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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today we welcome the newest member of the OCHJS team, our new Academic Registrar, Celeste Pan! Welcome to the family, Celeste! #welcome #oxford
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Applications are now open for the OSRJL Jewish Music Class for Michaelmas Term 2026! This term will focus on Yiddish Song Cultures, from the 1300s to the 21st Century! For more information, visit the following webpage: www.ochjs.ac.uk/language-cla... #music #MusicHistory #oxford
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Drs. Miri Freud-Kandel and Lea Taragin-Zeller invite applications for their 2026–2027 working group on 'Jewish Theology and Anthropology: A Conversation'! Applications are due October 5, 2026 For more information, see the following webpage: www.ochjs.ac.uk/jewish-theol...
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Most read in the Journal of Jewish Studies: 'The exegetical function of the Qurʾān in the Christian-Arabic Pentateuch' by Tareq Moqbel . Explores the Qurʾān’s potential to interpret the Bible and as a resource for Judaism and Christianity: bit.ly/JJS-Moqbel @ochjs.bsky.social @biajs.bsky.social
Graphic for The Journal of Jewish Studies: White text on a dark grey background reads 'The leading forum in the world for new research in Jewish history, literature, and culture from biblical times to the present day'. Journal of Jewish Studies cover sits to the right, the cover is also dark grey with white overlaid text for the journal's title, 'of' is in a contrasting golden yellow. Journal of Jewish Studies logo also in a golden yellow colour sits in the bottom right. Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies logo and the Liverpool University Press logo sit in the bottom left corner. Background features a handwritten Hebrew script.
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Don't forget to apply to our OSRJL Michaelmas Term language classes! The deadline to apply is Thursday, 10 September 2026 at 12 noon UK time! #languagelearning #oxford
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
We are pleased to share the latest Impact Report for our Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages programme, covering the 2025-26 academic year! You can find this new report on the OSRJL’s webpage. www.ochjs.ac.uk/language-cla... #languagelearning #RareLanguages
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
From 28–30 August, the Jewish Music Institute will be presenting Yiddish Culture Weekend! Please find the programme attached, and for more information and tickets, visit the following website: jmi.org.uk/news/yiddish... #yiddishlanguage #yiddishculture
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
We are delighted to announce that applications for our Michaelmas Term 2026 language classes with the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages are now open! For more information visit the OSRJL page on our website: www.ochjs.ac.uk/language-cla... #languagelearning #oxford
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
On our webpage you can now find a letter from our President speaking on the importance of the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages. If you are able, please consider supporting this amazing school and its diverse range of programmes. www.ochjs.ac.uk/letter-from-... #LanguageLearning #oxford
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies congratulates its Senior Associate Rabbi Dr Norman Solomon for being recognised in King Charles the III’s Birthday Honours List this year! For more information, see the following page: www.ochjs.ac.uk/kings-birthd... #CharlesIII #oxford
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King’s Birthday Honours List - Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies
The Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies congratulates its Senior Associate Rabbi Dr Norman Solomon for being recognised in King Charles the III’s Birthday Honours List this year! To consult the ...
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Congratulations to the winners and runners-up of the #TaubePrizes: Maxwell Benster, Oliver Geffen Obregon, Hannah Scott-Ravikumar, Caleb Klein, Leah Schreiber, and Yovella Young! And thank you to Taube Philanthropies! www.ochjs.ac.uk/results-of-t... #oxford #essayprize
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
This Thursday, June 18th, Dr. Yogev Elbaz will give our eighth and final #davidpattersonlecture of the term: 'The Forgotten Periphery: Israel and South Arabia, 1962–1976'. Join us online or in person at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #PoliticalHistory #oxford
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This Thursday, June 11th, Dr. Camilla Recalcati will give the next #davidpattersonlecture to launch her new book, 'The Egyptian Background of the Septuagint: Evidence from Genesis, Exodus, and Leviticus'. Join us at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #BookLaunch #oxford
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The Polonsky Academy at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute is now accepting applications for short-term academic residencies. Applications must be submitted to Polonsky.scholarsinresidence@vanleer.org.il by June 15th, 2026! #fellowship #PhD
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This Wednesday, June 3rd, Prof. Elisheva Baumgarten will give the next #davidpattersonlecture: 'Shared Words: Jews, Christians and Prayer in Medieval Europe'! Join us online or in person at 5pm on Wednesday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #medieval #religion #oxford
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Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 21/05/2026
Free event at the Weston Library in collaboration with @ochjs.bsky.social and part of Jewish Culture Month. A talk featuring two case studies of Jewish and Christian scholarly collaboration in past centuries by Professor Judith Olszowy-Schlanger and Dr César Merchán-Hamann.
Hebrew and Jewish Book Culture in Medieval and Early Modern England

Weston Library | 9 June 2026 | 5–6pm
Free, booking required
Part of Jewish Culture Month
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
This Thursday, May 28th, Natasha Jenman and Dean A. Irwin will give the next #davidpattersonlecture: 'In the Footsteps the Lincoln Jewry: Walking Tour/Book Launch'! Join us online or in person at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #medieval #booklaunch #Oxford
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Today, May 21st, Dr Piergabriele Mancuso will give the next #davidpattersonlecture, 'Between Ghetto and Court: The Life and Works of Jona Ostiglio in Seventeenth-Century Medici Florence'. Join us at 6pm Today! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #mediciflorence #Lecture #oxford
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Tonight, May 20th, Dr. Bernardino Pitocchelli will give the OSRJL lecture titled 'Textual and Material Investigations on the Judeo-Italian Bible of Oxford–New York'! Join us online or in person at 6pm! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #LanguageLearning #Judaism #oxford
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Tomorrow, May 14th, Dr. Elly Moseson will be giving the #davidpattersonlecture titled 'On the Vernacular in Jewish Magical Literature'! Join us online or in person at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #languagelearning #magic #oxford
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
We are delighted to invite you to a talk on 'Hebrew and Jewish Book Culture in Medieval and Early Modern England' on Tuesday 9 June 17.00-18.00! For more information and to register, use the following link: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/event/2026/j... #jewishculturemonth #oxford #medieval
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Applications are now open for the 2026 Taube Prize for Student Writing in Hebrew & Jewish Studies, generously funded by Taube Philanthropies! Papers are due Friday 22 May 2026. For details, see the following announcement: www.ochjs.ac.uk/taube-prize-... #oxford #prize #jewishstudies
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Taube Prize for Student Writing in Hebrew & Jewish Studies - Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies
We are pleased to announce the opening of submissions for 1 Taube Prize for Student Writing in Hebrew & Jewish Studies, generously funded by Taube Philanthropies! Current Master’s and DPhil students a...
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Tomorrow, May 7th, Dr. Dafna Ben Zvi will be giving the #davidpattersonlecture, titled 'Returning Forward in Israeli Children’s Literature: A Philosophical-Psychoanalytic Contemplation'. Join us at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #childrensbooks #oxford #lecture
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Dr Dean Irwin @medievaljews.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
To mark finishing 'The Medieval Lincoln Jewry', it's great to make the research in that vol available to all through 'The Medieval Jewish Lincoln Walking Tour' (by Natasha Jenman and me). Sponsored by @ochjs.bsky.social @jewishhistorical.bsky.social @lincolnmedieval.bsky.social shorturl.at/lwm7S
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Walking Tour – Full Descriptions
Photo copyright of Howard Morris, chair of the Jewish Square Mile Project. The printed walking tour will be available from 25 June 2026. This includes short description (c. 50-80 words each) for ea…
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Tune in today at 2pm for the first session of the Seminar on Jewish History and Literature in the Graeco-Roman Period! You can attend sessions for this seminar both online and in person! More details can be found at the following page: www.ochjs.ac.uk/academic-sem... #antiquity #oxford
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Today at 2:30 pm come to see the discussion on 'Babylonian Chronographic Texts from the Hellenistic Period,' with opening remarks by our Fellow, Prof. Hindy Najman! The event will be at the Harris Seminar Room at Oriel College. #oxford #history
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
We are delighted to invite you to our first #davidpattersonlecture of the term! Today, Prof. Maciej Motak will be giving a lecture on 'Jewish Architects and Builders in Krakow During the Second World War'. Join us at 6pm tonight! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #architecture #oxford
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Tune in on May 4th-5th for a conference organized by members of the European Research Council-sponsored project 'MiDRASH'! The opening address will feature our very own President, Prof. Judith Olszowy-Schlanger! #conference #palaeography
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
With the new term commencing, take a look at our Trinity 2026 Term Programme! Here you'll find activities sponsored by the OCHJS, the Centre of Hebrew and Jewish Studies (AMES), and the Faculty of Theology and Religion! www.ochjs.ac.uk/news/term-pr... #oxford #events
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The Oxford Biblical Hebrew Summer School will take place online from August 24 – August 28 & September 1-4, 2026! Applications are due by Friday 10 July 2026! To apply, visit the following page: www.ochjs.ac.uk/oxford-bibli... #hebrew #oxford #languagelearning
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
On Tuesday 28 April 2026, 5.00 pm – 6.45 pm, St Antony’s College will host a screening of the documentary film, 'Afterwards/Après coup'. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion, with speakers including our very own Prof. Zoe Waxman! #oxford #documentaryfilm
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Borders, Boundaries, Barriers Conference @bordersboundaries.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The conference is possible thanks to the generosity of our sponsors: @lincolnmedieval.bsky.social, @ochjs.bsky.social, @oxmedstud.bsky.social, and @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social. In person registration is now closed, there's still time to register for online: buytickets.at/bordersbound... 2/2
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Register here – Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers: Real and Imagined in the Middle Ages – Rewley House
Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers: Real and Imagined in the Middle Ages – Rewley House, Mon 20 Apr 2026 - Tue 21 Apr 2026 - ** Please note: Registration for in person attendance formally closes at 5pm...
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Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Most read in the Journal of Jewish Studies: Le livre des Jubilés, Melkisedeq et les dîmes, by André Caquot Read it in the online archive: bit.ly/Le-livre-des-Jubiles Recommend a subscription to your librarian to gain access to content dating back to 1948. @ochjs.bsky.social @biajs.bsky.social
Graphic for The Journal of Jewish Studies: White text on a dark grey background reads 'The leading forum in the world for new research in Jewish history, literature, and culture from biblical times to the present day'. Journal of Jewish Studies cover sits to the right, the cover is also dark grey with white overlaid text for the journal's title, 'of' is in a contrasting golden yellow. Journal of Jewish Studies logo also in a golden yellow colour sits in the bottom right. Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies logo and the Liverpool University Press logo sit in the bottom left corner. Background features a handwritten Hebrew script in a warm pale pink/peach tone.
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Applications are now open for the 2026 Taube Prize for Student Writing in Hebrew & Jewish Studies, generously funded by Taube Philanthropies! Papers are due Friday 22 May 2026. For details, see the following announcement: www.ochjs.ac.uk/taube-prize-... #oxford #prize #jewishstudies
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Taube Prize for Student Writing in Hebrew & Jewish Studies - Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies
We are pleased to announce the opening of submissions for 1 Taube Prize for Student Writing in Hebrew & Jewish Studies, generously funded by Taube Philanthropies! Current Master’s and DPhil students a...
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Applications are now open for Trinity Term 2026 classes with our Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages! Be sure to #Apply by noon on Apr. 10th, UK time! www.ochjs.ac.uk/language-cla... #languagelearning #oxford #jewishhistory
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Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages - Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies
Applications for classes starting in Trinity Term 2026 are now open! (Deadline: 10 April 2026 12pm UK time; you can check time-zone comparisons on sites such as this one; Oxford dates of term are avai...
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Tomorrow, March 5th, Dr Margherita Mantovani (LEM–CNRS, Paris) will be giving the next #davidpattersonlecture, 'Heavenly Diagrams and the Materiality of Writing in Sefer ha-Peli’ah'. Join us online or in person at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #lecture #kabbalah
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
This Thursday, Feb. 26th, for our next #davidpattersonlecture Prof. Marcello Fidanzio will be giving a lecture titled 'A Book in Two Scrolls: On the Bisection of Isaiah'. Join us at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #lecture #oxford #biblestudy
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Tomorrow, February 24th at 17:15, we invite you to the next Massada Special Event hosted by Worcester College! For more information, see the following page: www.worc.ox.ac.uk/news-events/... #oxford #paneldiscussion
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A Land for All: Two States. One Homeland. - Worcester College
Massada Special Event 2026 Dr Yasmeen Abu Fraiha and Professor Oren Yiftachel will be presenting the joint Palestinian-Israeli peace initiative entitled ‘A...
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Next Wednesday at 3:30pm, tune in for our Seminar on Modern Jewish Thought, where Prof. Marc B. Shapiro will discuss his book, ‘Renewing the Old, Sanctifying the New: The Unique Vision of Rav Kook’. Join us online or in person! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #seminar #oxford #judaism
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: Fellow of the OCHJS, Prof. Hindy Najman, will be launching her new book, 'Scriptural Vitality: Rethinking Philology & Hermeneutics,' on 23 Feb. at 6pm (UK time)! For more information, see the following page: oxfordinterfaithforum.org/book-launch/... #booklaunch #oxford
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Scriptural Vitality: Rethinking Philology & Hermeneutics - Oxford Interfaith Forum | Interfaith Academia
23 February, 2026 We are deeply honoured to welcome Professor Hindy Najman, the Oriel and Laing …
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Tomorrow, February 19th, our next #davidpattersonlecture will feature Dr Estee Rieder Indursky speaking on 'Normative Negotiation within a State-Constructed Religious Regime'. Join us online or in person at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #lecture #oxford #religion
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Reminder: The application window for our 2026 Summer Manuscript Workshop closes in 48 hours! Remember to apply! #Summer2026 #oxford #Manuscripts
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
We are delighted to invite you to our Brichto Event next Wednesday! Dr. Yakov Z. Mayer will be giving a talk titled 'The New Jewish Novel: Yakov Z. Mayer’s "Nehemiah" and Hebrew Literature beyond Israel'. Join us at 6pm on Feb. 11th! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #cultureevent #oxford
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
We are delighted to invite you to our third #davidpattersonlecture of the term! Tomorrow, Professor Yakov Mayer will be giving a lecture titled 'The Soncino Talmud and Late Medieval Hebrew Book Culture'. Join us at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #oxford #bookhistory
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
We are pleased to announce our Hebrew Manuscript Studies Workshop, which will take place from 22 June-3 July 2026! Applications are due by noon (UK time) on February 20th. For course and application details, see the following page: www.ochjs.ac.uk/call-for-app... #oxford #Summer2026 #Manuscripts
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
We are delighted to invite you to our Brichto Event next Wednesday! Dr. Yakov Z. Mayer will be giving a talk titled 'The New Jewish Novel: Yakov Z. Mayer’s "Nehemiah" and Hebrew Literature beyond Israel'. Join us at 6pm on Feb. 11th! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #cultureevent #oxford
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
LAST CALL: Applications for OSI are due on February 2nd! Remember to apply by Monday of next week! www.ochjs.ac.uk/call-for-app... #oxford #Summer2026
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Call for Applications: Oxford Summer Institute on Modern & Contemporary Judaism - Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies
We are pleased to announce our call for applications for the 2026 Oxford Summer Institute on Modern & Contemporary Judaism (OSI), which will take place from June 28-July 2 2026. This year’s theme will...
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
We are delighted to invite you to our next #davidpattersonlecture! Tomorrow Professor Omri Asscher will be giving a lecture titled 'Pluralism, Particularized: Rabbi Jonathan Sacks in Hebrew Translation'. Join us at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #lecture #oxford
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Remember to apply for the Oxford Summer Institute on Modern and Contemporary Judaism (OSI)! Applications are due by February 2nd! #oxford #Summer2026
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ochjs.bsky.social @ochjs.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
We are delighted to invite you to our next #davidpattersonlecture! Dr Beatrice Bonanno will be giving the lecture 'Jewish Greek Scriptures and Early Christianity: Insights from the “Minor Versions”'. Join us at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #lecture #oxford
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