The following arrived in my mailbox and since I know a number of readers are ABD I thought I would share it here. Good luck (and finish that D!). TARGUM SHLISHI ANNOUNCES GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR DISSERTATION RESEARCH ON JEWISH STUDIES TOPICS October 14, 2010 – Targum Shlishi is awarding […]
Judaism
In the comments on my previous post Joel asked about the origins of the “theologizing” in Targum Ruth. This morning he further commented, I’m just now getting into 2nd Temple lit, but the Targums fascinate me, especially as a tradition in which a traditional text was developed for a specific […]
The Washington Post ran a very interesting exposé-type piece on Sunday by Martha Wezler revealing that a Torah rescuing Rabbi’s miraculous claims about his discoveries may be less than true. Rabbi to the Rescue: Menachem Youlus is called the Indiana Jones of Torah recovery and restoration. But there are doubts […]
This week I have been trying to focus on research and writing. I was more successful than I expected, if I am honest with you. One of the pieces I was working on was a chapter for a forthcoming book on the versions and receptions of the Book of Lamentations. […]
Not sure if you all had heard the news yet or not: Towson U. Nears Merger With Baltimore Hebrew U. Ninety years after its founding, Baltimore Hebrew University is being absorbed by Towson University in order to survive. The two colleges had already approved the merger, and yesterday the Maryland Higher […]
In the Inside Higher Ed Quick Take’s I cited in the previous post there is also news that Yeshiva is changing their policies following the Madaff debacle wherein they lost millions. HUC may have to close two of their US campuses due to financial shortfalls. It is tough all around.
A tip of the ol’ cranial cover to my former student ES. An article from Daniel Drezner of Tufts University. The four questions lead him to four “relevant lessons about politics.” 1) Minority rights in an autocratic regime are a fragile thing. 2) Sanctions against an autocratic regime will rarely […]
From Comics I Don’t Understand, worth quoting in full. Nicole: I only wish the angel had said “Oh snap”, and the god in the bonus panel had used the phrase “youthful indiscretions”
I stumbled across this blog post (from a blog I have never seen, more on how I got there in another post perhaps) about the new Masterpiece Theatre version of Oliver Twist. It has an impressive cast with Timothy Spall (Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter films) playing Fagin. But […]