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This book explores the life and thought of one of the most important but least known figures in early Zionism, Nathan Birnbaum. Now remembered mainly for his coinage of the word "Zionism," Birnbaum was a towering figure in early Jewish nationalism. Because of his unusual intellectual trajectory ...

Radical Responsibility is a collection of original essays that celebrate the intellectual legacy of one of the greatest Jewish thinkers of our time, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. In Radical Responsibility, the contributing writers – thirteen luminaries of Jewish and Western thought (including Revel Dean,…

R evel congratulates Elliot Resnick (BRGS '10) on his publication of Movers and Shakers. This new book contains interviews with 60 famous “movers and shakers” whom he has interviewed during his tenure as an editor and writer at The Jewish Press. It includes such personalities as Rabbi Lord Jonathan…

Revel Professor Daniel Tsadik, Assistant Professor of Sepharadic and Iranian studies, delivered a paper entitled "Jews under Shi'ite Rule" at the conference "From Ancient Persia to Contemporary LA: 2,700 Years of Iranian Jewish History." The major theme of the conference was the multifaceted…

Revel wishes a Mazel Tov to Steven Goldsmith (BRGS '07) on his publication of Imrah Tzrufah on Masechet Yoma. The work provides an analysis of the laws of Avodat Yom Hakippurim in the Beit Hamikdash and the details of the observance of the laws of Yom Kippur and may be a useful companion to those…

The Jewish Book Council has named City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York (NYU Press, September 2012) recipient of The Everett Family Foundation Jewish Book of the Year Award. The three-volume work—with contributions from Jeffrey S. Gurock, Libby M. Klaperman Professor of Jewish History…

In 2009 Dr. Steven Fine, Revel Professor of Ancient Jewish History, was invited to write a series of articles related to his expertise in the history of Judaism in the Greco-Roman world for The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (2012). Professor Fine made these articles the focal point of his ...

On Monday, December 10 th, Professor Meir M. Bar-Asher of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem spent the evening as a visiting scholar at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies. Bar-Asher, a leading expert on Shiite Islam and Qur’an interpretation, was invited by Associate Dean Mordechai…

Dr. Jeffrey S. Gurock, Libby M. Klaperman Professor of Jewish History, published an article in the Jewish Press entitled "No Place For A Chief Rabbi: The absence of a chief rabbinate in America speaks to the uniqueness of the American Jewish religious experience." See the full article at http://www…

Tania Tulcin, a Revel PhD Student, has won the Mark and Ruth Luckens International Prize for Jewish Thought & Culture for 2013. The Luckens Prize is awarded to the best unpublished original essay by a graduate student or recent PhD. The Luckens Prize is administered by the University of…