CJS | The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies

Both Islam and Judaism place an emphasis upon a sacred revealed text as a central element in the mystical experience. Join us as we consider the powerful place of the Qur'an and the Torah in the mystical imaginations of these religious traditions. Reception to follow.

Mystical Authority and Apophaticism in Shi’i Islam - Dr. Todd Lawson

**CANCELED**

Due to health concerns on campus surrounding the ongoing developments of the novel coronavirus, we have decided to cancel this lecture by Avivah Zornberg.

Please join us for a lecture with Dr. Elad Lapidot of University of Bern, Switzerland. We regret that there will not be reception prior to the lecture. Please join us at 6:30 pm for the lecture.

"Jews Out of the Question: A Critique of Anti-Anti-Semitism"

Please join CJS for our spring semester welcome lunch. Our lunch hour will begin with a talk by Professor Sven-Erik Rose from UC Davis on his current research: "Literature at its Limits: Holocaust Writing from the Ghettos."

**CANCELED**

After much deliberation and keeping up with the ongoing developments of the novel coronavirus, we have decided to cancel and postpone plans to gather on Monday, March 16th for our “Storytelling and the Making of Jewish Culture” conference.

We hope to channel the ideas and materials of this conference into another gathering down the line, be it a postponed conference or some other forum. More on this in the future, but for now please take care. 

Visualizing Kabbalist Gestures: Egon Schiele, Max Oppenheimer, and the Language of the Viennese Jewish Body

The Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Chair in Jewish Studies
and the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life present

The 2019 Taubman Lectures

The Cultural Legacy of the Pre-Ashenazic Jews in Eastern Europe

Translations from Hebrew in Russia in the 13th-15th Centuries CE: by Converts?

Moshe Taube

The Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Chair in Jewish Studies
and the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life present

The 2019 Taubman Lectures

The Cultural Legacy of the Pre-Ashenazic Jews in Eastern Europe

Jewish Presence in Eastern Europe - The Beginnings

Moshe Taube

Please join us in the Badè Museum at PSR for a talk with Dr. Aharon Tavger, co-sponsored by the Richard S. Dinner for Jewish Studies at the GTU. Lunch will be provided.

"And He Called the Name of that Place Bethel" (Genesis 28: 19):
Historical-Geography and Archaeology of the Sanctuary of Bethel

Spiritual care is now recognized as an essential component of health care. Please join us as we explore Jewish and Islamic perspectives on accompanying patients, families and care-givers in the hospital setting and the role of the chaplain.

Speakers: Kamal Abu-Shamsieh and Bruce Feldstein

Moderators: Deena Aranoff and Munir Jiwa

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