Then and Now
Ever since reading Daniel Kahneman's great book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, I have been intrigued by the issue of how the ideas about hiring and predicting success that he discusses might apply to the academic job market (I wrote some initial thoughts … [Continue reading] about Hiring for an Academic Job (1): Criteria
I just saw that a review of How the Bible Became Holy was released by the Catholic News Service. From there it has been (or will be) published in a number of Catholic publications. It can be accessed here. … [Continue reading] about Review: Catholic News Agency
My review of Aaron Hughes, The Study of Judaism, has recently been posted. You can access it here. … [Continue reading] about Review of The Study of Judaism
A new article of mine just appeared in the American Jewish Archives Journal. Abstract: Jewish Time in Early-Nineteenth-Century America: 1–29 In 1806, a clerk in Newport, Rhode Island, by the name of Moses Lopez published the first … [Continue reading] about Jewish Time in Early Nineteenth Century America
I have a new essay, "Passover and the Festival of Matzot: Synthesizing Two Holidays," over at thetorah.com. Check it out here! … [Continue reading] about Passover and the Festival of Matzot