Please join the Berman Center for Jewish Studies for an evening with Margaret Boyle and Ilan Stavans, authors of Sabor Judio: The Jewish Mexican Cookbook!Sabor Judío celebrates the delicious fusion of two culinary traditions, Jewish and Mexican. Written with joy and verve,…
Join Laura Arnold Leibman, Professor in American Jewish Studies at Princeton University!The Revolutionary War divided Jews politically, but scholars have tended only to focus on what Jewish men thought or did. In this talk, Leibman uses schoolgirl samplers to reveal how Jewish…
Nostalgia. Deli. Bagels. Chicken soup. These are a few things that might come to mind when you hear the words "Jewish food." But what about sustainable farming? A tempeh reuben sandwich in Portland, Oregon? The ethics of food production? Hummus? Crisco? These are also part of…
“They're saying That I am Not Really Me”—One of the recurring features pf Roee Rosen's works over the years has been the provocative, expansive and often disorienting way his work undoes notions of identity, and reconstructs new ones through hybrids of the fictional and the…
Pharaoh's Daughter, led by singer-musician Basya Schechter, fuses psychedelic and pan-Mediterranean influences in their music. Their repertoire features a blend of Hasidic chants, Mizrahi and Sephardi folk-rock, and spiritual elements, accompanied by percussion, flute, strings,…
Join us for a lecture that explores the intersection of art and activism. The artists will discuss their “Artivism” – activism through art – sharing their journey of creating work that addresses humanitarian causes and societal challenges. They will delve into their techniques…
The last several decades have witnessed new approaches to the history and literature of Early Judaism. Learn more about the sessions and the speakers on our conference page.
The last several decades have witnessed new approaches to the history and literature of Early Judaism. Learn more about the sessions and the speakers on our conference page.
The last several decades have witnessed new approaches to the history and literature of Early Judaism. Learn more about the sessions and the speakers on our conference page.
Lehigh University Alumni Relations presents a virtual talk celebrating 40 years of the Berman Center. The Berman Center for Jewish Studies is the hub of interdisciplinary research in Jewish studies at Lehigh and home to a thriving undergraduate minor. Over four decades, we…
Most students of kabbalistic literature find themselves "visualizing" its cosmogonic and cosmological teachings. The iconic "Tree of Life" is certainly the best known kabbalistic symbol, and is often the first thing conveyed to those being exposed for the first time to this lore…
Prof. Chava Weissler will be interviewed by Prof. Jessica Carr, the Berman Scholar of Jewish Studies at Lafayette College where they are an Associate Professor of Religious Studies, and Prof. Martin Kavka, a former Berman Professor who is a Full Professor at…