Jeffrey L. Rubenstein
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Jeffrey L. Rubenstein is an American scholar and academic, serving as the Skirball Professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Literature in the Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University. His main research focuses on Talmudic narratives, especially the stories of the Babylonian Talmud.[1]
Education
[edit]Rubenstein graduated from Oberlin College in 1985 with a degree in Religion and subsequently received a Master’s degree in Jewish Studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1987. He earned his Ph.D. in Religion from Columbia University in 1992 under the supervision of David Weiss Halivni.[1]
Academic career
[edit]Rubenstein holds the Skirball Professorship of Talmud and Rabbinic Literature at New York University, where he teaches courses on Talmud, rabbinic literature, Jewish ethics, and “Great Books of the Western Tradition” in the NYU CORE curriculum.
He is active in scholarly associations such as the Society for Jewish Ethics, the Association for Jewish Studies, and the Jewish Law Association.
Rubenstein’s scholarship is frequently cited in academic studies of rabbinic narrative and law. His narrative-focused approach to the Babylonian Talmud has shaped contemporary understanding of rabbinic storytelling as both literary and cultural phenomena.[1]
Research interests
[edit]Rubenstein specializes in Talmudic stories, Midrash, the historical development of Jewish law and liturgy, and the study of ethical ideas in rabbinic texts. His scholarship also includes work on the Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac Christian literature from late antiquity.
Selected bibliography
[edit]Books authored
[edit]- The History of Sukkot in the Second Temple and Rabbinic Periods. (Brown Judaica Series 302, 1995).[2]
- Talmudic Stories: Narrative Art, Composition and Culture. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999).[3]
- Rabbinic Stories. In “The Classics of Western Spirtuality” series. (New Jersey: Paulist Press, 2002).[4]
- The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003).[5]
- Stories of the Babylonian Talmud (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010).[6]
- The Land of Truth: Talmud Tales, Timeless Teachings (Nebraska: Jewish Publication Society and University of Nebraska Press, 2018).[7]
Books translated and edited
[edit]- The Formation of the Babylonian Talmud (Oxford University Press, 2013) NYU Arts and Science.[8]
- Creation and Composition: The Contribution of the Bavli Redactors (Stammaim) to the Aggada. Edited by Jeffrey L. Rubenstein. (Tübingen: Mohr-Siebeck, 2005).[9]
- Nominalism and Realism in Halakha Revisited, special volume of Diné Yisrael 30 (2015).[1]
- The Aggadah of the Bavli and its Cultural World. Ed. Jeffrey L. Rubenstein and Geoffrey Herman. (Brown Judaica Series; Providence, RI: SBL Press, 2018).[10]
- Studies in Rabbinic Narratives, Volume 1 (Brown Judaic Studies, 2021).[11]
- Studies in Rabbinic Narratives, Volume 2 (Brown Judaic Studies, 2024).[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Jeffrey Rubenstein". as.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ^ Rubenstein, Jeffrey L. (2020). A History of Sukkot in the Second Temple and Rabbinic Periods. Brown Judaic Studies. doi:10.2307/j.ctvzpv502. ISBN 978-1-946527-28-8. JSTOR j.ctvzpv502.
- ^ Rubenstein, Jeffrey L. (2003). Talmudic Stories. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-6146-8.
- ^ Rubenstein, Jeffrey L. (2002). Amazon.com. Paulist Press. ISBN 0809140241.
- ^ Rubenstein, Jeffrey L. (2004). The Culture of the Babylonian Talmud. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-7388-1.
- ^ Rubenstein, Jeffrey L. (2010). Stories of the Babylonian Talmud. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-9449-7.
- ^ "The Land of Truth - Nebraska Press". University of Nebraska Press. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ "The Formation of the Babylonian Talmud - Halivni, David Weiss; Rubenstein, Jeffrey L.: 9780199739882 - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ "Creation and Composition", The Contribution of the Bavli Redactors (Stammaim) to the Aggada, Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. KG, pp. 1–458, 2005-11-30, ISBN 978-3-16-148692-0, retrieved 2025-07-22
- ^ Herman, Geoffrey; Rubenstein, Jeffrey L. (August 2018). Amazon.com. SBL Press. ISBN 978-1946527080.
- ^ "Studies in Rabbinic Narrative, Volume 1 | Judaic Studies | Brown University". judaicstudies.brown.edu. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
- ^ "Society of Biblical Literature Bookstore". cart.sbl-site.org. Retrieved 2025-07-22.