Limmud NY 2016: Full Schedule

1:00pm EST

What Makes Baby Girls Different?

A notorious feature of the biblical laws pertaining to childbirth in Leviticus 12 is the way they differentiate between male and female babies: the period of purification for the mother is twice as long following the birth of a girl as it is for a boy. We will explore both traditional and modern attempts to explain that difference.

Presenters

Alan Cooper

Provost, Jewish Theological Seminary

Alan Cooper is the Elaine Ravich Professor of Jewish Studies and provost of The Jewish Theological Seminary. He joined the faculty in 1997 as a professor of Bible. In 1998, he also was appointed professor of Bible at the Union Theological Seminary, a nondenominational Christian seminary... Read More →

Friday February 12, 2016 1:00pm - 2:15pm EST
High Ridge

Textual Perspectives, Family & Life Cycles

Learning Modality Lecture

Limmud NY 2016

1:00pm EST

Alan Cooper

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