Yeshiva University
Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies
Many times the biblical narrative presents us with stories that it believes occurred to the Hebrew people and its antecedents, and incidentally recounts legal actions that the individuals within had taken in their lives. This inevitably... more
Examining the frequency of references to food to establish a sense of the early Christian diet in comparison to its Jewish origins.
A discussion regarding the selective adaption of Hellenistic trends by the Hasmoneans, how it was balanced against their traditional religion and drove their national and cultural identity in defiance of the popular belief in their... more
New readings of Rabbi Chida's words on the Jews of "the cities of Persia."