Hadassah-Brandeis Institute

09/10/2026

Shana tova from HBI, wishing you a sweet new year!

09/04/2026

Apply now for the 2027 HBI Research Award. Application closes soon!

📣 The 2027 HBI Research Awards application is now open! The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute awards grants each year to support research and artistic projects centered on Jewish women’s and gender studies. Awards are made to graduate students, early career, and established researchers.

🗓️ Apply by September 8, 2026

https://www.brandeis.edu/hbi/programs/research/index.html

H-Judaic Association for Jewish Studies Association for Israel Studies

09/01/2026

Experience the music of Israeli legend Yoni Rechter at The Vilna on September 17!

A composer, pianist, singer, and arranger whose work has shaped the soundtrack of Israeli life for more than 40 years, Yoni Rechter brings his music and stories to the stage for an intimate evening of music and conversation. Register today: https://vilnashul.org/events/event/yoni-rechter-retrospective?utm_source=video&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=yoni

Part of our Studio Israel series, in partnership with the Brandeis Schusterman Center for Israel Studies and the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute.

08/20/2026

Brandeis Students! Announcing the opening of Beginning Yiddish, YDSH 10a, M-Th, 9:05–9:55 am. Enroll in YDSH 10a now to start learning this fascinating language and the exciting story of the rich culture behind it.

Meet the instructor, Dr. Emma Breslow https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IrueMTJn3aN70X6phFLlB48T6kbV7UeG/view?usp=sharing

Brandeis University Brandeis University Near Eastern and Judaic Studies Department

08/11/2026

This fall’s Brandeis University course, “America and its Jews at 250”, taught by 29 experts in their fields including Flora Cassen, Director of the Brandeis Center for Jewish Studies and HBI Director Lisa Fishbayn Joffe, is open to the public with an online component. Sign up soon!

From my immigrant perspective, the openness to invention and new ideas is unique in the world. That pluralism is essential to protect.