This is an academic program, not a Jewish or Israeli lobbying group, ... We will teach Judaism as a culture and as a history.

Jewish studies has now moved from its traditional place in Catholic institutions, which is a minor place in the theology department where courses on the Hebrew Scripture have been taught, to a program that is much more expansive.

But for 30 years, people would make their entire living in those 10 days. Their yearly wage.

It was culture shock for me to come from an all-black environment to a predominately white environment. I received no sort of socialization skills from the university.

The rich Jewish culture of Spain permeates Judaism to this day, ... Their customs, language, traditions, food and art, as well as Sephardic Judaism, spread out through the Diaspora. The first American Jews were Sephardic. It is important to recover this history.

I am a Jewish mother. My dying words will be, “Put a jumper on