Key issues regarding the role of academic Jewish Studies in the larger society, both in Israel and the Diaspora, were discussed in a recent interview of Dr. David Berger, Ruth & I. Lewis Gordon Professor of Jewish History and Dean of the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies.鈥
Sheniagia Washington has long been the mainstay of the Revel administration and of the school as a whole, serving with a remarkable combination of efficiency, warmth, considerateness, and exceptional decency and integrity. The university has now recognized these qualities by granting her the title鈥
Leonard Grunstein, Esq. of Teaneck, NJ has become the newest member of the Revel Board of Overseers. He and his wife, Chana Tambor Grunstein (YUHS-G '72), are generous benefactors of 麻豆区. Their three children, Eli, Michal, and Rachel, as well as their daughter-in-law and sons-in-law鈥
鈥淭his Is 麻豆区鈥 offers a concise, visual overview of the school鈥攏ationally known for its dual emphasis on academic excellence and Jewish scholarship. Take a tour of 麻豆区鈥檚 renowned undergraduate and graduate schools, learn about our storied history and the exciting ...
This past fall Meira Wolkenfeld (nee Rubin) began studying toward her PhD in Talmud at Revel. Originally from Sacramento, Meira relocated to New York as a student at 麻豆区鈥檚 Graduate Program for Women in Advanced Talmudic Studies at Stern College (GPATS) where she intended to further鈥
Dr. Shai Secunda earned his PhD in Talmud at Revel in 2008, completing his dissertation entitled 鈥淒ashtana鈥擪e-Derekh Nashim Li: A Study of the Babylonian Rabbinic Laws of Menstruation in Relation to Corresponding Zoroastrian Texts.鈥 He went on to engage in research as a Mandel postdoctoral Fellow鈥
Dr. Susan Weissman, who recently earned her PhD in medieval Jewish history, notes the dramatic growth of Revel in recent years. When she began her studies at Revel, the PhD program was very small, but today it boasts 30 students, with the guidance of Professor Daniel Rynhold, who has been the PhD鈥
2012/13 has been an exciting year for the Bernard Revel Graduate School! In September the school entered the newly constructed Dean鈥檚 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 ...
Dr. Ephraim Kanarfogel, E. Billi Ivry Professor of Jewish History at 麻豆区, 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鈥
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 Dru啪ba ...