/jewishstudies/ en /jewishstudies/2024/12/20/samira-k-mehtas-article-chosen-revealer-winter-holiday-favorite <span>Samira K. Mehta’s article chosen as a Revealer Winter Holiday Favorite</span> <span><span>Maggie Rosenau</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-12-20T10:35:15-07:00" title="Friday, December 20, 2024 - 10:35">Fri, 12/20/2024 - 10:35</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/samira_mehta_bw_square_15.png?h=04d92ac6&amp;itok=nIT9Lh1G" width="1200" height="800" alt="Samira Mehta"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/205" hreflang="en">Faculty News</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/207" hreflang="en">Samira Mehta</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/199" hreflang="en">Spotlight All</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-small_500px_25_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/article-image/samiramehta_8.png?itok=z6fNqBRT" width="375" height="559" alt="Samira Mehta"> </div> </div> <p><span>Samira Mehta’s article “</span><a href="https://therevealer.org/the-december-dilemma-less-oy-more-joy/" rel="nofollow">The December Dilemma: Less Oy, More Joy</a><span>” was chosen as a </span><em><span>Revealer</span></em><span> Winter Holiday Favorite. With Hanukkah starting on December 25 this year, explore the myriad ways Jewish-Christian interfaith families navigate the winter holiday season.</span></p><p>Read the <em>Revealer's</em> Winter Holiday Favorites here: <a href="https://therevealer.org/winter-holiday-articles-we-love/" rel="nofollow">https://therevealer.org/winter-holiday-articles-we-love/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:35:15 +0000 Maggie Rosenau 1579 at /jewishstudies /jewishstudies/2024/12/19/samira-k-mehta-interviewed-about-chrismukkah-moment-magazine <span>Samira K. Mehta interviewed about Chrismukkah in Moment Magazine</span> <span><span>Maggie Rosenau</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-12-19T10:30:10-07:00" title="Thursday, December 19, 2024 - 10:30">Thu, 12/19/2024 - 10:30</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/samira_mehta_bw_square_15.png?h=04d92ac6&amp;itok=nIT9Lh1G" width="1200" height="800" alt="Samira Mehta"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/205" hreflang="en">Faculty News</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/207" hreflang="en">Samira Mehta</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/199" hreflang="en">Spotlight All</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-small_500px_25_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/article-image/samiramehta_8.png?itok=z6fNqBRT" width="375" height="559" alt="Samira Mehta"> </div> </div> <p><span>Samira K. Mehta was recently interviewed about Chrismukkah in </span><em><span>Moment Magazine.</span></em></p><p><span>"Although Chrismukkah observers sometimes fuse elements of Christmas and Hanukkah more literally—resulting in quirky creations such as </span><a href="https://stljewishlight.org/jewishfood/egg-nog-sufganiyot/" rel="nofollow"><span>eggnog </span><em><span>sufganiyot</span></em></a><span> (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 </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Chrismukkah-Christian-Jewish-Interfaith-Family-ebook/dp/B075MS9KV9/ref=sr_1_1?crid=312ZX3GBNK2JK&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WdH9yjcZ3sustbtuKmXKsZTNVLMKV49CUhAh18C28g_T8i4leDgoXDgCwFZoWUE5bBhety0vy2tWaG2nL-ZpvmgDVJiQSqM9qCy77K3YJpbgqfP4ndPGwpk3uyzKfNsUBIwr4b-Yi8kFIJI4t6CqaIT9iylHWFYKbDcRU8is07pSxez15TdKWBBargm3YM4pbkCj9FN_wM0FPbZMVdOujo5hX87zBrbVB8YcMhkathw.LIAU-z9d2r-mTH3PSqcjQfdGyilEa9A9oHLt_m7zknQ&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=beyond+chrismukkah&amp;qid=1734633153&amp;sprefix=beyond+chrismukkah%2Caps%2C210&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow"><em><span>Beyond Chrismukkah: The Christian-Jewish Interfaith Family in America</span></em></a><span>, reflecting on her dissertation research about Christian-Jewish interfaith families—the main demographic celebrating Chrismukkah."</span></p><p><span>Read the article here: </span><a href="https://momentmag.com/chrismukkah-as-defined-by-a-jew-who-celebrates/" rel="nofollow"><span>https://momentmag.com/chrismukkah-as-defined-by-a-jew-who-celebrates/</span></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:30:10 +0000 Maggie Rosenau 1578 at /jewishstudies /jewishstudies/2024/12/18/samira-k-mehta-gives-interview-university-floridas-writing-it-podcast <span>Samira K. Mehta gives interview for the �Թ��� of Florida’s Writing It! Podcast</span> <span><span>Maggie Rosenau</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-12-18T11:12:31-07:00" title="Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - 11:12">Wed, 12/18/2024 - 11:12</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/samira_mehta_bw_square_15.png?h=04d92ac6&amp;itok=nIT9Lh1G" width="1200" height="800" alt="Samira Mehta"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/205" hreflang="en">Faculty News</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/207" hreflang="en">Samira Mehta</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/199" hreflang="en">Spotlight All</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-small_500px_25_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/article-image/samiramehta_8.png?itok=z6fNqBRT" width="375" height="559" alt="Samira Mehta"> </div> </div> <p>Samira K. Mehta recently gave an interview of the role of relationships in the writing process to for the �Թ��� of Florida’s Writing It! Podcast. <span>The conversation focuses on fellowships, writing groups, writing coaches, and friends and colleagues with whom we exchange writing.</span></p><p><span>Listen to the episode here: </span><a href="https://writingit.fireside.fm/38?fbclid=IwY2xjawG9ehdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQWMGk9OIBsml8EcjdPe2mIb49exY0zKrikDbZm4SnsEdgtJ4lUVSE0qeA_aem_Kli4ou-QklC9YIbZobWcSw" rel="nofollow"><span>https://writingit.fireside.fm/38?fbclid=IwY2xjawG9ehdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQWMGk9OIBsml8EcjdPe2mIb49exY0zKrikDbZm4SnsEdgtJ4lUVSE0qeA_aem_Kli4ou-QklC9YIbZobWcSw</span></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:12:31 +0000 Maggie Rosenau 1577 at /jewishstudies /jewishstudies/2024/12/16/samira-k-mehta-interviewed-australian-broadcasting-corporation-0 <span>Samira K. Mehta interviewed by Australian Broadcasting Corporation </span> <span><span>Maggie Rosenau</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-12-16T07:33:34-07:00" title="Monday, December 16, 2024 - 07:33">Mon, 12/16/2024 - 07:33</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/samira_mehta_bw_square_15.png?h=04d92ac6&amp;itok=nIT9Lh1G" width="1200" height="800" alt="Samira Mehta"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/205" hreflang="en">Faculty News</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/207" hreflang="en">Samira Mehta</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/199" hreflang="en">Spotlight All</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-small_500px_25_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/article-image/samiramehta_8.png?itok=z6fNqBRT" width="375" height="559" alt="Samira Mehta"> </div> </div> <p>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.</p><p>Listen to the interview here: <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/godforbid/us-election-abortion-healthcare-australia/104452876" rel="nofollow">https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/godforbid/us-election-abortion-healthcare-australia/104452876</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:33:34 +0000 Maggie Rosenau 1575 at /jewishstudies /jewishstudies/2024/12/11/hilary-falb-kalisman-awarded-cha-fellowship <span>Hilary Falb Kalisman awarded CHA fellowship</span> <span><span>Maggie Rosenau</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-12-11T08:30:01-07:00" title="Wednesday, December 11, 2024 - 08:30">Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:30</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-12/kalisman_bw_square.png?h=04d92ac6&amp;itok=Y3pEUxQi" width="1200" height="800" alt="Hilary Kalisman"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/205" hreflang="en">Faculty News</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/175" hreflang="en">Hilary Kalisman</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/199" hreflang="en">Spotlight All</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-small_500px_25_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/2024-12/kalisman%20color%20photo_0.jpg?itok=A5FxnSn3" width="375" height="514" alt="Hilary Kalisman"> </div> </div> <p>Hilary Falb Kalisman was recently awarded a <span>Center for Humanities &amp; the Arts Faculty Fellowship. The application closely reflects external applications of the </span><a href="http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/become-a-fellow/" rel="nofollow">National Humanities Center</a><span> and the </span><a href="http://www.acls.org/Competitions-and-Deadlines/ACLS-Fellowships" rel="nofollow">American Council of Learned Societies</a><span>.&nbsp;</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Prof. Kalisman's project description:</p><p>"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.&nbsp; 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."</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:30:01 +0000 Maggie Rosenau 1573 at /jewishstudies /jewishstudies/2024/11/04/eyal-rivlin-lead-hebrew-kirtan-thursday-117 <span>Eyal Rivlin to lead Hebrew Kirtan this Thursday (11/7)</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-11-04T11:53:46-07:00" title="Monday, November 4, 2024 - 11:53">Mon, 11/04/2024 - 11:53</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/eyal_rivlin_4.png?h=7b9cbdc9&amp;itok=enHIkIhf" width="1200" height="800" alt="Eyal Rivlin"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/83" hreflang="en">Eyal Rivlin</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/205" hreflang="en">Faculty News</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/199" hreflang="en">Spotlight All</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p> </p><div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/eyal_photo_kauai_2020_0.jpg?itok=M_o_4mw4" width="750" height="1197" alt="Eyal Rivlin"> </div> </div> Professor Rivlin will be co-leading an&nbsp;evening of Hebrew Kirtan (sacred chanting) this Thursday, November 7.&nbsp;The event will take place at the Boulder JCC at 7:00pm<p>For more information, go to:</p><p>https://www.boulderjcc.org/events/2024/11/07/arts-and-culture/hebrew-kirtan-the-new-and-ancient-practice-of-sacred-chanting/</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 04 Nov 2024 18:53:46 +0000 Anonymous 1563 at /jewishstudies /jewishstudies/2022/09/12/brian-catlos-publishes-new-textbook-and-companion-sourcebook <span>Brian A. Catlos publishes a new textbook and companion sourcebook</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-09-12T12:37:08-06:00" title="Monday, September 12, 2022 - 12:37">Mon, 09/12/2022 - 12:37</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/brian_catlos_square_bw_0.png?h=e60a6d98&amp;itok=jRh3zUBz" width="1200" height="800" alt="Brian Catlos"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">Brian Catlos</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/34" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/205" hreflang="en">Faculty News</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/199" hreflang="en">Spotlight All</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p> </p><div class="align-left image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/brian_catlos_square_2.png?itok=8xSeyHsm" width="750" height="748" alt="Brian Catlos"> </div> </div> Brian A. Catlos, Professor of Religious Studies, has published a new textbook and companion sourcebook,&nbsp;<em>The Sea in the Middle: The Mediterranean World, 650-1650</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Texts from the Middle</em>.&nbsp;Learn more about these&nbsp;incredible resources here:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mediterraneanseminar.org/the-sea-in-the-middle" rel="nofollow">http://www.mediterraneanseminar.org/the-sea-in-the-middle</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 12 Sep 2022 18:37:08 +0000 Anonymous 1464 at /jewishstudies /jewishstudies/2022/08/05/gregg-drinkwater-receives-new-contingent-faculty-and-independent-scholar-research-grant <span>Gregg Drinkwater receives new Contingent&nbsp;Faculty and Independent Scholar Research Grant</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-08-05T09:59:45-06:00" title="Friday, August 5, 2022 - 09:59">Fri, 08/05/2022 - 09:59</time> </span> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/34" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/205" hreflang="en">Faculty News</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/100" hreflang="en">Gregg Drinkwater</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/199" hreflang="en">Spotlight All</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Gregg Drinkwater has been named one of the inaugural recipients of the Association for Jewish Studies’s new Contingent&nbsp;Faculty and Independent Scholar Research Grants, which will support his project&nbsp;"Prelude to Pinkwashing: Homonationalism, Diaspora, and the Gay Jewish Embrace of&nbsp;Israel.”</p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 05 Aug 2022 15:59:45 +0000 Anonymous 1455 at /jewishstudies /jewishstudies/2022/07/01/samira-k-mehta-publishes-several-articles-about-abortion-american-history-religion-and <span>Samira K. Mehta publishes several articles about on abortion, American history, religion, and the Supreme Court.</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-07-01T16:18:01-06:00" title="Friday, July 1, 2022 - 16:18">Fri, 07/01/2022 - 16:18</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/samira_mehta_bw_square_7.png?h=04d92ac6&amp;itok=ToRDi67h" width="1200" height="800" alt="Samira Mehta"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/34" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/205" hreflang="en">Faculty News</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/207" hreflang="en">Samira Mehta</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/199" hreflang="en">Spotlight All</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p> </p><div class="align-left image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/samiramehta_0.png?itok=-eaFJSil" width="750" height="1117" alt="Samira Mehta"> </div> </div> Views on abortion differ not only among major religious traditions, but within each one.&nbsp;Samira K. Mehta, CU&nbsp;expert on religion, gender and sexuality, shares on The Conversation.<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/there-is-no-one-religious-view-on-abortion-a-scholar-of-religion-gender-and-sexuality-explains-184532" rel="nofollow">Read the June 13th article here</a>.<p>Samira K. Mehta and Lauren Maclvor Thompson discuss how the Supreme Court’s abortion decision is based on a myth.<br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/06/24/supreme-courts-abortion-decision-is-based-myth-heres-why/?utm_campaign=wp_opinions&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social" rel="nofollow">Read the June 24th article in the Washington post here.</a></p><p>Dr. Mehta was interviewed and quoted in the article “Synagogue sues Florida over abortion limits, a possible template for future challenges.” <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20220628-synagogue-sues-florida-over-abortion-limits-a-possible-template-for-future-challenges" rel="nofollow">Read the June 28th article at </a><a href="http://France24.com" rel="nofollow">France24.com</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 01 Jul 2022 22:18:01 +0000 Anonymous 1446 at /jewishstudies /jewishstudies/2022/06/20/director-elias-sacks-publishes-new-book-review-modern-theology <span>Director Elias Sacks publishes a new book review in Modern Theology</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-06-20T12:07:15-06:00" title="Monday, June 20, 2022 - 12:07">Mon, 06/20/2022 - 12:07</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/sacks_headshot_0.jpg?h=a2536a23&amp;itok=Gh6w9fmM" width="1200" height="800" alt="Elias Sacks"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/78" hreflang="en">Elias Sacks</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/34" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/205" hreflang="en">Faculty News</a> <a href="/jewishstudies/taxonomy/term/199" hreflang="en">Spotlight All</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p> </p><div class="align-left image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/jewishstudies/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/sacks_-_photo_0.jpg?itok=WD2Dyzpj" width="750" height="1125" alt="Elias Sacks"> </div> </div> Director Elias Sacks'&nbsp;review of Randi Rashkover's&nbsp;book "Nature and Norm: Judaism, Christianity, and the Theopolitical Problem” has been published in <em>Modern Theology</em>.&nbsp;<p><br><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/moth.12800?fbclid=IwAR1gze6_cu9JIZm3BofD9rYBsu7WCAHzuIjUrBS6FZcb-HDAczZXvZWrmdw" rel="nofollow">You can access the review here.</a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:07:15 +0000 Anonymous 1445 at /jewishstudies