David S. Lobel Visiting Scholar in Jewish Studies

The David S. Lobel Visiting Scholar in Jewish Studies Fund supports the annual lecture which brings scholars whose academic foci includes the study of the Bible, Jewish mysticism, and/or Jewish philosophy and theology in the ancient, medieval, and modern periods, especially for students who are interested in deepening their understanding of Judaism. For the academic year 2023-2024, we welcome Dr. Deena Aranoff, director of the Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA as our Lobel Scholar. Aranoff delivered a public lecture in addition to teaching an undergraduate course, "The Hebrew Bible: Readings in Religion and Culture."

View Deena Aranoff's Keynote Lecture here

Past Events

Mother's Milk: Childrearing, the household, and the making of Jewish Culture with Deena Aranoff

Date

Mon November 6th 2023, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Location:

Margaret Jacks Hall (Bldg. 460), Terrace Room (Rm. 426)
450 JANE STANFORD WAY, BLDG. 460, STANFORD

Join Deena Aranoff, Faculty Director of the Richard S.

“What’s Secular About Religious Law? Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Perspectives” with Rushain Abbasi, Orit Malka, and Atria Larson

Date

Thu March 31st 2022, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Location:

Stanford Law School

The Stanford Center for Law and History, the Taube Center for Jewish Studies, and Sohaib and Sara Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies are hosting a panel conversation on March 31, “What’s…

Learning from the Dead about the Living: Jewish Daily Life in Medieval Northern Europe

Date

Wed March 4th 2020, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Location:

Building 460, 4th floor, Terrace Room (426)

David S. Lobel Visiting Scholar Lecture

David S. Lobel Visiting Scholar Lecture: "Imagining the Faces of God: The Contribution of Kabbalah and the Zohar to Jewish Religious Language" with Melila Hellner-Eshed

Date

Thu May 9th 2019, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Location:

Building 460, 4th floor, Terrace Room (426)

The David S. Lobel Visiting Scholar in Jewish Studies Lecture

David S. Lobel Visiting Scholar Lecture: "Taming the Shamanic Impulse: The Emergence of the Hasidic Master" with Rabbi Arthur Green

Date

Tue March 6th 2018, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Location:

Building 460, Terrace Room (4th floor)

David S. Lobel Visiting Scholar Lecture

David S. Lobel Visiting Scholar Lecture: "Shakespeare's Shylock and the (Legend of the) Wandering Jew" with Galit Hasan-Rokem

Date

Mon December 5th 2016, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Location:

History Corner; building 200 - room 307

David S. Lobel Visiting Scholar Lecture

David S. Lobel Visiting Scholar Lecture: "Skies of Parchment, Seas of Ink: Jews, Art, Identity, and Politics" with Marc Epstein

Date

Mon May 2nd 2016, 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Location:

Kehillah Hall - Ziff Center at the Koret Pavilion - Hillel at Stanford

Join Professor Marc Michael Epstein of Vassar College on a fascinating journey as he illuminates the luxurious and beautiful world of books made by hand for Jews over the…