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Watch and Learn: Amy-Jill Levine, “What’s Jesus Got to Do With It”
Amy-Jill Levine was interviewed on Nashville Public Radio’s (WPLN) live podcast Movers and Thinkers on November 29, 2018 for an episode titled “What’s Jesus Got to Do With It.” Watch the livestream of the recording here.
Watch and Learn: Antisemitism in Contemporary American Politics
Jewish Studies hosted a roundtable titled “Antisemitism in Contemporary American Politics” on November 8, 2018. Moderator was Prof. Allison Schachter, the director of Jewish Studies, and panelists were Prof. Pamela Nadell from American University, Prof. Barry Trachtenberg from Wake Forest…
Listen and Learn: Jay Geller on Authorial Intentions Podcast, “Bestiarium Judaicum”
Vanderbilt podcast Authorial Intentions interviews Jay Geller about his new book book Bestiarium Judaicum: Unnatural Histories of the Jew. Listen to the interview here.
Watch and Learn: Phil Lieberman, “Augmenting Genizah Studies with Archaeological Research”
Phil Lieberman gave a lecture titled “Augmenting Genizah Studies with Archaeological Research” on May 16, 2017 at the University of Haifa. The talk was sponsored by From Fustat to Haifa: An International Research Workshop of the Israel Science Foundation Celebrating 120…
Listen and Learn: Robert Barksy on WBUR Podcast, “The Chomsky Effect”
Jewish Studies Professor Robert Barksy was interviewed by Christopher Lydon for his podcast “Radio Open Source” in a segment entitled “The Chomsky Effect.” Listen here.
Listen and Learn: David Wasserstein on Authorial Intentions Podcast, “Black Banners of Isis”
Vanderbilt podcast Authorial Intentions interviews David Wasserstein about his new book Black Banners of ISIS: The Roots of the New Caliphate. Listen to the interview here.
Listen and Learn: Shaul Kelner, “The Soviet Jewry Movement”
University of Michigan, Judaic Studies 2015-16 Frankel Institute Secularization/Sacralization Fellow, Shaul Kelner Project Title: Strategic Sacralization in American Jewish Politics: The Contradictions of Cultural Mobilization in the American Soviet Jewry Movement Click here to listen to the Frankly Judaic podcast.
Watch and Learn: Shaul Kelner, “The Timeless and the Timely”
Shaul Kelner gives his presentation, titled “The Timeless and the Timely: Sacralizing Political Activism in the Campaign for Soviet Jewry” on February 25, 2016 at the University of Michigan. The talk was sponsored by the Frankel Institute for Judaic Studies…
Blogcast: Shaul Kelner on Jewish Travel Education
In December 2015, Prof. Shaul Kelner participated in the blogcast, “Encounters and Journeys: Cultivating Jewish Peoplehood,” sponsored by the Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education. The blogcast focused on travel as a form of Jewish education, ethical engagement and…
Listen and Learn: Lenn Goodman on "Judaism, Humanity, and Nature"
Listen to Prof. Lenn Goodman discuss his book Lenn E. Goodman: Judaism, Humanity, and Nature, edited by Hava Tirosh-Samuelson and Aaron W. Hughes. Prof. Goodman was interviewed by Christopher Benda for the podcast series, Authorial Intentions, on March 31, 2015. Click here…
Watch and Learn: Phil Lieberman, “Jewish Onomastics, Cairo Geniza and Westward Migration in the Medieval Period”
Phil Lieberman gave a lecture titled “Jewish Onomastics, Cairo Geniza and Westward Migration in the Medieval Period” in March of 2015 at Bar-Ilan University.
Listen and Learn: A-J Levine on Jesus's Jewish Roots (NPR's On Point)
Prof. Amy-Jill Levine joins guest host John Harwood and author James Carroll on NPR’s On Point, for a discussion of why Jesus’s Jewish roots matter. The interview was broadcast on November 12, 2014. Click below to listen, and here for…
Listen and Learn: Lenn Goodman on "The Soul and Its Body"
Listen to Prof. Lenn Goodman discuss his book Coming to Mind: The Soul and Its Body, co-authored with D. Gregory Caramenico. Prof. Goodman was interviewed by Christopher Benda for the podcast series, Authorial Intentions, on September 19, 2014. Click here to…
Watch and Learn: Phil Lieberman, “Religion in the Public Square”
Phil Lieberman gave a lecture titled “Religion in the Public Square” on August 11, 2014 at the the Aspen Center for Social Values.
Listen and Learn: Ari Joskowicz on Jewish Anti-Catholicism in Germany and France
Listen to Prof. Ari Joskowicz discuss his book, The Modernity of Others: Jewish Anti-Catholicism in Germany and France. Prof. Joskowicz was interviewed by Todd Weir for the podcast series, New Books in Intellectual History, on July 15, 2014. Click here to listen…
Listen and Learn: Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman on Jews, Muslims, and Economic Life in Medieval Egypt
Listen to Prof. Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman discuss his book The Business of Identity: Jews, Muslims, and Economic Life in Medieval Egypt Prof. Lieberman was interviewed by Christopher Benda for the podcast series, Authorial Intentions, on April 4, 2014. Click here to listen…
Listen and Learn: Lenn Goodman on "Religious Pluralism and Values"
Listen to Prof. Lenn Goodman discuss his book Religious Pluralism and Values in the Public Sphere. Prof. Goodman was interviewed by Christopher Benda for the podcast series Authoral Intentions, on March 6, 2014. Click here to listen to the interview.
Watch and Learn: Shaul Kelner 3/6/14 on the Soviet Jewry Movement
Watch Shaul Kelner’s lecture on “Soviet Jewry Activists & Civic Engagement” at the National Museum of American Jewish History, March 6, 2014, in Philadelphia. Delivered for the Murray Friedman Memorial Lecture, a symposium sponsored by Temple University’s Feinstein Center for American…
Listen and Learn: Jack Sasson on the Book of Judges
Listen to Prof. Jack Sasson discuss his book Judges 1-12: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. Prof. Sasson was interviewed by Christopher Benda for the podcast series, Authorial Intentions, on October 21, 2013. Click here to listen to the interview.
Listen and Learn: Lenn Goodman and Richard McGregor on "The Case of Animals vs Man"
Listen to Professors Lenn Goodman and Richard McGregor discuss their book The Case of the Animals versus Man Before the King of the Jinn. Professors Goodman and McGregor were interviewed by Christopher Benda for the podcast series, Authorial Intentions, on October…
Listen and Learn: Shaul Kelner on "Tours That Bind"
Listen to Prof. Kelner discuss his book Tours That Bind: Diaspora, Pilgrimage, and Israeli Birthright Tourism. Prof. Kelner was interviewed by Christopher Benda for the podcast series, Authorial Intentions, on August 13, 2010. Click here for the interview.
Listen and Learn: Lenn Goodman on "Creation and Evolution"
Listen to Lenn Goodman discuss his book Creation and Evolution. Prof. Goodman was interviewed by Christopher Benda for the podcast series, Authorial Intentions, on June 14, 2010. Click here to listen to the interview.