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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 2d

May their memory be a blessing 🕯️

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UCL Arts & Humanities @artshumsucl.bsky.social · 10d

Lunch Hour Lecture | The Witch in the Bible and Beyond | 18 November

Join this lecture where Dr Alinda Damsma (UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies) will introduce her research on the impact of the Bible on the early modern witch-hunts.

Book your free place now: buff.ly/LupLYZS
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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 18d

Shana tova to all those celebrating!!
Wishing you and yours a joyful and sweet new year 🍎🍯

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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · 29d

Mazel tov to joint HJS and @uclssees.bsky.social student Dov Forman on being named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Content Creators for his work posting educational content about the Holocaust on TikTok and Instagram. time.com/collections/... @artshumsucl.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk

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Eli Rubin @elirubin.bsky.social · Aug 11

“For scholars of Jewish mysticism, theology, and modern religion, or anyone interested in deepening his or her understanding and appreciation for the profound theology and history of Chabad, Rubin’s work is essential reading.”
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REVIEW: Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity - Tradition Online

Eli Rubin's “Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity” (Stanford University Press) presents a groundbreaking study of Chabad Hasidism. Through close readings of primary texts, historical analysis, and en...

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Sonia Gollance @sgollance.bsky.social · Sep 9

Congratulations to the new @uclhjs.bsky.social BA graduates and to all of us for making it to @artshumsucl.bsky.social graduation despite the Tube strikes. (I’m also amazed that Marston Events sourced full @upenn.edu regalia from across the pond for my first graduation as academic staff.)

Smiling woman in maroon and black academic robe with black soft cap with gold tassle.

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Jüdische Studien @juedstudien.bsky.social · Jun 12

#CfP | AJS annouces 2025 Jordan Schnitzer Book Awards | Details: www.jewishstudies.de/de/nachricht...

Deadline for submissions: July 1, 2025

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · Jun 12

Co-edited by Jerzy Tomaszewski z''l and me, and contributions by Hanna Zaremska, Adam Teller, @connyaust.bsky.social, Michael Schulz, Artur Markowski, Andrej Zamoiski, Piotr Kendziorek, Marcin Urynowicz, and August Grabski

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · Jun 12

Extremely chuffed to see a book forum dedicated to ‘Sources on Jewish Self-Government in the Polish Lands' (2022), in 'Shofar. Journal for Interdisciplinary Jewish Studies'

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Project MUSE - Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies-Volume 43, Number 1, 2025

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Jewish Historical Society of England @jewishhistorical.bsky.social · Jun 5

🌟 Tonight! 🌟

Jewish Historical Society of England @jewishhistorical.bsky.social · Jun 3

Who Will Rescue Us?
5 June 8pm
ZOOM

An estimated 1.6 million Jewish children lived in Nazi-occupied Europe but only some 500 found a new home in France.

Laura Hobson Faure sheds light on what happened, and the organisations that helped.

⬇️ To book ⬇️

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Who Will Rescue Us? | JHSE

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Sonia Gollance @sgollance.bsky.social · Jun 5

Job -- Visiting Professor in Jewish Studies, University of Graz
March - June 2026
@biajs.bsky.social @jewishstudies.bsky.social @uclhjs.bsky.social
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Universität Graz

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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · May 30

What are the Dead Sea Scrolls? Who discovered them? And why are they important? In this 10-Minute Talk, Professor Philip Alexander FBA explores the history of the scrolls, and their role in uncovering the beginnings of Western Mysticism. buff.ly/KFQIXOS

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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · Jun 3

Image grabbed from Tumblr that says, "today's date is the 3rd? What's next, the 4th? the 5th? The minor fall, the major lift?"

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JHSE New Generation Group @newgenerationgroup.bsky.social · May 23

Interested in getting more involved in #JewishStudies in the UK and beyond? We'd be delighted to welcome you to our team. As an NGG committee member, you'll get to shape our programmes and connect early career scholars with more senior ones. @jewishhistorical.bsky.social

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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · May 16

You can also watch Prof Sacha Stern's lecture on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT_W...

SIMS Katz Dating Saints 2025 1

YouTube video by Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies

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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · May 16

“Dating Saints: A Remarkable Hebrew Compendium of Astronomy and Calendars”
Prof Sacha Stern for the the 8th SIMS & Katz Distinguished Fellow’s Annual Lecture in Jewish Manuscript Studies

katz.sas.upenn.edu/resources/bl...

SIMS-Katz Fellow Sacha Stern Initiates Us into the Art and Science of Medieval Timekeeping

Looking for dating advice? Read on!

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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · May 16

A newx textbook on Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic: Meet the author Dr Assaf Bar-Moshe

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Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic: meet the author

To celebrate the publication of Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic: An Introductory Text, we are delighted to publish an interview with the author, Dr Assaf Bar-Moshe.

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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · May 5

Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity with @elirubin.bsky.social
📅 14 May, 18:00 BST
💻 Online
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-je...

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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · May 2

A German (Jew) in Warsaw: The Banker Samuel Fraenkel
📅 7 May,18:00 BST
💻 Online
Samuel Fraenkel was born a Prussian Jew in Berlin in 1773 and died a Catholic Pole in 1833. This lecture will use his life to exemplify the impact of Prussian migration on Polish history.

A German (Jew) in Warsaw: The banker Samuel Fraenkel

Online lecture (Zoom) by Markus Nesselrodt, in association with the Institute for Polish-Jewish Studies

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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · May 1

🌟 A Saint Against the State? The Contemporary Revival of a Hasidic Miracle Worker 🌟
📅 8 May
📍 UCL
Explore the revival of a Hasidic miracle worker in modern times at "Saint Against the State." Delve into the cultural and spiritual significance of this phenomenon. www.ucl.ac.uk/hebrew-jewis...

A Saint Against the State? The Contemporary Revival of a Hasidic Miracle Worker

This lecture explores the transnational Hasidic revival centered around the Kerestirer Rebbe, Yeshaya Steiner, highlighting his broader populist appeal beyond his mystical protection against rodents

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Sonia Gollance @sgollance.bsky.social · Apr 10

@uclhjs.bsky.social offers training in a variety of ancient and modern Jewish languages (for both students in our degree programs and continuing education students).

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Overlooking language skills ‘risks limiting the scope and impact of UK research’, new British Academy report finds

A new British Academy report highlights how multilingualism could strengthen the UK’s research, warning that language skills remain undervalued and underused in academia - despite a wealth of linguist...

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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · Apr 23

King’s College London is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Hebrew Bible, on a full-time, indefinite contract. King’s is able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK. The closing date for applications is 27 April 2025. my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...

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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · Apr 9

Thinking of studying at HJS? Get a peek into a day in the life of BA Hebrew & Jewish Studies student Niamh O’Connor.

Check out her routine: buff.ly/41p6G0w

A Day in the Life of a Hebrew and Jewish Studies Student | UCL Arts & Humanities | UCL Faculty of Arts & Humanities Blog

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Françoïs Guesnet @guesnet.bsky.social · Mar 7

Practice-led multidisciplinarity in Jewish Studies:

Led by PhD student Keren Rubner, staff and students @uclhjs.bsky.social explore Jewish culinary traditions and get a challah ready for Friday

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UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies @uclhjs.bsky.social · Mar 14

Purim Sameach!