Zeev Gries

Lectures and Meetings
 

2014

  • Imagined Hasidism: a study evening in honor of Yonatan Meir, Imagined Hasidism, Jerusalem 2013, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, March 23, 2014. Paper's title: "The satiric genre in Haskalah literature".

    Gersonides through the ages: a conference, The University of Geneva, February 17-20, 2014. Paper's title: "The reception history of Gersonides books, according to their 15th-16th century printing history".
     

2013

  • The 16th World Congress of Jewish Studies, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, July 30; Paper’s Title: "Joy in Hasidism: a History and sources"
     

2011

  • Jewish ethical literature in the 21st century: A Researchers workshop, The open University,June 15-16, 2011, opening lecture: Jewish Ethical literature and its place in Jewish culture.
     

2010

  • Jewish Thought and Jewish Belief an international conference Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, June 2; Paper's title: "Zionism, Nationalism and religion in the writings of 'Rav Zair' (Chaim Tchernowicz)".

  • Life stories: the literary and journalistic work of Haim Beer, a conference, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, March 17; Paper's title: "Memoirs of a book worm".

  • Aggadah and its interpretations: historical Ideological and hermeneutics aspects, an International conference, Bar-Ilan University, Lender Institute, Touro College, Jerusalem January 19; Paper's title: "The Hasidic Commentaries on tract Avot in the 18th and 19th centuries".

2009

  • A conference commemorating the late Rabbi Dr. Alexander Shafran's 100 years anniversary Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, November 26; Paper's title: "Jewish time and Jewish Identity".

  • The 15th World Congress of Jewish Studies, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, August 4; Paper’s Title: "The writers of articles in Kiryat Sefer, as agents Of Culture".

  • A conference in honour of Eliezer Schweid, on His eighties birthday, Yad Yitzhak ben-Zevi, Jerusalem, September 7. Paper's title: " Schweid as a critic of Hebrew literature"

2007

  • A conference on : “Spiritual and Cultural Power in Jewish Thought”, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 28-30.5.07, papers title: ”Spiritual authority and Political Power- the case of David Ben-Gurion”.

  • A conference on:” Kabbalah and Modernity” University Of Amsterdam, 4-6.07, paper’s title: ” Printing and Kabbalah In the twentieth century".

  • A conference on: “Jewish Homiletic Literature”, Jerusalem The Israeli Historical society, 16-17.7.07, paper’s title:” The Story in the sermons of the Dubno Maggid”.

2006

  • A conference on :" The value of parents respect in Jewish and Chinese traditions", The Open University, 6.4.06, paper's title: "Parents respect in Jewish Ethical literature".

2005

  • The 14th World Congress of Jewish Studies, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, July 31; Paper’s Title: “The History of the Jewish Print in Poland from its Inception to the End of the 18th Century”.

  •  International Conference, The University of Milano, June 22, Ebraismo cultura occidentale agli inizi del xx secolo”, Paper’s Title: “The Writing and Printing of Hebrew Books circa 1905”.

  •  International Conference: “Kabbalah, Halakah and Custom”, Bar-Ilan University, May 23, Paper’s Title: “The Book ‘Arvei Nahal’ and Its Place in Hasidic Homiletic Literature”.

  •  International Conference: “The Commentaries on Song of Songs Through the Ages”, Haifa University, May 4, Paper’s Title: “The Commentaries on Song of Songs in Early Kabbalah”.

  • Annual Israeli Conference of The World Union of Jewish Studies: “Written and Oral Sources in Jewish Studies”, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, January 5, Paper’s Title: “Jewish Homiletic Literature ─ Between Oral and Written Tradition”.

2004

  •  Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, June 14-15, International Conference: "Book History Approaches to Literature and Culture", Paper Title: "On the Portrayal of the Hero as Illustrated by Maskilim Tales and Counter Hasidic Tales".

  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, June 6-9, International Conference: "Study and Knowledge in Jewish Thought", Paper's Title: "Printing and the Jews: Oral Versus Written Tradition".

  • A series of four lectures presented at the École des Hautes Études En Science Sociales, Paris, February:
    1. The Transition from Manuscripts to Printed Books, February 2nd.
    2. The Jewish "République des lettres" of the 18th and 19th Centuries", February 9th.
    3. The Place and Function of Jewish Mysticism in Modern Times, Through the History of Books, February 17th.
    4. Hebrew Versus Yiddish – Sacred Versus Profane Literature, February 23rd.

2003

  • Annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies, U.S.A., Boston, MA., December: Paper's Title: "A Portable Homeland – The Social and Religious Function of Ethical Books, Printed in the Sixteenth Century".

2001

  • The National and University Library and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: A Colloquium on A. Ya'ari as a Bibliographer and a Scholar. March 14, 2001. "The Contribution of A. Ya'ari to the Study of Eastern European Jewish Print".

2000

  • Annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies U.S.A. Boston MA. December: "Hasidic Prayer Stories as a Source for Intelectual History".

  • Yad Yizhak Ben Zevi: A Colloquium on: Jewish Thought on Erez Yisrael in the 20th Century. Paper's title: The Concept of Erez Yisrael in the Teaching of Ya'akov Klazkin.

1999

  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Seminar of the Dept. of Jewish Thought, October 1999, Paper's Title: "Literary Criticism of Hebrew Literature in the 18th-19th Centuries".

1998

  • The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, the Annual Conference of the Depts. of Jewish Thought in Israeli Universities in honor of E. Schweid, March 1998, Paper's title: "Contemporary Jewish Thought and Jewish Culture".

  • Tel Aviv University with the University of Memphis Conference on Popular Religion and Communication Between Religions, May 1998. Paper's title: "Print as an Agent of Jewish Popular Religion in the 18th Century".

  • The International Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Workshop on: The Town Religious Tolerance, Literacy and Education. June-July 1998. Paper's title: "The Jewish Book as an Agent of Education in Eastern Europe During the 19th Century".

1997

  • The Israeli Academy of Sciences, The Institute of Jewish Studies, The Hebrew University Jerusalem, Haifa University. Conference on Sabbatien Research in honor of G.G. Scholem, December 1998. Paper's title: "The Definition of the Sabbatien hagiographic Literature".

1996

  • The Institute of Contemporary Jewry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Seminar on the History of the Hebrew University, November 27; Paper's title: "Enlightenment, Science and the Demand of Eastern European Jewry for University Education".

1995

  • Annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies U.S.A. Boston MA., December; Paper's title: "The Place and Function of Kabbalah in Jewish Life and Thought During the Second Half of the 19th Century".

  • International Conference on the Anthology in Hebrew Literature, Tel Aviv University, June 7; Paper's title: "The Hasidic Tales Anthologies".

1994

  • The Institute of Jewish Studies, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, seminar on Tishbi's contribution to the study of Kabbalah, April 5. The Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem, Paper's title: "The Reception of the Zohar and the Controversy
    Concerning its Publication in the Sixteenth Century".

  • The School of Advanced Studies, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Conference: Studies in Hasidism, June 7. Paper's title: "The Place and Function of Hasidic Hagiography in the History of Hasidism".

  • Annual Conference of the Depts. of Jewish Thought of Israeli Universities, Bar Ilan, Ramat Gan, June 21. Paper's title: "A Review of the Study of Jewish Messianism".

  • The Dept. of Philosophy, Ben-Gurion University of theNegev, Seminar on the Binding of Isaac, July 5. Paper's title: "The Binding of Issac in Hasidic Literature".

  • The Annual Conference of the Historical Society of Israel, The Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem, July 20. Paper's title: "The Printing of Books in the 18th Century in General and in Eastern Europe in Particular as an Expression of Changes in Jewish Education".

  • The Oriental Institute, The University of Chicago, October 10.Paper's title: "Between Tradition and Modernity – Sacred and Profane Hebrew Literature in the Second Half of the 19th Century".

  • The Zalman Shazar Center and the Historical Society of Israel.Conference on Redemption and Heresy in Memory of Zalman Shazar, The Van Leer Institute, October 24. Paper's title: "A Redemption for the One and for the Many – A Review of the Scholarly Study of Messianism of the Hasidic Movement".

1993

  • World Union of Jewish Studies Congress, Jerusalem, Israel. Paper's title: "Between Literature and History: History of the Kabbalistic Books in Manuscripts and Printed Forms as a Source for the Place and Function of Kabbalah in Jewish History".

  • Annual Conference of the Depts. of Jewish Thought of Israeli Universities, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Paper's title: "History of a Book as a Basis for the Study of Jewish History.

1992

  • Annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies U.S.A., Boston, MA; Paper's title: 'History of Print in the Nineteenth Century as a Source for the History of the Hasidic Movement'.

1988

  • International Conference for the Study of Polish Jewry; Jerusalem, Israel. Paper's title: 'The Historical Significance of the Early Prints of Hebrew Ethical Books in Poland'.

  • International Conference: Hasidism Reappraisal, in Memory of J. Weiss; London, England. Paper's title: 'The Hasidic Managing Editor as an Agent of Culture'.

  • Annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies, U.S.A., Boston, MA.; Paper's title: 'The Historical Significance of Prints of Hebrew Conduct (Hanhagot) Literature in the Eighteenth Century'.

1984

  • Annual Conference of the Depts. of Jewish Thought of Israeli Universities, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Paper's title: 'The Use of the "Zohar" by the Author of "Matnot Kehunah"'.

  • International Seminar on Change and Development in the Jewish Society in the Turn of the Sixteenth Century and in the Seventeenth Century, The Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem, Israel. Paper's title: 'The Fashioning of Hebrew Conduct (Hanhagot) Literature in the Turn of the Sixteenth Century and in the Seventeenth Century'.

1981

  • World Union of Jewish Studies Congress, Jerusalem, Israel. Paper's title: 'Outlines for the History of Rabbi Abraham of Kalisk'.
     

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