Funding Europe’s Leading Jewish Studies Research Centre
The Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies of the University of Oxford, fully funded by the Oxford Centre, is the leading research centre for academic Jewish Studies in Europe. Today, Hebrew and Jewish Studies at Oxford are more wide-ranging, more influential and more exciting than at any time in the history of the University.
Teaching one of the
World’s Greatest Cultures
Undergraduate and graduate courses in Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford, taught by the Centre’s Fellows, cover the study of Jewish history, culture and relations with other traditions from antiquity to modern times, and the study of Hebrew of all periods, Aramaic and Yiddish. For information about these courses, please contact the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.
Curating the Past,
Creating the Future
The Centre’s Leopold Muller Memorial Library holds unique collections of books, journals, archives, and pamphlets which constitute an irreplaceable resource for scholars, students, and visitors.
Thursday 9 July
Site maintenance. The website will be updated on Thursday 9 July, so may be inaccessible at times during the day.
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Oxford Summer Institute 2026
We are pleased to share that this year’s Oxford Summer Institute on Modern & Contemporary Judaism (OSI) took place at the University Club from June 28-July 2 2026. The programme’s theme was ‘Boundaries and Otherness in Jewish Worlds: Theological, Anthropological and Historical Perspectives’.
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Letter from the President: OSRJL Fundraiser
Please find here a letter from Professor Judith Olszowy-Schlanger, whose vision and leadership made the Oxford School for Rare Jewish Languages possible. In her letter, Professor Olszowy-Schlanger shares why your support is so important in helping secure the future of the OSRJL. Since its founding in 2021, the OSRJL has grown beyond its original goal…
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2026 Hebrew Manuscript Studies Workshop
This year’s Hebrew Manuscript Studies Workshop: Codicology, Palaeography, Art History is underway in the midst of the heatwave! It is being led by Judith Olszowy-Schlanger (OCHJS and Corpus Christi College) and César Merchán-Hamann (OCHJS and Bodleian Library) and runs from 22 June through 2 July 2026. More information about the workshop can be found here.
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King’s Birthday Honours List
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 full list, please see here.
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Results of the Taube Prizes for Student Writing in Hebrew & Jewish Studies
Thanks to the generosity of Taube Philanthropies, the Taube Prizes for Student Writing in Hebrew & Jewish Studies were offered for the fourth time this year. We received many excellent submissions from postgraduate students across numerous areas of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, and the committee selected the following recipients for the prize: Maxwell Benster, ‘Between…
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Oxford Biblical Hebrew Summer School 2026
We are happy to announce that the Oxford Biblical Hebrew Summer School will take place online from August 24 – August 28 & September 1-4, 2026. The classes will be held online via Zoom. The school offers nine days of intensive teaching in Biblical Hebrew. Each weekday there will be three hours of teaching, delivered…