Oxford University Chabad Society
MICHAELMAS TERMCARD 2021
Welcome to Oxford University Chabad Society Michaelmas Termcard '21! This term promises to be an exciting programme at the OU Chabad Society offering a wide variety of high profile and stimulating events, including world renowned speakers, delicious Friday night Shabbat dinners, stimulating classes, seminars and plenty of opportunities to meet other students and make new friends. Whether you’re looking for challenging discussions, classes in Judaism or a warm environment to hang out with friends, the Oxford University Chabad Society has something to offer everyone. Looking forward to meeting you over the coming term!
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Week 1
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Dr. Jaclyn Granick
'International Jewish Humanita
Jaclyn Granick is Lecturer in Modern Jewish History at Cardiff University with research expertise at the intersection of Jewish history and international politics and philanthropy. She completed her BA at Harvard and received her MA and PhD in international history from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, supported by a Fulbright fellowship to Switzerland. She then held a Newton International fellowship and a Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe fellowship for postdoctoral research here at Oxford. Dr Granick's first monograph, the subject of this presentation, was published in June by Cambridge University Press, and she is editing a journal issue on gender and Jewish international activism forthcoming this spring.
Tuesday (week 1), 12 Oct, 8pm
Buffet reception 7pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George St, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
RSVP for buffet: [email protected]
To join Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 837 1606 2672
Passcode: 411813
All are welcome!
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We're delighted to invite you to join us with friends for a welcome (back)
Welcome Shawarma and Drinks Night
Join us for a delicious shawarma and drinks night with salads and plenty of drinks, while chilling with old and new friends.
Wed, 13 Oct, 7pm-10pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George St, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
All are welcome!
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1st week Friday Night Shabbat
Delicious festival dinner with homemade challah, dips, traditional shabbat cuisine - chicken soup with kneidlach, plum sauce chicken and sumptuous desserts and drinks, l'chaim, followed by Hakafot - as celebrated also in Israel.
Friday, 15 October, 7p m
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George St, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
All are welcome!
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Week 2
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Walking Tour of Medieval Jewish Oxford
Many of the historic sites in Oxford are connected with the Jewish medieval history in Oxford. Join this special walking tour and get to see the part of the little known Jewish medieval tunnels and quarter, the site of the medieval cemetery, synagogue, the oldest College that was bought from a Jewish property owner, and the route of the Jewish funeral processions (Dead Man's Walk).
Tues, 19 Oct, 11am-12pm
Meet at Botanic Garden
RSVP: [email protected]
All are welcome!
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Professor Samuel Lebens
'Blaise Pascal and Baruch Pascalberg: What would you Wager?'
Samuel Lebens is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Haifa. He lives with his wife and three children in Netanya. He has published articles on a wide variety of topics, from the ontology of literature, to the nature of faith. His first book defends Bertrand Russell's theory of judgement, and his second book gives an account of the fundamental principles of Jewish philosophical theology. In addition to his academic work, Sam is also an Orthodox Rabbi.
Thursday, 21 October, 1pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George St, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
All are welcome!
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2nd week Friday Night Shabbat Dinner
Friday, 22 Oct, 7pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
All welcome!
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Week 3
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Dr. Kim Treiger-Bar-Am
'Freedom and Respect in Jewish Ethics'
Kim Treiger-Bar-Am is a legal academic in Israel. She holds degrees from Yale University and the University of Oxford, and is the author of Positive Freedom and the Law, and most recently Freedom and Respect in Jewish Ethics' (Lexington).
Tuesday, 26 Oct, 7pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84840182543?pwd=K2NjbzdFRnVUdFRacEswWFFhV1JUdz09
Meeting ID: 848 4018 2543
Passcode: 425220
All welcome!
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3rd week CHINESE Friday Night Shabbat Dinner
Friday, 29 Nov, 7pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
All are welcome!
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Week 4
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Professor Peter Hacker
'The Moral Powers: A Study of Human Nature'
Professor P.M.S. Hacker, currently Emeritus Research Fellow at Oxford University's St. John's College, is one of the most notable authorities on Wittgenstein and a distinguished historian of the analytic tradition. He is author of the four-volume Analytical Commentary on the Philosophical Investigations, the first two volumes co-authored with G. P. Baker (Blackwell, 1980-96) and of Wittgenstein's Place in Twentieth-Century Analytic Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 1996). He has also written and lectured extensively on the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind, as well as the relationship between philosophy and neuroscience. His most recently published books include Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience (Wiley-Blackwell, 2003), and History of Cognitive Neuroscience (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008), both co-authored with M. R. Bennett, and Human Nature: The Categorial Framework (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007).
Tuesday, 2 Nov, 8pm
Buffet reception 7pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George St, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
Buffet dinner served
RSVP for buffet: [email protected]
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86386595245?pwd=UmwyZ1pFbFkvS2h2c0hPT1VkL0NUQT09
Meeting ID: 863 8659 5245
Passcode: 844140
All are welcome!
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4th week Friday Night Shabbat Dinner
Friday, 5 Nov, 7pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
All welcome!
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Week 5
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Dr. Daniel Herskowitz
'Which G‑d will Save Us? New Perspectives on the Jewish Reception of Martin Heidegger'
Dr. Daniel M. Herskowitz is British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford. He was previously the Career Research Fellow in Jewish Studies at Wolfson College, University of Oxford and a postdoctoral fellow at the Religion Department, Columbia University. He is the author of over twenty studies on modern Jewish thought, Jewish-Christian exchanges, political theology, secularization, and nationalism. His first book, Heidegger and His Jewish Reception (Cambridge University Press, 2021) was awarded the 2021 Salo W. and Jeannette M. Baron Young Scholars Award for Scholarly Excellence.
Tues, 9 Nov, 8pm
Buffet reception 7pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83953745283?pwd=c0d6WWJSaTBxclJsTVNLWVlPVUo3QT09
Meeting ID: 839 5374 5283
Passcode: 248005
All are welcome!
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5th week Friday Night Shabbat Dinner
Friday, 12 Nov, 7pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
All welcome!
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Week 6
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Professor Ritchie Robertson FBA
'The German-Jewish Dialogue: Mendelssohn, Heine, Schnitzler'
Ritchie Robertson is Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature, Fellow of The Queen’s College, University of Oxford. He is interested in a wide range of authors and topics in the period from 1750 onwards, notably Kafka; Heine; Schiller; Austrian literature; and the Enlightenment as an international movement. He is convenor of the monograph series Germanic Literatures, published by Legenda. His New History of the Enlightenment is due out from Penguin Books in March 2020. He is author of The ‘Jewish Question’ in German Literature, 1749-1939 (Oxford: OUP, 1999), as well as numerous other works. He is currently working on a study of Machiavelli’s reception in Germany from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century. Ritchie Robertson retired in September 2021 as Schwarz-Taylor Professor of German at Oxford. His books include Kafka: Judaism, Politics, and Literature (1985); The 'Jewish Problem' in German Literature 1749-1939 (1999); and most recently The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness 1680-1790 (2020).
Tuesday, 16 Nov, 8pm
Buffet reception 7pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88515768681?pwd=WnZ6TXFhcnp0clRUN3g1UFBlUnJJdz09
Meeting ID: 885 1576 8681
Passcode: 277866
All are welcome!
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6th week Friday Night Shabbat Dinner
Friday, 19 Nov, 7pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
All welcome!
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Week 7
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Pre Chanukah - Seminar in Jewish Studies - Yom Limmud
Exploring Jewish philosophy, history, law and mysticism
Sunday, 21 Nov, 2pm-5pm
Rabbi Eli Brackman, Oxford University Chabad Society
Dr. Naftali Loewenthal, University College London
Rabbi Shmuel Lew, London
Dr. Israel Sandman, University College London
More speakers to be confirmed
The seminar will be held via Zoom
All are welcome!
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THANKSGIVING Friday Night Shabbat Dinner
Friday, 26 Nov, 7.30pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George St, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
All are welcome!
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Week 8
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1st Night of Chanukah Grand Menorah Lighting
Sunday, 28 Nov, 5pm
On Broad Street
Music * Doughnuts * Latkes
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Chanukah End of Term Shabbat Dinner
Friday, 4 Dec, 7.30pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
Click here to book.
All are welcome!
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Future event
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Emeritus Professor Richard James Boon Bosworth
Richard James Boon Bosworth FAHA, FASSA (7 December 1943) is an Australian historian and author, and a leading expert on Benito Mussolini and Fascist Italy, having written extensively on both topics.
Tues, 25 January, 8pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
All welcome!
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Professor P. Fenton
'What has Maimonides have to say about Islam?'
3 May, 2022, 8pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
All welcome!
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CLASSES AND COURSES
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Sinai Scholars Course – ‘Think Jewish: Jewish Wisdom for Modern Life’
Explore the foundations of Judaism in 8 interactive sessions
Stipend offered by Sinai Scholars Society: $350 / £260
To apply: click here.
For more info, email [email protected]
The course covers the following topics: 1. Perspectives on Jewish Identity in the Modern World, 2. Foundational Elements of the Jewish Ethos, 3. Significance and Meaning of Jewish Observances, 4. An Oasis in Time: The Gift of Shabbat, 5. The Jewish secrets of Love and Marriage, 6. Jewish Ethics: Ancient System, Modern Applications, 7. An Overview of Jewish Mysticism, Kabbalah, and Chasidism, and 8. Forward Thinking: Examining Our Past to Forge Our Personal and Collective Future.
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Talmud Class
Join us to study subjects in Judaism's all-important 6th century legal work of the Talmud that shapes Jewish law and thought up until today.
Every Sunday, 7pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
All are welcome!
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Lunch 'n' Learn
Join us for a weekly delicious Lunch & Learn on a variety of contemporary stimulating topics in ethics and philosophy.
Every Monday, 1pm
LRVII Room, Brasenose College
All welcome!
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Lunch & Learn at Brookes University
Every Wednesday, 12pm
The Forum
RSVP: [email protected]
All welcome!
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Pizza and Parsha
Join us for an in-depth study of the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Eli while enjoying some delicious fresh home-baked Pizza.
Wednesdays, 7pm
At Chabad House, 75 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1HR
All are welcome!
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Hebrew for Beginners Course
Qualified Hebrew teacher Nitzan Winograd
Thursday, 28 Oct, 5.30-7pm
For 6 consecutive weeks
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George St, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
Course: £36 for the course / non students £40
Booking: [email protected]
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The Tajtelbaum Jewish Study Hall
The Tajtelbaum Jewish Study Hall is open daily for you to study with a fully stocked Judaica library, wireless internet and FREE coffee and refreshments on offer.
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George St, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
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Oxford Kosher Cafe
Enjoy a full menu of delicious Kosher food, which is situated in our spacious lounge with internet wireless connection, Wii, Jewish newspaper and satellite TV, in addition to our well stocked and diverse Judaica library with over 2000 interesting titles. Drop by for soups, deluxe sandwiches, bagels, salads, schnitzel, soft drinks and a range of delicious pastries.
OPEN daily: 12.30pm-2pm
At Slager Jewish student centre, 61 George St, Oxford, OX1 2BQ
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Sign Up
If you or a friend would like to sign up to the Chabad Society, please email:
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Oxford Chabad Society Committee
Michelle Rapoport (University) - President, Uri Shine (University) - Treasurer, Isabella Heinmann (St Hildas) - Secretary, Jozef Kosc (Green Templeton), Marthe Goudsmit (Law), Avi Blumgart (St John's), Jonathan Sheinman (Queens), Dario Val Nure (Brookes).
Senior Member: Prof. Abigail Green (Brasenose)
To join the committee, email: [email protected]
Directors
Rabbi Eli & Freidy Brackman
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Looking forward to seeing you soon!
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