The Center for Jewish Studies wishes you and your a healthy and happy Jewish New Year! L’Shana Tova!…
Happy Jewish New Year
Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law Fall 24 Events
Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law Fall 24 Events NEXT WEEK: Tuesday September 24 @ 12:15 pm The International Criminal Court and the War in Gaza: the Status of the Investigation Pound Hall 100 Ioannis Kalpouzos, Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School Moderated by Salma Waheedi, Lecturer on Law and Executive Director of the Program…
J-term and Spring 2025 fellowship application process now open
Attention Graduate and Undergraduate Harvard students! The CJS is pleased to announce that the application process for the 2025 J-term and Spring research and study fellowships will open on Friday, 9.20.2024. 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…
Event Location change: “Jews and Israel a Year After October 7”
*LOCATION CHANGE!!! THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD IN AUSTIN HALL 111, 1515 Massachusetts Ave., October 8, 12:15pm* Professors Noah Feldman and Derek Penslar discuss the cultural and legal realities that have unfolded in Israel since the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. * THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 8, 2024 * For details please visit…
Hebrew Bible Workshop Fall Schedule
Hebrew Bible Workshop Fall Schedule Are you a Harvard Grad interested in Hebrew Bible? The Harvard Hebrew Bible Workshop presents new and ongoing research on the Hebrew Bible conducted at Harvard University. Its main purpose is to introduce research conducted by GSAS students (and occasionally faculty) providing a setting for them to present and think…
Advanced Courses in Modern Hebrew: The Classroom as a Newsroom
Harvard students: Are you interested in learning about Israeli media from a professional news anchor? Check out Romy Neumak’s new video clip, in which she introduces her new advanced modern Hebrew courses, with the theme of The Classroom as a Newsroom….
SAVE THE DATE FOR JUSTICE DAPHNE BARAK-EREZ – Tuesday October 29, 2024
The Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law invites you to a talk: Biblical Judgements: New Legal Readings in the Hebrew Bible Justice Daphne Barak-Erez, Supreme Court of Israel Modereted by Noah Feldman, Director, The Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law Tuesday, 10.29.202412:15 P.M.Pound Hall 100…
The CJS welcomes Hannah Marcus to its Executive Committee
The CJS extends a warm welcome to Hannah Marcus, John and Ruth Hazel Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at the Department of the History of Science and Interim Faculty Director of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, the newest member of our Executive Committee. Her research focuses on the scientific culture of early modern…
Welcome CJS 2024-2025 Academic Visitors!
The CJS is proud to introduce the new cohort of visitors who will be joining us for the 2024-2025 Academic year. VISITING PROFESSORS & LECTURERS HARRY STARR FELLOWS IN JUDAICA: 2024-2025 Theme: Ancient Jews in and against Empires SILVER FELLOW RESEARCH SCHOLARS Browse the Academic Visitors page to get acquainted with this wonderful group of…
2024 International Conference of the Jewish Law Association, to be held at Harvard on 19-21 August
Interested participants are invited to register for the 2024 International Conference of the Jewish Law Association, to be held at Harvard on 19-21 August. Hosted by the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law at Harvard Law School, the conference will bring scholars from around the world – and from across disciplines and periods of interest…