Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies

Contact Us

Lown BuildingThe Department of NEJS is located in the Lown Center for Judaic Studies (Room 211). Get directions to our offices and the Brandeis campus.

Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies (NEJS)
Brandeis University
415 South Street
Mailstop 054
Waltham, MA 02453

Phone: 781-736-2950
nejs@brandeis.edu

Faculty

Carl Sharif El-Tobgui
Carl Sharif El-Tobgui
NEJS Department Chair and Director of the Arabic Language Program
Associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies
781-736-2071 Lown 206
Office Hours: By Appointment

Expertise: Islamic thought, theology, law and jurisprudence; Arabic language (Qur'anic, classical & modern) and Classical Arabic literature and poetry

Sara Hascal
Sara Hascal
Director of the Hebrew Language and Literature Program
Associate Professor of the Practice of Hebrew
781-736-2955 ASAC 326
Office Hours: Mondays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. and Wednesdays, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m, 9 (and by appt.)
Video Introduction (in Hebrew)

Expertise: Hebrew language, modern Israeli literature and culture, Israeli theater and drama pedagogy, creative reading and writing, theories and methodologies in second language acquisition

Ilana Szobel
Ilana Szobel
Professor on the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Chair in Hebrew Literature
Undergraduate Advising Head and Study Abroad Advisor
781-736-5230 MCH 313
Office Hours: By Appointment

Expertise: Israeli society and culture in modern Hebrew literature as it relates to feminism, war and peace, the Holocaust, family structure, economic and cultural dislocation