We are happy to report that the technical issue we experienced has been resolved. We value your interest in the Center for Jewish Studies and appreciate your continued support. The CJS team. On March 24, 2025, we posted this message: The CJS apologizes for the multiple email digests our subscribers received this weekend. The Digest…
April-May Events Sponsored by CJS
The CJS is sponsoring and co-sponsoring the following events during the months of April and May. Please check each individual event page for more detailed information. We look forward to seeing you! April 2, 20256:00 pm Transmitting Indigenous, Vulnerable, and Endangered Languages | A Symposium April 10, 20255:30 pm “The Star of David and the…
Apologies to our Digest Subscribers
The CJS apologizes for the multiple email digests our subscribers received this weekend. The Digest is automatically generated by the website, and we are working closely with WordPress, the site platform, to remedy this issue as soon as possible. We thank you for your loyalty and patience while we work on this matter….
Azrieli International Fellowships: Call for Applications
Azrieli International Fellowships: Call for Applications Fall 2025 Azrieli International Visiting PhD Fellowship The online application for the Fall 2025 cohort is open now and closes April 22, 2025. The fellowship enables PhD candidates to conduct short-term research at leading universities in Israel. It is valued at 12,000 ILS per month and is offered for up to four…
Jewish Studies Fall 2025 Courses Page is now Live!
Fall 2025 course registration starts on April 2, 2025, and Crimson Carts open on March 19th! Not sure which Jewish studies course to take? Can’t find out what’s available? Looking for a language class? Browse the new our Fall 2025 Courses webpage to see a complete list of Harvard’s Jewish studies course offerings….
List Lecture: “What is Midrash?” with Ishay Rosen-Zvi, Thursday, March 27, 2025 | 5:30-7 PM
The Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School invites you to its List Lecture: “What is Midrash?” | Ishay Rosen-Zvi Thursday, March 27, 2025 5:30-7 PMCommon Room, CSWR & Zoom The nature of Midrash has perplexed scholars since the inception of Jewish Studies as an academic discipline. A systematic analysis of midrashic…
The Ancient Studies at Harvard Visitor Series Presents: Simcha Gross
The Ancient Studies at Harvard Visitor Series Presents: Simcha Gross Simcha Gross , Assistant Professor of Ancient Rabbinics at University of Pennsylvania and Honorary Starr Fellow at the CJS (Spring 2025), will present: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 Simcha Gross (Univ. of Pennsylvania; visitor in Spring 2025 at the Harvard Center for Jewish Studies) Lecture: “Good Fences Make…
2025-2026 Daniel Jeremy Silver Fellowship application process now open
The Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies invites applications for the 2025-2026 Daniel Jeremy Silver Fellowship Applicants must be active members of the clergy who have demonstrated serious intellectual and academic ability, interest and energy in the pursuit of scholarship in Jewish studies. The Fellowship, which provides a $40,000 fellowship stipend for one semester in…
Shira Hoffer ’25 featured in the Harvard Gazette
Shira Hoffer ’25 featured in the Harvard Gazette Shira, winner of the 2024 Selma and Lewis Weinstein Prize in Jewish Studies, launched the Hotline for Israel/Palestine in late 2023 to encourage productive dialogue on campus. Read about her work in the Harvard Gazette article….
March Events Sponsored by CJS
The CJS is sponsoring and co-sponsoring the following events during the month of March. Please check each individual event page for more detailed information. We look forward to seeing you! March 5, 20254:00 pm “Holy Rebellion” : Religious Feminism in Israel – Achievements and Backlash| Ronit Irshai & Tanya Zion-Waldoks March 10, 20254:00 pm A…