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Erik Dreff, PhD student at the Divinity School, will present his dissertation proposal, dealing with the issue of the Love of God in Spinoza’s thought. Please email Ori at owerdiger@uchicago.edu to be sent the text of Erik’s proposal. Scott Ferguson, PhD at the Divinity school will respond.
Swift 406. 4:30-6:00 pm. Tea, coffee, and other Hanuka related refreshments.
© Assaf Harel 2010
Assaf Harel, Phd candidate at the Department of Anthropology at Rutgers, works on the anthropology of time. Harel will speak with us about his research, conducted among West Bank Jewish settlers. In preparation for Assaf’s presentation, please read the articles by Eldar and Zertal and by Ravitzky, and also the Miracle Stories from the Gaza Strip. Yaqub Hilal, PhD student, Department of Anthropology, UChicago, will respond. co-hosted with the Literature and Philosophy workshop. Swift 208. 4:30-6:00. Tea, Coffee and refreshments.
© John Tenniel, 1865.
Larisa Resnik, PhD candidate at the Divinity School will present a chapter from her dissertation on Franz Rosenzweig. Please download the chapter here. Francesca Consolaro, visiting PhD student from the Università degli Studi di Verona will respond. Regenstein 503. 4:30-6:00 pm. Coffee and tea to keep you warm.
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David N. Myers, Professor of Modern Jewish thought and chair of the Department of History at UCLA, will discuss a chapter from his book project on the Satmar Hassidic community in Kirjas Joel, a Hasidic- only municipality in NY. Please read Professor Myers’s short introduction , his table of contents, and his chapter.
Professor Galit Hasan-Rokem, Max and Margarethe Grunwald Professor Emerita of Folklore at the Hebrew University, will be responding and then we will open it up for general discussion and questions.
Tuesday, October 22. 4:00- 5:30. Swift 106. (Please note: we will begin 30 minutes earlier than our usual schedule due to time constraints.) co-sponsored with CCJS and SAJE – the student alliance for Jewish enrichment. Coffee, tea and snacks will be served.