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Samira K. Mehta’s article chosen as a Revealer Winter Holiday Favorite

Maggie Rosenau — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:35:15 +0000

Samira K. Mehta’s article chosen as a Revealer Winter Holiday Favorite Maggie Rosenau Fri, 12/20/2024 - 10:35

Samira Mehta’s article “The December Dilemma: Less Oy, More Joy” was chosen as a Revealer Winter Holiday Favorite. With Hanukkah starting on December 25 this year, explore the myriad ways Jewish-Christian interfaith families navigate the winter holiday season.

Read the Revealer's Winter Holiday Favorites here: https://therevealer.org/winter-holiday-articles-we-love/

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Samira K. Mehta interviewed about Chrismukkah in Moment Magazine

Maggie Rosenau — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:30:10 +0000

Samira K. Mehta interviewed about Chrismukkah in Moment Magazine Maggie Rosenau Thu, 12/19/2024 - 10:30

Samira K. Mehta was recently interviewed about Chrismukkah in Moment Magazine.

"Although Chrismukkah observers sometimes fuse elements of Christmas and Hanukkah more literally—resulting in quirky creations such as eggnog sufganiyot (jelly-filled donuts traditionally enjoyed during Hanukkah) or “Hanukkah bushes”—they’re more likely to celebrate separate traditions from the holidays, concurrently. “Most people did a little bit of Hanukkah and a little bit of Christmas, but they didn’t merge them,” explains Samira K. Mehta, author of Beyond Chrismukkah: The Christian-Jewish Interfaith Family in America, reflecting on her dissertation research about Christian-Jewish interfaith families—the main demographic celebrating Chrismukkah."

Read the article here: https://momentmag.com/chrismukkah-as-defined-by-a-jew-who-celebrates/

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Samira K. Mehta gives interview for the University of Florida’s Writing It! Podcast

Maggie Rosenau — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:12:31 +0000

Samira K. Mehta gives interview for the University of Florida’s Writing It! Podcast Maggie Rosenau Wed, 12/18/2024 - 11:12

Samira K. Mehta recently gave an interview of the role of relationships in the writing process to for the University of Florida’s Writing It! Podcast. The conversation focuses on fellowships, writing groups, writing coaches, and friends and colleagues with whom we exchange writing.

Listen to the episode here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/38?fbclid=IwY2xjawG9ehdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQWMGk9OIBsml8EcjdPe2mIb49exY0zKrikDbZm4SnsEdgtJ4lUVSE0qeA_aem_Kli4ou-QklC9YIbZobWcSw

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Samira K. Mehta interviewed by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Maggie Rosenau — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:33:34 +0000

Samira K. Mehta interviewed by Australian Broadcasting Corporation Maggie Rosenau Mon, 12/16/2024 - 07:33

Samira K. Mehta was a guest on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's program "God Forbid" to discuss how the U.S. elections will shape abortion access in Australia.

Listen to the interview here: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/godforbid/us-election-abortion-healthcare-australia/104452876

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Hilary Falb Kalisman awarded CHA fellowship

Maggie Rosenau — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:30:01 +0000

Hilary Falb Kalisman awarded CHA fellowship Maggie Rosenau Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:30

Hilary Falb Kalisman was recently awarded a Center for Humanities & the Arts Faculty Fellowship. The application closely reflects external applications of the National Humanities Center and the American Council of Learned Societies.

Prof. Kalisman's project description:

"Standardized Testing: An Imperial and National Legacy of the Modern Middle East" recovers the origins and consequences of school examinations: one of the most important, durable, pervasive, and under-analyzed legacies of imperialism in the Middle East. Focusing on Britain's Middle Eastern Mandates (Iraq, Palestine/Israel, Transjordan/Jordan), I argue that standardized tests outlasted the governments that set exams in motion because they could be used both as a repressive tactic and as a promise, albeit often illusory, of social mobility. This project brings to light the politics behind standardized tests, in one of the regions of the world where testing holds the most importance."

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Eyal Rivlin to lead Hebrew Kirtan this Thursday (11/7)

Anonymous — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:53:46 +0000

Eyal Rivlin to lead Hebrew Kirtan this Thursday (11/7) Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:53

Professor Rivlin will be co-leading an evening of Hebrew Kirtan (sacred chanting) this Thursday, November 7. The event will take place at the Boulder JCC at 7:00pm

For more information, go to:

https://www.boulderjcc.org/events/2024/11/07/arts-and-culture/hebrew-kirtan-the-new-and-ancient-practice-of-sacred-chanting/

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Brian A. Catlos publishes a new textbook and companion sourcebook

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 18:37:08 +0000

Brian A. Catlos publishes a new textbook and companion sourcebook Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/12/2022 - 12:37

Brian A. Catlos, Professor of Religious Studies, has published a new textbook and companion sourcebook, The Sea in the Middle: The Mediterranean World, 650-1650 and Texts from the Middle. Learn more about these incredible resources here: http://www.mediterraneanseminar.org/the-sea-in-the-middle

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Gregg Drinkwater receives new Contingent Faculty and Independent Scholar Research Grant

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:59:45 +0000

Gregg Drinkwater receives new Contingent Faculty and Independent Scholar Research Grant Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 08/05/2022 - 09:59

Gregg Drinkwater has been named one of the inaugural recipients of the Association for Jewish Studies’s new Contingent Faculty and Independent Scholar Research Grants, which will support his project "Prelude to Pinkwashing: Homonationalism, Diaspora, and the Gay Jewish Embrace of Israel.”

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Samira K. Mehta publishes several articles about on abortion, American history, religion, and the Supreme Court.

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 22:18:01 +0000

Samira K. Mehta publishes several articles about on abortion, American history, religion, and the Supreme Court. Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 07/01/2022 - 16:18

Views on abortion differ not only among major religious traditions, but within each one. Samira K. Mehta, CU expert on religion, gender and sexuality, shares on The Conversation.
Read the June 13th article here.

Samira K. Mehta and Lauren Maclvor Thompson discuss how the Supreme Court’s abortion decision is based on a myth.
Read the June 24th article in the Washington post here.

Dr. Mehta was interviewed and quoted in the article “Synagogue sues Florida over abortion limits, a possible template for future challenges.” Read the June 28th article at France24.com

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Director Elias Sacks publishes a new book review in Modern Theology

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:07:15 +0000

Director Elias Sacks publishes a new book review in Modern Theology Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 06/20/2022 - 12:07

Director Elias Sacks' review of Randi Rashkover's book "Nature and Norm: Judaism, Christianity, and the Theopolitical Problem” has been published in Modern Theology.

You can access the review here.

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