From the monthly archives: May 2016

Read about “The 50th Annual Mickey Marcus Memorial Service at West Point” Published by Revel board member Mr. Len Grunstein

On May 24, 2016 · In News

Read about “The 50th Annual Mickey Marcus Memorial Service at West Point” Published by Revel board member Mr. Len Grunstein.

 

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Pious Women in Midrashic and Aggadic Narratives: A Summary of Dr. Tamar Meir’s Lecture at BRGS

On May 23, 2016 · In Lectures and Activities

Pious Women in Midrashic and Aggadic Narratives

 

A special visiting lecture, “The Image of the Wives of the Pious in Midrashic and Aggadic Narratives” was presented by Dr Tamar Meir on Tuesday evening May 17 to an audience that filled the Revel lounge. A distinguished scholar of midrashic literature in Israel, Dr. Meir analyzed […]

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“The Ark and the Cherubim: Cultic Practice and Ancient Near Eastern Iconography” A Summary of Dr. Eichler’s Presentation on Tuesday May 10th 2016

On May 23, 2016 · In Uncategorized

The Ark and the Cherubim: Cultic Practice and Ancient Near Eastern Iconography


Raanan Eichler, an Israeli scholar who was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University this year, delivered a guest lecture at Revel that took the audience on a journey through time to […]

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Mission of the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies articulated by Dean David Berger

On May 17, 2016 · In News

Mission of the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies articulated by Dean David Berger

Torah Umadda has been the watchword of Yeshiva University almost from its inception.

 

The minimal understanding of this ideal is the pursuit of the study of Torah along with secular disciplines, but its highest form is a […]

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Review of Dr. Raanan Eichler’s Presentation – “The Ark and the Cherubim”

On May 16, 2016 · In Lectures and Activities

On May 10th, Dr. Raanan Eichler of Harvard University delivered a lecture on the Ark of the Covenant in its Ancient Near Eastern context sponsored by Revel and the Center for Israel Studies. Dr. Eichler’s presentation, replete with images of archaeological finds and medieval illuminations, brought the Ark to life for the audience as never […]

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