Judaism

"This is abstracting the relationships that are built through prayer. It’s abstracting just the petitionary from all these other kinds of Christian prayers, which just makes it a less rich experience as part of a community and a less rich prayer life,"...

Professor Jon D. Levenson argues that contrary to a very widespread misconception, the ancient rabbis were keenly committed to the belief that at the end of time, God would restore the deserving dead to life.

Professor Jon Levenson discusses the circumstances that influenced his choice to pursue biblical studies and how his involvement in the field may have affected the nature of his religious beliefs and behavior.

This conversation featured RCPI Topol Fellow Rabbi Brant Rosen and Professor Susannah Heschel, and was moderated by RCPI Senior Fellow Professor Atalia Omer.

HDS Professor Jon Levenson discusses finding God in the Book of Esther ahead of the upcoming Purim holiday.

This conversation and reflection on how ministers and chaplains have adapted to the current crises in our world while working to support their congregations and communities in their greatest time of need took place on January 14, 2020. Following the panel...

In this 12-minute video, Jon Levenson, Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies, speaks about the Akedah with BINA, an educational project of the Jewish Community Center of Palo Alto, California.

Whether a new book makes a convincing case for “two Gods in heaven” in ancient Judaism is a complicated question, writes Professor Jon Levenson.

"Seeking a basis for reconciliation between Jews and Christians has been a much-pursued enterprise over the past few centuries. For the most part, the quest has been founded upon a mutual willingness to dilute religious conviction or bracket it altogether...

Recognized this year as a Peter J. Gomes, STB ’68 Distinguished Alumni Honoree, Ephraim Isaac’s sixty-year career includes an almost absurd number of achievements. As an academic, Isaac, BD ’63, has taught at Princeton—both the university and the seminary...