News in Jewish Studies

The Program in Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder mourns the horrific killing of eight people in Atlanta on Wednesday, March 16, 2021, including six Asian and Asian American women. We recognize these murders both as unspeakable tragedies for the victims and their families, and as highlighting the...

Nan Goodman, Professor, English and Jewish Studies and Editor in Chief, English Language Notes, recently published the following: “The Jewish Apostate and the American Expatriate: Leave-Taking in the Early American Republic,” Journal of the Early Republic , 41.1, 69-86, 2021 She also contributed this short piece, “Jewish Apostasy and American...

Professor Beverly Weber (University of Colorado Boulder) has been appointed Co-Editor of Feminist German Studies for a three-year term starting in January 2022. Beverly will be joining Alexandra Hill as FGS Co-Editor at the conclusion of Co-Editor Hester Baer’s term. Beverly comes to the position with a strong record of...

Rebecca Wartell will be speaking at the annual meeting of Western Jewish Studies Association. Wartell will be speaking on a panel on “Jews in the Midwest and West” with her work on “Jew Outdoors: Post-War Jewish Recreation in the Rocky Mountains.”

In Language Contact, Colonial Administration, and the Construction of Identity in Ancient Israel, Boyd addresses a long-standing critical issue in biblical scholarship: how does the production of the Bible relate to its larger historical, linguistic, and cultural settings in the ancient Near East? https://brill.com/view/title/39263

The committee noted: "Gregg Drinkwater's article is an extraordinary, moving, and deftly constructed work of historical scholarship. Drawing on crucial interviews, a wide array of primary sources, and queer theory, the article uncovers a fascinating history of liturgical innovation in late 20th-century American Judaism, demonstrating how 'gay and lesbian Jewish...

The Program in Jewish Studies congratulates Yonatan Malin, who is on a project team that’s been awarded a $50,000 NEH Digital Humanities Advancement Grant! "The Klezmer Institute is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Phase I Digital Humanities Access Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities...

From Biden’s giant Bible to Christian flags waved by rioters, ‘religion’ means different things to different people and different eras by Samuel L. Boyd The Bible featured prominently in the inauguration. In fact, three were used in the swearing-in ceremonies – Kamala Harris used both Thurgood Marshall’s and one belonging...

Samuel Boyd returns to continue our discussion on the article he co-authored with Samira Mehta titled, A justification for unrest? Look no further than the Bible and the Founding Fathers. Samuel L. Boyd is an Assistant Professor in Religious Studies and the Program in Jewish Studies at the University of...

In Gaveb, A Journal of Yiddish Studies posts a memorial blog for David Shneer z’’l We at In geveb are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of David Shneer z”l — brilliant scholar, generous mentor, pathbreaking queer activist, and skilled teacher enthusiastic about sharing his love for yiddishkayt. In honor...