CJS

websites.harvard.edu/cjs/2026/03/18… Fall 2026 course registration starts on 4.1.26, and Crimson Carts open today! Browse the new Fall 2026 Courses page for a list of Harvard’s Jewish studies course offerings.

cjs.fas.harvard.edu/2026/03/18/wel… The CJS welcomes two new members to our Executive Committee: Asst. Professor Simone Stirner, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures and Professor Terrence L. Johnson of Harvard FAS and HDS, and director of HDS's Religion and Public Life.

cjs.fas.harvard.edu/calendar_event… 4.28.26 Jewish – Muslim Interrelations Series: “Power and Vulnerability in Middle Eastern and North African Jewish History” | Jessica Marglin

websites.harvard.edu/cjs/calendar_e… Join us for a panel discussion of "Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History," a PBS series written and narrated by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., tracing the relationship between Black and Jewish Americans, defined by solidarity and strained by division.

cjs.fas.harvard.edu/calendar_event… “The Last Twins“ | Film Screening and Discussion The Last Twins is the never-before-told story of an unsung hero of the Holocaust who risked everything to save dozens of young twins from almost certain death at Auschwitz.

cjs.fas.harvard.edu/calendar_event… Leore Sachs – Shmueli: “What is Sacred About Emotions? A Historical Exploration of Emotion in Hasidism” Dr. Sachs-Shmueli, Senior Lecturer, Department of Jewish Philosophy, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

websites.harvard.edu/cjs/calendar_e… Theodore Lewis: “Ritual Strategies & Royal Cult at Ugarit and Their Relevance for Biblical Traditions” Hosted by the Hebrew Bible Graduate Student Workshop. Sponsored by the Center for Jewish Studies, Harvard University

iop.harvard.edu/events/505-day… Monday, 3.2.26, 6:00pm: HKS's IOP hosts Omer Shem Tov. He will share his incredible story of surviving 505 days in captivity following October 7, 2023. Hybrid. Open in-person to Harvard ID holders only. Registration required in-person and livestream

cjs.fas.harvard.edu/calendar_event… Black and Jewish, A Talk Series Professor Lewis Gordon: “On Afro-Jewish Philosophy” March 12, 4:00 pm, in-person

websites.harvard.edu/cjs/fellowship… Attention Graduate and Undergraduate Harvard students! The CJS is pleased to announce that the application process for the following funding opportunities are now OPEN Click below for details and deadlines!

websites.harvard.edu/cjs/2026/01/26… Please join us in welcoming our Spring 2026 academic visitors. Click below to see our current Visiting Faculty, Starr Fellows, and Silver Fellow. The Center for Jewish Studies wishes all of you a fruitful and enjoyable time at Harvard!

websites.harvard.edu/cjs/calendar_e… Raphael Cormack, Assistant Professor, School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Durham University, United Kingdom In conversation with Jessica Marglin and Adam Mestyan, NELC, Harvard February 18, 12:00pm, on Zoom, registration is required!

websites.harvard.edu/cjs/2026/01/26… Spring Talks at CJS Harvard: Raphael Cormack, Durham University, UK Professor Lewis Gordon, University of Connecticut Leore Sachs – Shmueli, Bar-Ilan University, Israel “The Last Twins“ Screening and Discussion Jessica Marglin, USC Yael landman, JTS

The Center for Jewish Studies Wishes you and yours a happy holiday season and a wonderful new year. Our offices and all other Harvard University offices will be closed for Winter Recess from Wednesday, 12.24.25 to Friday, 1.2.26. We will resume regular hours on Monday, 1.5.2026.

The CJS congratulates Hannah Duane, 2026 Marshall Scholar! news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Nathan Littauer Professorship of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy, we are pleased to announce the online publication A Centennial of Jewish Studies at Harvard. websites.harvard.edu/cjs/2025/12/02…

Happy Thanksgiving! The Center for Jewish Studies will be closed for the holiday Wednesday – Friday, November 26-28. We will resume regular hours of operation on Monday, December 1, at 9:00 a.m.

websites.harvard.edu/cjs/2025/11/20… Sarit Kattan Gribetz | “A Queen in Jerusalem: Helena of Adiabene and the Malleability of Memory” Monday, December 1 2025, 4:00 pm Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Room 201

websites.harvard.edu/cjs/about/publ… The CJS 2024-2025 Annual Review is available online! The issue highlights academic scholarship and activities in the Center over the past year.

websites.harvard.edu/cjs/2025/11/07… Spring 2026 Course Registration is Now Open! Check out ALL Jewish studies courses for the Spring 2026 semester in one place.