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
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Taube Prize for Student Writing in 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 at the University of Oxford across Faculties working on any topic in Hebrew and/or Jewish Studies may each submit one written work—an essay, article,
Call for Applications: Hebrew Manuscript Studies Workshop
We are pleased to announce that applications for our Hebrew Manuscript Studies Workshop: Codicology, Palaeography, Art History, which will take place from 22 June-3 July 2026, are now open. This workshop in Oxford proposes a comprehensive and specialised programme in which basic yet in-depth methodological introduction and research guidance will be provided to fields of
Call for Applications: Oxford Summer Institute on Modern & Contemporary Judaism
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 be ‘Boundaries and Otherness in Jewish Worlds: Theological, Anthropological and Historical Perspectives’. Please note that we prioritise applications from the European
2024-25 Annual Report
We are pleased to share our Annual Report covering the 2024-25 academic year! To read it, and previous editions, please click here. Please fill out this form to update your details/preferences if you currently receive our Annual Report or to supply us with your details/preferences if you are seeking to sign up to receive a yearly digital copy for
Call for Applications for Visiting Fellowships
The OCHJS is delighted to announce calls for applications for 4 different forms of Visiting Fellowships as part of its Oxford Seminars in Advanced Jewish Studies programme: OSRJL Visiting Fellowships in Rare Jewish Languages, René and Susanne Braginsky Visiting Fellowships in Manuscript Studies, Salo and Jeannette Baron Visiting Fellowships in Jewish History and Yishai Shahar