On April 28, at the close of the 2022-2023 academic year, our new Modern Hebrew instructor Ran Bechor invited Yoni Rechter to a master class with all modern hebrew students. Thank you, Ran, for making this event possible! I recently had the pleasure of participating in one of the most amazing events in my time…
The Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Harry and Cecile Starr Prizes in Jewish Studies. Starr Prizes are awarded in each of the following categories: the best doctoral dissertation in Jewish and Hebrew Studies and the best dissertation in the field of Jewish and Hebrew…
The Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Selma and Lewis Weinstein Prize in Jewish Studies. The Weinstein Prize, which is given to the Harvard University student(s) who submits the best undergraduate essay in Jewish studies, was established by Lewis H. Weinstein ’27, LL.B. 1930….
The UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies will host its fifth annual Undergraduate Scholars Conference in Israel Studies online on June 22, 2023. This virtual conference is open to undergraduate students (bachelor’s degree programs) from any campus in the United States and abroad, who may be interested in presenting their work on any topic related to modern Israel…
The CJS is happy to present a recording of our Annual Doft Lecture, “An Evening with Tony Kushner.” Pulitzer Prize-winning screenwriter, playwrite and activist Tony Kushner joined fellow Pulitzer Prize honoree Stephen Greenblatt, John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities, Department of English, Harvard University, for a memorable conversation.The event took place at the Sanders Theatre…
The Center for Jewish Studies wishes all of our friends and colleagues a happy and healthy Passover!…
The Center for the Study of World Religions is hosting our annual Albert & Vera List Lecture in Jewish Studies on Monday, April 3rd, 2023. Guest speaker Shaul Magid of Dartmouth University will be presenting Judeopessimism: Antisemitism, History, and Critical Race Theory. The event will take place at 5:30pm – 7:00 PM at the CSWR. It is FREE…
Take advantage of this upcoming opportunity, and apply via CARAT: We are pleased to announce that the CARAT application portal has opened for The Selma and Lewis Weinstein Prize which is awarded for an outstanding essay in Jewish studies by a Harvard undergraduate. This is a $2,500 prize. REMINDER: The deadline for applying to the Weinstein Prize is Monday, April 3, 2023. Entries must not exceed 25…
New Harvard Judaica Student Research Papers are now available online or in print. Latest papers feature prize-winning undergraduate research into ancient Babylonian Jewish naming practices and into the influence of the USA on Israeli economics in the 20th century: For further details see the Harvard Judaica Newsletter….
Please Join the Center for Jewish Studies Faculty in congratulating Rachel Rockenmacher. Rachel has been approved for a well-deserved and long-overdue job upgrade; she is now our Executive Director! This new title more accurately reflects the growth in breadth and complexity of Rachel’s responsibilities, as well as her unmatched understanding of the CJS’s structure and operation. The…
