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Let there be light! The evolution of candle-lighting practices in Ashkenaz
FromTel Aviv Review
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Length:
16 minutes
Released:
May 22, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
Dr. Susan Nashman Fraiman, an art historian at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, tells host Gilad Halpern about her recent research, which focuses on the emergence and evolution of candle-lighting practices – namely, the Shabbat Lamp – among the Jews of Ashkenaz.
Released:
May 22, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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