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We are pleased to announce a new administrative role at the OCHJS for which we are now accepting applications. The Communications Officer position will be 2 days a week based at our offices in the Clarendon Institute, Walton Street, Oxford. The post, which is directly responsible to the OCHJS’s President, comprises administrative support for the 

We are happy to announce that the Oxford Biblical Hebrew Summer School will take place online from August 26 – September 5, 2025. This year the school is being offered online (via Zoom). The school offers nine days of intensive teaching in Biblical Hebrew.  Each weekday, there will be 3 hours of teaching, delivered in 

OXFORD SCHOOL OF RARE JEWISH LANGUAGES Yiddish Musics: The 20th and 21st Century (Third Part) Applications are now open for the third part of the OSRJL Jewish Music Class for Trinity Term 2025 Online course via Zoom on Mondays 18:15 to 19:15 (UK time) Tutor: Dr Diana Matut This course will continue to explore the 

We are pleased to announce our call for applications for the 2025 Oxford Summer Institute on Modern & Contemporary Judaism (OSI). This year’s theme will be ‘Jewish Citizenship and Belonging—Between Identity, Responsibility and Sacrifice’. Please note that we prioritise applications from the European continent. Applicants who are accepted will be offered funding to cover reasonable 

We are delighted to invite applications for the Hebrew Manuscript Studies: Codicology, Palaeography, Art History summer workshop, taking place from 23 June to 4 July 2025 and led by Judith Olszowy-Schlanger (OCHJS and Corpus Christi College) and César Merchán-Hamann (OCHJS and Bodleian Library). To apply, please consult all of the materials below: Call for Applications