New Ph.D. Fellowship in Sephardic Studies at Brandeis University

Brandeis University invites applicants for The Edmond J. Safra Doctoral Fellowships in Sephardic Studies.  The fellowships include an annual stipend for five years, health care coverage, and additional funds in the amount of $5,000 per year for summer study (language preparation, travel for research, etc.).  Prospective PhD students apply directly through a relevant department (Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, History, etc.) and indicate that they wish to be considered for a Fellowship. Brandeis especially encourages applicants wishing to focus on the Jews of medieval Spain, the medieval Middle East, or the Ottoman Empire/Middle East through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Wisdom from the Middle Ages: Philosophical Contributions from the Abrahamic Traditions

According to thier call, “[t]he University of New Brunswick’s Department of Philosophy invites scholars to submit abstracts for an international conference on “Wisdom from the Middle Ages: Philosophical Contributions from the Abrahamic Traditions.” This conference will highlight the important philosophical contributions made by Jewish, Christian, and Islamic thinkers in the Middle Ages. A secondary goal of the conference is to encourage dialogue and collaboration among researchers who work in different Abrahamic traditions, as well as to prompt new comparative studies among these traditions.”

Deadline: 30 January 2026.

Arye-Maimon-Vortrag 2025: Lucia Raspe, »Peripherie ohne Zentrum: Die jüdische Gemeinschaft in Aschkenas nach den Vertreibungen des Spätmittelalters«

5 November 2025, Universität Trier, Mittwoch, 18 Uhr, Hörsaal 10 and online

On 5 November 2025 Lucia Raspe (Essen) will speak about: »Peripherie ohne Zentrum: Die jüdische Gemeinschaft in Aschkenas nach den Vertreibungen des Spätmittelalters«, at Trier University, 18:00 CET. For a Zoom link, please register with cluse@uni-trier.de or muellerj@uni-trier.de.

Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics

According to their call, “[t]he Judaic Studies Department and the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Binghamton University invite applications for a tenure-track appointment in Talmud and Rabbinics at the rank of assistant professor. Candidates should demonstrate expertise in the classical Jewish canon from late antiquity through the early Middle Ages, with a preference for the cultural context of the Near East or the eastern Mediterranean. Command of Hebrew and Aramaic is expected, and competence in at least one other relevant language, such as Ancient Greek, Arabic, or Latin, is desirable. A range of methodological approaches is welcome, including Religious Studies, Literary Studies, History, and Philosophy, as well as interdisciplinary approaches. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute courses on the Bible in its historical context, rabbinic texts, and early Jewish history.”

Deadline: 18 December 2025.

Apokryphen in der mittelalterlichen Stadt. Parabiblische Welten im christlichen und jüdischen Regensburg

Gemäß Ausschreibung beschäftigt sich “[d]ie Jahrestagung des Mittelalterzentrums „Forum Mittelalter“ der Universität Regensburg […] vom 12.-14.11.2026 in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Centre for Advanced Studies „Beyond Canon_“ mit der spezifisch städtischen Ausprägung parabiblischer Überlieferungen am Beispiel von Regensburg.”