September 16, 2014
"Refiguring American Jewish Identity through Solidarity with Palestinians: A Relational Approach to Religious Innovation" by Atalia Omer, Faculty Fellow at the Center for the Study of Religion and Society and Associate Professor of Religion, Conflict and Peace Studies at Notre Dame
Based on in-depth interviews with Jewish Palestine solidarity activists and systematic study of Jewish solidarity movement social media, Atalia Omer demonstrates how refiguring alternative Jewish meanings of rituals, practices, and texts may emerge from contesting Jewish nationalism and Israeli occupation policies through solidarity with Palestinians. Read the Q&A with Atalia Omer