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The Importance of Magdala's Synagogue.
(AJCO Nyack College, NYC, 2015-12-16) -
Editor's note: Of pity and the immigrant.
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Emotional Regimes, Ritual Practice, and the Shaping of Sectarian Identity: The Experience of Ablutions in the Dead Sea Scrolls
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2016)In this article, I explore the role that the purification rites attested in some of the sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls played in identity construction. Ritual ablutions communicated “canonical” messages to initiates about some ... -
Hydrogenase Enzymes and Their Synthetic Models: The Role of Metal Hydrides.
(American Chemical Society, 2016)Hydrogenase enzymes efficiently process H2 and protons at organometallic FeFe, NiFe, or Fe active sites. Synthetic modeling of the many H2ase states has provided insight into H2ase structure and mechanism, as well as ... -
The Humbling of the Arrogant and the “Wild Man” and “Tree Stump” Traditions in the Book of Giants and Daniel 4 .
(Mohr Siebeck, 2016)There is no question that the Qumran Book of Giants, with its focus on the violence perpetrated by the progeny of the watchers and the elevated role of the patriarch Enoch in the revelation of divine judgment, belongs ... -
UNRAVELING THE STORY OF LUCIUS CORNELIUS SULLA
(Yeshiva College, 2016-09)When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River in early 49 B.C.E.1 and proceeded to march on Rome, he set in motion a series of events which would culminate in the transformation of the Roman state. Never again would the ... -
"It can sink no lower": On fanaticism and dogma.
(Tradition, 2017)Our present discussion adds another layer. Dogma and normative ritual are not only the line of last defense against the etiolation of religious life. They are also the line of first defense against Judaism sinking, not ... -
What is the opposite of weakness.
(Tradition, 2017)First Father Brown, G.K. Chesterton's answer to Sherlock Holmes. The serene wisdom of Father Brown and the haunted shadow of the whisky priest both belong to a world infinitely distant from the shabby stories of abuse that ... -
The example of undressing: Obnubilations on the empty space of the rule.
(Law & Literature, 2017)The legal example is used in large part to dress the rule. A naked norm, for common lawyers, is simply an abstraction, an umbrageous nebulosity that needs its particulars, its cases, to have meaning, impact and thought. ... -
Co-culture Activation of MAP Kinase in Drosophila S2 Cells.
(Elsevier, 2017)Intercellular communication often involves phosphorylation of signal transduction proteins, including mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs). Immunological detection of phosphorylated MAPK can be used to monitor ... -
Reading the Songs of the Sage in Sequence: Preliminary Observations and Questions.
(De Gruyter, 2017)The collection of hymns for protection from demonic harm known as the Songs of the Sage is represented in two Qumran manuscripts (4Q510–511), both of which date to around the turn of the era.1 4Q510 consists of just one ... -
Pornography or theology? The legal background, psychological reality, and theological import of Ezekiel 16.
(The Catholic Biblical Association of America, 2017)The description of the relationship between Yhwh and Jerusalem in Ezekiel 16 has troubled readers, ancient and modern. Here I argue that the problems are actually more severe than has been realized in recent scholarship. ... -
Emotion, Gender, and Greco-Roman Virtue in Joseph and Aseneth.
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2017)Anger, courage, and philanthropia—three important elements of Greco-Roman civic life—figure prominently in the book of Joseph and Aseneth and help us uncover the book’s message. One view within Greco-Roman culture valorized ... -
When History Repeats Itself: The Theological Significance of the Abrahamic Covenant in Early Jewish Writings.
(SAGE Publications, 2017)Alongside ‘Mosaic discourse’, Second Temple period authors increasingly looked to Abraham as a source of instruction and authority. This article focuses on the growing importance of the Abrahamic covenant through the lens ... -
The Self-Referential Coda in the Mishnah and the Egyptian-Israelite Literary Tradition of Wisdom.
(Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co. KG, 2017-02)It has often been noted that Mishnah Avot is heir to aspects of the biblical tradition of Wisdom. A further element of this inheritance is studied here: the tradition of ending a Wisdom book with a selfreferential coda, ... -
Aramaic.
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New genes often acquire male-specific functions but rarely become essential in Drosophila.
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2017-09-15)Relatively little is known about the in vivo functions of newly emerging genes, especially in metazoans. Although prior RNAi studies reported prevalent lethality among young gene knockdowns, our phylogenomic analyses reveal ... -
Is Contemporary Orthodox Judaism Racist? Some Informal Remarks.
(Rabbinical Council of America, 2018) -
How long have you been teaching undergraduate genetics and how have genetics courses changed since you were a student or when you first started teaching?
(Elsevier (Cell Press), 2018-01)This is the second of a series of ten questions that we asked experts in the field of undergraduate genetics education. These questions range from the importance of genetics education to the practice of teaching undergraduates ... -
Why is genetics education so important?
(Elsevier (Cell Press), 2018-01)This is the first of a series of ten questions that we asked experts in the field of undergraduate genetics education. These questions range from the importance of genetics education to the practice of teaching undergraduates ...
