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Thanks to the generosity of Tad Taube and Taube Philanthropies, the Taube Prizes for Student Writing in Hebrew and Jewish Studies for postgraduate students were offered for the third time this year. We received twenty excellent submissions across numerous areas of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, and the committee selected the following recipients for the prize: 

We are delighted to announce that we are now accepting submissions for our next round of Taube Prizes for Student Writing in Hebrew & Jewish Studies, generously funded by Taube Philanthropies! Description Application Form Current Master’s and DPhil students at the University of Oxford across Faculties working on any topic in Hebrew and/or Jewish Studies 

As part of the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages (OSRJL), applications for language classes beginning in Trinity Term 2025 are now open! The deadline to apply is 4 April at 12 noon UK time. Classes beginning in Trinity Term 2025 include those on the following languages: Advanced Judeo-Greek Beginners Judeo-Hamadani Intermediate Judeo-Italian Advanced Beginners Judeo-Provençal Intermediate/Advanced Judeo-Tat 

***DEADLINE EXTENDED*** We are pleased to announce a new administrative role at the OCHJS for which we are now accepting applications. The Communications Officer position will be 2 days a week based at our offices in the Clarendon Institute, Walton Street, Oxford. The post, which is directly responsible to the OCHJS’s President, comprises administrative support 

We are happy to announce that the Oxford Biblical Hebrew Summer School will take place online from August 26 – September 5, 2025. This year the school is being offered online (via Zoom). The school offers nine days of intensive teaching in Biblical Hebrew.  Each weekday, there will be 3 hours of teaching, delivered in 

OXFORD SCHOOL OF RARE JEWISH LANGUAGES Yiddish Musics: The 20th and 21st Century (Third Part) Applications are now open for the third part of the OSRJL Jewish Music Class for Trinity Term 2025 Online course via Zoom on Mondays 18:15 to 19:15 (UK time) Tutor: Dr Diana Matut This course will continue to explore the