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March 2019

T'halalit, Permissible (or Not): Intimate Encounters between Jews and Muslims in Morocco's Atlas Mountains
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
T'halalit, Permissible (or Not): Intimate Encounters between Jews and Muslims in Morocco's Atlas Mountains
Featuring: Sarah Frances Levin, Berkeley
A Mahzor is a Mahzor is a Mahzor? Studying CAJS Rare MS 382
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
A Mahzor is a Mahzor is a Mahzor? Studying CAJS Rare MS 382
Featuring: Elisabeth Hollender, Goethe University
The Marketplace of Marriage in the Late Ottoman Sephardi World
Monday, March 18, 2019
The Marketplace of Marriage in the Late Ottoman Sephardi World
Featuring: Dina Danon, SUNY, Binghamton
Jews and Sufis: Shared Musical Traditions
Sunday, March 17, 2019
Jews and Sufis: Shared Musical Traditions
Featuring: Edwin Seroussi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Between Concealed and Revealed: Sabbatian Literatures as a Case Study of Ottoman Modernity
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Between Concealed and Revealed: Sabbatian Literatures as a Case Study of Ottoman Modernity
Featuring: Hadar Feldman Samet, Tel Aviv University
Three Lives of the Sarajevo Haggadah
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Three Lives of the Sarajevo Haggadah
Featuring: Aleksandra Bunčić
Jewish Values & the Ethical Now
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Jewish Values & the Ethical Now

February 2019

A Spark of King David: Rabbi Israel Najara, Past and Present
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
A Spark of King David: Rabbi Israel Najara, Past and Present
Featuring: Edwin Seroussi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hatikvah: Secular Anthem or Religious Song?
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Hatikvah: Secular Anthem or Religious Song?
Featuring: Edwin Seroussi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Synagogues and Jewish Life in Modern Cairo: Past and Present
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Synagogues and Jewish Life in Modern Cairo: Past and Present
Featuring: Yoram Meital, Ben Gurion University of the Negev

January 2019

The Role of Ethnic Humor in Yemen's Coffee Era
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
The Role of Ethnic Humor in Yemen's Coffee Era
Featuring: Mark Wagner, Louisiana State University
Family Papers: A Sephardi Journey through the Twentieth Century
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Family Papers: A Sephardi Journey through the Twentieth Century
Featuring: Sarah Abrevaya Stein
Bridges and Door Knockers: Iraqi Jewish Women Write Home
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Bridges and Door Knockers: Iraqi Jewish Women Write Home
Featuring: Nancy E. Berg, Washington University St. Louis

December 2018

Being (Non-Arab) Muslim Israelis: The Circassians of the Galilee
Sunday, December 16, 2018
Being (Non-Arab) Muslim Israelis: The Circassians of the Galilee
Featuring: Chen Bram, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jewish Middle Eastern Culture in Modern Israel
Friday, December 14, 2018
Jewish Middle Eastern Culture in Modern Israel
Featuring: Alon Tam, University of Pennsylvania