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Hizky Shoham

Hizky Shoham

Prof. Hizky Shoham heads the Program for Hermeneutics and Culture at Bar-Ilan University, Israel, and is a research fellow at the Research Center in Hartman Institute, Jerusalem

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Prof. Hizky Shoham (Bar-Ilan University and the Shalom Hartman Institute) explores how modern Jews shape their worlds through holidays, life-cycle rituals, and emotional life. His latest book traces the history and significance of the bar and bat mitzvah. His guiding idea: there is no such thing as Judaism—only Judaisms.

Genres
  • Antisemitism
  • Israel
  • Jewish History
  • Politics
  • Women & Judaism

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Books
Why Celebrate Bar and Bat Mitzvah?
Why Celebrate Bar and Bat Mitzvah?
Rites of Initiation, Gender...
2024
Walter de Gruyter
Israel Celebrates
Israel Celebrates
Jewish Holidays and Civic C...
2017
Jewish Identities in a Changin
Articles
Shalom Hartman Institute's website 19 March, 2019:
How Purim Came to Symbolize the New Culture of Pre-State Israel
Shalom Hartman Institute's website 19 January, 2019:
The Little-Known Christian, Nebraskan Roots of Tu B’Shvat
Videos
The Emotional Turn in Jewish Studies
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