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After the Inquisition became active in Portugal in the 1540鈥檚, many conversos left to disparate locations in order to openly embrace Judaism. Dr. Perelis explained briefly the style of the synagogues that they erected in their new homes. In Amsterdam, the focal points of the synagogue were the ...
February 2018 marks the centennial of The Jewish Forum, a monthly magazine founded in February 1918 by Dr. Solomon T. H. [Theodor Ha-Levy] Hurwitz. The Jewish Forum served as the voice of the emerging modern Orthodox, English speaking Jewish community in New York and beyond. A column in the鈥
I was tired and weary. Bright fall days turned to bitter rainy ones that pushed beads of cold water down my neck and into the seams of my shoes. Every day I commuted on a crowded train under bright fluorescent lights that made my inevitable headache worse. On top of having a demanding job, the ...
Revel Alum Will Work on a Critical Edition of Ashkenazic Liturgical Poetry Dr. Gabriel Wasserman 鈥16BR, who earned his PhD at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, has been awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship, specially designated in the name of the late Prof. Yonah鈥
Danielle Wozniak has served as dean of the Wurzweiler School of Social Work since 2016. Wozniak, who has a PhD in anthropology, a sixth-year degree in education administration and supervision and an MSW, has more than 20 years鈥 expertise in the field of higher education. She was dean of arts and ...
Mr. Leonard Grunstein The celebration of the eight-day holiday of Chanukah centers on the lighting of the Chanukah menorah [i]. The Talmud [ii] explains that the holiday of Chanukah is all about the lighting of the Menorah and the miracle of the oil. It describes how the ancient Greeks had occupied鈥
Dr. Marc Herman The Yeshiva College Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Honors Program and Bernard Revel Graduate School hosted Dr. Marc Herman of Columbia University for a lecture, 鈥淛ewish and Islamic Depictions of Jewish Traditions in the Geonic Period.鈥 Dr. Herman demonstrated that Jewish thought in鈥
Mr. Leonard Grunstein The matter of sovereignty over Jerusalem keeps being raised by some, as if it were a novel question of first impression. However, this is just not the case. The matter has been litigated and decided in favor of the Jewish people on more than one occasion over the last ...