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throughout the process was vital to its success. Emily Gottreich, Aomar Boum, Oren Kosansky,
and Yaron Tsur have provided excellent conversation and sage advice over the years.
Across the Atlantic, my colleagues in Morocco have been unflagging sources of support
and knowledge. Mohammed Kenbib, Khalid Ben-Srhir, and Jamaâ Baïda encouraged me early
on to pursue the study of Moroccan Jewry and generously shared their time, expertise, and
frienship. Mohammed Hatmi, Karima Dirèche, Rita Aouad, and Frédéric Abécassis became
valued friends and interlocutors. In Paris, I was lucky to study under the expert guidance of
François Pouillon. In Jerusalem, I learned to read Maghribi Hebrew manuscripts with Yaron
Ben-Naeh and was introduced to medieval Jewish history by Menahem Ben-Sasson.
I am immensely grateful to the friends and colleagues who read parts of the dissertation
and whose comments improved it greatly: Alexander Bevilacqua, James McDougall, David
Myers, Omri Paz, Lawrence Rosen, Avi Rubin, Hilary Schor, Sarah Abrevaya Stein, Daniel
Stolz, Nomi Stolzenberg, Etty Terem, Lucette Valensi, Dror Ze’evi, and all the members of the
Princeton Center for the Study of Religion Seminar on Religion and Culture (2010-11).
Countless other colleagues and friends have helped shape my scholarship and thus this
dissertation, including: Iris Agmon, Andrew Arson, Yaron Ayalon, Samir Ben-Layashi, Andrew
Berns, Joel Blecher, Ra’anan Boustan, Léon Buskens, Michelle Campos, Paris Papamichos
Chronakis, Hannah-Louise Clark, Jessica Delgado, Paul Fenton, Yehoshoua Frenkel, John
Gager, Jonathan Gribetz, Liora Halperin, Will Hanley, Olivia Harrison, Alma Heckman, Abigail
Jacobson, Sarit Kattan-Gribetz, Ethan Katz, Michael Laskier, Lital Levy, Gideon Libson,
Elizabeth Marcus, Fatema Mernissi, Claudia Moatti, Aviad Moreno, Claire Nicholas, Vanessa
Paloma, Leslie Peirce, Noam Pianko, Wilfrid Rollman, Eli Sacks, Josh Schreier, Uri Simonsohn,
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