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Two scholars who study death rituals explain that the corpse is considered spiritually polluting in many religious traditions, while the Moon holds a sacred place.
In recent years, the relationship between antisemitism and anti-Zionism has taken on renewed importance and competing definitions of antisemitism have emerged. What is antisemitism?
Pacific Island support for Israel in the United Nations goes beyond a shared Judeo-Christian belief system. It involves a fundamental emphasis on community based on connection and relationships.
The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on how fragmented medical care can be. Relational, or person-centered, medicine is attempting to provide solutions.
‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’ may seem worlds apart from the growth and appeal of ‘by and for women only’ films produced by Orthodox Jewish women, but all these films share a focus on the potential of Jewish ritual.
The diversity of Israel’s Jewish population has been a source of tensions, but also strength, over the decades.
My Life as a Jew is an honest and very personal book about a growing sense of Jewish identity, but it has its contradictions.
A memorial at the site of the 1911 fire remembers those who died; a cadre of young Jewish women helped push for change in the wake of the tragedy.
In minority faith groups that already face hate, women who have experienced harassment sometimes fear bringing negative attention to their community.
Like many Jewish practices, the harvest festival of Sukkot largely takes place at home − meaning families can incorporate many meaningful traditions.
Community is vital in Jewish ritual and tradition, and the High Holidays are no exception, a Judaic studies scholar writes.
People sometimes assume religious traditions’ ideas about gender have always been conservative and unchanging.
In the beginning of the Bible, the tree of life represents what sets humans apart from divinity – but other texts use the symbol to depict mankind’s relationship with God.
Jewish communities have always followed some different customs in different parts of the world, but the 19th and 20th centuries brought much more dramatic divisions.
LGBTQ rights are not the main issue bringing Israeli protesters to the streets, but they do symbolize the country’s stark divide.
Shavuot, which was originally an ancient pilgrimage festival, has gone through many changes over the years – as has Judaism itself.
There are a lot of similarities in Jewish and Indigenous experiences and values, but there are just as many differences.
Recent generations of Jewish women have looked to reinvent rituals marking the most meaningful moments in their lives, especially childbirth and motherhood.
Political situations in both Israel and the US could be changing prior patterns with these donations, which fund hospitals, museums and a wide array of organizations.
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Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
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Emanuel Ringelblum Professor in Jewish History, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University
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Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, Rutgers University
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Senior Lecturer in Population, Medical and Evolutionary Genomics, Lund University
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor of Sociology, Fordham University; Institute for Humane Studies
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Director of the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies, University of Arizona
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President and Professor of American Jewish History, Gratz College
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Professor of Jewish Studies, Interim Academic Dean and Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Chicago Theological Seminary
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