Beyond Zero Sum: Lessons from the Israeli-Palestinian Relationship on the 27th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin The Israeli Consulate in New England, the Israeli American Council, Harvard Hillel, and the Israeli Caucus in HKS invite you to a conversation with Dr. Tal Becker in honor of Yitzhak Rabin legacy. Thursday, November 17th, 3:00-4:30…
Harvard Judaica 60th Anniversary Video Program
We are happy to share Harvard Judaica at 60, the Harvard Judaica Division’s 60th anniversary video program. Hear the reflections on this significant milestone from a roster of distinguished speakers: Lawrence S. BacowPresident, Harvard University Alan M. GarberProvost, Harvard University Robert D. Frost ‘92President, The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation Martha WhiteheadVice President for the Harvard Library and…
2023-2024 Daniel Jeremy Silver Fellowship application now open
The Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies invites applications for the 2023-2024 Daniel Jeremy Silver Fellowship. Applicants must be active congregational rabbis who have demonstrated serious intellectual and academic ability, interest and energy in the pursuit of Jewish scholarship. For detailed information on how to apply visit our Fellowships and Prizes page. Application Deadline: Friday,…
2023-2024 Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica application process now open
The Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies invites applications for the 2023-2024 Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica The Starr fellowships for 2023-24 will be available to scholars working on topics related to Jewish migration in the sixteenth through twenty-first centuries. Application Deadline: Friday, January 6, 2023 For detailed information on how to apply visit our…
J-term and Spring 2023 fellowship application process now open
Attention Graduate and Undergraduate Harvard students! The CJS is pleased to announce that the application process has opened for J-term and Spring research and study fellowships. For detailed information on how to apply visit our Fellowships and Prizes page. The deadline for submitting your application, project proposal, itemized budget, and letter of recommendation (should be uploaded by the…
Zoe Beenstock: “Historicizing Eighteenth-Century Palestine.”
The Mahindra Humanities Center’s Seminar on Eighteenth Century Studies will present the following talk on October 27, 6:00 P.M.: Professor Zoe Beenstock, University of Haifa “Historicizing Eighteenth-Century Palestine.” Zoe Beenstock is associate professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Haifa. She is the author of The Politics of Romanticism: The Social Contract…
Recording Available: “Black and Jewish Voices” Series | Shula Mola: “I was not black, I became black here”: Formation of Blackness in Israel
Dr. Shula Mola presented her fascinating talk on September 12, 2022. If you missed it, a recording is now available on our website….
Happy Jewish New Year!
The Center for Jewish Studies would like to wish all of you a happy, healthy new year! L’Shanah Tova!…
Congratulations Sandy Cantave Vil!
Please Join us in congratulating Sandy Cantave Vil. Sandy has been approved for a well-deserved and long-overdue job upgrade; she is now our Program Coordinator! Sandy’s duties remain the same, but this new title (and higher job grade) reflect the growth in the complexity of her responsibilities over the years we have been fortunate enough…
Yeshiva University announces a conference marking the 25th Yahrzeit of Rabbi Professor Yitzhak (Isadore) Twersky
Understanding Halakhah, History,and Spirituality Yeshiva UniversityBernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies A conference marking the 25th Yahrzeit ofRabbi Professor Yitzhak (Isadore) Twerskyand the publication of his collected writings Ke-Ma`ayan ha-Mitgabber:Law and Spirit in Medieval Jewish ThoughtSunday September 11, 2022 / 15 Elul 5782Wilf Campus / Furst Hall / 500 W. 185th Street / Suite…