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Call for Applications: 4-year President’s Fellowship PhD scholarship at the Department of Jewish Art, Bar Ilan University

Lion on the ceiling of the synagogue in Siret, Romania

There is still time to apply for the Department of Jewish Art at Bar-Ilan University’s prestigious President’s Fellowship beginning in the spring semester of the 2025-6 academic year. Deadline for submission is June 13. The four-year fellowship covers tuition and … continue reading →

Italy: Rome’s Tempio Maggiore to undergo an innovative acoustic improvement project aimed at enriching the experience of collective prayer.

Looking into the dome of the Tempio Maggiore

The monumental Tempio Maggiore, or Great Synagogue, in Rome is to undergo an innovative acoustic improvement project aimed at enriching the experience of collective prayer. The initiative seeks to restore “the full intensity and clarity of collective prayer in a … continue reading →