The Seder plate is a central element of the Passover celebration, symbolizing the journey of the Jewish people from slavery ...

Studies in Iconography (ISSN 0148-1029, e-ISSN 2693-8456) is an annual journal hosted by the Index of Medieval Art and published in partnership ... Gothic rent books, Jewish ritual images, and ...

A fascinating analysis of why there are no female mystics in medieval Judaism. This book addresses a central question in the study of Jewish mysticism in the medieval and early modern periods: why are ...

The first complete look at the social status and daily life of medieval Jewish women. This volume, an amazing act of historical recovery and reconstruction, offers a comprehensive examination of ...