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Let there be light! The evolution of candle-lighting practices in Ashkenaz

Let there be light! The evolution of candle-lighting practices in Ashkenaz

FromTel Aviv Review


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
Format:
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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Showcasing the latest developments in the realm of academic and professional research and literature, about the Middle East and global affairs. We discuss Israeli, Arab and Palestinian society, the Jewish world, the Middle East and its conflicts, and issues of global and public affairs with scholars, writers and deep-thinkers.