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November 2021

Muhammad's Marriages with Arabian Jewish War Captives in the Early Muslim Sources
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Muhammad's Marriages with Arabian Jewish War Captives in the Early Muslim Sources
Featuring: Hamza M. Zafer, University of Washington
Jews in the U.S. Racial Landscape
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Jews in the U.S. Racial Landscape
Featuring: Sarah Imhoff, Indiana University Bloomington
Dogs and Chickens in Jerusalem: From Qumran to Rabbinic Halakhah
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Dogs and Chickens in Jerusalem: From Qumran to Rabbinic Halakhah
Featuring: Vered Noam, Tel Aviv University
Critical Race Theory and the Atlantic Jewish World: Pathways and Roadblocks
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Critical Race Theory and the Atlantic Jewish World: Pathways and Roadblocks
Featuring: Aviva Ben-Ur, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Leges Sacrae and Pig Consumption as an Identity Marker: The Textual Evidence
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Leges Sacrae and Pig Consumption as an Identity Marker: The Textual Evidence
Featuring: Guy Darshan, Tel Aviv University
Intersectionality in the Medieval Archive
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Intersectionality in the Medieval Archive
Featuring: Dorothy Kim, Brandeis University

October 2021

The Talmud in the Sea of Babylon
Thursday, October 28, 2021
The Talmud in the Sea of Babylon
Featuring: Shai Secunda, Bard College
Law, Rabbinization, and Social Networks: Some Experiments
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Law, Rabbinization, and Social Networks: Some Experiments
Featuring: Hayim Lapin, University of Maryland
The Rise of the Rabbis
Thursday, October 21, 2021
The Rise of the Rabbis
Featuring: Simcha Gross, University of Pennsylvania
The Medieval Myth of Ancient Customary Law
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
The Medieval Myth of Ancient Customary Law
Featuring: Ada Kuskowski, University of Pennsylvania
Decoding the Mishnah
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Decoding the Mishnah
Featuring: Mira Balberg, UC San Diego
An Investigation of the Geonic Institution of the "scholars of the siyuma (redaction) circle" in the Context of Islamic and Medieval Legal Cultures
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
An Investigation of the Geonic Institution of the "scholars of the siyuma (redaction) circle" in the Context of Islamic and Medieval Legal Cultures
Featuring: Paul Mandel, Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies
Rethinking Premodern Jewish Legal Cultures: A Roundtable Opening Discussion
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Rethinking Premodern Jewish Legal Cultures: A Roundtable Opening Discussion
Featuring: Beth Berkowitz, Barnard College; Jay R. Berkovitz, University of Massachusetts Amherst/The Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Talya Fishman, University of Pennsylvania

May 2021

Mini-Course: Rethinking the American History of Zionism
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Mini-Course: Rethinking the American History of Zionism
Featuring: Noam Pianko, University of Washington

April 2021

Purity Politics and the Problem of Jewish Solidarity
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Purity Politics and the Problem of Jewish Solidarity
Featuring: Shana Sippy; Analucía Lopezrevoredo