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The Mystery of the Mishnah

What exactly is the Mishnah? Author Ishay Rosen-Zvi scratches the surface of one of the most daring Jewish intellectual projects of antiquity.
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Late Antiquity and the Paleosciences: New Frontiers

From studies of fossilized pollen, which shed light on peoples’ use of the land, to the recovery of ancient human genomes, which help us reimagine group identities, social cohesion, and migration, the paleosciences now contribute regularly to the study of Late Antiquity.
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Excerpt from "A Memory of Violence"

An excerpt from A MEMORY OF VIOLENCE with commentary from author Christine Sheparson.
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Feeling Like Lovers: Affect in Medieval Sufism

by Matthew Thomas Miller (Author)
Mar 2026
Open Access

Jewish Anti-Zionism as Political Theology: The Major Writings of Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum

by Shaul Magid (Translator), Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum (Author)
Feb 2026
Open Access
Open Access