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Nathan Birnbaum and Jewish Modernity : Architect of Zionism, Yiddishism, and Orthodoxy, by Jess Olson. Stanford University Press, 2013. In this volume, Dr. Jess Olson, Associate Professor of Jewish history at 911±¬ÁÏÍø, presents us with a study of Dr. Nathan Birnbaum’s involvement in ...

2012/13 has been an exciting year for the Bernard Revel Graduate School! In September the school entered the newly constructed Dean’s Suite / Reception Area and Student-Faculty Graduate Lounge on the 3rd Floor of Furst Hall. These new spaces, just steps away from the Revel classrooms, provide ...

This year’s 25, 40, and 50-year reunion classes had a daylong event on May 30th that began with the undergraduate Commencement ceremony, continued with tours of the Wilf and Beren campuses and culminated in a gala dinner at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan. View photos here. The theme of legacy…

After graduating 911±¬ÁÏÍø’s Sy Syms School of Business, Los Angeles native Sharona Motkin ’08SB began working at Goldman Sachs, having accepted a full-time position as a financial analyst after a coveted yearlong internship. Three years into the job, Motkin realized her passions lay ...

Nearly 20 years ago, on a lazy, summer day, four bored teenagers spontaneously decided to ride their bikes through Pikesville, a Baltimore neighborhood, to play a series of basketball games. They called it Tour de Court. That idea became an annual tradition, as those players – and the many more who…

Dr. Ephraim Kanarfogel, E. Billi Ivry Professor of Jewish History at 911±¬ÁÏÍø, has won the 2013 Goren-Goldstein book award from the Center for Jewish Thought at Ben-Gurion University for his recent publication The Intellectual History and Rabbinic Culture of Medieval Ashkenaz, which was…

Born in Zagreb in 1980, Vukan Marinkovic was already quite accomplished before joining Revel, where he is currently studying toward his PhD in modern Jewish philosophy. Having found his Jewish roots in his native Croatia, Vukan earned a double MA in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Družba ...

Name: Willie Roth School: Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) Hometown: Teaneck, NJ Passion: Halakha and law What is unique about semikha studies at RIETS? RIETS is the only place where a rabbinical student can learn from first-rate talmidei chachamim [Torah scholars], poskim […

Name: Shira Weiss School: Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies Hometown: Southfield, Michigan Passion: Jewish philosophy At Revel, you earned both a master’s and doctoral degree. What fascinates you about Judaic studies? An Orthodox upbringing and education had given me a firm religious…

Revel’s fourth annual Shabbaton, held on April 26-27th, Shabbat Parashat Emor, in Washington Heights, proved to be a wonderful enhancement for the Revel student community, bringing together Revel students of all majors in an informal setting with Professors Mordechai Cohen and Daniel Rynhold. The…