Rabbinic Literature – Current Research and Relevance for Modern Jewish Thought and Christian Theology
International Conference May 30 – June 1, 2018
on the Occasion of 40 years “Studium in Israel” (“Studying in Israel”)
Rabbinic Literature –
Current Research and Relevance for Modern Jewish Thought and Christian Theology
Conveners on behalf of Studium in Israel:
Prof. Dr. Bernd Schröder, Göttingen
Dr. Melanie Mordhorst-Mayer, Jerusalem
Dr. Joachim J. Krause, Tübingen
Wednesday, May 30 – HUJI, Mount Scopus, Rabin Building (Dan Wassong Auditorium)
05:30 p.m. Gathering and Coffee
06:15 p.m. Welcome and Introduction
Prof. Dr. Bernd Schröder, Studium in Israel, Chairman, Göttingen
06:30 p.m. Opening Lecture
The Role of Rabbinic Literature in Jewish-Christian Relations – Then and Now
Prof. Dr. Israel Yuval, HUJI, Jerusalem
07:30 p.m. Reception on behalf of the Hebrew University
Greeting – Prof. Dr. Oron Shagrir, Vice President for International Affairs, HUJI, Jerusalem
Greeting – Dr. Ronnie Goldstein, Academic Head of the M.A. Program in Jewish Studies
Thursday, May 31 – HUJI, Mount Scopus, Rabin Building (Dan Wassong Auditorium)
09:00 a.m. Plenary Session 1:
Rabbinic Literature – Major Trends and Current State of Research
Prof. Dr. Marc Hirshman, HUJI, Jerusalem
10:30 a.m. Coffee Break (30’)
11:00 a.m. Plenary Session 2:
The Role of Rabbinic Literature in the Exegesis of the Hebrew Bible
Prof. Dr. Marianne Grohmann, Vienna
The Role of Rabbinic Literature in New Testament Studies
PD Dr. Martin Vahrenhorst, Saarbrücken
Both lectures will be delivered in German and simultaneously translated into Hebrew.
01:15 p.m. Break (90’)
02:45 p.m. Plenary Session 3 (Rabin Building, Dan Wassong Auditorium)
Reception of Rabbinic Literature in Jewish Life and Thought – examples from …
… Orthodox Judaism – Dr. Tamar Kadari,
Senior Lecturer at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem
… Reform Judaism – Prof. Dr. Ruchama Weiß,
Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, Jerusalem
… Secular Judaism – Rabbi Sivan Maas,
Jerusalem
04:00 p.m. Coffee Break (15’)
04:15 p.m. Workshops corresponding to the Three Plenary Speeches in Session 3
(Rabin Building, Rooms 1001, 2001, 3001)
05:15 p.m. Break until 07:00 p.m.
05:30 p.m. Outing: The Mount Scopus-Campus – Recent Developments and Unknown Places.
A Guided Tour (60’)
07:00 p.m. Evening Session Honoring Michael Krupp’s Jerusalem Mishna Edition
(Rabin Building, Dan Wassong Auditorium)
Greeting – Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson,
Chancellor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Greeting – His Excellency Dr. Clemens von Goetze,
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
Greeting – Dr. Melanie Mordhorst-Mayer, Director of Studies, Studium in Israel
Honoring the Oeuvre of Dr. Michael Krupp – Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Peter Schäfer, Berlin
Laudation of Dr. Michael Krupp – Wolfgang Kruse, Stuttgart
Response – Dr. Michael Krupp, Jerusalem
Reception on behalf of Studium in Israel
Friday, June 1 – HUJI, Givat Ram Campus, Beit Belgia (Conference Room)
09:00 a.m. The Relevance of Talmudic Judaism to Modern Philosophy
Prof. Dr. Menachem Fisch, Tel Aviv
10:00 a.m. The Relevance of Rabbinic Literature for Christian Theology
Prof. Dr. Alexander Deeg, Leipzig
11.30 a.m. Coffee Break (30’)
12:00 p.m. Rabbinic Literature, Christian-Jewish Dialogue and the Study Program “Studium in
Israel” – Looking back at the Conference and Looking ahead to Future Challenges
Panel Discussion with Dr. Michael Krupp, PD Dr. Martin Vahrenhorst and
Dr. Melanie Mordhorst-Mayer
This discussion will be held in German and simultaneously translated into Hebrew.
01:00 p.m. Closing
Note: Should you wish to participate in the conference or in parts of the program, please send a short
note to Alice Spätgens (E: alicespaetgens@studium-in-israel.de, T: +972 (0)58 6428459).