Join us for a talk by Benyamim Tsedeka, director of A-B Center for Samaritan Studies in Holon, Israel, on the history and traditions of the Samaritans. Hear about the traditions of these descendants of the northern tribes of Israel and their connection to manuscripts housed in the library鈥檚 Special鈥
Thursday, December 13, 2018, 7:00 p.m. Gottesman Library, Wilf Campus, room 507. Library Book Talk with Ronnie Perelis, Chief Rabbi Dr. Isaac Abraham and Jelena (Rachel) Alcalay Associate Professor of Sephardic Studies. Identity, family, and community unite three autobiographical texts by New World鈥
The Times of Israel The Blogs: Leonard Grunstein Nov 3, 2017, 7:18 AM Mr. Leonard Grunstein Communicating a sophisticated and nuanced message, which resonates with most people and throughout the generations, is no mean task. Mere words may not be the most effective way to accomplish the result. How鈥
On Wednesday Oct. 24, Dr. Daniel Rynhold, professor at Bernard Revel Graduate School, and Dr. Michael J. Harris an affiliated lecturer at Cambridge sat down to discuss their recently co-authored book Nietzsche, Soloveitchik, and Contemporary Jewish Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, 2018). Dr鈥
Seminar on Ancient Judaism Features Renowned Biblical Scholar by Michael Bettencourt Dr. Elaine Pagels, the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University, gave a talk on Thursday, October 25, titled 鈥淓xegesis of Genesis 1 in the Gospel of Thomas,鈥 as part of the Seminar on ...
Jewish National Fund manifesto黑料社 All ArchivesIsraeli Broadside Collection A century ago, in the fall of 1918, the Jewish National Fund (JNF, Keren Kayemet L鈥橸israel), issued a manifesto from its headquarters in The Hague. The organization, founded in 1901, was assessing its mission and鈥
Mr. Leonard Grunstein by: Mr. Leonard Grunstein for Times of Israel It was nonstop partying, day and night, for days on end. There was pageantry, with musicians playing countless musical instruments. The greatest rabbis danced before the assembled crowds of men, women, and children. They also ...
Professor Alan Broder has taught Computer Science at Stern College for Women since 2013, and is chair of the department. In 2017 he was awarded the Dean Karen Bacon award for teaching excellence. Professor Broder is an expert Computer Scientist, with decades of experience in supercomputing and ...
Academic Prize For Scholarly Form Of Blood Libel: Scholar maintains IDF seeks to maim Palestinians to exploit them more easily. by David Berger for the Jewish Week At a week-long conference on anti-Semitism held in Vienna in February, I presented a paper addressing responses to the blood libel ...
By Mr. Leonard Grunstein All you need in life is balance; haven鈥檛 we all received this advice, at one time or another? But, is this sentiment anything more than an endearing platitude? When I was younger, hearing this guidance sympathetically expressed was often annoying. We had little time for鈥