Showing posts with label bible. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bible. Show all posts
Friday, August 29, 2014

How do You Say Henna in Yiddish? A Russian Jew Discovers Henna and Other Encounters

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I am super excited to be offering henna at the Toronto-based Ashkenaz Festival , a celebration of contemporary global Jewish arts and cultur...
Thursday, June 5, 2014

What Would Jesus Do (About Henna)? The Place of Henna in Ancient and Modern Christianity

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We got a question on our Facebook page from one of our fans which was so interesting that it deserved its own blogpost! (Note for all of yo...
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Monday, May 12, 2014

By Any Other Name: Words for Henna Across the World

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There was a recent post on one of the henna forums online about the etymology of the word ‘henna’ and it occurred to me that exploring the...
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Monday, April 14, 2014

Henna and Hametz: Jewish Henna Traditions for Passover

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The holiday of Passover (or Pesah in Hebrew) is almost upon us! In between the matza ball soup, 12 types of haroset, and chocolate-caramel...
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Monday, March 10, 2014

As Beautiful As Queen Esther: Henna Traditions for Purim

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This upcoming weekend is the holiday of Purim, so I’m already elbow-deep in hamantaschen and trying desperately to come up with a clever cos...
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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Would You Trade Henna for a Bible?: Missionaries and Merchants in Qajar Iran

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In research for my last post on henna use among gender-defiant Jewish dancers in Central Asia , I came across Persia: western mission , the...
Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Introduction to Eshkol haKofer

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Welcome to Eshkol haKofer! This is a space for me to blog about some of the interesting tidbits that I come across in my research of Jewish ...