Daily Archives: November 6, 2007

Cincinnati Election Day 2007

Today was Election Day in Cincinnati, when local residents voted on the city council, judges, the school board, and various referenda. I feel that it is always election time in Cincinnati, since I see people holding up signs on the … Continue reading

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Musical Sacrifice

I heard an interesting lecture today by a scholar named Michael Swartz. He was talking about fifth century piyyutim, which are Jewish liturgical poems. The title of his lecture was “From Prayer to Sacrifice: Rethinking the History of Jewish Ritual … Continue reading

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