This seminar series is held under the joint auspices of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies, the Faculty of Theology & Religion, & the Centre for the Study of the Bible. It is designed to create a forum for considering recent developments in modern Jewish thought. In particular, these seminars are intended to provide a forum for discussing recently published books in the field.
Trinity Term 2025
3:30pm (UK time) (** unless otherwise stated)
Online via Zoom only (**unless otherwise stated)
Conveners: Dr Miri Freud-Kandel and Dr Ghila Amati
Week 2, Wednesday, 7 May
Professor Jerome Yehuda Gellman (Bar Ilan University), will discuss his book ‘The People, The Torah, the God: A Neo-Traditional Jewish Theology?’
To register and join online please click here:
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**Week 4, Wednesday, 21 May, 3pm, In person only
In a change of format this week, join in-person for a second roundtable discussion on The Binding of Isaac/Ishmael with Julie Siddiqi
Part of a series on The Sisterhood? Feminist Critiques of Patriarchy and Inter-Faith Dialogue
In person: Open to members of the University
Location: Gibson Building, Faculty of Theology & Religion, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Rd.
Week 6, Wednesday, 4 June
Professors George Y. Kohler (Bar Ilan University), and Samuel Kessler (Virginia Commonwealth University) will discuss their co-edited volume ‘Modern Jewish Theology: The First One Hundred Years, 1835-1935’
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https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/w58JEytNThKxZ5ZrFn_rpw