Title
Professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
Expertise
Talmud. Midrash. Liturgy. Ethics
Degrees
Yale University, Ph.D.
Yale University, M.Phil.
Jewish Theological Seminary, M.H.L.
Jewish Theological Seminary, B.H.L.
Columbia University, B.S.
Jewish Theological Seminary, Rabbi
Contact
| Email: | kimelman@brandeis.edu |
| Phone: | 781-736-2963 |
| Office: | Lown Center for Judaica Studies, 208 |
Awards and Honors
Florscheim Fellowship, Hebrew University (2006)
Shoshana Shier Distinguished Visiting Professor Toronto University (2005)
Starr Fellowship, Harvard University (1998)
Memorial Foundation Fellowship (1983 - 1984)
Manheimer Term Assistant Professor of University Studies (1982 - 1983)
Lady Davis Fellow, Hebrew Univesrity (1981)
Memorial Foundation Fellowship (1981)
Sir Isaac Wolfson Professorship in Israel (1980)
National Foundation of Jewish Culture Fellowship (1973 - 1974)
Courses Taught
| FYS | 18a | Understanding Evil and Human Destiny |
| HUM | 10a | The Western Canon |
| NEJS | 5a | Foundational Course in Judaic Studies |
| NEJS | 25a | Introduction to Talmud |
| NEJS | 125a | Topics in Advanced Talmud |
| NEJS | 125b | Midrashic Literature: Sifre Deuteronomy |
| NEJS | 126a | Intermediate Talmud |
| NEJS | 126b | Agadic Literature: The Ethics of the Fathers with Avot d'Rabbi Nathan |
| NEJS | 127a | Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism |
| NEJS | 127b | The Jewish Liturgy |
Scholarship
