How can we explore the relationship between sociology and religion? In celebration of Jewish Book Week, author Chaim I. Waxman discusses the modernisation and Americanisation of Orthodox practices and communities. Social Change and Halakhic Evolution in American Orthodoxy contributes to the study of contemporary orthodoxy. According to your research, how does socio-economic change affect American Orthodox communities? Socio-economic change … Continue reading
Hasidism, spirituality, and development – In conversation with Ada Rapoport-Albert
How did hasidism occur, and how has it developed socially and spiritually? Ada Rapoport-Albert, author of Hasidic Studies, discusses the issues of history and gender in hasidism for Jewish Book Week. Your work focuses on the development of Hasidim and its development in the context of intense spirituality. Could you tell us about the development of hasidism? Hasidism … Continue reading
‘Do Not Forsake the Instruction of Your Mother’ – International Women’s Day with Marjorie Lehman
This International Women's Day, Marjorie Lehman, co-editor of Mothers in the Jewish Cultural Imagination, discusses how she is working to disentangle motherhood from idealised notions of the Jewish family and the stereotypes of the Jewish mother. Mothers in the Jewish Cultural Imagination (eds.) Marjorie Lehman, Jane L. Kanarek and Simon J. Bronner is published by the Littman … Continue reading
Celebrating 10 years of Jewish Cultural Studies with Simon J. Bronner
2018 marks the tenth anniversary of the Jewish Cultural Studies book series in the Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. Ten years ago, the inaugural volume, Jewishness: Expression, Identity, and Representation, edited by Simon J. Bronner, drew wide attention with its announcement of an emerging interdisciplinary field of Jewish cultural studies and a provocative cover photograph of Chai jewellery in … Continue reading
Journeys from the Abyss – In Conversation with Tony Kushner
Journeys from the Abyss has been named Book of the Week by Times Higher Education. To celebrate, we sat down with Tony Kushner to discuss memory, humanitarian challenges and how his own background shaped his intellectual development. Journeys from the Abyss by Tony Kushner is Times Higher Education's Book of the Week from 4th January 2018. Where … Continue reading
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