Then and Now
So I have a confession: I like self-help books. Over the years, I have probably read dozens of them, especially those that are - or claim to be - evidence-based. Often going under the more respectable name of "positive" or "social" psychology, … [Continue reading] about Happiness and the Good Life
I developed a new course on the history of antisemitism for the semester of spring, 2020. The course was going well until, of course, everything fell apart. Now, though, it is time to try it again, and hopefully we can make it through a more normal … [Continue reading] about Antisemitism: A History
In what seems like a lifetime ago (2017), I went to a wonderful conference sponsored by the Enoch Seminar on the meaning and function of "Torah." I reported on that conference, and my own paper, here. I am now happy to report that that … [Continue reading] about New Essay: The Meaning and Function of Torah
Many years ago I created a profile on LinkedIn, not because I had any vision of what I wanted to do on it, but because that is what people did. I soon discovered, as I suspected, that LinkedIn does not have much utility for academics. LinkedIn is a … [Continue reading] about The Second Degree
This semester I am teaching a substantially revamped course on "Race, Religion, and Ethnicity in the Study of Antiquity." One of my new goals for this course is to explore the ethical implications of what we, as students of the past, research and … [Continue reading] about Race, Religion, and Ethnicity in the Study of Antiquity