Yale and other universities have been sites of almost continual demonstrations since Hamas massacred and kidnapped Israelis on Oct. 7. That’s just fine, insofar as students have a right to express their views about the war in Gaza — whatever one thinks about those views. ...
If the women’s festival does indeed connect to Passover/Maṣṣot, the ritual of selecting the sacrificial lamb four days prior to its slaughter could have coincided with the women’s departure and their return. In this scenario, slaughtering the lamb would signify redemption for the women...