Bud Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies

Featuring three short scholarly presentations in honor of Bud Shorstein.

Join us for a talk by Walter Russell Mead, author of the The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People, named a "New York Times Best Book of the Year" for 2022. Professor Mead will discuss the current political crisis in Israel within the context of the relationship between Israel and the US.

Join the Center for Jewish Studies for a conversation with bestselling author and scholar Stephen Prothero about his new book, God the Bestseller: How One Editor Transformed American Religion a Book at a Time.