Taub Center for Israel Studies at NYU

There's still time to join us for the final day of the conference! Don't miss out! Register at the link below!

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Join us for a 4-day virtual conference, "The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Second Public Conference," featuring the most recent research on the scrolls from renowned scholars around the globe.

This conference will take place entirely over Zoom. Joining is free and open to all. Registration is required for each day of the conference.

https://as.nyu.edu/hebrewjudaic/events/spring-2021/dss-conference-2021.html

In conjunction with the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority

Today's the day! Don't miss out on this amazing, free conference! There's still time to register for all 4 days!

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Join us for a 4-day virtual conference, "The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Second Public Conference," featuring the most recent research on the scrolls from renowned scholars around the globe.

This conference will take place entirely over Zoom. Joining is free and open to all. Registration is required for each day of the conference.

https://as.nyu.edu/hebrewjudaic/events/spring-2021/dss-conference-2021.html

In conjunction with the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Friends of the Israel Antiquities Authority

The panel discussion on “The Future of the Occupation” slated for April 25th will be postponed to a later date. We at the Taub Center for Israel Studies take very seriously the need for equitable representation and diverse perspectives. We cannot perpetuate the problem of silencing women in academia, and we apologize for creating a panel that excluded female scholars.

Please visit our website for updates as we improve upon the “The Future of the Occupation” lecture series and panel discussion.

The Future of the Occupation     This panel discussion on “The Future of the Occupation” originally slated for April 25th will be postponed to a later date. We at the Taub Center for Israel Studies take very seriously the need for equitable representation and diverse perspectives. We cannot perpetuate the problem of silen...

Looking forward to hosting Dr Zeedan in a great Webinar with our colleagues at the Kevorkian Center!

Tomorrow: Join and Taub Center for Israel Studies at NYU 9.30 at 5:00 pm for “Arab Palestinian Society in the Israeli Political System: Between Integration & Segregation” with Professor Rami Zeedan (University of Kansas ). For more Information on the event and registration link: bit.ly/309Taub

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We’re back! Join us for a lunchtime Webinar on Israel’s COVID-19 response. 1pm EST on September 23. Register

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Health-Care Among Israel's Cultural Minorities: A COVID-19 Case Study of the Ultra-Orthodox and Arab Communities. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join the Taub Center for Israel Studies at NYU as we welcome Prof. Tehila Kalagy and Prof. Orna Braun-Lewesohn to discuss their recent research on COVID-19 and public health policies in Israel. There will be time for moderated Q&A

As per NYU's official policy, all Taub Center events have been cancelled through March 31. We will post updates about our April events here and on our website as they become available. http://taub.as.nyu.edu

A very important event from the Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies:

Antisemitism and Hate in America: A Teach-in with NYU Faculty The attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh – the largest incident of violence against Jews in American history – comes at a time of increased hate-based rhetoric and violence in the United States. Join us for a teach-in featuring NYU scholars whose scholarship focuses on antisemitism...

Fall 2018 - new course!!

Topics in Israeli Studies
“Human Rights, Israeli Law and Jewish Tradition’
HBRJD-GA.1948.001
Thursdays, 11am - 1:45pm
(*graduate course, open to undergraduates with instructor approval)

Discriminatory religious rules and practices affect minorities worldwide and their influence goes far beyond religious constituencies and stratagems. Liberal-democratic states rooted in notions of religion-related nationality tend to be more lenient in their protection of human Rights, where abridged by religious rules. The tension between human rights and religion carries a special resonance in societies where religious law forms part of the civil legal system, as is the case in Israel. Being the nation-state of the Jewish people, as well as a democratic state, Israel situates its legal system in a uniquely challenging position needing to reconcile the state’s liberal values with its religious sentiments. Despite this duality, history suggests that traditional endeavors in both the legal and political spheres have failed to provide sufficient protection to Israeli communities whose lives are discriminatorily affected by religious rules.

This course offers a unique perspective on the lingering tension between human rights – mainly the right to equality – and Jewish religious traditions. The interplay between these two institutions, in which Jewish religious traditions constantly abridge the scope of minority groups’ right to equality, warrants elaborate creativity by the Israeli legal system, which we will explore in detail. A partial list of topics to be discussed in class includes: Women’s struggles against religious rules in the fields of divorce, worship, participation in politics; Non-orthodox Jews’ quest for equality; the Ultra-orthodox community’s arguments to impose gender segregation in public spaces and to avoid army drafts; and Muslims’ struggles for religious freedoms.

About the Professor:
Prof. Yifat Bitton is a Visiting Faculty member from Striks School of Law at Collman College (Israel). She specializes in tort law, antidiscrimination law, and critical-egalitarian theory of law. Prof. Bitton published articles extensively in Israel and abroad regarding feminist and critical approaches to tort law. She is also researching antidiscrimination law structures and theories in the US and Israel. Prof. Bitton holds a Ph.D. from Hebrew University, an LLM from Yale University Law School, and spent a year as a Fulbright fellow at Harvard University Law School. She is the Cofounder and chair of Tmura - The Clinical Legal Centre for Equality. Prof. Bitton was shortlisted twice for Israel’s Supreme Court (2016, 2018).

All past / present / future Taub Center affiliates are welcome to stop by 14A Washington Mews for some coffee and chocolate on their way to/from AIS at Brandeis!

Check out some photos from the MK Livni event last night!

MK Tzipi Livni, September 20, 2016

Stay tuned for Spring 2015 event announcements!

Save the date for the Other Israel Film Festival coming soon!

Other Israel Film Festival Festival