Jewish Studies @ USC

The Jewish Studies program at USC (aka Jerome H. Louchheim School of Judaic Studies in cooperation with HUC-JIR)

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See you at the Dornsife Major and Minor Fair 📚 - https://t.co/UAydcwo6uL

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Our Louchheim School faculty teach General Education Seminars at USC, and this semester, in GESM-130 "Jewish Language in the 21st Century", Prof. Sarah Benor's class built an exhibit about language in Jewish comedy.
https://t.co/3FzNrNjQwR

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"Creating My Own Ritual."

Our beloved,@SarahBenor, writing in @Tabletmag"Facing treatment for breast cancer, I decided to cut my hair before chemo made it fall out. Drawing on Jewish tradition helped me turn a haircut into a ceremony imbued with meaning." https://t.co/q0faSXneZb

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Just a reminder that the 2021 Louchheim School for Judaic Studies Essay Competition deadline is Monday, April 12, 2021, 9:00 am

1st place wins $500!

Submit your entries on the website.
https://t.co/nLPPV6iEbq

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The event is co-sponsored by @HUCJIR honors Prof. #SharonGillerman z”l, who taught so many about the Shoah and its enduring legacies. Her warmth, her presence, and her brilliant scholarship and mentorship continue to inspire and bless our community.

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Thurs. Apr. 8 @ 12 PM (PT)
#YomHaShoah A Day of Remembering the Holocaust.
Join @IKAR_LA & @philippesands , author of "The Ratline: Love, Lies & Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive," in conversation with @RandySchoenberg
& @SharonBrous
Register here: https://t.co/IqKpgBXVYi

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Check out the latest post from by @arielichai. It's on her blog, Hebrew Heirloom.
The Hebrew month Nissan, like many other names for the Hebrew months, came from the Babylonian culture along with other cultural adaptations, such as Hebrew writing.
https://t.co/vmVAWcXHxL

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Sonia explores the nature of this cult of dead kin in ancient Israel, focusing on its role within the family and household as well as its relationship to Israel’s national deity and the Jerusalem temple.

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Fri., Mar 12 @ 3:30pm (EST) on Zoom

#RenewedPhilology @ Yale presents : IN MEMORY OF...
A Discussion of "Caring for the Dead in #AncientIsrael" by Kerry M. Sonia @SBLPress
The discussion will feature the @_kerrodactyl_ & @kristigarroway

Register here: https://t.co/ermzQYrqDJ

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This ritual care negotiated the ongoing relationships between the living and the dead and, in so doing, helped construct social, political, and religious landscapes in relationship to the past.

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There will be reflections will be given by Dr. Mark Quigley, Dr. Gillerman's husband.

Panel:
@SarahBenor (Moderator)
@BrieLoskota
Joshua Holo
Leah Hochman
@StephensTweets
@PaulLerner

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The USC Casden Institute and @HUCJIR -JIR are honored to offer a tribute to the legacy of our cherished colleague Dr. Sharon Gillerman, z"l. She was a scholar of Jewish history at HUC-JIR and USC for more than 20 years.

Register here: https://t.co/xj7v3ZPjfV

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Please join us as some of Dr. Gillerman’s closest colleagues from both institutions share their personal reflections on how her research, guidance and friendship has shaped their professional careers while providing invaluable mentorship to students in Jewish History.

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Mar 9, 2021 04:00 PM (PT)
#USCCasdenInstitute & @HUCJIR #LosAngeles present #EthnicStudies & #JewishStudies: Debates Over the California Ethnic Studies Curriculum.
w Jeffrey Blutinger, Nolan Cabrera, Marc Dollinger, & Gabi Kirk. Moderator @SarahBenor
https://t.co/0WLzBRHdLr

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Have you seen "Pretend It's a City" yet? #FranLebowitz, with her usual sharp wit, leads #MartinScorcese through her mind and #NewYorkCity.

Tomorrow, Fran Lebowitz joins USC @VisionsnVoices for a live conversation moderated by @JDKun, professor in the USC Annenberg School.

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We are only going to talk about how great Los Angeles is 😎@VisionsnVoices RSVPs now open
https://t.co/nnfdptralT

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Announcing the 2021 #LouchheimSchool for #JudaicStudies #Essay Competition! 1st place wins $500!

Deadline: Monday, April 12, 2021, 9:00 am

Submit your entries on the website.
https://t.co/nLPPV6AfA0

@USCDornsife #JewishStudies