This seminar series is held under the joint auspices of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies, the Faculty of Theology & Religion, & the Centre for the Study of the Bible. It is designed to create a forum for considering recent developments in modern Jewish thought. In particular, these seminars are intended to provide a forum for discussing recently published books in the field.
Michaelmas Term 2024
Wednesdays at 4pm ***PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME***
Online via Zoom only
Conveners: Miri Freud-Kandel and Daniel M. Herskowitz
Week 2, 23 October
No seminar
Week 4, 6 November
Professor Rebecca J. Epstein-Levi (Vanderbilt University) will discuss her new book When We Collide: Sex, Social Risk, and Jewish Ethics (2023)
To register and join online click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAud-GtqjgjH9fkbiS54I5DuFlkwx48H9dm
Week 6, 20 November
Professor Motti Inbari (UNC Pembroke) will discuss his new book Ruth Blau: A Life of Paradox and Purpose (2023)
To register and join online click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtf-2upjMpHdM-VjIlqm9jYa9TvS3RCIAP
Week 8, 4 December
Professor Yonatan Y. Brafman (Tufts University) will discuss his new book Critique of Halakhic Reason: Divine Commandments and Social Normativity (2024)
To register and join online click here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUufuqvpzsiGdyF3S7eNPB9PN1ujM8f9oh_
All are welcome