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An update for readers on our spring closure: The Leopold Muller Memorial Library will be closed from Thursday 17th April until Monday 21st April (inclusive of both dates).

Feedback on Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic: ‘an invaluable resource for those aspiring to study and teach the spoken Arabic dialect of Baghdad’ - Ofra Tirosh-Becker, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Free to download 👉 bit.ly/3Eo1DVm Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies

Are you interested in exploring a new language? Download the #OpenAccess eTextbook Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic: An Introductory Textbook by Assaf Bar-Moshe free. Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies 👉 bit.ly/3Eo1DVm

As the beginning of Trinity Term is approaching, we are excited to share our new program. We are looking forward to a great line-up of speakers and topics! Please email [email protected] with any questions and stay tuned for further details. Oxford Faculty of Theology & Religion

We look forward to welcoming you at our Biblical Hebrew reading group, which will be taking place in weeks 2, 3, 5 and 7 this term. Oxford Faculty of Theology & Religion

In weeks 2-5, we have a special lecture series on nature and creation. We are delighted to collaborate with Prof. Mark Harris, the Andres Idreos Professor, and the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion and explore this topic in a joint effort. Oxford Faculty of Theology & Religion

It will be wonderful to welcome Prof. Judith Newman (University of Toronto) in our community this term. Prof. Newman will deliver the 2025 Speaker’s Lectures on the temporal textures of some of the dynamic stories across the lifespan of Israel. Oxford Faculty of Theology & Religion U of T Study of Religion

Last evening, we were delighted to have the Fifth Alfred Lehmann Memorial Lecture presented by Professor Yaacob Dweck on ‘Wealth and Learning in the Early Modern Sephardic Diaspora’! #JewishStudies #Lecture

In our Biblical Hebrew reading group this morning, Prof. Hindy Najman (Oxford), Dr. Lea Niccolai (Cambridge) and Ruthanne Brooks (Oxford) guided us through Psalm 19:1–9, discussing the themes of nature, law, creation and more. Oxford Faculty of Theology & Religion Classics@Cambridge

Are you teaching Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic? Baghdadi Judeo-Arabic: An Introductory Textbook by Assaf Bar-Moshe Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies is available as a free download. 👉 bit.ly/3Eo1DVm

In our Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Seminar this afternoon, Prof. Hindy Najman (Oxford) and Dr. Lea Niccolai (Cambridge) opened our nature and creation lecture series with a paper on nature, creation and hope in ancient Jewish and Greek writers. Oxford Faculty of Theology & Religion Classics@Cambridge

We are delighted to be accepting submissions for our next round of #TaubePrizes for Student Writing in #Hebrew & #JewishStudies! Deadline to #apply 30 May at 12 noon UK time: ochjs.ac.uk/call-for-submi….

In our Biblical Hebrew reading group this morning, Dr. Anna Angelini (Siena) read Jer 31:31-40 with our community, paying close attention to the themes of covenant and cosmic laws in both the Hebrew and Greek text of Jeremiah. Oxford Faculty of Theology & Religion Università di Siena

In our Hebrew Bible / Old Testament seminar this afternoon, Dr. Anna Angelini (Siena) gave a fascinating presentation on physis and nomos in the Second Temple period. Thank you, Dr. Angelini, for sharing your work with us! Oxford Faculty of Theology & Religion Università di Siena

We are pleased to invite you to next week’s workshop, “From Josephus to the Rabbis,” taking place on 22 May. The event will feature a keynote lecture by Daniel Schwartz (HUJI) and is jointly organised by the AWRC Wolfson College, Oxford, Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies, and OCSB.

Did you miss our latest Lehmann Lecture? Never fear--here is the recording on our Vimeo account! vimeo.com/1084272970 #JewishStudies #Lecture #LehmannLecture

In our Hebrew Bible / Old Testament seminar this afternoon, Prof. Mark Wynn (Oxford) talked about divine glory in nature. Thank you, Prof. Wynn, for your fascinating philosophical-theological insights into the topic! Oxford Faculty of Theology & Religion

Please join us next week on Wednesday 28 May in person at the Clarendon Institute for our Brichto Israeli Arts & Culture Event featuring Shimon Adaf and his #poetry! #ArtsandCulture #Brichto

Yesterday’s “From Josephus to the Rabbis” workshop, hosted by AWRC Wolfson College, Oxford, Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies, and OCSB in honour of Daniel Schwartz (HUJI), was a fantastic success! A huge thank you to all who joined in celebrating such rich scholarship and productive discussion.