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Finding Meaning After the Holocaust

Responding to the challenge of faith in a post-Holocaust world.

Yom Ha’atzmaut Liturgy

Religious observance of Yom Ha'atzmaut draw on a variety of Jewish customs.

The Rise of Christianity

Nascent Christianity was one of several apocalyptic Jewish sects active during the Second Temple period.

Palestine Under Hasmonean Rule

The marriage of politics and religion contributed to both the expansion and destruction of this short-lived dynasty.

Jews and Arabs: First Contacts

The Jews of Medina rejected the prophecy of Muhammad.

Jewish Life in Palestine at the Beginning of the Christian Era

What daily life was like from the first through fifth centuries.

Jewish Marriage and Family in the Ancient World

Jewish law guided marriage, divorce, and child-rearing in the ancient world.

Abraham as a Historical Figure

What cultural, textual, and archaeological sources can tell us about this patriarch

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