The Jewish Reformation: Bible Translation and Middle-Class Judaism as Spiritual Enterprise
Pre-reading:
* Michah Gottlieb, The Jewish Reformation: Bible Translation and Middle-Class Judaism as Spiritual Enterprise (OUP, 2021). Selected chapters:
o “Introduction: The Jewish Reformation”
o “A Man of No Party: Hirsch’s Nineteen Letters on Judaism as Bible Translation”
o “Conclusion: The Jewish Counter-Reformation”
The readings can be downloaded here: www.dropbox.com/sh/smp5735kudo0xjx/AAAk657Z7NWYjTAupEx0aSEha?dl=0
Date:
14 October 2021, 15:00 (Thursday, 1st week, Michaelmas 2021)
Venue:
Online: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-jewish-reformation-bible-translation-and-middle-class-judaism-tickets-181033695657
Speaker:
Prof. Micah Gottlieb (New York University)
Organising department:
Faculty of Theology and Religion
Part of:
Modern Jewish Studies Reading Group and Workshop
Booking required?:
Required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editors:
Frances Roach,
Alberto Garzoni
