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On the complicated and winding development of Jewish liturgy, as seen from the perspective of the Ten Commandments, a short thread.1/7 In general, the 10 Commandments appear to have been
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As a grad student, I heard stories about Jewish candidates facing antisemitism on the job market. This was ancient history I thought, a sign of how far things had come.Then I
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Hanukkah is most identified with the menorah, which of course commemorates the so-called miracle of oil. Or does it...? A thread. 1/15 The earliest account of Hanukkah is 1 Maccabees.
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New Publication Wednesday! Just received the printed version of a chapter I wrote entitled "A Long Overdue Farewell: The Purported Jewish Origins of Syriac Christianity." A thread. 1/35 (sorry for
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A thread on Jewish magical recipe books, or grimoires, from late antiquity. Ancient and Medieval Jews possessed a variety of handbooks to harness the supernatural. 1 These include astrological handbooks
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It's been about six month since my first twitter thread, a good occasion to collect all of them in one place. A thread of threads: 1/13 First up was a
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A few days ago, the JTA reported on a controversy over the fact that the MET's catalogue identified what is observably a Jewish phylactery as a 6th century Egyptian amulet.
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In response to a question posted by a colleague, a short thread on Jewish and Christians seals in the Sasanian Empire. 1 First, a bit of background on Sasanian seals:
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