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Back to EpisodesLet there be light! The evolution of candle-lighting practices in Ashkenaz
Published 11 years, 1 month ago
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Dr. Susan Nashman Fraiman, an art historian at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, tells host Gilad Halpern about her recent research, which focuses on the emergence and evolution of candle-lighting practices – namely, the Shabbat Lamp – among the Jews of Ashkenaz.