Introducing Twice Blest From the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought of Yeshiva University

Welcome to Twice Blest, a podcast from the Yeshiva University Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought. Hosted by Dr. Shaina Trapedo, Twice Blest brings you conversations with faith leaders, scholars, and writers that bridge the wisdom of Judaic and classical texts so we can live more informed and fulfilling intellectual and spiritual lives on an individual and communal level.

Shaina Trapedo is a lecturer in English at Stern College for Women and a Resident Scholar at the Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought of Yeshiva University. She received her PhD in English from UC Irvine, where she specialized in early modern literature and religious studies. Her current book project, From Scripture to Script: The Hebrew Bible on the Early Modern Stage, considers the affordances and risks of hermeneutic engagements in the works of writers including Peele, Greene, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Cary, and Milton. In her teaching and scholarship, she continues to explore the connections between literacy, cultural identity, and social engagement.

The Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought trains Yeshiva University students to be Modern Orthodox intellectual leaders who are well versed in both Torah and the Western canon. Through a combination of unique, interdisciplinary courses taught in collaboration with faculty from across YU, communal events, and publications, the Straus Center seeks to cultivate the intellectual, religious, and civic leaders of tomorrow. Learn more about the Straus Center at yu.edu/straus

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