Rituals of rest and contemplation are woven into many religious traditions around the world.
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During the Cold War, Russia’s refusal to allow Jews to leave the country reflected its political aims. The same is likely true today, a Jewish studies scholar explains.
The field of ‘monster studies’ looks at how texts reflect ideas about what’s evil, weird or scary.
Christian support for legislation prohibiting abortion is a cultural and political stance. It has nothing to do with the Bible.
Scholars explain why many see abortion access as a religious freedom issue and what the views of different faiths are on ‘ensoulment,’ the point at which the soul is believed to enter the fetus.
Views on abortion differ not only among major religious traditions, but within each one.
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.
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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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Lecturer in Religious Studies, Brandeis University