The Goethe-Universität Frankfurt is looking for a Judaica librarian (E11). The position requires a degree in Information and Library Science (or equivalent) and substantial knowledge in Jewish Studies or a degree in Jewish Studies (at least B.A. or equivalent) and experience as a librarian. Good command of Hebrew is required as well. Deadline: April 26, 2023. This is a temporary position for 30 months. For any questions regarding this Job offer please contact Dr. Kerstin von der Krone (k.vonderkrone@ub.uni-franfurt.de)
Monthly Archives: April 2023
Turning Over the Stones of England’s Lost Jewish Past
Read the article “Turning Over the Stones of England’s Lost Jewish Past” in The New York Times.
Exhibition: The Golden Path. Maimonides across eight Centuries
May 9, 2023 – December 31, 2023, Popper Gallery, Yeshiva University Museum New York

This exhibition, which includes a Mishneh Torah personally signed by Maimonides, features rare pieces on loan from the Bodleian Library in Oxford, the British Library, the Royal Danish Library, the Mantua State Archive of the Italian Ministry of Culture and the National Library of Israel. Also featured are selections from one of the world’s premier private collections, the Hartman Family Collection of Manuscripts and Rare Books. These objects will bring into sharp focus the legacy and profound influence of Maimonides’s writings and thought.
CfP: Origin, History, & Interpretation of Tagin and Otiyyot Meshunnot for Writing the STaM
6-8 Nov 2023, Freie Universität Berlin
A paleographical particularity of Jewish scribal tradition is that some letters of the strongly standardized square script featured within scrolls are adorned with crownlets (Tagin) or written in an unusual way (Otiyyot Meshunnot). The Talmud specifies seven letters – gimel, zajin, tet, nun, ayin, tsade, and shin – for this uncommon letter ornamentation. Yet, medieval written testimonies from the 12th to the 15th centuries (and some later testimonies of this phenomenon, especially in megillot) present numerous exceptions to this antique limit and show a remarkable wealth of forms for new ornaments.

Podcast: Andrew D. Berns’ “The Land Is Mine”
You can now listen to a podcast about Andrew D. Berns’ book The Land Is Mine. Sephardi Jews and Bible Commentary in the Renaissance (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2022).
New Book: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger, ‘Learning Hebrew in Medieval England’
In her new study for the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, Professor Judith Olszowy-Schlanger explores the learning of Hebrew in medieval England. The study is an edition and analysis of a thirteenth century multilingual manuscript in the archives of Longleat house.
New Issue of Medieval Encounters
Medieval Encounters, Volume 29, Issue 1 (2023) (Brill Publishing, April 2023)
CONTENTS:
Conjoined Twins in Medieval Imagery — Robert Couzin
Non-Christian Service on the Public Stage: Artisans, Musicians, and the Implications of Ethno-Religious Difference in Late-Medieval Iberia — Thomas W. Barton
Aquinas Bound with a Talmudic Fragment: An Associative Exercise — Yakov Z. Mayer and Ayelet Even-Ezra
Fulbright US Scholar Program: Postdoctoral Opportunities Abroad
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is pleased to offer 19 exciting Postdoctoral Awards in 11 countries. Fulbright postdocs provide scholars who have recently graduated with a fully-funded opportunity to research and train under faculty abroad. Alumni of the program have cited the dedicated research time and extended mentorship of these opportunities as the top assets of Fulbright’s postdoctoral placements. Additionally, the professional network of fellow Fulbrighters and the prestige of the grant have opened doors for postdocs: after completing their grants, our scholars have gone on to succeed in tenure-track jobs, industry, and ongoing research and engagement in their field of study.
Continue reading Fulbright US Scholar Program: Postdoctoral Opportunities AbroadChag Pesach Sameach from the Board of mjsnow!

Exciting New Findings In A Medieval Manuscripts Treasure
See this video by Ben Outhwaite about “Exciting New Findings In A Medieval Manuscripts Treasure”.