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Cairo Genizah
The Temple
August 14, 2020, 7:05 am
High Holy Days Planning Framed by COVID-19
The ongoing threat to public health poses unprecedented logistical and technological challenges, as well as presenting congregations with opportunities for creativity.
By Dave Schechter
Oglethorpe University President Thornwell Jacobs, the “father of the modern time capsule,” looking at a picture of the Crypt of Civilization’s contents before its door was welded shut.
March 13, 2019, 12:47 pm
Will the Future Understand Our Past?
If the Jewish people survive another six millennia, will "the oldest hatred," still exist when the Crypt of Civilization re-opens?
By Dave Schechter
Solomon Schechter, at Cambridge University in 1898, surrounded by packing crates and the contents of the genizah from the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo.
October 5, 2018, 4:25 pm
Opening Windows on Jewish Life Centuries Ago
Beth Tikvah audience told how 21st century technology makes the Cairo genizah accessible to a wider audience.
By Dave Schechter
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