.
The nativity offers an enticing opportunity to discover how words and interpretations have shaped the story and our understanding of it.
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Professor of Hebrew Bible and Second Temple Judaism, University of Birmingham
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Dag Hammarskjold Professor in International Affairs Emeritus, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Linguistics, University of South Carolina
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Director of Slang and New Language Archive, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, King's College London
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Part-Time Associate Professor of Religion, Dickinson College
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Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies and Linguistics, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion
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Jacob F. Love is a Friend of The Conversation.
Lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Jewish Studies, College of Charleston
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Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of History and Professor of Judaic Studies, University of Michigan
