Chagigah: Giving Roots to the Holidays

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Miriam Gedwiser unpacks masekhet Chagigah, and its rules of pilgrimage - as made on the shalosh regalim (the 3 pilgrimage festivals) - exploring the themes of community and transmission.

Miriam Gedwiser is a faculty member at Drisha and at the Ramaz Upper School. She has a BA in the History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Chicago, and studied in the Drisha Scholars Circle as well as at other programmes in Israel and Boston. Miriam studied law at NYU and practiced commercial litigation for several years before returning to teaching. She lives with her family in New Jersey.