Tag Archives: Jewish Studies

(Who’s In & Who’s Out) How We Think (One More Question re: Jewish Philosophy & Thought)

Posted on January 3, 2019 by zjb

Saving the ugliest question for last. How does the study of Modern Jewish Philosophy and Thought position in the canon Jewish thinkers like Arendt, Benjamin, Cassirer, Jonas about whom Jewishness (i.e. a Jewish social and intellectual subject position and experience) … Continue reading →

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(A Question for Modern Jewish Thought) Does Contemporary Jewish Thought Exist?

Posted on January 2, 2019 by zjb

[Eva Hesse Accretion (1968] It used to bother me in the 1990s when I’d see colleagues refer to modern Jewish philosophers like Buber and Rosenzweig as “postmodern.” The logic seemed to have been that since they allegedly they broke with … Continue reading →

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Is Modern Jewish Thought German Jewish Thought?

Posted on December 29, 2018 by zjb

Truth be told, I’ve got another German Jewish thought project up my sleeve, but I am wondering nonetheless. Is Modern Jewish Philosophy-Thought stuck in and condemned to the German Jewish past? Can we do without it? Do the concepts still … Continue reading →

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The Sad Place of Jewish Philosophy & Modern Thought at the AJS at 50

Posted on December 27, 2018 by zjb

Themed around “New Vistas in Jewish Studies,” the 50th Anniversary Issue of AJS Perspectives is a delight to behold, both to see and to read. Billed as “the magazine of the Association for Jewish Studies,” its most recent issue was devoted … Continue reading →

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Anti-Lachrymose Jewish History = A Lachrymose Theological & Reactionary Object (Salo Baron)

Posted on December 26, 2018 by zjb

Jewish Studies and the study of Jewish History in America begin to show their age. The older they get the weirder they look in retrospect.  Told as an origin story, one of the great founding moments of the discipline in … Continue reading →

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Psychotropic Jewish Studies & The Contemporary Study of Jewish Religion

Posted on December 19, 2018 by zjb

Polling my colleagues, asking for a friend, asking for a student, because I’m kind of curious, and of course purely for the sake of research, about the contemporary shape of the field, let’s say, after 1967. I’m genuinely wondering about … Continue reading →

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(AJS) The Party (2018)

Posted on December 14, 2018 by zjb
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Central NY Religious Studies Consortium (And The Study of Modern Judaism

Posted on December 10, 2018 by zjb

At a time when study in the Humanities is under pressure by strong social headwinds, the Central New York Religious Studies Consortium has now been finally finalized. Formed on the basis of a grouping of courtesy appointments at the Department … Continue reading →

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Sharp Critical Response by President of Pitzer College To Haifa BDS

Posted on November 30, 2018 by zjb

In addition to violating core principles of academic inquiry and freedom, recent campaigns by BDS to end study abroad in Israel should be recognized as a body blow targeting Jewish students and Jewish Studies. Rightly concerned about the impact of … Continue reading →

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(Job) Assistant Professor Contemporary Judaism (Syracuse)

Posted on August 15, 2018 by zjb

Assistant Professor- Contemporary Judaism Institution: Syracuse University Location: Syracuse, NY Category: Faculty – Liberal Arts – Religious Studies and Theology Posted: 08/14/2018 Application Due: Open Until Filled Type: Full Time Job #: 074022 Location: Syracuse, NY Pay Range: Commensurate with experience FLSA Status: Exempt … Continue reading →

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