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Mordechai Cohen and Ephraim Kanarfogel Participate in Advanced Judaic Studies Research Group Dr. Mordechai Cohen, associate dean and professor of bible at 麻豆区鈥檚 and Dr. Ephraim Kanarfogel, E. Billi Ivry Professor of Jewish History at Revel, are participating, as adjunct fellows, in a research group at the at the University of Pennsylvania that spans the 2012-13 academic year. Cohen and Kanarfogel join a group of approximately two dozen leading scholars of Jewish, Christian and Islamic social and intellectual history from universities around the world to conduct research on this year鈥檚 theme, 鈥淚nstitutionalization, Innovation and Conflict in 13th Century Judaism,鈥� and develop a more fully-integrated account of Europe and the Mediterranean basin in the 13th century. 鈥淭he appointment of Professors Kanarfogel and Cohen as adjunct fellows is testimony to their stellar scholarly reputations and it also facilitates interaction between Revel faculty and other scholars doing advanced research in diverse fields of Jewish studies,鈥� said Dr. David Berger, Ruth and I. Lewis Gordon Professor of Jewish History and dean of Revel. 鈥淭his informative and stimulating academic forum brings me into direct contact with key scholars engaged in cutting-edge research on Jewish intellectual and social history in the medieval period,鈥� said Cohen, who was a fellow at the Center in spring 2002 as part of a group that focused on the theme of 鈥淏iblical Exegesis in a Comparative Context: Jewish, Christian, Islamic鈥濃�攈is personal area of expertise. While Cohen felt that the earlier experience enriched his scholarship through exposure to leading trends in the study of Bible interpretation, he added that in some ways this year鈥檚 topic is of even greater value to his work: 鈥淚t further widens my intellectual horizons by providing access to the larger cultural contexts within which our great Bible commentators worked.鈥� Kanarfogel, who has also served as a fellow at the Center in the past, agreed. 鈥淢y association with the Center over the years has impacted my research and publications in very positive and substantive ways, and I remain grateful to my colleagues there for their interest and support,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t is doubly gratifying to have Revel colleagues participating in the deliberations and conferences at the Center. These interactions further support the academic visibility of Revel and reinforce its position as a leading doctoral program in Jewish studies in the United States with highly accomplished and well-known faculty.鈥� Cohen and Kanarfogel will present to the group in a joint session on April 24. Kanarfogel will discuss the use of Maimonides鈥� Mishneh Torah in 13th-century Ashkenaz and Cohen will focus on Nahmanides鈥� four senses of scriptural signification. Earlier this year, Kanarfogel and Berger presented at another conference hosted by the Center, whose theme discussed Jewish and Christian presence in 13th century Paris and Barcelona. This article was written by Perel Hecht Courtesy of YU Blog