Selection of past and forthcoming lectures (place/language)

o       “Une société unifiée par sa Loi : Imaginaire et réalité”, La civilisation du judaïsme de la Diaspora : Colloque international, Alliance israélite universelle, Paris, February 14^th, 2010 (/FR)

o       “The Canaanite was then in the Land: ‘Canaanites’ in Jewish European Medieval Households”, Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem, December 9^th, 2009 (/EN)

o       “Representations of Jewish Sexuality in Contemporary European Culture”, The European University Institute, Florence, November 24^th, 2008 (/EN)

o       “Retelling Vatican II: Current Debates and Narratives”, The Department of Theology, History of Christianity Colloquium, University of Notre Dame, April 24^th, 2007 (/EN)

o       “Men Argue, Women Immerse: Halakhic Debates over Warm Water in Medieval Mikva'ot, and their Socio-Climatic Context”, The Department of Talmud and Rabbinics, The Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, February 28^th, 2007 (/EN)

o       “Jewish Menstrual Laws and Fertility: Past and Present”, Department of Religious Studies and Anthropology, St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, February 22^nd, 2007 (/EN)

o       “The Baraita de-Niddah and its Possible Contribution to the Study of Jewish Cultural History and Midrash”, The Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies, University of Wisconsin at Madison, February 12^th, 2007 (/EN)

o       “The Use of Warm Water in Jewish Ritual Baths (12th-20th centuries)”, The 38^th Annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies, San Diego, December 17^th, 2006 (/EN)

o “Jewish Menstrual Laws and Jewish Fertility: An Historical Reconsideration”, Princeton University, December 6^th, 2006 (/EN)

o “How Should a Nice Israeli Jewish Orthodox Couple Do It?”, a paper in a panel on religious sex manuals, The American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, Washington DC, November 18^th, 2006(/EN)

o “Joseph Ratzinger on Gender and Feminist Theories”, Gender, Religion and Society: An International Conference, Bar Ilan University, May 21^st 2006 (/EN)

o     “The Baraita de-Niddah: Findings from a New Critical Edition”, The 14^th World Congress of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem, August 2^nd, 2005 (/HE)

o “‘Basic Books’ in the Contemporary Catholic Church”, Tel-Aviv University, November 16t ^th, 2004 (/HE)

o “The Study of Menstruation as a Historical Tool”, Haifa University, May 18 ^th, 2004 (/HE)

o “The Baraita de Niddah: Some Findings from a New Critical Edition”, The 35^th Annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies, Boston, December 23 ^rd, 2003 (/EN)

o “La fascinante Baraïta de Niddah : du vrai ? du faux ? - vers une édition critique d’un texte juif (pseudo ?) talmudique sur la menstruation”, CNRS, Centre d’études des religions du Livre, Villejuif (Paris), December 11^th, 2003 (/FR)

o “Les mouvements juifs dans le monde d’aujourd’hui. Histoire et sociologie”, Institut Catholique de Paris, December 8^th, 2003 (/FR)

o “Introducing Niddah”, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, November 19^th, 2003(/HE)

o “Purity: Projection du film suivie d’un débat”, Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme, Paris, June 23^rd, 2003 (/FR)

o “Lorsque la femme d'Eléazar de Worms croise un âne : La Baraïta de Niddah et son influence sur les coutumes des juives ashkénazes, de l'époque médiévale à nos jours”, Société des études juives, Sorbonne, Paris, June 16^th, 2003 (/FR)

o “Anti-Semitism and ‘Anti-Goyism’: Accusations, Insults, and Acts”, Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University, May 20^th, 2003 (/EN)

o “Menstruation in Sacred Spaces: Medieval and Early-Modern Jewish Women in the Synagogue”, University of Exeter, April 11^th, 2003 [My own lecture is announced on page 5 of the full conference program.] (/EN)

o       “Pourquoi les Juifs contreviennent-ils à leur propre Loi ? Psychologie, sociologie et légalisme”, Institut Catholique de Paris, March 3^rd, 2003 (/FR)

o       “What is Jewish Law ?”, Lund University, December 11^th, 2002 (/EN)

o       “Ben ha-Niddah: When medieval Jews insult their neighbors’ Deity”, The 7^th Congress of the European Association for Jewish Studies, Amsterdam, July 25^th 2002, July 25^th, 2002 (/EN)

o       “Le bain des Melunoises : Les juifs médiévaux et l'eau froide des bains rituels”, Le bain dans les sociétés médiévales - Table ronde, Université d'Avignon et des pays de Vaucluse, Avignon, October 19th, 2001 (/FR)

o       “Observing the Holy: Women, Menstruation and Torah Scrolls in 17^th and 18^th Centuries Europe”, McGill University, The Department of Jewish Studies, Montreal, January 4^th, 2001 (/EN)

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