Day 52, Letter 52 | American Values Religious Voices Citing Leviticus Rabbah, Aaron Koller of Yeshiva University implores us to see each other with empathy and asks our leaders to do the same. “…the act of looking…is central to the practice of charity.” valuesandvoices.com/letters-2021/l…

Oh, good. My university made it to the New York Times @RachelMesch @MeiselsMolly nytimes.com/2021/06/10/opi…

Adétòkunbọ̀ (-n/-ν = nasal vowel) translates “the crown comes (by) sea (and) arrives”. The second part Tòkunbọ is syncopated from ti òkun bọ̀ = come sea arrive, a serial verb construction typical of the language area. This latter name is often given to children born abroad.

Honored that Reading Religion published a review of a book I co-edited on Iran, Israel, and the Jews by Jason Mokhtarian: "the volume succeeds at putting on display the incredible diversity and complexity of one of the world’s oldest Jewish communities." readingreligion.org/books/iran-isr…

We're back! After a sold-out online Genesis Bible study last year, it's Exodus this time. Oh yeah: still totally free. eventbrite.com/e/exodus-an-on…

Lots of olive 🪔. This is what "candles" looked like in Roman / rabbinic times - but then I wouldn't have been able to afford to light this much.

Esther, one of the original #Jewish #strongwomen! In ancient times there were even different versions of her Book... On Mon Mar 14, join us online for a talk on the Books of Esther and 2nd Temple politics w/ Prof. Aaron Koller of Yeshiva University Signup now free: tinyurl.com/r8nwu3ds #Purim

Join me on Sunday National Library of Israel! Politics, Esther, and Zelenskyy.... nli.org.il/en/visit/event…

Our kids really like this book! Not easy to find accessible and engaging entries to shemittah with so much sophistication and detail. judaicaplaza.com/products/33800… Menachem Butler

From yesterday's episode with Aaron Koller about Esther!

link here: thebiblefornormalpeople.com/episode-235-aa…

Aaron Koller, Cambridge University will be discussing State formation, the transfer of writing, and trans-Arabian trade in the early Iron Age at this year’s Seminar in Aarhus.

🚨The Talmud among Victorian Christians: Polemics and Humanism in Interfaith Encounters🚨 👉 Prof Aaron Koller, Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Yeshiva University Yeshiva University 🗓️ 29 Jan ⏰6pm UK / 10 am PST | 1 pm NY More information 👇 #Talmud #Christianity #interfaith

Registration 🔗 oxfordinterfaithforum.org/thematic-inter…

talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/682ce…

New issue of Journal of Near Eastern Studies Vol. 83, No. 1 (2024) journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jnes/2024/… Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Chicago Journals

"“This is the essential paradox of the story [of Esther]: as readers we must be terrified of Xerxes and of the Persian Empire, even while laughing at them." From Aaron Koller's remarkable book Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought Aaron Koller

Please RT, especially if you have friends who like amazing and unique furniture! #endangeredalphabets