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Take a look at our Michaelmas 2026 Term Programme! Here you'll find activities sponsored by the OCHJS, the Centre of Hebrew and Jewish Studies (Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford) and the Faculty of Theology and Religion! www.ochjs.ac.uk/news/term-pr... #oxford #Events

Tomorrow, October 29th, we and the Voltaire Foundation will jointly host the 'Enlightenment Workshop: Shmuel Feiner, The emotional experience of Jewish secularisation'. Join us in person at 5pm at the Clarendon Institute! www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/event/enligh... #voltaire #enlightenment #oxford

On 28 October 2026, Prof, Simone Lässig will give the Lehmann Memorial Lecture: 'German Cities, Jewish Spaces: Representation, Belonging, and Cultural Change (1830s-1860s)'. Join us online or in person at 5pm on October 28th! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #CulturalHistory #oxford

Tune in on October 27th at 2pm (UK time) for Samantha Ellis's talk about her new book, 'Chopping Onions on My Heart', featuring a chapter about our very own OSRJL! The talk will be available to attend in person and online via Zoom. oclw.site.ox.ac.uk/event/writin... #booklaunch #oxford

Tomorrow, Oct. 22nd, Dr. Hillel Feuerstein will give the next #davidpattersonlecture: 'Farther Away, Larger Still: Rumors, Traditions, and Reports about the Zohar in the Aftermath of the Spanish Expulsion'. Join us at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #mysticism #history #oxford

On Monday November 9th, Shesh Besh, the Arab-Jewish Ensemble of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will be coming to Oxford! Canape and Drinks reception: 7pm-8:15pm Programme and Performance: 8:15pm-10pm For more info, scan the QR code on the attached flyer! #orchestra #oxford

On 28 October 2026, Prof, Simone Lässig will give the Lehmann Memorial Lecture: 'German Cities, Jewish Spaces: Representation, Belonging, and Cultural Change (1830s-1860s)'. Join us online or in person at 5pm on October 28th! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #CulturalHistory #oxford

On Thursday, Oct. 15th, Prof. Ghil’ad Zuckermann will give the the Tenth Edward Ullendorff Memorial Lecture: 'The Fascinating and Multifaceted 3,300-year Evolution and Regenesis of Hebrew'. Join us online or in person at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #language #oxford

Today we welcome the newest member of the OCHJS team, our new Academic Registrar, Celeste Pan! Welcome to the family, Celeste! #welcome #oxford

Applications are now open for the OSRJL Jewish Music Class for Michaelmas Term 2026! This term will focus on Yiddish Song Cultures, from the 1300s to the 21st Century! For more information, visit the following webpage: www.ochjs.ac.uk/language-cla... #music #MusicHistory #oxford

Drs. Miri Freud-Kandel and Lea Taragin-Zeller invite applications for their 2026–2027 working group on 'Jewish Theology and Anthropology: A Conversation'! Applications are due October 5, 2026 For more information, see the following webpage: www.ochjs.ac.uk/jewish-theol...

Most read in the Journal of Jewish Studies: 'The exegetical function of the Qurʾān in the Christian-Arabic Pentateuch' by Tareq Moqbel . Explores the Qurʾān’s potential to interpret the Bible and as a resource for Judaism and Christianity: bit.ly/JJS-Moqbel @ochjs.bsky.social @biajs.bsky.social

Don't forget to apply to our OSRJL Michaelmas Term language classes! The deadline to apply is Thursday, 10 September 2026 at 12 noon UK time! #languagelearning #oxford

We are pleased to share the latest Impact Report for our Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages programme, covering the 2025-26 academic year! You can find this new report on the OSRJL’s webpage. www.ochjs.ac.uk/language-cla... #languagelearning #RareLanguages

From 28–30 August, the Jewish Music Institute will be presenting Yiddish Culture Weekend! Please find the programme attached, and for more information and tickets, visit the following website: jmi.org.uk/news/yiddish... #yiddishlanguage #yiddishculture

We are delighted to announce that applications for our Michaelmas Term 2026 language classes with the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages are now open! For more information visit the OSRJL page on our website: www.ochjs.ac.uk/language-cla... #languagelearning #oxford

On our webpage you can now find a letter from our President speaking on the importance of the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages. If you are able, please consider supporting this amazing school and its diverse range of programmes. www.ochjs.ac.uk/letter-from-... #LanguageLearning #oxford

The Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies congratulates its Senior Associate Rabbi Dr Norman Solomon for being recognised in King Charles the III’s Birthday Honours List this year! For more information, see the following page: www.ochjs.ac.uk/kings-birthd... #CharlesIII #oxford

Congratulations to the winners and runners-up of the #TaubePrizes: Maxwell Benster, Oliver Geffen Obregon, Hannah Scott-Ravikumar, Caleb Klein, Leah Schreiber, and Yovella Young! And thank you to Taube Philanthropies! www.ochjs.ac.uk/results-of-t... #oxford #essayprize

This Thursday, June 18th, Dr. Yogev Elbaz will give our eighth and final #davidpattersonlecture of the term: 'The Forgotten Periphery: Israel and South Arabia, 1962–1976'. Join us online or in person at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #PoliticalHistory #oxford

This Thursday, June 11th, Dr. Camilla Recalcati will give the next #davidpattersonlecture to launch her new book, 'The Egyptian Background of the Septuagint: Evidence from Genesis, Exodus, and Leviticus'. Join us at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #BookLaunch #oxford

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The Polonsky Academy at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute is now accepting applications for short-term academic residencies. Applications must be submitted to Polonsky.scholarsinresidence@vanleer.org.il by June 15th, 2026! #fellowship #PhD

This Wednesday, June 3rd, Prof. Elisheva Baumgarten will give the next #davidpattersonlecture: 'Shared Words: Jews, Christians and Prayer in Medieval Europe'! Join us online or in person at 5pm on Wednesday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #medieval #religion #oxford

Free event at the Weston Library in collaboration with @ochjs.bsky.social and part of Jewish Culture Month. A talk featuring two case studies of Jewish and Christian scholarly collaboration in past centuries by Professor Judith Olszowy-Schlanger and Dr César Merchán-Hamann.

This Thursday, May 28th, Natasha Jenman and Dean A. Irwin will give the next #davidpattersonlecture: 'In the Footsteps the Lincoln Jewry: Walking Tour/Book Launch'! Join us online or in person at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #medieval #booklaunch #Oxford

Today, May 21st, Dr Piergabriele Mancuso will give the next #davidpattersonlecture, 'Between Ghetto and Court: The Life and Works of Jona Ostiglio in Seventeenth-Century Medici Florence'. Join us at 6pm Today! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #mediciflorence #Lecture #oxford

Tonight, May 20th, Dr. Bernardino Pitocchelli will give the OSRJL lecture titled 'Textual and Material Investigations on the Judeo-Italian Bible of Oxford–New York'! Join us online or in person at 6pm! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #LanguageLearning #Judaism #oxford

Tomorrow, May 14th, Dr. Elly Moseson will be giving the #davidpattersonlecture titled 'On the Vernacular in Jewish Magical Literature'! Join us online or in person at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #languagelearning #magic #oxford

We are delighted to invite you to a talk on 'Hebrew and Jewish Book Culture in Medieval and Early Modern England' on Tuesday 9 June 17.00-18.00! For more information and to register, use the following link: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/2026/j... #jewishculturemonth #oxford #medieval

Applications are now open for the 2026 Taube Prize for Student Writing in Hebrew & Jewish Studies, generously funded by Taube Philanthropies! Papers are due Friday 22 May 2026. For details, see the following announcement: www.ochjs.ac.uk/taube-prize-... #oxford #prize #jewishstudies

Tomorrow, May 7th, Dr. Dafna Ben Zvi will be giving the #davidpattersonlecture, titled 'Returning Forward in Israeli Children’s Literature: A Philosophical-Psychoanalytic Contemplation'. Join us at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #childrensbooks #oxford #lecture

To mark finishing 'The Medieval Lincoln Jewry', it's great to make the research in that vol available to all through 'The Medieval Jewish Lincoln Walking Tour' (by Natasha Jenman and me). Sponsored by @ochjs.bsky.social @jewishhistorical.bsky.social @lincolnmedieval.bsky.social shorturl.at/lwm7S

Tune in today at 2pm for the first session of the Seminar on Jewish History and Literature in the Graeco-Roman Period! You can attend sessions for this seminar both online and in person! More details can be found at the following page: www.ochjs.ac.uk/academic-sem... #antiquity #oxford

Today at 2:30 pm come to see the discussion on 'Babylonian Chronographic Texts from the Hellenistic Period,' with opening remarks by our Fellow, Prof. Hindy Najman! The event will be at the Harris Seminar Room at Oriel College. #oxford #history

We are delighted to invite you to our first #davidpattersonlecture of the term! Today, Prof. Maciej Motak will be giving a lecture on 'Jewish Architects and Builders in Krakow During the Second World War'. Join us at 6pm tonight! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #architecture #oxford

Tune in on May 4th-5th for a conference organized by members of the European Research Council-sponsored project 'MiDRASH'! The opening address will feature our very own President, Prof. Judith Olszowy-Schlanger! #conference #palaeography

With the new term commencing, take a look at our Trinity 2026 Term Programme! Here you'll find activities sponsored by the OCHJS, the Centre of Hebrew and Jewish Studies (AMES), and the Faculty of Theology and Religion! www.ochjs.ac.uk/news/term-pr... #oxford #events

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The Oxford Biblical Hebrew Summer School will take place online from August 24 – August 28 & September 1-4, 2026! Applications are due by Friday 10 July 2026! To apply, visit the following page: www.ochjs.ac.uk/oxford-bibli... #hebrew #oxford #languagelearning

On Tuesday 28 April 2026, 5.00 pm – 6.45 pm, St Antony’s College will host a screening of the documentary film, 'Afterwards/Après coup'. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion, with speakers including our very own Prof. Zoe Waxman! #oxford #documentaryfilm

The conference is possible thanks to the generosity of our sponsors: @lincolnmedieval.bsky.social, @ochjs.bsky.social, @oxmedstud.bsky.social, and @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social. In person registration is now closed, there's still time to register for online: buytickets.at/bordersbound... 2/2

Most read in the Journal of Jewish Studies: Le livre des Jubilés, Melkisedeq et les dîmes, by André Caquot Read it in the online archive: bit.ly/Le-livre-des-Jubiles Recommend a subscription to your librarian to gain access to content dating back to 1948. @ochjs.bsky.social @biajs.bsky.social

Applications are now open for the 2026 Taube Prize for Student Writing in Hebrew & Jewish Studies, generously funded by Taube Philanthropies! Papers are due Friday 22 May 2026. For details, see the following announcement: www.ochjs.ac.uk/taube-prize-... #oxford #prize #jewishstudies

Applications are now open for Trinity Term 2026 classes with our Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages! Be sure to #Apply by noon on Apr. 10th, UK time! www.ochjs.ac.uk/language-cla... #languagelearning #oxford #jewishhistory

Tomorrow, March 5th, Dr Margherita Mantovani (LEM–CNRS, Paris) will be giving the next #davidpattersonlecture, 'Heavenly Diagrams and the Materiality of Writing in Sefer ha-Peli’ah'. Join us online or in person at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #lecture #kabbalah

This Thursday, Feb. 26th, for our next #davidpattersonlecture Prof. Marcello Fidanzio will be giving a lecture titled 'A Book in Two Scrolls: On the Bisection of Isaiah'. Join us at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #lecture #oxford #biblestudy

Tomorrow, February 24th at 17:15, we invite you to the next Massada Special Event hosted by Worcester College! For more information, see the following page: www.worc.ox.ac.uk/news-events/... #oxford #paneldiscussion

Next Wednesday at 3:30pm, tune in for our Seminar on Modern Jewish Thought, where Prof. Marc B. Shapiro will discuss his book, ‘Renewing the Old, Sanctifying the New: The Unique Vision of Rav Kook’. Join us online or in person! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #seminar #oxford #judaism

NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: Fellow of the OCHJS, Prof. Hindy Najman, will be launching her new book, 'Scriptural Vitality: Rethinking Philology & Hermeneutics,' on 23 Feb. at 6pm (UK time)! For more information, see the following page: oxfordinterfaithforum.org/book-launch/... #booklaunch #oxford

Tomorrow, February 19th, our next #davidpattersonlecture will feature Dr Estee Rieder Indursky speaking on 'Normative Negotiation within a State-Constructed Religious Regime'. Join us online or in person at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #lecture #oxford #religion

Reminder: The application window for our 2026 Summer Manuscript Workshop closes in 48 hours! Remember to apply! #Summer2026 #oxford #Manuscripts