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Audiovisual Conference

CONFERENCE PAPER: "CROSSING THE JORDAN RIVER: NORTH VS. SOUTH"

December 9, 2020
Society of Biblical Literature
Virtual Meeting

During the biblical period it was much easier to cross the Jordan River to the north of the Jabbok (Zarqa) tributary than to the south. In the north the river was less wide and less deep, and the valley was easier to cross. Ethnographic data suggest that the north had forty-one fords and the south had five. This discrepancy might explain why the northern tribe of Manasseh is the only tribe in the Bible said to have lived on both banks of the river. Although the Jordan was a significant boundary in the south, it was more of a non-boundary in the north, where Manasseh was situated.

Lecture

CO-CHAIR, HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE BIBLICAL WORLD

Society of Biblical Literature
Virtual Meeting
December 2020

This unit provides a platform for scholars to present original research related to the historical geography of the biblical world. While we anticipate many studies related to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and the New Testament, we welcome studies of related regions and texts as well. 

We will be hosting two sessions at this year's SBL. "Historical Geography of the Biblical World" is open to any historical geographical issue related to the lands and peoples of the Bible. "Administration in the Levant in the Persian Period” is being held in conjunction with the journal Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel (HeBAI), which will be publishing an issue on the same topic in 2021.site.org/meetings/Congresses_CallForPaperDetails.aspx?MeetingId=37&VolunteerUnitId=790

Networking Event

PENTATEUCH CHAIR

Society of Biblical Literature - Middle Atlantic Region
Annual Meeting
Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey
March 9, 2020

This session will have presentations on each of the Five Books of Moses.

Audiovisual Conference

DAILY LIFE AS AN ANCIENT ISRAELITE

Center for Hebraic Studies and Wellness, Apple Valley CA
November 21, 2019

This group study will explore some of the findings of our Daily Life course at BiblicalCulture.org.

Lecture

VISITING SCHOLAR, ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Orange County, CA
November 20-21, 2019

Talk 1: "Etrog: How a Chinese Fruit Became a Jewish Symbol"
Talk 2: "Was the Book of Proverbs Written by an Egyptian?"

Audiovisual Conference

SUKKAH TALK

Congregation Shearith Israel: The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, NY, NY
October 17, 2019

This discussion of the festival of Sukkot will take place in the beautiful Sukkah of the oldest Jewish congregation in America, just across from Central Park in Manhattan.

Lecture

AUTHOR'S EVENING

Nyack College, NY NY
September 18, 2019

The theme of this event is "Rites and Rituals of Pilgrimage During the Late Second Temple Period."

Networking Event

SHABBAT SHIUR

Hebrew Institute of Riverdale
October 12, 2019

This pre-Sukkot lecture will explore timely topics related to the holiday.

Networking Event

33 PSALMS IN 1 HOUR

JCC in Greenwich, CT
Tuesday July 25th 2019

One of the most well known genres of the psalms is the hymn. Who is a hymn directed to? What is it's purpose? Join our Lunch-and-Learn to find out.

Lecture

CHAIR, "HEBREW BIBLE: TORAH" SESSION

Society of Biblical Literature Mid-Atlantic Region Annual Conference
February 28, 2019

This session will include talks on Genesis and Exodus with a focus on Egypt and its cultural impact on the Hebrew Bible.

Audiovisual Conference

CHINESE NEW YEAR AND KOSHER CHINESE BUFFET AT THE MILTON AND BETTY KATZ JCC IN MARGATE, NEW JERSEY

February 5th, 2019
6pm

This event will focus on the intersections between the Jewish and Chinese communities, with a focus on the etrog, the Chinese fruit that became a Jewish symbol.

Class

STUDY SESSION AT THE VALLEY BEIT MIDRASH IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA

January 10, 2019
7pm

Topic: The etrog and the many interpretations of Leviticus 23:40

Networking Event

LUNCH AND LEARN AT THE JCC IN GREENWICH, CT

September 20, 2018
12:30pm

This study session, facilitated by the Jewish Book Council, is for the entire Greenwich community.

Audiovisual Conference

LECTURE AT BETH EL SYNAGOGUE CENTER, NEW ROCHELLE, NY

June 5th, 2018
7pm

"Etrog: How a Chinese Fruit Became a Jewish Symbol"

Lecture

SESSION CHAIR: PENTATEUCH

The Society of Biblical Literature
New Brunswick, New Jersey
March 15, 2018

This session will have presentations on topics ranging from biblical love to the effects of trauma on biblical narratives.

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BOOK REVIEW: JERUSALEM THRONE GAMES

The Society of Biblical Literature

New Brunswick, New Jersey

March 15, 2018

I will be reviewing Peter Feinman's new book Jerusalem Throne Games (Oxbow, 2017) for the Society of Biblical Literature.

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