Owing to Covid-19, most of our lectures, seminars and conferences had to be postponed.  Some seminars and classes will run online.  Further updates will be published during the term. Please find current details HERE.

The final Conference of the Oxford Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies “Between Sacred and Profane – Jewish Musical Cultures in Early Modern Europe” will be held at the Clarendon Institute, Walton Street on 16 and 17 March 2020.  Please download the programme here.  

Owing to the risks and the uncertainty arising from the COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation, we regret to announce that we have decided to postpone our Fifth Manuscript  Workshop until 2021. We believe this is necessary due to the continued and escalating measures in most countries restricting travel and meetings in order to contain the spread of 

Application deadline is now closed. The theme of OSI 2020 is “Worship, Space, and Performance in Modern and Contemporary Judaism: Continuity and Innovation”.  Researchers utilizing a range of analytical tools will explore the profound and fascinating intersection between the material and physical with spiritual elements of religious experience and identity.  Proposals are invited that explore 

The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies invites applications for Fellowships for the 2020-2021 Oxford Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies (January to June 2021).  The aim of the Seminar is to bring together scholars of Jewish-Buddhist relations and develop a framework for the future study of the field. Read more about the Seminar here.