Then and Now
In the midst of a global pandemic that is causing tens of thousands of deaths, ravaging the most vulnerable of us, and bringing millions to the brink of economic catastrophe, college students throughout the country are worrying about their grades. … [Continue reading] about Grading in the Age of COVID-19
BJS is a book series with a long and distinguished history, and I have the privilege of serving now as its Managing Editor. In addition to working on our publication list (we have recently published some terrific books, including Moshe Halbertal's … [Continue reading] about BJS Open Access Books
This semester I am teaching two new courses, "Antisemitism: A History" and "Introduction to Digital Humanities." Except, of course, I'm not anymore. Better: I'm paused. I'll pick the courses back up, online, in a bit over a week. The pause … [Continue reading] about Jews, Coronavirus, Digital Humanities, etc.
Almost since the beginning of my career I have been involved in projects that fall under the umbrella of what we call today, the "digital humanities," especially my project Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine. Only recently, though, I have I begun to … [Continue reading] about New Course: Introduction to Digital Humanities
Throughout my teaching career, I have dabbled with the topic of antisemitism. The closest that I came to tackling it head-on was one called "Judaism and Christianity in Conflict," which was more a survey of theological polemics. What happened in … [Continue reading] about Antisemitism: A History