Episode 14. Ladybirds and religion - Judaism (part 1)

Find out about the association of Judaism with ladybirds. Music is by Debra Torrance and 22-Pistepirkko. 

Sources used in this episode: 

http://www.talmudology.com/jeremybrownmdgmailcom/2019/1/9/shechita-pain-and-stunning

https://forward.com/articles/5541/the-adorable-moses-cow/

https://pre.haaretz.com/premium-word-of-the-day-parat-moshe-rabbeinu-1.5193869

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0449010X.1983.10704932?journalCode=rjeq20

https://www.rug.nl/research/portal/files/108335229/Her_haggling_nature_never_leaves_her_Dutch_identity_and_Jewish_stereotypes_in_the_writings_of_Nicolaas_Fran_ois_Hoefnagel_1735_1784.pdf

https://opensiddur.org/prayers/lunisolar/new-years-day/for-domesticated-animals/a-blessing-for-the-bugs-on-rosh-hodesh-elul-and-rosh-hashana-labehemot-by-trisha-arlin/

http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/2366/joris-hoefnagel-and-georg-bocskay-ladybird-and-european-wild-pansy-flemish-and-hungarian-1561-1562-illumination-added-1591-1596/ - for an example of Joris Hoefnagel's artwork (not to be confused with Nicholaas Hoefnagel!)