Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies

University of Oxford
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  • Academic Seminars
    • Biblical Criticism & The Dead Sea Scrolls
    • Israel Studies Seminar
    • Oxford Seminars in Advanced Jewish Studies
    • Reconsidering Early Jewish Nationalist Ideologies Seminar
    • Seminar in Modern Jewish History
    • Seminar on Jewish History & Literature in the Graeco-Roman Period
    • Previous European Seminars on Advanced Jewish Studies
  • Public Lectures
    • Brichto Israeli Arts & Culture Lectures
    • David Patterson Lectures
    • Edward Ullendorff Memorial Lectures
    • Grinfield Lectures
    • Lehmann Lectures
    • Lunchtime Seminars in Jewish Studies
  • Language Classes
    • Biblical Hebrew Classes
    • Modern Hebrew Ulpanim
    • Yiddish Classes
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    • Annual Report
    • Journal of Jewish Studies
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Funding Europe’s Leading Research Centre for Jewish Studies

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.

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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.

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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 the courses, please contact the Faculty of Oriental Studies.

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Trinity Term 2021 Programme

April 22, 2021

Welcome to Trinity Term 2021. Please find details on how to sign up for our events in our programme below. If you have any queries, please contact Priscilla Lange at academic.administrator@ochjs.ac.uk.   Trinity Term 2021 Programme

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Call for Visiting Fellowship Applications

April 15, 2021

We are now accepting applications for Visiting Fellowships as part of our Oxford Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies entitled “Philosophy in Scripture”: Jewish Philosophical Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in the Late Medieval Period, to be led by Professor Paul B. Fenton and Dr Raphael Dascalu in Trinity Term 2022. Please find the relevant application materials…

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Fifth Annual Edward Ullendorff Memorial Lecture

March 1, 2021

The following lecture will be given on 2 March 2021 at 6pm (UK time) via Zoom: Professor Dr Ronny Vollandt, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, “Saʿadia Gaon’s Arabic translation of the Tora and Its Readers” For information on how to join the lecture online, please follow this link. For the lecture’s poster, please click here.

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Hilary Term Programme 2021

January 13, 2021

Due to Covid-19, our lectures and seminars will continue to be online for Hilary Term 2021.  Please find details on how to sign up for our events in our programme below. If you have any queries, please contact Priscilla Lange at academic.administrator@ochjs.ac.uk.   Hilary Term 2021 programme

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Call for Proposals: OSAJS 2022

December 18, 2020

We are now accepting proposals for our next Oxford Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies (OSAJS), to be held in 2022. Please find details in the document below. The deadline for applications is 19 February, 2021. OSAJS 2022 Call for Proposals

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Michaelmas Term 2020 Online Events

October 21, 2020

Due to Covid-19, our lectures and seminars will be online for Michaelmas Term 2020.  Please find details on how to sign up for our events in our programme below. In order to receive an invitation to the Zoom link for the David Patterson Lectures and the Lunchtime Seminar in Jewish Studies, please contact Priscilla Lange…

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Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies
Clarendon Institute
Walton Street, Oxford, OX1 2HG
Tel: +44 (0)1865 610422
enquiries@ochjs.ac.uk

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The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies is a Registered Charity No. 309720. It is a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England, Registered No. 1109384.

The American Friends of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies is a tax-deductible organization within the United States under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (Employer Identification number 13-2943469).

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