A Timeless Ritual Through the Lens of a Historian (Part 1) - Between a Traumatic Past and a Hopeful Future

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Dr. Ari Mermelstein

Ari Mermelstein is Associate Professor of Bible and Second Temple Literature at Yeshiva University and Chair of the Department of Bible, Hebrew, and Near Eastern Studies at Yeshiva College. He holds a PhD in Ancient Jewish History from NYU's Department of Hebrew & Judaic Studies and a JD from NYU Law School. He is also the assistant director of the YU Center for Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization and the Israeli Supreme Court Project, both of which are based at

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