Showing posts with label Judaism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Judaism. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Guest Post: An archaeological dig in Israel suggests how feasting became an important ritual

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Natalie Munro , University of Connecticut This holiday season millions of families will come together to celebrate their respective festi...
Wednesday, December 05, 2018

Guest Post: How Hanukkah came to America

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Dianne Ashton , Rowan University Hanukkah may be the best known Jewish holiday in the United States. But despite its popularity in the U....
Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Guest Post: Hanukkah's true meaning is about Jewish survival

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Alan Avery-Peck , College of the Holy Cross Beginning on the evening of Dec. 12, Jews will celebrate the eight-day festival of Hanukkah, ...
Thursday, June 03, 2010

Review of 'Sycamore Trees' at Arlington's Signature Theatre

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Here is my review of Sycamore Trees , now having its world premiere at Signature Theatre in Arlington. Unhappy Families Are All Alike: Si...
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Interview with Zal Owen

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When I found out that Fiddler on the Roof would be playing at the National Theatre in April and May, I made a special request of the show...
Saturday, February 13, 2010

News from the Book Review World

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Jordan Michael Smith reports in this week's Jewish Daily Forward that a new book review journal will be launched next week (with Febr...
Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Harvey Fierstein Coming to D.C. as Tevye

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A news release came across my desk recently.  It announces that the national tour of Fiddler on the Roof , starring Tony® Award-winning acto...
Monday, July 28, 2008

If It's Monday ...

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On Monday and Tuesday evenings at around 10:30 p.m. (EDT), this blog begins to get a spike of visitors, nearly all searching for Hunter Parr...
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Thursday, May 31, 2007

Jesus, the Pope, and a Rabbi

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Jesus, the Pope, and a rabbi walk into a bar. The bartender looks up and says, "What is this, a joke?" A scholarly variation on th...
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