Society of Jewish Ethics Opportunities
Please see below for opportunities for Jewish ethicists.
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The Journal of Jewish Ethics Special Issue on Israel/Palestine
The Journal of Jewish Ethics invites submissions for a special issue on Israel/Palestine.
Submissions may address any aspect of how Jewish traditions, texts, histories, or identities intersect with ethical issues pertaining to Israel/Palestine, especially related to present-day violence, injustice, and oppression. To be considered for inclusion in the special issue of the Journal, articles should be submitted by January 12, 2026 at http://www.editorialmanager.com/jje. Inquiries may be made by contacting the JJE editors, Emily Filler and Geoffrey Claussen, at jje@societyofjewishethics.org. For further details, please see the full call for submissions.
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Hayim Perelmuter Conference 2026
The Hayim Perelmuter Conference will be held at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago on March 9 and 10, 2026. The theme of the 2026 Conference is “Christian and Jewish approaches to the Ecological Crisis.” The plenary event of this conference will be CTU’s Spring Shapiro lecture, which will be delivered by Prof. Mara Benjamin. We invite abstracts that pertain to Jewish and Christian approaches to navigating our world in a time of climate change and ecological crisis. We are particularly interested in abstracts that discuss the impact of Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ on Chrisitan and Jewish communities 10 years after the document’s publication; the role of environmentalism in Christian and Jewish politics; Christian and Jewish ecotheology; and Jewish and Christian environmental ethics. Those interested should submit an abstract of approximately 300 words by November 1st to Dr. Ranana Dine at rdine@ctu.edu. For more information, please see the full call for abstracts.