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Handmaids rehearse “the ceremony” in Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Photo/George Kraychyk)
Posted inTV & Film

How the future of ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ echoes our Biblical past

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz June 20, 2019June 20, 2019

Whether you’re a longtime fan of Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel imagining of a dystopian world in which women are oppressed and strong-armed into child-bearing servitude, or if you’re watching Hulu’s […]

Kids can be Samson bringing down the walls at Courageous Pages, the play area at the new Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. (Photo/JTA-Ron Kampeas)
Posted inNews

Judaism is the star at D.C.’s new Bible museum built by Hobby Lobby

by Ron Kampeas November 17, 2017March 19, 2018
From the audiobook cover of "The Exodus" by Richard Elliott Friedman
Posted inColumns

Two new books anatomize heavy-duty Torah concepts

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman October 12, 2017August 20, 2018
Posted inUncategorized, Books

Bible scholar’s new book reveals the inner Moses

by Jewish Book Council January 5, 2017January 5, 2017

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