Ideas How Jacob Neusner brought Jewish studies into the mainstream A colleague recalls how the prolific scholar, who died this month at 84, gave them life in the university and made rabbinic Judaism accessible to historians, humanists and social scientists.
Israel’s education minister: Studying Judaism more important than math, science Under Naftali Bennett, the Education Ministry has instituted a program to strengthen math studies, as well as one to increase Jewish studies.
Michael Wyschogrod, Jewish theologian and philosopher, dies at 87 A modern Orthodox Jew, Wyschogrod focused in his scholarly work on Jewish theology and religious dialogue between Christians and Jews.