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Shalem College Receives $1 Million Gift to Establish Library of Philosophy and Jewish Thought
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The Shalem Center has received a commitment of $1 million from an anonymous UK donor to establish the Philosophy and Jewish Thought Collection at the future Shalem College Library. The library will provide access to a specialized collection of more than 8,000 books, journals, online databases, and encyclopedias, and stay current with the ever-expanding number of Internet resources in general philosophy and Jewish studies. It will also provide for a librarian to manage the collection and assist in the construction of a state-of-the-art facility.
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Scholar Spotlight: Meet Professor Suzanne Last Stone
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While studying law at Columbia University, Dr. Suzanne Last Stone, professor at Cardozo School of Law and designated chair of the Department of Liberal Studies at Shalem College, lamented that secular legal systems appeared to tame her first scholarly love: Midrash, a combination of rabbinic fantasy, literature, and legends. Raised in an Orthodox background in New York, Suzanne wondered if she could find a way to integrate the two, seemingly disparate subjects. Today, in addition to her numerous publications, Suzanne, who also directs Yeshiva University’s Center for Jewish Law and Contemporary Civilization, lectures widely on the intersection of Jewish thought, legal theory, and the humanities; institutions at which she has taught include Harvard, Yale, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Tel-Aviv University. A mother of four and new grandmother, Suzanne currently divides her time between New York and Jerusalem. On the side, she finds time to engage her hobby: comic murder-mystery writing.
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Shalem Center Senior Vice President Dr. Daniel Gordis Publishes New Book on Conversion in Jewish Law
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Pledges of Jewish Allegiance: Conversion, Law, and Policy-Making in the 19th and 20th Century Orthodox Responsa by Shalem Center Senior Vice President Daniel Gordis and Hebrew Union College President David Ellenson will be published by Stanford University Press on January 18, 2012. The book examines an array of legal opinions by nineteenth- and twentieth-century Orthodox rabbis in Europe, the United States, and Israel, arguing that their widely divergent positions—all based on the same legal precedents—demonstrate that they were, in truth, doing more than just adjudicating. Instead, maintain Gordis and Ellenson, they were crafting a public policy for Jewish society, one in which Jews enjoyed a newfound status as social and political equals with the Gentiles in whose midst they dwelled.
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