Then and Now
Way back when, before COVID, I gave a paper at the International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in Rome on "The Promise and Challenges of Digital Humanities for the Study of Jews and Judaism in Antiquity." That paper became part of a … [Continue reading] about Digital Humanities and the Study of Jews and Judaism in Antiquity
A few months ago, Interleaved: A Talmudic Podcast (@interleaved_pod) interviewed me about the development of the rabbinic ketubah (the topic of the first article I every published). It was recently posted. I hope it is not too … [Continue reading] about The Rabbinic Ketubah: A Podcast Interview
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