We are pleased to share our Term Programme for Hilary 2024. This programme details our range of lectures, seminars and other activities for this term and contains links to join hybrid/online events where relevant. If you have any questions about the Term Programme, please contact Academic Administrator Priscilla Lange at academic.administrator@ochjs.ac.uk.
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Michaelmas Term 2023 Jewish Music Class: The Origins of Yiddish Music, 1300-1800
We are happy to announce that Dr Diana Matut will be teaching a new music class through the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages (OSRJL) in Michaelmas Term 2023 and throughout the academic year. Introduction to the History of Yiddish Music This academic year, Dr Diana Matut has set at theme for the entire year
Result of Taube Prizes for Student Writing in Hebrew and Jewish Studies
Thanks to the generosity of Tad Taube and Taube Philanthropies, the Taube Prizes for Student Writing in Hebrew and Jewish Studies for postgraduate students were offered for the first time this year. We received twenty-three excellent submissions across numerous areas of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, and the committee selected the following recipients for the prize:
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
Online Open Classroom: Dr Alan Bern Introduces his Composition ‘Megile fun Vaymar’ (‘The Megile of Weimar’), a Purimplay for the 21st Century
We are delighted to let you know that we are offering this seminar on 23 January 2023 as part of Dr Diana Matut’s Jewish music course, ‘Yiddish Music for the Stage’. Monday, 23 January 2023 (Please see poster here) 18:00-19:00 (UK time) This open classroom is taking place online. Please register at this Zoom link: