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Between the Lines: Religicide

RELIGICIDE: CONFRONTING THE ROOTS OF ANTI-RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE Part of Between the Lines: Author Conversations from The Library of JTS Georgette Bennett will speak about her book, Religicide>>>

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How Shall It End?

With Rabbi Gordon Tucker   The Torah presents Shemini Atzeret—the “Eighth Day of Assembly”—as an add-on to the seven days of the Sukkot pilgrimage festival. The lulav is set aside, and the sukkah>>>

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The Sacrifices of Hagar, Ishmael, and Isaac

With Dr. Aaron Koller  In the Torah readings for Rosh Hashanah, we read about the dissolution of Abraham’s family. First Ishmael is banished and nearly dies in the desert; Hagar leaves the household>>>

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Exile and Return as a Spiritual Paradigm

With Rabbi Mychal Springer The haftarot of the High Holidays link personal teshuvah with the return to the land of Israel. When we hold these two returnings together the spiritual and communal>>>

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The Evolution of Law in the Bible

Part of the series, The Dynamics of Change  This session has generously been sponsored by Yale Asbell, JTS Trustee. With Dr. Benjamin Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS >>>

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