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6/5/2013 | 0 Comments

A turning point for pluralism in Israel?

Martin Jaffee praises Ruth Calderon's knesset speech as a breath of fresh air--and a possible gamechanger in Israeli politics.

5/29/2013 | 0 Comments

Tempest in a Soup Bowl

This week JewDub clicks has the great knaidel debate, Argentina's Jewish cowboys, and more.

5/9/2013 | 0 Comments

Fall for Jewish Studies

Registration for Fall Quarter starts May 10th.

11/6/2012 | 4 Comments

A Guidebook for Sephardic Immigrants

Devin Naar's new blog series sheds light on rare Ladino artifacts found here in Seattle.

11/5/2012 | 1 Comment

Digging for the Past, Looking to the Future

Roll up your sleeves and dig into our profile of Prof. Sarah Stroup and the Tel Dor Field School.

8/8/2012 | Comments Off

Cave Men: Finding the Roots of Religion

Monks, mosaics, mosques: the landscape of Turkey is the backdrop for one student's meaningful encounters with different faith traditions.

5/16/2012 | Comments Off

Close Encounters with Hebrew

To enhance their Hebrew language skills, UW students connected with Israelis in the Seattle community.

5/2/2012 | Comments Off

Everything is Illuminated

Register for a Fall Course in Jewish Studies

5/1/2012 | Comments Off

Borderland Jews in Seattle

Young leaders of Seattle's Jewish community debate new demographic trends at Cohen learn-in.

4/4/2012 | Comments Off

Miss a Lecture? We’ve got it all on JewDub TV

4/4/2012 | Comments Off

How square is the hipster haggadah?

The New American Haggadah is a literary sensation, but is it a useful ritual guide?

3/29/2012 | Comments Off

Spring 12 Classes

Check out these great classes--Registration begins on February 17!

1/28/2012 | Comments Off

Public Events Take off

Reflections of the lecture from Ruth Messinger and Prof. Dan Chirot that started off our series in Justice and Judaism.

10/28/2011 | Comments Off

What A Show!

Prof. Devin Naar gave a fantastic lecture that highlighted his scholarship and his ability to engage a diverse audience.

10/23/2011 | Comments Off

Jonathan Sarna in Seattle

Brandeis Professor Jonathan Sarna discussed his perception of changing trends in American Judaism

10/14/2011 | Comments Off

Meet Prof. Devin Naar

Get to know the newest member of our faculty with some clips from his inaugural lecture.

8/30/2011 | Comments Off

Daniel Chirot worked as a consultant for CARE in Niger in 2000 promoting civil society organizations. He worked as a consultant for CARE in the Ivory Coast in 2003-2004 and briefly in 2006 during the civil war there, also helping to organize local organizations to improve their situations at a ...