Evergreen

The viability of new Jewish rituals will ultimately be determined by their continued presence in the Jewish community.

The remarkable parallels in the stories of Josephus' and Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai's surrenders to the Romans reveal more about Jewish memory than Jewish history.

Philo worked to reconcile Hellenism and the Hebrew Scriptures.

How amoraic study sessions became the Gemaras.

The emergence of amoraic schools of study.

These two institutions reflect the dynamism and the tensions in late antique Jewish society.

Revelations from God

The process and the product of the canonization of the Bible became the basis for a varied tradition of interpretation.

According to some interpreters, the Jews chose to be chosen.

Before the wedding, bride and groom are feted, the bride is veiled, and the groom dons a shroud-like garment.