Kraft-Hiatt Lecture Series

Jewish Magic and Jewish Witches:

How and How Many?

Tuesday, January 25, 2005, 7:30 PM, Rehm Library in Smith Hall.

Dr. Bar-Ilan began his academic career at Bar-Ilan University in 1976 and became a Professor of Jewish Studies in 2000. At Bar-Ilan University, he lectures on all aspects of Jewish Studies and specializes in matters concerning the Jewish people in Antiquity, i.e., during Biblical and Talmudic periods. Dr. Bar-Ilan was a Visiting Scholar at Hebrew University (1983), Harvard University (1989), and Vienna University (2001).

Dr. Bar-Ilan has spoken and conducted seminars on Jewish Studies including Parashat-Shavua, Daf-Yomi, Bible, Pseudepigrapha, Talmud, Jewish liturgy, Ancient Hebrew poetry, Jewish society in Antiquity (gender, demography, infant mortality, childhood) as well as literacy, mystics, magic, medicine, astronomy, calendar, astrology, mathematics and numerology. He has published several books and articles and has reviewed other experts’ research on such topics.