Event Archive 2016 - Present

PhD Candidate Jordan Skornik will be leading a dinner conversation with “Chip” Dobbs Allsopp, Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, concerning his most recent book, 'On Biblical Poetry.' Participants are expected to have read the work in advance of the meeting. Please RSVP for dinner by Friday, January 20. Sponsored by the Hebrew Bible Workshop and the Hebrew Bible Book Club. For information, contact the workshop coordinators, Sun Bok Bae (sunbok@uchicago.edu) or Marshall Cunningham (mcunningham1@uchicago.edu).

Sarah Stroumsa, who holds the Jack and Alice Ormut Chair in Arabic Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is the Joyce Z. Greenberg Visiting Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago for Autumn 2016, will deliver the Greenberg Lecture on Jewish and Islamic philosophy in Spain during the Middle Ages. A (kosher) reception will follow.

Meaning, Metaphor, and Maimonides The Department of Philosophy at the University of Chicago is organizing a conference in honor of Josef Stern, William H. Colvin Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy and in the College, and Inaugural Director of the Chicago Center for Jewish Studies. The conference will be an occasion to honor Josef Stern’s work and his contributions to the University, where he retired in the Spring quarter 2016 after having taught almost continuously since 1979. Confirmed speakers: Paul Franks (Yale) Rachel Goodman (Nebraska-Lincoln) Aidan Gray (UIC) Nat Hansen (Reading) Robin Jeshion (USC) John Kulvicki (Dartmouth) Steven Nadler (Wisconsin-Madison) With a keynote presentation by Josef Stern to follow. RSVP via email to William Weaver (wweaver@uchicago.edu) by November 18 encouraged but not required. Please include dietary restrictions. The conference is sponsored by the Franke Institute for the Humanities, the University of Chicago Humanities Division, the Department of Philosophy, the Department of Linguistics, the Center for Jewish Studies, the Divinity School, and the Linguistics and Philosophy of Language Workshop The Franke Institute for the Humanities requests that persons with a disability who require assistance contact them at 773-702-8274.

Please join us for a Jewish Studies write-in! The session will take place between 9am-12pm at the Regenstein Library, room 403 (4th floor). Coffee and snacks will be provided! Feel free to drop by anytime during these three hours and get motivated to get work done! The write-in sessions will run throughout the quarter on a biweekly basis, Wednesdays 9am-12pm, even weeks.