Brandeis University Near Eastern and Judaic Studies Department

Brandeis University Near Eastern and Judaic Studies Department Near Eastern and Judaic Studies is dedicated to intellectual openness and engagement with critical q Connect on LinkedIn!

The Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies (NEJS) is a multi-disciplinary department committed to innovative research and teaching in a broad range of fields including Bible and Ancient Near East, Jewish Studies, Israel Studies, Islamic and Middle East Studies, and Hebrew, Yiddish, Arabic, and other Near Eastern languages. It is home to one of the world's largest programs in Jewish and Hebr

ew Studies. Dedicated to intellectual openness and pedagogic excellence, NEJS offers courses that engage critical questions of history, religion, culture, language, literary and textual studies, social and political science, law, education, and women's and gender studies, as well as rich experiential learning opportunities. Its faculty also lead and participate in research centers and institutes across the university. NEJS provides a rigorous undergraduate program for students of diverse religious and ethnic backgrounds and graduate programs to train the next generation of scholars and leaders. http://www.linkedin.com/in/brandeisnejs
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See Professor Yehudah Mirsky interviewed for Estonian TV (his part is in English)
09/17/2025

See Professor Yehudah Mirsky interviewed for Estonian TV (his part is in English)

Iisrael valmistub uueks suuroperatsiooniks Gazas ja klaarib Ühendriikidega oma rünnakut Kataris, mille käigus tapeti kuus Hamasi läbirääkimiste delegatsiooni liiget. Iisraeli ühiskond on sõjast väsinud, peaminister Benjamin Netanyahu jätkab aga paremäärmuslaste toel sama hooga.

Sephardic & Mizrahi Jews in the United States: Identities, Experiences, and Communities - see this article with informat...
09/04/2025

Sephardic & Mizrahi Jews in the United States: Identities, Experiences, and Communities - see this article with information on the first National Demographic study of this kind, with help from an advisory committee including Professor Yuval Evri!
https://sephardicstudy.org/

https://youtu.be/A45IcRzp1n0?si=3h7_rm6HO0yi-CSPProfessor Yuval Evri on the podcast "Zionism in Discomfort." In the conv...
07/21/2025

https://youtu.be/A45IcRzp1n0?si=3h7_rm6HO0yi-CSP

Professor Yuval Evri on the podcast "Zionism in Discomfort." In the conversation he discusses Mizrahi Jews, who are indigenous to Palestine/Eretz Yisrael

הפרק הלפני אחרון לעונה הראשונה, ואנחנו כבר עובדים על השניהבפרק הזה של ציונות באי נחת אנחנו חוזרים אל קהילה שנשכחה מהנרטיב הציוני: יהודי המזרח שחיו בארץ ישראל...

Professor Yehudah Mirsky's letter to The Free Press:
07/21/2025

Professor Yehudah Mirsky's letter to The Free Press:

Plus: How nationalism actually works, the leisure polarization theory, and more.

https://k-larevue.com/en/yehudah-mirsky/
07/14/2025

https://k-larevue.com/en/yehudah-mirsky/

In this interview with Danny Trom, Yehudah Mirsky looks back at the intellectual and spiritual roots of religious Zionism, from its internal tensions to its contemporary manifestations. Underlying this is the figure of Rav Kook, a mystic and visionary who is now claimed by the most opposing factions...

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