NewCAJE17: 50th Anniversary: Full Schedule

11:00am EDT

Monday July 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT

This session will illustrate the sources of the iconic commentary of Rabbi Ovadiah [Yare ben Avraham] of Bartenura (1450-1516) as an entry point to the further study of Rabbinic sources and an understanding of the development of Halakha up to his tine period, based primarily on the rulings of Maimonides

Speakers

Robert Alpert

Rabbi Robert Alpert has served as a substitute Judaic studies teacher at the Leffell School in Hartsdale, NY. He has taught electives and prepared students for comprehensives at the Academy for Jewish Religion.

Monday July 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
College Hall Rm 320

Torah Lishma, History

Audience Middle School, High School, Adult Students, Teachers
Type Main

11:00am EDT

Amos, Scraper of Sycamore Figs

Tuesday July 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT

College Hall Graduate Lounge

Despite his self-characterization as a simple shepherd and farmer, Amos is one of the first “literary” prophets in ancient Israel. He is a poet of particular power, often warning Israel about impending doom but also holding out some possible hope for the future. We will closely read (in translation) some of the prophet’s more memorable passages, focusing on his imagery and the rhetorical force of his language.

Speakers

Everett Fox

Clark University

Everett Fox is the Allen M. Glick Professor of Judaic and Biblical Studies at Clark University, Worcester, MA. He is the translator of The Five Books of Moses and The Early Prophets. He has been to most CAJE and NewCAJE conferences since 1976.

Tuesday July 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
College Hall Graduate Lounge

Torah Lishma, Text/Bible/Theology