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Scholarship on the early Christians reveals that they were vulnerable to cultural sins like Christians are today.  

Echoes of ancient rituals and shamanic customs lie in the broken remains of the dogu figurines, revealing the spiritual intrigue, and artistic evolution of the Jomon period.

The Royal Treasure Museum opens up to the public as the newest addition to the charming city of Lisbon.

Up to a million american jews define themselves as jews of color. but what whoopi goldberg was saying, for most of us that are white presenting, were not going to be seen as shes seen as a black american. so the target for her is far more intense and far more immediate. unless i choose to dress with jewish ritual objects, or a star of david necklace, shes right. the risk level for her is so much more profound. the other piece of it, though, is that jews also suffer persecution and anti-semitism,...

Jewish ritual objects, or a star of david necklace, shes right. i understood in one sense. the risk level for her is so much more profound. the other piece of it, though, is that jews also suffer persecution and anti-semitism, and even more painful, because the last few years has been the most intense in all of american jewish history. for us as jews to feel persecuted and traumatized, at the same time that those of us who are white jews are also enjoying the privilege of being able to have a kl...

Sagarika Sundaram in front of her work "Oracle" (2020). Photo courtesy the artist. A first impulse when viewing textile artist Sagarika Sundaram’s works is to want to get close to them, to put your hands all over their varied textures comprised of natural fibers sourced from small farms and growers around the world, including India, Uruguay, and New Zealand. You want to envelop yourself in their thick, tactile fabrics; to disappear into a kind of cocoon. Sundaram is used to inspiring such re...

Thousands of photographs rare manuscripts and ritual objects. but on november 10th the museum was sealed off a guard was placed outside the valuable collection disappeared for years. it included the works by monks lieberman after the war an operation was launched to locate the works some have still not been found. youre. here in the oranienburg of the synagogue there was nothing left in the cellar as far as we know . at least as far as the paintings are concerned. later a bust of moses mendelsso...