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pomegranates in Jewish culture
BACKROUND The Jewish People are an ethnoreligious group and a tribe originating in the region of Israel-Palestine. Judaism is the ethnic religion (or “spiritual framework”) of the Jewish tribe. Like...
pomegranates in Jewish culture
BACKROUND The Jewish People are an ethnoreligious group and a tribe originating in the region of Israel-Palestine. Judaism is the ethnic religion (or “spiritual framework”) of the Jewish tribe. Like...
who are Ashkenazi Jews?
WHO ARE ASHKENAZI JEWS? To understand who Ashkenazi (or the plural “Ashkenazim”) Jews are, we first must understand who Jews are. Jews are an ethnoreligious group and tribe Indigenous to...
who are Ashkenazi Jews?
WHO ARE ASHKENAZI JEWS? To understand who Ashkenazi (or the plural “Ashkenazim”) Jews are, we first must understand who Jews are. Jews are an ethnoreligious group and tribe Indigenous to...
an overview of ecological efforts in Israel
BACKGROUND Israel is the only country in the world that has more trees today than it did 50 years ago. In many ways, this is, of course, a positive change....
an overview of ecological efforts in Israel
BACKGROUND Israel is the only country in the world that has more trees today than it did 50 years ago. In many ways, this is, of course, a positive change....
the Hasmonean Kingdom
BACKGROUND Most Jews are likely familiar with the story of Hanukkah (and if you are not, head on over to my post from last year, A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF HANUKKAH),...
the Hasmonean Kingdom
BACKGROUND Most Jews are likely familiar with the story of Hanukkah (and if you are not, head on over to my post from last year, A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF HANUKKAH),...
the sudra
THE SUDRA The sudra is a traditional Jewish headdress with a history dating back thousands of years to the Biblical period and ancient Mesopotamia. It was worn like a...
the sudra
THE SUDRA The sudra is a traditional Jewish headdress with a history dating back thousands of years to the Biblical period and ancient Mesopotamia. It was worn like a...
Judaism & witches
JEWISH VIEWS ON WITCHES Historically Christian society has regarded witches as demonic (and, perhaps unsurprisingly, much of the nefarious characteristics attributed to witches, such as eating children, sound suspiciously...
Judaism & witches
JEWISH VIEWS ON WITCHES Historically Christian society has regarded witches as demonic (and, perhaps unsurprisingly, much of the nefarious characteristics attributed to witches, such as eating children, sound suspiciously...