Dialogues in Judaic Studies

Ari Barbalat

Russian Ideational Roots Of Jewish Thought

Yiddish Historians

Jewish History

Rabbi Joseph Karo

Jewish Law

Qumran Community

Dead Sea Scrolls

Holocaust

Ottoman Empire

Biblical Studies

Josephus

Russian Literature

Hebrew Literature

Zionism

Liminality

Ritual Practices

Judaism

Yiddish Literature

Sephardic Jews

Nationalism

This podcast features educational, informative and intellectually compelling conversations with authors of newly-published books and recently-released monographs on Jewish history, Jewish religion, Jewish philosophy and Jewish literature. The podcast intends to reach academic specialists, members of the reading public and beginners with entry-level curiosity.

Publishes	Daily	Episodes	28	Founded	2 months ago
Number of Listeners		Categories	HistoryReligion & SpiritualityJudaism

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Matthew S. Goldstone, The Dangerous Duty of Rebuke: Leviticus 19:17 in Early Jewish and Christian Interpretation. Leidein: Brill, 2018.

In this monograph, Matthew Goldstone investigates the perceptions of religious texts in early Jewish and Christian communities regarding the responsibility to rebuke others, based on the biblical verse: "Rebuke your fellow but do not incur sin" (Levi... more

15 Apr 2026 • 1 hr 11 min

Jason Silverman, Persian Royal-Judaean Elite Engagements in the Early Teispid and Achaemenid Empire: The King's Acolytes. London: T&T Clark, 2020.

Jason Silverman offers a timely and essential examination that enhances our comprehension of Achaemenid ideology and Persian Period Judaism.

Although the Achaemenid Persian Empire (c. 550–330 BCE) surpassed all prior empires of the Ancient Near East... more

14 Apr 2026 • 1 hr 12 min

Elisa Uusimäki, Lived Wisdom in Jewish Antiquity: Studies in Exercise and Exemplarity. London: T & T Clark, 2016.

Shifting away from the traditional view of wisdom as merely a literary genre, this book explores the lived, embodied, and formative aspects of wisdom as outlined in Jewish texts from the Persian, Hellenistic, and early Roman periods. By examining a v... more

30 Mar 2026 • 41 min

Carmel Cassar, Mediterranean Jews, Crypto-Jews and the Inquisition in Early Modern Malta. Msida, Malta: University of Malta Press, 2024.

In the early modern era, Malta served as a transitional hub for individuals traveling between western Christendom, Islamic North Africa, and the Near East. However, it primarily functioned as a Catholic frontier society, a status that the crusading K... more

30 Mar 2026 • 2 hrs 14 min

Stephen Wunrow, Passing Through the Heavens: Heavenly Space in Hebrews and its Jewish and Christian Environment. London: T&T Clark (Bloomsbury Publishers), 2025.

In this study, Stephen Wunrow examines the important question of what the author of Hebrews meant when he described heaven. He believes that the author wanted people to see his references to heavenly space as real descriptions of an actual place. Wun... more

29 Mar 2026 • 1 hr 27 min

Josiah Peeler, Punning in Odd Or Elegant Constructions in Jeremiah: The Convergence of Linguistics, Rhetoric, and Textuality in the Hebrew Text of Jeremiah. Tubingen, Germany: Mohr Siebeck, 2025.

From Egypt to Mesopotamia, ancient Near Eastern scribes, including the Israelite scribes of the Hebrew Bible, created both infelicitous and symmetric elements in their textual works. These elements, through their form, convey messages that go beyond ... more

29 Mar 2026 • 1 hr 29 min

Matthew Suriano, A History of Death in the Hebrew Bible. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018.

In the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament, a good death was defined by burial within the family tomb, allowing one to join their ancestors in the afterlife. This afterlife, as described in biblical literature, was not about individual judgment or the con... more

26 Mar 2026 • 1 hr 28 min

Bruno Clifton, Family and Identity in the Book of Judges. Leiden: Brill, 2022

This research delves into the intricate family dynamics and identity politics present in Israel, as illustrated through the compelling narratives found in Judges. It utilizes an interdisciplinary approach that combines socio-anthropological insights ... more

24 Mar 2026 • 1 hr 30 min

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Jamal-Dominique Hopkins

Associate professor of Christian scriptures at Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary

Baylor University

Episode: Jamal-Dominique Hopkins, *Cultic Spiritualization: Religious Sacrifice in the Dead Sea Scrolls*. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2022.

Kristine Henriksen Garroway

Professor of Bible at the Skirball Campus of the Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles

Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion

Episode: Kristine Henriksen Garroway, *The Dying Child: The Death and Personhood of Children in Ancient Israel*. New York: Oxford University Press, 2025.

Rina Lapidus

Professor at Bar Ilan University specializing in the relationship between Russian and Jewish literature and thought.

Bar Ilan University

Episode: Rina Lapidus, *Russian Ideational Roots of Jewish Thought and Hebrew Literature*. Boston: Academic Studies Press, 2024.

Ursula Westwood

Lecturer in the Department of Ancient Studies at Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University

Episode: Ursula Westwood, *Moses Among the Greek Lawgivers: Reading Josephus’ Antiquities through Plutarch’s Lives*. Leiden: Brill, 2023.

Jordan Henderson

Dean and Professor of Biblical Studies at St. Athanasius College

St. Athanasius College

Episode: Jordan Henderson, *Defeat and Deliverance: Prefigurements of the Jewish Revolt against Rome in Josephus' Depictions of Past Invasions of Jerusalem*. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 2026.

Roni Weinstein

Teaches at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Foreign Students Program.

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Episode: Roni Weinstein, *Joseph Karo and the Shaping of Modern Jewish Law: The Early Modern Ottoman and Global Settings*. London: Anthem Press, 2022.

Mark L. Smith

Resident scholar at American Jewish University, specializing in Jewish history and Holocaust historiography.

American Jewish University

Episode: Mark L. Smith, *Building and Consoling a Nation: The Yiddish Historians in their Own Words*. Boston: Academic Studies Press, 2026.

Debby Koren

Independent researcher in the fields of Halakha and Responsa literature.

Episode: Debby Koren, *Responsa in a Historical Context: A View of Post-Expulsion Spanish-Portuguese Jewish Communities through Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Responsa*. Boston: Academic Studies Press, 2024.

Josef Mendelevitch

Born in Soviet Latvia, a prominent activist and advocate for human rights and Jewish national rights.

Mechon Meir

Episode: Josef Mendelevitch, *The Cantonists: Jewish Boys in the Russian Military, 1827-1856*. Rachelle Emanuel, trans. Boston: Academic Studies Press (in Partnership with Touro University Press in New York), 2025.

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Ari Barbalat

Host of Dialogues in Judaic Studies podcast

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Rebecca Harris, *Religious Experience and Divinization in the Sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls: Living in the Liminal*. Leiden: Brill, 2026.

Q: To what degree can the conclusions and lessons presented in your research stimulate ethical action on the part of the reader?

This can be a sort of challenge or invitation to us to think about how are we engaging in the world, and what sort of communities we are part of that work toward the good we want to see.【timestamp】

Rebecca Harris, *Religious Experience and Divinization in the Sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls: Living in the Liminal*. Leiden: Brill, 2026.

Q: How does your research advance our understanding of eschatology?

I think this work has a lot to contribute to the way that we think about early Jewish eschatology and its relation to other writers like Paul, particularly through a liminal approach.

Rebecca Harris, *Religious Experience and Divinization in the Sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls: Living in the Liminal*. Leiden: Brill, 2026.

Q: What information is presented here regarding everyday life in the Qumran community? How might this help us think about religious experience among members of the group?

Part of what I tried to do in this study is imagine and construct what it might have looked like to be a member of this group, looking at their imagined world and shared constructs.

Rebecca Harris, *Religious Experience and Divinization in the Sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls: Living in the Liminal*. Leiden: Brill, 2026.

Q: What was your inspiration in writing this book?

The early ideas for this project really started in a seminar on time that I had at Rice University where I developed an interest in the conceptions of time encountered in the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Rebecca Harris, *Religious Experience and Divinization in the Sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls: Living in the Liminal*. Leiden: Brill, 2026.

Q: What does the term liminality mean? Can you explain how you apply the concept in this project to your reading of the scrolls?

Liminality refers to a transitional state of being that exists between two ordered poles and often indicates temporal, geographical, or ontological circumstances.

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2. Kristine Henriksen Garroway
3. Rina Lapidus
4. Ursula Westwood
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6. Roni Weinstein
7. Mark L. Smith
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