The Israel Museum's collection of clothing from around the Jewish world will be on display in the U.S. for the first time. JERUSALEM (JTA) — When the Israel Museum put a burka-style garment on display ...
JTA — When the Israel Museum put a burka-style garment on display in an exhibition on Jewish clothing, some visitors were confused: What does a full-body cloak associated with Islam have to do with ...
On Thursday Lehigh University's Philip and Muriel Berman Center for Jewish Studies welcomed Ted Merwin, associate professor of Religion and Judaic Studies at Dickinson College, to lead a discussion on ...
This past Sabbath we read the Torah portion about sacred clothing that would distinguish the priests, particularly the High Priest, in their sacred duties. I was also interviewed last week by Tamar ...
During Hanukkah of last year, my mother sent me two sweatshirts from the new and very Jewish clothing line “Bubuleh.” One sweatshirt is imprinted with the name of the company, a word that most Jews ...
Recently I had a chat with Bob Roofian, one of the many accomplished Iranian Jewish businessmen in the garment industry here in Southern California. Roofian and his brother when into business with ...
Before Adam sinned, he required no clothing (Bereishis 2:25). His physical body radiated light, expressing his angelic soul. Once Adam sinned, however, his physical body lost this spiritual level. The ...