Then and Now
I have not posted very much over the period of COVID. This was due in part due to the predictable psychological effects of living under COVID (maybe a mild case of "languishing," as the press has called it). More importantly, though, it is because … [Continue reading] about Sacred Time: A First Stab
I originally published this in 2015, but am re-upping it as the new college year begins. Over the years, I have offered scores of first-year students advice. I have encouraged them to clarify their goals; to create long term plans; to … [Continue reading] about So You’re Going to College…
Did someone mention teaching? It seems like ages since I've been inside an undergraduate classroom. Yet here we go again, and although my first class is still a couple of weeks away, I am already growing anxious and excited. This will be the … [Continue reading] about Great Jewish Books, Yet Again
My recent piece in Tablet on my work with Michael Sperling on the rabbinic network was just picked up by an Italian website. It also contains a short interview with me about the project. … [Continue reading] about The Rabbinic Network, in italiano
Some months ago I wrote about my work with Michael Sperling analyzing and graphing the rabbinic citation network in the Babylonian Talmud (see here). Our full academic paper on this remains forthcoming (although all of our data and code is now … [Continue reading] about The Rabbinic Citation Network