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February 2025

The Abayudaya Jewish Communities of Uganda
Thursday, February 20, 2025
The Abayudaya Jewish Communities of Uganda
Jewish Women’s Ritual and Healthcare Practices in the Late Ottoman Empire: An Embodied Perspective
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Jewish Women’s Ritual and Healthcare Practices in the Late Ottoman Empire: An Embodied Perspective
Featuring: Anabella Esperanza, Tel Aviv University
Dating Saints: A Remarkable Late Medieval Hebrew Compendium of Astronomy and Calendars
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Dating Saints: A Remarkable Late Medieval Hebrew Compendium of Astronomy and Calendars
Featuring: Sacha Stern, University College London
Medicine by and for Medieval Women (as Told by Men)
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Medicine by and for Medieval Women (as Told by Men)
Featuring: Naama Cohen-Hanegbi, Tel Aviv University
Cremation, Burial, and the Jewish Body in a Secular Age
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Cremation, Burial, and the Jewish Body in a Secular Age
Featuring: Adam S. Ferziger, Bar-Ilan University
October 7 and the Dilemmas of Commemoration
Thursday, February 6, 2025
October 7 and the Dilemmas of Commemoration
Featuring: Vered Vinitzky-Seroussi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Hidden Labors: Early Modern Women Healers between Text and Reality
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Hidden Labors: Early Modern Women Healers between Text and Reality
Featuring: Jordan Katz, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Commemorating Knowledge: A Difficult Past and the Case of Polio
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Commemorating Knowledge: A Difficult Past and the Case of Polio
Featuring: Vered Vinitzky-Seroussi, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
October 7, Psychedelics, Trauma, and Healing
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
October 7, Psychedelics, Trauma, and Healing
Featuring: Roy Salomon, University of Haifa

January 2025

Able to Be American: Disability in U.S. Immigration Law and the American Jewish Response
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Able to Be American: Disability in U.S. Immigration Law and the American Jewish Response
Featuring: Hannah E. Zaves-Greene, Sarah Lawrence College
The Desecrated and the Sacred: Making Sense of October 7
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The Desecrated and the Sacred: Making Sense of October 7
Featuring: Keren Friedman-Peleg, The College of Management-Academic Studies
Women Wellness Influencers and Illiberal Religions
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Women Wellness Influencers and Illiberal Religions
Featuring: Ayala Fader, Fordham University
Lived Religion Discourse and Practice: Relationships between the Ultra-Orthodox and the Healthcare System
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Lived Religion Discourse and Practice: Relationships between the Ultra-Orthodox and the Healthcare System
Featuring: Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar, Sapir College
Jews, Cadavers, and the Politics of Medical Discourses in East Central Europe
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Jews, Cadavers, and the Politics of Medical Discourses in East Central Europe
Featuring: Natalia Aleksiun, University of Florida
The Covid-19 Pandemic in Israel
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
The Covid-19 Pandemic in Israel
Featuring: Uzi Rebhun, Hebrew University of Jerusalem