Packed house last night for a screening of "The Excommunication of Spinoza." Filmmaker Yair Qedar joined us to answer questions about the film. Thank you to Israel in Houston Houston Hillel and partners in Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Liberal Studies--and all attendees!

Tomorrow at Holocaust Museum Houston--UH Prof. Mark Goldberg will speak about "Searching for Belonging: Being Jewish and Latina/o/x in Postwar America." Free but registration required: hmh.org/event/searchin…

A bar mitzvah for a transgender man in the shul where he once had a bat mitzvah forward.com/culture/652524…

Our friends at MFA Houston will be holding a conversation Sunday afternoon with artist David Wiseman on the art of Judaica. mfah.org/calendar/the-a…

How 10/7 — like 9/11 before it — irrevocably changed the meaning of a pair of numbers forward.com/culture/654267… Read UH Prof. Rob Zaretsky's latest in The Forward, a review of a journalistic account of the 10/7 massacre.

Would you eat pastrami-on-rye flavored ice cream? jta.org/2024/09/19/ny/…

Jews around the world will be celebrating the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, Wednesday night through Friday. What's the holiday all about? myjewishlearning.com/article/rosh-h…

Shana tova from UH Jewish Studies! - mailchi.mp/8b16e4706ee1/s…

What can reading with the belle Juive archetype teach us about the heroine of the book of Judith? UH Jewish Studies' Dr. Caryn Tamber-Rosenau asks this question in her new article in the Journal of Biblical Literature. caryntamber-rosenau.com/.../10/443tamb…

Our friends over at the Jewish Legal Society of UH Law Center are holding a lunchtime event next week. Register here: urldefense.com/v3/__https://f…$

The fall Jewish holidays continue! Wednesday evening begins Sukkot, or what cheeky insiders sometimes call "Nomadic Hut Appreciation Week" or "Shake a Lemon for God Week." Get the real lowdown on this ancient harvest festival here: myjewishlearning.com/article/sukkot…

For all your Picnic Week (a.k.a. Sukkot) needs, check out Houston Hillel 's sukkah outside the A.D. Bruce Religion Center on campus.

The holiday season draws to a close later this week with Shemini Atzret and Simchat Torah! Read about these holidays here: myjewishlearning.com/article/shemin…. For even more info, take Rabbi Kenny Weiss's RELS 2330: Judaism course next semester!

It's almost time to register for spring classes at UH! Coogs can choose from an array of Jewish Studies-related courses on offer. Contact us if you're thinking about the JWST minor and want to chat about it!

Looking for something fun and different that fits your schedule for Spring 2025? Look no further than Rabbi Kenny Weiss's course Judaism, which discusses Jewish religious beliefs and practices.

Still looking for something great to take in the spring? Take advantage of Dr. Asher Lubotzky's expertise on Israel by signing up for Comparative Elections! If you sign up for the JWST section, it counts for the Jewish Studies minor!

Latest column from UH Prof. Rob Zaretsky: Support for Trump grew in almost every demographic group. Why not Jews? | Opinion houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outloo… via Houston Chronicle

Happy Hanukkah from UH Jewish Studies! - mailchi.mp/2a02606e41d5/h…

Happy Passover from UH Jewish Studies - mailchi.mp/dd372746d88e/h…