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Take a look at our Michaelmas 2026 Term Programme!
Here you'll find activities sponsored by the OCHJS, the Centre of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, and the Faculty of Theology and Religion!
ochjs.ac.uk/news/term-progra…
#oxford #Events
On Monday November 9th, Shesh Besh, the Arab-Jewish Ensemble of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra will be coming to Oxford!
Canape and Drinks reception: 7pm-8:15pm
Programme and Performance: 8:15pm-10pm
For more info, scan the QR code on the attached flyer!
#orchestra #oxford
On 28 October 2026, Prof, Simone Lässig will give the Lehmann Memorial Lecture: 'German Cities, Jewish Spaces: Representation, Belonging, and Cultural Change (1830s-1860s)'.
Join us online or in person at 5pm on October 28th! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
#CulturalHistory #oxford
On Thursday, Oct. 15th, Prof. Ghil’ad Zuckermann will give the the Tenth Edward Ullendorff Memorial Lecture: 'The Fascinating and Multifaceted 3,300-year Evolution and Regenesis of Hebrew'.
Join us online or in person at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
#language #oxford
Applications are now open for the OSRJL Jewish Music Class for Michaelmas Term 2026!
This term will focus on Yiddish Song Cultures, from the 1300s to the 21st Century!
For more information, visit the following webpage:
ochjs.ac.uk/language-classes…
#music #MusicHistory #oxford
Drs. Miri Freud-Kandel and Lea Taragin-Zeller invite applications for their 2026–2027 working group on 'Jewish Theology and Anthropology: A Conversation'!
Applications are due October 5, 2026
For more information, see the following webpage:
ochjs.ac.uk/jewish-theology-…
Don't forget to apply to our OSRJL Michaelmas Term language classes!
The deadline to apply is Thursday, 10 September 2026 at 12 noon UK time!
#languagelearning #oxford
We are delighted to announce that applications for our Michaelmas Term 2026 language classes with the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages are now open!
For more information visit the OSRJL page on our website: ochjs.ac.uk/language-classes…
#languagelearning #oxford
We are pleased to share the latest Impact Report for our Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages programme, covering the 2025-26 academic year!
You can find this new report on the OSRJL’s webpage.
ochjs.ac.uk/language-classes…
#languagelearning #RareLanguages
From 28–30 August, the Jewish Music Institute will be presenting Yiddish Culture Weekend!
Please find the programme attached, and for more information and tickets, visit the following website:
jmi.org.uk/news/yiddish-cult…
#yiddishlanguage #yiddishculture
We are delighted to announce that applications for our Michaelmas Term 2026 language classes with the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages are now open!
For more information visit the OSRJL page on our website: ochjs.ac.uk/language-classes…
#languagelearning #oxford
On our webpage you can now find a letter from our President speaking on the importance of the Oxford School of Rare Jewish Languages.
Please consider supporting this amazing school and its diverse range of programmes.
ochjs.ac.uk/letter-from-the-…
#LanguageLearning #oxford
The Oxford Centre for Hebrew & Jewish Studies congratulates its Senior Associate Rabbi Dr Norman Solomon for being recognised in King Charles the III’s Birthday Honours List this year!
For more information, see the following page:
ochjs.ac.uk/kings-birthday-h…
#CharlesIII #oxford
Congratulations to the winners and runners-up of the #TaubePrizes: Maxwell Benster, Oliver Geffen Obregon, Hannah Scott-Ravikumar, Caleb Klein, Leah Schreiber, and Yovella Young!
And thank you to Taube Philanthropies!
ochjs.ac.uk/results-of-the-t…
#oxford #essayprize
This Thursday, June 18th, Dr. Yogev Elbaz will give our eighth and final #davidpattersonlecture of the term: 'The Forgotten Periphery: Israel and South Arabia, 1962–1976'.
Join us online or in person at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
#PoliticalHistory #oxford
This Thursday, June 11th, Dr. Camilla Recalcati will give the next #davidpattersonlecture to launch her new book, 'The Egyptian Background of the Septuagint: Evidence from Genesis, Exodus, and Leviticus'.
Join us at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
#BookLaunch #oxford
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: The Polonsky Academy at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute is now accepting applications for short-term academic residencies.
Applications must be submitted to [email protected] by June 15th, 2026!
#fellowship #PhD
This Wednesday, June 3rd, Prof. Elisheva Baumgarten will give the next #davidpattersonlecture: 'Shared Words: Jews, Christians and Prayer in Medieval Europe'!
Join us online or in person at 5pm on Wednesday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
#medieval #religion #oxford
This Thursday, May 28th, Natasha Jenman and Dean A. Irwin will give the next #davidpattersonlecture: 'In the Footsteps the Lincoln Jewry: Walking Tour/Book Launch'!
Join us online or in person at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
#medieval #booklaunch #Oxford
Today, May 21st, Dr Piergabriele Mancuso will give the next #davidpattersonlecture, 'Between Ghetto and Court: The Life and Works of Jona Ostiglio in Seventeenth-Century Medici Florence'.
Join us at 6pm Today!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
#mediciflorence #Lecture #oxford
