News (2021)

"'Gathering the Dispersed of Israel'—The Evolution of a Kabbalistic Prayer Addendum for Tiqqun Qeri" by Patrick B. Koch

“When I found that […] the knowledge of the duties of the heart was neglected, not contained in any book comprising all its origin, forsaken, with...

Our senior fellow Resianne Smidt van Gelder-Fontaine will give a lecture on the treatment of the female contribution to the formation of the embryo in...

"And behold, when the sinner keeps before his eyes the terrible events, unnatural deaths, avengings, desolate ruins, defeats, destructions, losses...

A Touch of Doubt (STIS 9)
Rachel Aumiller

What can we know about ourselves and the world through the sense of touch and what are the epistemic limits...

“Just as one needs to keep away from the physical aspect of the transgressions, one must abstain from thinking about them [ ... ]. And if one is...

"Few belong to the species that devotes regular thought and study to the perfection of [Divine] service, love and fear [of God], communion [with Him]...

Mendelssohn’s commentary on Qohelet is a treatise that tackles prominent themes within natural religion such as the immortality of the soul and divine...

The summer school "Facets of Early Modern Scepticism" is intended for MA students and PhD candidates from the humanities. 15 scholarships are...

A Maimonides Lecture by Dr. Alexandra Zinke, Junior Professor at Philosophisches Seminar, Universität Tübingen.

כִּי נֵר מִצְוָה וְתוֹרָה אוֹר וְדֶרֶךְ חַיִּים תּוֹכְחוֹת מוּסָר "For the commandment is a lamp, the teaching is a light, And the way to life is...