BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6278@columbiajewish.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T203000 DTSTAMP:20250831T171200Z URL:https://www.columbiajewish.org/events/jewish-justification-of-diaspora -life/ SUMMARY:Jewish Justification of Diaspora Life DESCRIPTION:\nwith \;David Kraemer (JTS)\nThe majority of Jews have liv ed in exile from the time of the Babylonian Exile in the early sixth centu ry BCE until the present day\, and though exile has often been accompanied by difficulties\, it has also provided Jews with peace in homes where the y had the opportunity to flourish. By virtue of this reality\, Jews have o ften defended and even lauded their diaspora experiences\, in teachings an d expressions that in recent generations have been too little recognized. In this session\, Prof. Kraemer will introduce you to some of these teachi ngs\, asking what they may mean for the future of \;Jewish \;ident ity.\nDavid Kraemer is Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian (=Director of T he Library) at The \;Jewish \;Theological Seminary\, where he has also served as Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics for many years. As Librar ian\, Prof. Kraemer is at the helm of the most extensive collection of Jud aica—rare and contemporary—in the Western hemisphere. \; On accoun t of the size and importance of the collection\, Prof. Kraemer is instrume ntal in setting policy and establishing vision for projects of internation al importance.\n\nProf. Kraemer is a prolific author and commentator.  \; His books include \;The Mind of the Talmud \;(1990)\, \;Res ponses to Suffering in Classical Rabbinic Literature \;(1995)\, \; The Meanings of Death in Rabbinic Judaism \;(2000)\, and \;Jewish& nbsp\;Eating and Identity Through the Ages \;(Routledge\, 2007\, 2009) \, among others. His most recent book is \;A History of the Talmud&nbs p\;(Cambridge U. Press\, 2019). His most recent book is \;Embracing Ex ile: The Case for \;Jewish \;Diaspora\, (Oxford U. Press\, 2025).\ n\nREGISTER HERE \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.columbiajewish.org/wp-content/upload s/2025/08/jewishscholarseries2_800x533.png CATEGORIES:Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR