Northeastern Jewish Studies Blog
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The image above with the inscription from Deuteronomy, "Tsedek tsedek tirdof" (justice justice you will pursue) is being printed on t-shirts and sold to raise bail funds for arrested activists. The image was created by @maimonides_nutz and promoted on Twitter by the Jewish feminist website @hey_alma. By Laurel Leff. Professors often say that we learn… Continue reading What We Learn from Our Students When They Call for Change
By Laurel Leff. I’ve always wanted to honor Shabbat, I’ve always meant to honor Shabbat, but I never have. I wasn’t willing to lose a day I desperately needed to catch up on the week’s work, and to do the errands and chores that had plagued me all week long. In this lockdown era, however,… Continue reading Rethinking Shabbat in Lockdown
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