David
Stern

University of Pennsylvania
Moses Aaron Dropsie Fellowship

Research Topic

Babylonian Talmud; Rabbinic Bible; Siddur/Mahzor; and Passover Haggadah

Fellowship

2007–2008

Focusing on the imperial context of Judaism in Antiquity, in a decidedly interdisciplinary mode.

2005–2006

Studying all facets of the Jewish book—treating it as a historical agent in Jewish culture and as a medium of exchange within the larger cultures in which Jews have lived.