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Past Programs (2013-2023), St. Norbert College

2022-2023

A collection of Cassandra Voss Center events from 2013-2023. The collection includes dates, descriptions, and event titles.

Divine Justice, Human Injustice: The Legal Bifurcation Of Israeli And Jewish Law, Its Impact On The Palestinian Child, And Judaism’S Biblical Obligation To Protect The Non-Jew, Chloe Arizona Fodor

Theses & ETDs

Law and human rights research regarding the Palestinian child has long focused on physical abuse by Israeli security forces and the Israeli state’s violation of international human rights law. A small but emergent field works to problematize the legal structures that enable the abuse of Palestinian children, critiquing both Israeli law and the international human rights structures that fail to adequately address such abuses. This thesis contributes to that body of research by examining the legal bifurcation of Israeli and Jewish law into “rules” and “exceptions.” Building upon the work of Heidi Viterbo, Orna Ben-Naftali and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, this thesis …

Paul’S Eschatological Joy In Philippians In Its Jewish Background, Shishou Chen

The Journal of Inductive Biblical Studies

Jewish literature regarding eschatology is one of the backgrounds for Paul’s eschatological joy in Philippians. While the OT emphasizes the future joy of a national eschatology, and the Pseudepigrapha develops the moral element, Paul presents a unique triangular concept of eschatological joy between him, the Philippians, and God, emphasizing the communal aspect within believers. His focus shifts from national and moral joy in the Jewish literature to Christ/mission-centered joy. In his already-not-yet eschatological framework, Paul smoothly connects the present joy with the future joy, which is a sharp distinction in the OT, stressing that joy is possible and obligatory for …

How Does Capitalism Desensitize Us To The Suffering Of Others?, Jaden Archer

Research Days Posters 2023

While football (soccer) is widely known for its captivating atmospheres and immense camaraderie, one must not be blinded to the sinister behavior of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) [International Federation of Association Football] in recent times, especially amid the sought-after World Cup, hosted in Qatar, involving massive projects made possible through irresistible sums of money. Capitalism operates as a double-edged sword being that it is more than capable of bringing about growth and prosperity while simultaneously producing social conflict and human degradation, which is often disregarded by the former. The power-hungry Gulf-state has prioritized enticing profits over the …

Romanticization In Media, Emily Jette

Research Days Posters 2023

In my research I will be asking the question of how romanticization across media types supports capitalism. In media such as television shows and movies, the concept of big cities is used to create an ideal setting that draws people in. They also create an ideal character that coincides with this ideal setting. The combination of these ideals is used to create a romanticized life that people strive to achieve. To achieve such a life, usually means purchasing subsequent products that these ideal characters also use. This is also seen in modern social media with influencers, and celebrities. These are …

2001-2003, University Of Memphis Honors Assembly Programs

Honors Assembly

Programs for University of Memphis' Honors Assemblies sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar Board, held at the Michael D. Rose Theatre Lecture Hall on:

-Tuesday, April 17, 2001

-Sunday, April 21, 2002

-Sunday, April 27, 2003

1998-2000, University Of Memphis Honors Assembly Programs

Honors Assembly

Programs for University of Memphis' Honors Assemblies sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar Board, held at the University Center on:

-Sunday, April 26, 1998

-Sunday, April 25, 1999

-Monday, April 24, 2000

1995-1997, University Of Memphis Honors Assembly Programs

Honors Assembly

Programs for University of Memphis' Honors Assemblies sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar Board, held at the University Center on:

-Sunday, April 30, 1995

-Sunday, April 28, 1996

-Sunday, April 27, 1997

2004-2007, University Of Memphis Honors Assembly Programs

Honors Assembly

Programs for University of Memphis' Honors Assemblies sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa and Mortar Board, held at the Michael D. Rose Theatre Lecture Hall on:

-Sunday, April 18, 2004

-Sunday, April 24, 2005

-Sunday, April 23, 2006

Programs for University of Memphis' Honors Assemblies sponsored by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi and Omicron Delta Kappa, held on:

-Sunday, April 22, 2007

Eschatological Consumption Of Leviathan And Behemoth As Revelation Of The Messianic Torah, Andrei Orlov

Theology Faculty Research and Publications

The notion that the righteous would one day feast on Behemoth and Leviathan occupied a prominent place in early Jewish pseudepigraphical accounts, including testimonies found in the Book of the Similitudes, 4 Ezra, and 2 Baruch. Thus, from 1 Enoch 60:24 one learns that “two monsters, prepared according to the greatness of the Lord, will provide food for the chosen and righteous.”

Forgotten Grievers: Perspectives On Childhood Grief In The Baptist Church In Kenya, Esther Wambui Kiarie

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This project was aimed at developing a ministry care model for grieving children for the Baptist church in Nairobi, Kenya. Three Baptist churches with an active children’s ministry were identified. A study of the spiritual support available to the broken-hearted and the biblical view of children provided this project's biblical and theological foundation. Special attention was given to Psalm 23, John 10:1-21 and Luke 7: 11-17. The researcher discovered that children grievers can receive spiritual comfort, care, and community support to facilitate effective coping and grief resolution. The researcher then reviewed the literature on theories of child grief and bereavement, …

Why Did The Rabbinic Work Pesiqta Rabbati Include Apocalyptic Topics In Its Homilies?, Rivka Ulmer

Faculty Conference Papers and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Jewish Life In The Bronx, Julian Voloj, Reyna Stovall, Sophia Maier

Bronx Jewish History Project

Fordham’s Bronx Jewish History Project: An Introduction Since 2015, Fordham has been building a Judaica collection. While the university already had an outstanding Holocaust collection—the Sydney Rosenblatt Holocaust Collection, which boasts over 10,000 items, including books, ephemera and material objects, and a teaching collection in Jewish history, with standard scholarly literature. It did not have a Judaica collection that would spotlight the historical and geographic breadth of Jewish culture. When I arrived in 2015, with a passion to teach with historical artifacts, with the support of the late Provost Stephen Freedman and Director of Fordham Libraries Linda Loschiavo, I began …