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I find the overarching question for this text fantastic as it truly provides a broad but specific dimension for readers – “How can we make sex holy as feminist Jews while grappling with the gender injustices that emerge through the male-centered textual tradition?” I found the story about the rabbi and the prostitute very interesting, […]

• Relationships of Jews and non-Jews • Israel • Jew’s positioning in authority (women or men) The first topic I find interesting is “relationships of Jews and non-Jews.” I personally like this one because I am not Jewish. I know there are overlaps between my faith and Judaism, but it would be really cool to […]

This reading is really interesting in regards to Jewish marriage. I have known for awhile that there are specific “laws” regarding marriage for each religion. For my own religion, I don’t even fully understand the marriage process, so I surely was unaware of the specifics for Judaism. I find some of the overlaps really fascinating […]

In today’s class, I truly thought it was beautiful that we were freely able to talk about perspectives on issues that have not only been affecting our nation but our campus as well. This definitely does not happen in other classes where professors hold a class session or even just fifteen minutes for students to […]

I really resonate with the chapter titled “The Manila Envelope.” When I was growing up, my mom would keep all my assignments, tests, report cards, and artwork. If there was work of mine that had to be returned back to school, my mom would make a paper copy of it. If my childhood artwork pertains […]

The Bible is a sacred text utilized in Christianity.  It consists of the Old and New Testaments which were written by the Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.  The Old Testament consists of Scripture that was B.C., or before Christ, while the New Testament was written A.D. or […]

Dr. Peter Khalifah was the speaker at a chemistry seminar.  He teaches at Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory.  I won’t lie when I say the concepts that Dr. Khalifah talked about were complex, but they were interesting when he expanded upon them.   The Center for Functional Nanomaterials is a BNL facility that has […]

Elena Conis is a writer and historian of medicine, public health, and the environment.  She is the author of various books, including How to Sell a Poison: The Rise, Fall, and Return of Toxic DDT, which is what was primarily focused on during the seminar.  Conis has also written pieces on vaccinations, gender, culture, and […]

In class on Tuesday, November 29th, we watched the first hour of “The Thief of Bagdad.” It is very similar to the movie “Aladdin,” as there is Jaffar, the Sultan, Abu, and the European (white) portrayal of the two main characters; however, there are differences as well. Some things that are contrary in this movie […]

The art of storytelling contains the powerful representation of images presented by the creator, which remains crucial throughout the work’s entirety.  In Zimmerman’s The Arabian Nights: A Play, the implementation of details is vital to understanding the tales being told throughout the story, although some may feel contrary to that belief and see the use […]