About the Program

The Jewish Studies Program at Dartmouth, with offices in Reed Hall, offers some of the most popular courses at the College. Our faculty are internationally-renowned scholars and teachers in the field. Their research and course offerings encompass a wide range, including biblical studies, rabbinics, medieval Jewish philosophy and mysticism, and modern Jewish history, thought, and literatures. Our classes are are cross-listed with a range of departments, including History, Religion, Middle...

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Ehud Z. Benor
Ehud Z. Benor
Associate Professor of Religion
Lewis H. Glinert
Lewis H. Glinert
Professor
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Melissa F. Zeiger
Associate Professor of English
Lawrence D. Kritzman
Lawrence D. Kritzman
Pat and John Rosenwald Research Professor in the Arts and Sciences
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Barbara S. Kreiger
MALS, Chair of Creative Writing Concentration

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Spring Events 2019

Upcoming Events  

Monday, April 8, 2019, Filene Auditorium, 4:30 pm
Ilan Peleg, Lafayette College
Israel’s Identity Crisis:... Read more.

History and Culture of the Jews 1 Spring 2019

History and Culture of the Jews 1
The Classical Period (SOC and W)
JWST 10/HIST 94.08
Rachel Greenblatt @ 12 hour

Can we... Read more.

Congratulations Shaul Magid

The Jewish Studies Program Steering is delighted to announce that  Professor Shaul Magid will have a distinguished fellow appointment with the... Read more.

MLK at 90: An urgent call to action

On Jan. 15, 1929, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta. By 1954, he was the leader of one of the greatest... Read more.