This year’s Hebrew Manuscript Studies Workshop is under way! It is being led by Judith Olszowy-Schlanger (OCHJS and Corpus Christi College), Agata Paluch (Freie Universität Berlin) and César Merchán-Hamann (OCHJS and Bodleian Library) and takes place from 26 June-7 July 2023. The following topics will be explored: Part 1 Introduction to the Bodleian Judaica collections
Announcements
King’s Birthday Honours List
The Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies congratulates two of its Governors—David Lewis, CBE, & Anne Webber, CBE—and one of its Emeritus Governors, who is also Chair of its Library Committee—Charles Sebag-Montefiore, CBE, FSA—on being recognised in King Charles the III’s first Birthday Honours List! To consult the full list, please see here.
Call for Job Applications: Executive Editor, Journal of Jewish Studies
The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies is seeking to fill the position of Journal of Jewish Studies (JJS) Executive Editor from 1st September 2023. The post, which is directly responsible to the Centre’s President, will coordinate a team and work in close collaboration with the Editors of the Journal. The role comprises the
Trinity Term Jewish Music Course
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THIS COURSE We are happy to announce that Dr Diana Matut will be teaching a new music course in May 2023. The Third Space: Interactions of Jewish and Black Music Cultures Mondays, 17:00-18:00 UK Time, Online via Zoom For centuries, music was a space that
Oxford Biblical Hebrew Summer School 2023
We are happy to announce that the Oxford Biblical Hebrew Summer School will take place online from August 29 – September 8, 2023. 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
3 Calls for Applications for Visiting Fellowships
The OCHJS is delighted to announce its calls for applications for 3 different forms of Visiting Fellowships as part of its Oxford Seminars in Advanced Jewish Studies programme: 1 OCHJS-IHBMR Visiting Fellowship in Manuscript Studies, 2 Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages Visiting Fellowships and 3 Salo and Jeannette Baron Visiting Fellowships in Jewish History.