A major research thrust in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is focused on how to retain students as STEM majors. The accumulation of seemingly insignificant negative experiences in STEM classes can, over time, lead STEM students to have a low sense of belonging in their disciplines, and this can lead to lower retention. In this paper, we explore how Judeo-Chris...

Abstract In the “Afghan Genizah,” a recently acquired collection of texts in Judeo-Persian, Early New-Persian, Arabic, Hebrew, and Aramaic from tenth to thirteenth centuries, I recognized Judeo-Persian fragment Jewish, anti-Christian polemic work. This may be – or not part Toledoth Yeshu literature. It contains Gospel quotation Syriac Hebrew letters.

Judeo-Spanish (JS) denotes those varieties of Spanish preserved by the Sephardic Jews who were expelled from Spain in 1492 and have emigrated throughout Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and the United States. Some descriptions of JS emphasize its conservative, archaic nature, highlighting its similarities to Old Spanish (OS), while other research points up the novel characteristics that d...

The question of how human beings are to understand their role in creation is particular interest our current time extreme exploitation the earth and severe environmental degradation. Historically, critiques have been raised against Judeo-Christian interpretation biblical command subdue rule over animals. In all sincerity, then needs be asked what Christian theology has offer response these crit...

The study of the literary production in Judeo-Spanish published Constantinople 19th century has drawn attention historians and linguists interested Sephardic research last decade (García Moreno, 2013; 2018; 2019). However, previous had not delved into analysis authorship all previously assigned works to Protestant missionary from Free Church Scotland, namely, Alexander Thomson (1820-1899). Afte...

In this article we examine diminutive formation in Judeo-Spanish, which has not been treated before in the generative literature. The distribution of diminutive suffixes is shown to be predictable based on an interaction of morphological and phonological properties, which is a recognized hallmark of diminutive formation in Spanish more generally. Judeo-Spanish also presents some interesting twi...