Happy Jewish New Year!

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The Center for Jewish Studies would like to wish all of you a happy, healthy new year! L’Shanah Tova! The CJS office will be closed on Monday, September 18, in observance of Yom Kippur. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 19 at 9:00 AM….

The CJS welcomes students back to the Harvard campus

The Class of 2027 and returning students started the 2023-2024 academic year today! Our language instructors are excited to welcome their new and returning students. If you have not had the chance yet, come check out Modern Hebrew, Yiddish or other languages taught by the Department of Near eastern Languages and Civilizations….

Modern Hebrew and Yiddish draw interest at Harvard College Academics Fair

NELC Language table at 2023 Academic Fair

The NELC languages table attracted a great showing at Harvard College’s Academic Fair today! Modern Hebrew and Yiddish preceptors, Ran Bechor and Sara Feldman, engage with the excited students who are starting the academic year in a few days. Browse all Fall 2023 Jewish Studies courses at Harvard on our Courses Page Good luck, Mazel…

Call for applications: Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship 2024-25

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The Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship is accepting applications from September 1 to November 15, 2023. The fellowship offers funding of approximately 188,000 Israeli shekels to each of the 24 postdocs selected annually. Beyond financial support, Fellows benefit from enrichment activities and events, networking opportunities, and personalized support. Azrieli Fellows have the flexibility to conduct research in any academic discipline at…

Jewish Studies Fall 2023 Courses Page is now Live!

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Not sure which Jewish Studies course you’d like to take? Contemplating what would be your best choice of language to study? For a complete listing, visit our Fall 2023 Courses webpage: https://cjs.fas.harvard.edu/academics/courses/courses-fall-2023/…

Call for applications: The Dan David Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024/2026

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THE DAN DAVID SOCIETY OF FELLOWS  aims to support outstanding postdoctoral research in the study of the past. The Society’s two-year postdoctoral fellowship provides generous funding for international and Israeli scholars, to pursue innovative research at the highest level while enjoying the professional mentorship of faculty members at Tel Aviv University. Apply by December 1,…

Call for applications: The Academy Scholars Program (Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Harvard University) 2024/25

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The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, an endowed program established at Harvard University in 1984, announces its latest competition for Harvard Academy postdoctoral fellowships. The Harvard Academy seeks outstanding scholars at the start of their academic careers whose work combines excellence in a social science discipline with a command of the language and…

Welcome Derek Penslar, new CJS Director!

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The Center for Jewish Studies welcomes its new Director, Derek J. Penslar, William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History at the Department of History. Professor Penslar succeeds David Stern, Harry Starr Professor of Classical and Modern Jewish and Hebrew Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature, who directed the CJS since 2016. We wish both the best…

Our 2023-2024 Academic Visitors page is live!

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The CJS is proud to introduce the new cohort of visitors who will be joining us for the 2023-2024 Academic year. Browse the Academic Visitors page to get acquainted with this wonderful group of Jewish studies scholars!…