Monthly Archives: September 2021

Message I sent shortly after the Pittsburgh Shooting in 2018–posted as we near its third anniversary

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Dr. Seth Ward

We are nearing the third anniversary of the slaughter at Tree of Life Synagogue, which took place October 27 2018. The date corresponds with 18 Cheshvan 5779, which was Shabbat Parashat Vayera. Here is a message I sent out shortly … Continue reading →

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Seth Ward on Video

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Dr. Seth Ward

Click on this lick to find many videos of classroom lectures, conference papers, etc., all or nearly all loaded to YouTube. https://swarduwcourses.wordpress.com/seth-ward-on-youtube/ (FYI My YouTube Channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-xl0nnlhlmm-w6UZ4kR3Q ). Here is a partial list of the contents of the … Continue reading →

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Lecture by Seth Ward July 28 2021

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Dr. Seth Ward

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVxff5Rhn8Q Crypto-Jewish community of Colorado and New Mexico Lecture on Crypto Jews honoring the 30th anniversary of Yitzhak Kerem’s Sephardim and HaMizrach.

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Review of Kathleen Alcala’s Spirits of the Ordinary

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Dr. Seth Ward

Review of Kathleen Alcalá, Spirits of the Ordinary, A Tale of Casas Grandes, with a foreword by Raven Chronicles Press, Seattle Washington, 2021. Review appears in HaLapid The author of this work, Kathleen Alcalá, is a former President of the … Continue reading →

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Protected: Choice Reviews by Seth Ward 2013-2021

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Dr. Seth Ward

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Choice Reviews

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Dr. Seth Ward

I have published many reviews in Choice, a significant history of service to the field; Choice is published by the American Library Association. Choice offers reviewers a set of links to all their reviews; this list is below. Unfortunately, this … Continue reading →

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Links to Articles and Book Reviews by Seth Ward on Google Scholar, booksc.org, and other websites.

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Dr. Seth Ward

Seth Ward Links to Articles and Book Reviews on various websites Links to booksc.org may generate a message that something is wrong, but the download/display works. It has not been possible to completely standardize each listing or to repair editing … Continue reading →

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Finding your Birthday in the Islamic Calendar

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Dr. Seth Ward

Finding your Birthday in the Islamic Calendar Seth Ward University of Wyoming My sister’s friend David asked me about discrepancies found when trying to determine his birthdate according to the Islamic Calendar. What he found was “multiple, inconsistent results”— unlike … Continue reading →

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Mattot-Massei—July 7 2021–WUTSup!

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Dr. Seth Ward

Mattot-Massei—July 7 2021 WUTS-up! Dr. Seth Ward—University of Wyoming This week, we will look at four topics, mostly based on individual verses: a rare Torah reading sign; verses that begin and end with Nun (and whether they matter); flying trumpets; … Continue reading →

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And you shall walk in His ways: VeHalachta Bi-derachav: Deut. 28:9

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Dr. Seth Ward

And you shall walk in His ways: VeHalachta Bi-derachav: Deut. 28:9 Seth Ward University of Wyoming לעילוי נשמת אבי מורי אבא בן שמואל—In memory of my father, Aba Ward In this week’s Torah reading we encounter one of the last … Continue reading →

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