David L. Graizbord

Director of the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies, University of Arizona

People cheer as a vehicle carrying hostages released by Hamas drives toward an army base in Ofakim, southern Israel, on Nov. 26, 2023. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images

November 30, 2023

Israel’s mosaic of Jewish ethnic groups is key to understanding the country

David L. Graizbord, University of Arizona

The diversity of Israel’s Jewish population has been a source of tensions, but also strength, over the decades.

Members of the congregation sing during a Rosh Hashana service at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles in 2013. Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

August 7, 2026

Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are times for soul‑searching, but not on your own – community has always been at the heart of the Jewish High Holidays

David L. Graizbord, University of Arizona

Community is vital in Jewish ritual and tradition, and the High Holidays are no exception, a Judaic studies scholar writes.

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