Announcements
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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,…
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OSRJL Applications for Trinity Term 2026
As part of the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages (OSRJL), applications for language classes beginning in Trinity Term 2026 are now open! The deadline to apply is Friday, 10 April 2026 at 12 noon UK time. Classes beginning in Trinity Term 2026 include those on the following languages: Judeo-Italian Judeo-Tat Judeo-Turkish Kivruli Judeo-Greek Baghdadi…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…