Malka Z. Simkovich
Malka Z. Simkovich is the Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies at Catholic Theological Union and the author of Discovering Second Temple Literature (Jewish Publication Society).
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The Christian Monks Who Saved Jewish History
11 May 2017
During the late Second Temple period, Jews produced a vast body of diverse literature, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo of Alexandria's treatises, and w...
11 May 2017
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Wrestling With God: Leonard Cohen’s You Want it Darker
14 Nov 2016
Leonard Cohen's album "You Want it Darker" reflects his ambivalence towards death and God, exploring themes of suffering and mortality. Cohen uses religious ...
14 Nov 2016
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The Origins of Jewish Universalism: What it is, and Why it Matters
6 Oct 2016
In "The Origins of Jewish Universalism: What it is, and Why it Matters," Malka Simkovich explores how Jewish universalist ideas were prevalent in the late Se...
6 Oct 2016