With the publication of Daniel Boyarin's book, Judaism: The Genealogy of a Modern Notion, "Judaism" is back on the scholarly agenda. The book (for which I supplied a blurb) was recently the center of an interesting forum in Marginalia, and comes on … [Continue reading] about Philo’s Definition of “Judaism”
The College Admissions Process
In light of the latest college admissions scandal (now almost old news), I wrote something on how a simple but radical reform can improve not just the process at selective universities, but ripple down to make our world a better place (admittedly, in … [Continue reading] about The College Admissions Process
Open Books!
Over the past few years I have served as Managing Editor of Brown Judaic Studies (BJS), a scholarly monograph series. I am very excited to announce that after a few attempts, we have succeeded in obtaining a grant from the Mellon Foundation, through … [Continue reading] about Open Books!
The Benefit of the The Doubt: Workshop Reflections
I had the pleasure of participating in a workshop entitled, "The Benefit of the Doubt. Between Scepticism and Godlessness, Critique or Indifference in Ancient Mediterranean Religious Traditions" in February. Sponsored by Humboldt University and … [Continue reading] about The Benefit of the The Doubt: Workshop Reflections
THE HASIDIM HA-RISHONIM AND OTHER ANCIENT AND MODERN FANTASIES
An article that I prepared in connection with the research group "Jewish Ritual Dynamics" run out of Erfurt just appeared in in Historia Religionum 10 (2018): 41-52. I am not allowed to post the offprint, but the abstract is below: This article … [Continue reading] about THE HASIDIM HA-RISHONIM AND OTHER ANCIENT AND MODERN FANTASIES