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W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in East Jerusalem
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Join us for Benyamin Storchan's FOA-Albright Mini-Series Lecture, "Unearthing an Imperially Glorious Byzantine Church near Bet Shemesh: From Fieldwork to Virtual Reality" at 19:30 IST | 12:30 EST. A reception will precede the lecture at 18:30. For more details: is.gd/xAZTAu
January 18, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Join us for Benyamin Storchan's FOA-Albright Mini-Series Lecture, "Unearthing an Imperially Glorious Byzantine Church near Bet Shemesh: From Fieldwork to Virtual Reality" at 19:30 IST | 12:30 EST. A reception will precede the lecture at 18:30. For more details: is.gd/xAZTAu
We are pleased to announce the publication of Tel Miqne-Ekron: Objects and Material Culture Studies, Middle Bronze Age II through Iron Age II, vol. 14/1 in the Tel Miqne-Ekron Excavation series. Congratulations, Sy Gitin!
For more details: aiar.org/archives/15209
For more details: aiar.org/archives/15209
New Publication: Tel Miqne-Ekron: Objects and Material Culture Studies, Middle Bronze Age II through Iron Age II -
We are pleased to announce the publication of Tel Miqne-Ekron: Objects and Material Culture Studies, Middle Bronze Age II through Iron Age II, a major new volume by Seymour (Sy) Gitin, Director Emerit...
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January 15, 2026 at 8:05 PM
We are pleased to announce the publication of Tel Miqne-Ekron: Objects and Material Culture Studies, Middle Bronze Age II through Iron Age II, vol. 14/1 in the Tel Miqne-Ekron Excavation series. Congratulations, Sy Gitin!
For more details: aiar.org/archives/15209
For more details: aiar.org/archives/15209
Join us for Bar Kribus’ lecture, “The Religious Sites of the Betä Ǝsraʾel (Ethiopian Jews) in the Context of the Religious Architecture of the Northern Ethiopian Highlands” on Feb 11, 2026 at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST. Post-event reception. For more details: mailchi.mp/aiar/announc...
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Join us for Bar Kribus’ lecture, “The Religious Sites of the Betä Ǝsraʾel (Ethiopian Jews) in the Context of the Religious Architecture of the Northern Ethiopian Highlands” on Feb 11, 2026 at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST. Post-event reception. For more details: mailchi.mp/aiar/announc...
Join us for a lecture by James Fraser (AIAR Dorot Director), "Albright 2025: The Year in Review" at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST on Dec 17, 2025, with a seasonally inspired post-event reception. For more details: is.gd/dgO7im
December 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Join us for a lecture by James Fraser (AIAR Dorot Director), "Albright 2025: The Year in Review" at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST on Dec 17, 2025, with a seasonally inspired post-event reception. For more details: is.gd/dgO7im
Join us for Benyamin Storchan and Josef Briffa's lecture, "Our Life in Light: Ancient Lamps, Faith, and Festivals of Illumination" at 17:00 IST|10:00 EST on Dec 15, 2025, with a post-lecture reception. For more details: is.gd/BwSdYG
December 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Join us for Benyamin Storchan and Josef Briffa's lecture, "Our Life in Light: Ancient Lamps, Faith, and Festivals of Illumination" at 17:00 IST|10:00 EST on Dec 15, 2025, with a post-lecture reception. For more details: is.gd/BwSdYG
Join us for Shulamit Miller's public lecture, "The Rise of Christianity in Galilee: A Perspective from the Jewish Cities of Sepphoris and Tiberias" at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST on Dec 10, 2025. Click here for more details: mailchi.mp/aiar/reminde...
December 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Join us for Shulamit Miller's public lecture, "The Rise of Christianity in Galilee: A Perspective from the Jewish Cities of Sepphoris and Tiberias" at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST on Dec 10, 2025. Click here for more details: mailchi.mp/aiar/reminde...
The AIAR Fellowship deadline is extended to December 19, 2025. Don't miss your opportunity to join us at the Albright in 2026–2027! Visit aiar.org/fellowships to apply.
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The AIAR Fellowship deadline is extended to December 19, 2025. Don't miss your opportunity to join us at the Albright in 2026–2027! Visit aiar.org/fellowships to apply.
We regret to announce the cancellation of Susan Kennedy-Arenz's Dec 3 lecture, "Paradise Gardens: A History of Jerusalem’s Foremost Leper Hospice" due to illness. Visit aiar.org/events for our program and to check the status of our events.
December 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We regret to announce the cancellation of Susan Kennedy-Arenz's Dec 3 lecture, "Paradise Gardens: A History of Jerusalem’s Foremost Leper Hospice" due to illness. Visit aiar.org/events for our program and to check the status of our events.
Join us for Benyamin Storchan and Josef Briffa's lecture, "Our Life in Light: Ancient Lamps, Faith, and Festivals of Illumination" at 17:00 IST|10:00 EST on Dec 15, 2025, with a post-lecture reception. For more details: is.gd/1he5BJ
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Join us for Benyamin Storchan and Josef Briffa's lecture, "Our Life in Light: Ancient Lamps, Faith, and Festivals of Illumination" at 17:00 IST|10:00 EST on Dec 15, 2025, with a post-lecture reception. For more details: is.gd/1he5BJ
Join us for the final lecture of the fall semester by James Fraser (AIAR Dorot Director), "Albright 2025: The Year in Review" at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST on Dec 17, 2025, with a seasonally inspired post-event reception. For more details: is.gd/8791oX
November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Join us for the final lecture of the fall semester by James Fraser (AIAR Dorot Director), "Albright 2025: The Year in Review" at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST on Dec 17, 2025, with a seasonally inspired post-event reception. For more details: is.gd/8791oX
Join us for Shulamit Miller's public lecture, "The Rise of Christianity in Galilee: A Perspective from the Jewish Cities of Sepphoris and Tiberias" at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST on Dec 10, 2025. Stay afterward for a post-lecture reception. Click here for more details: is.gd/wTSSKX
November 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Join us for Shulamit Miller's public lecture, "The Rise of Christianity in Galilee: A Perspective from the Jewish Cities of Sepphoris and Tiberias" at 17:00 IST | 10:00 EST on Dec 10, 2025. Stay afterward for a post-lecture reception. Click here for more details: is.gd/wTSSKX
Join us at the Albright! Applications for Albright Fellowships in 2026–2027 are open until Dec 5. See the details here: mailchi.mp/aiar/aiar-fe... or visit aiar.org/fellowships for more details.
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Join us at the Albright! Applications for Albright Fellowships in 2026–2027 are open until Dec 5. See the details here: mailchi.mp/aiar/aiar-fe... or visit aiar.org/fellowships for more details.
Join us for Susan Kennedy-Arenz's lecture, "Paradise Gardens: A History of Jerusalem’s Foremost Leper Hospice" at 17:00 IST|10:00 EST on Dec 3, 2025. Stay afterward for the post-lecture reception. For more details: is.gd/2ULOiw
November 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Join us for Susan Kennedy-Arenz's lecture, "Paradise Gardens: A History of Jerusalem’s Foremost Leper Hospice" at 17:00 IST|10:00 EST on Dec 3, 2025. Stay afterward for the post-lecture reception. For more details: is.gd/2ULOiw
Please join us for the book launch of Rodney Aist's monograph, "Walking the Jerusalem Circuit: In the Footsteps of Pilgrims Before the Crusades" at 17:00 IST on Oct 29, 2025 at the Albright (in person only). Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IST.
October 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Please join us for the book launch of Rodney Aist's monograph, "Walking the Jerusalem Circuit: In the Footsteps of Pilgrims Before the Crusades" at 17:00 IST on Oct 29, 2025 at the Albright (in person only). Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IST.
Join us for a joint AIAR-FOA Panel with Igor Kreimerman, Michael Freikman, and Rachel Hallote: "American Archaeology through the Lens of Albright's Work at Tel Beit Mirsim, and Beyond." Reception: 18:00 IST; Panel: 19:00 IST | 12:00 EST, 11/12/2025). To register: is.gd/GaJgz0
October 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Join us for a joint AIAR-FOA Panel with Igor Kreimerman, Michael Freikman, and Rachel Hallote: "American Archaeology through the Lens of Albright's Work at Tel Beit Mirsim, and Beyond." Reception: 18:00 IST; Panel: 19:00 IST | 12:00 EST, 11/12/2025). To register: is.gd/GaJgz0
Join us for a book launch panel of Susan Weingarten's new book, Ancient Jewish Food in Its Geographical and Cultural Contexts: What’s Cooking in the Talmuds? at 17:00 IDT | 10:00 EDT, Oct 20, 2025 at the Albright and on Zoom. Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IDT. For more details: aiar.org/events
October 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Join us for a book launch panel of Susan Weingarten's new book, Ancient Jewish Food in Its Geographical and Cultural Contexts: What’s Cooking in the Talmuds? at 17:00 IDT | 10:00 EDT, Oct 20, 2025 at the Albright and on Zoom. Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IDT. For more details: aiar.org/events
Join us for Moritz F. Adam's public lecture, "Flights of the Mind – Dreams, Visions, Journeys, and Authority Construction between Classical and Jewish Literature" 17:00 IDT|10:00 EDT on Oct 15 at AIAR or on Zoom with a post-event Reception. More details: is.gd/H7lcsZ
October 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Join us for Moritz F. Adam's public lecture, "Flights of the Mind – Dreams, Visions, Journeys, and Authority Construction between Classical and Jewish Literature" 17:00 IDT|10:00 EDT on Oct 15 at AIAR or on Zoom with a post-event Reception. More details: is.gd/H7lcsZ
Join us for a book launch of Rodney Aist's, "Walking the Jerusalem Circuit: In the Footsteps of Pilgrims Before the Crusades" at 17:00 IST on Oct 29, 2025 at the Albright (in person only). Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IST. Click here for more details: is.gd/DqvlLK
September 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Join us for a book launch of Rodney Aist's, "Walking the Jerusalem Circuit: In the Footsteps of Pilgrims Before the Crusades" at 17:00 IST on Oct 29, 2025 at the Albright (in person only). Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IST. Click here for more details: is.gd/DqvlLK
Join us at the Albright! Applications for Albright Fellowships in 2026–2027 are open. See the details here: mailchi.mp/aiar/aiar-fe... or visit aiar.org/fellowships for more details.
September 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Join us at the Albright! Applications for Albright Fellowships in 2026–2027 are open. See the details here: mailchi.mp/aiar/aiar-fe... or visit aiar.org/fellowships for more details.
*Updated Link* Join us for Shua Kisilevitz's ASOR Mini-Series lecture, "Holier than Thou? The Temples at Moẓa and Reflections of Ritual Practices in Ancient Judah." Reception: 18:30 IDT; Lecture: 19:30 IDT | 12:30 EDT on Sept 10, 2025 at the Albright and on Zoom. For more details: is.gd/t4bgGq
September 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
*Updated Link* Join us for Shua Kisilevitz's ASOR Mini-Series lecture, "Holier than Thou? The Temples at Moẓa and Reflections of Ritual Practices in Ancient Judah." Reception: 18:30 IDT; Lecture: 19:30 IDT | 12:30 EDT on Sept 10, 2025 at the Albright and on Zoom. For more details: is.gd/t4bgGq
Please join us for Si Walsh's public lecture, "MIND THE GAP! The Scribal Presentation of the War Rule (1QM)" at 17:00 IDT | 10:00 EDT on Sept 17, 2025 at the Albright or on Zoom. Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IDT. Click here for more details: is.gd/PoKbd4
September 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Please join us for Si Walsh's public lecture, "MIND THE GAP! The Scribal Presentation of the War Rule (1QM)" at 17:00 IDT | 10:00 EDT on Sept 17, 2025 at the Albright or on Zoom. Post-Event Reception at 18:00 IDT. Click here for more details: is.gd/PoKbd4
Join us for Moritz F. Adam's public lecture, "Flights of the Mind – Dreams, Visions, Journeys, and Authority Construction between Classical and Jewish Literature" 17:00 IDT|10:00 EDT on Oct 15 at AIAR or on Zoom with a post-event Reception. More details: is.gd/H7lcsZ
September 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Join us for Moritz F. Adam's public lecture, "Flights of the Mind – Dreams, Visions, Journeys, and Authority Construction between Classical and Jewish Literature" 17:00 IDT|10:00 EDT on Oct 15 at AIAR or on Zoom with a post-event Reception. More details: is.gd/H7lcsZ
*Rescheduled for Oct 20.* Join us for a panel on Susan Weingarten's Ancient Jewish Food in Its Geographical and Cultural Contexts: What’s Cooking in the Talmuds? at 17:00 IDT | 10:00 EDT at AIAR and on Zoom. Reception: 18:00 IDT. For more details: is.gd/kCnnBp
September 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
*Rescheduled for Oct 20.* Join us for a panel on Susan Weingarten's Ancient Jewish Food in Its Geographical and Cultural Contexts: What’s Cooking in the Talmuds? at 17:00 IDT | 10:00 EDT at AIAR and on Zoom. Reception: 18:00 IDT. For more details: is.gd/kCnnBp
Zoom Lecture Reminder: Join us for Nadia Ben-Marzouk's lecture, "Crafting Communities into Contact: Contextualizing Glyptic Interconnections in the Levant, Egypt, and Aegean (ca. 2500-1500 BCE)," July 23, 17:00 IDT|10:00 EDT. For more details: is.gd/OfTqFs
July 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Zoom Lecture Reminder: Join us for Nadia Ben-Marzouk's lecture, "Crafting Communities into Contact: Contextualizing Glyptic Interconnections in the Levant, Egypt, and Aegean (ca. 2500-1500 BCE)," July 23, 17:00 IDT|10:00 EDT. For more details: is.gd/OfTqFs
Lecture Update - Now only on Zoom: Join us for Nadia Ben-Marzouk's lecture, "Crafting Communities into Contact: Contextualizing Glyptic Interconnections in the Levant, Egypt, and Aegean (ca. 2500-1500 BCE)," July 23, 17:00 IDT|10:00 EDT. For more details: is.gd/uor40v
July 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Lecture Update - Now only on Zoom: Join us for Nadia Ben-Marzouk's lecture, "Crafting Communities into Contact: Contextualizing Glyptic Interconnections in the Levant, Egypt, and Aegean (ca. 2500-1500 BCE)," July 23, 17:00 IDT|10:00 EDT. For more details: is.gd/uor40v