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Kaplan-Brauer Lecture with Beth Berkowitz, Barnard College. TBA: In-person or hybrid event; please check back in early November for event details.   Birds as Dads, Babysitters, and Hats: An “Indistinction” Approach to the Mother Bird Mitzvah in Deuteronomy 22:6-7   The commandment to send the mother bird from her nest before taking her eggs or chicks, known in Jewish tradition as shiluach hakan, is found in Deuteronomy 22:6-7. This essay addresses dominant perspectives on the mother bird mitzvah – its association…