The Hanukkah story centers on rekindling the eternal light in the Temple, a symbol of God’s presence. Similarly, the Ner Tamid above the ark in synagogues is never supposed to go out.
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The Passover Seder commemorates the escape from slavery in Egypt. But then came the 40-year wandering in the desert – a story that resonates with much of Jewish history.
A scholar highlights some of the most interesting versions of the Passover text and how they’ve met communities’ changing needs around the world.
A scholar of the Hebrew Bible argues that very little is known about the location of Mount Sinai, and it is likely that it was once part of a foundational legend.
Despite the diverse images used for God in Scripture and Christian tradition, male language and images predominate in contemporary Christian worship.
Simchat Torah is about more than beginning to read the Torah all over again. It’s about the need to reexamine what we think we know, over and over again.
Classic literature is full of themes that speak to refugees’ experience today, from the Book of Exodus to ‘The Grapes of Wrath.’
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.
The Lag BaOmer pilgrimage, in which 45 people died recently, takes place each year to what is believed to be the gravesite of the second-century Talmudic sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.
The biblical story of the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt is also a historical tale of reparations after enslavement.
As Jewish families gather this Passover, many might find solace in the history of the celebrations and how it offers hope for the future.
In early Christian texts, God gives birth to Israel and is described as a woman in labor and a mother comforting her children.
The Book of Exodus is a provocative work that sees children retelling the biblical tale.
Sacred music joins people in a collective expression - whether of joy, sorrow or protest.
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Head of the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica, University of Florida
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Emanuel Ringelblum Professor in Jewish History, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
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Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies, College of the Holy Cross