Lectures in Jewish History and Thought. No hard questions, please.
My favorite editor, Laura Adkins of JTA, asked me for some thoughts on what Jewish institutions of higher education might face in the post-coronavirus era. I’m really glad she did! Please click here for the article.
Read More Jewish Higher Ed post-COVIDPlease join me on Thursday at 2PM for “Plague and Pandemic in Jewish History,” a brief overview of the experience of epidemics and pandemics in Jewish history. Please visit bit.ly/pandemicjewishhistory for more information.
Read More Plague and Pandemic in Jewish HistoryPlease join me for a special webinar on The Response to Pandemics in Jewish History, scheduled for Thursday, May 14 at 2:00 pm EST. Participation is free and open to the community, but registration in advance is required to maintain security and prevent the unwanted intrusions of intellectual vandals. Please click on the image or […]
Read More The Response to Pandemics in Jewish HistoryGood morning–this is a recording of a recent webinar for educators.
Read More Finding Velcro on the Moon: How YouTube will Revolutionize Your Teaching ForeverReally enjoyed this conversation with Rabbi Avi Heller in the OU Daily Dvar. Please visit ou.org/dvar for more!
Read More Av Harachamim, The Crusades, and the Formation of Ashkenazic IdentitySome thoughts on COVID-19 in a Jewish context, recently published in OU Torah. Judaism, as we know it today, bears the scars of multiple plagues throughout history. Perhaps the largest is the weeks-long period known as sefirah, which commemorates the death of 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva in the 2nd century. The Rabbis of the […]
Read More This is not the biggest plague in Jewish history, but it may be the most consequential.Hello students of Jewish history! I hope you will have the opportunity to join me in one of three public presentations coming up. Here’s the relevant dates and times! Please click on the images for the links: The State of Israel: I SURVIVED JEWISH HISTORY, PT. XI Monday night, May 3 at 8PM EST, YouTube […]
Read More Israel, the Crusades, and the 21st Century: Jewish History Lectures this WeekNow open to non-Touro College faculty! Please RSVP to James.Ligorski@touro.edu.
Read More Webinar for Teachers: How YouTube will Revolutionize your Teaching (3pm EST)Part XI of the I SURVIVED JEWISH HISTORY series. If you have attended the previous Zoom classes, the link is still active; if not, please write me directly for the password.
Read More The State of Israel: Tonight at 7:30 PM EST