Jordan Rosenblum
@profrosenblum.bsky.social
Professor of Classical Judaism, University of Wisconsin-Madison; studies ancient food and plays modern guitar (he/him)
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jordan rosenblum Forbidden: A 3,000-Year History of Jews and the Pig Wednesday, August 19th, 2026 – 7:00-8:30pm ET Wednesday, August 19th, 7:00-8:30pm ET Forbidden: A 3,000-Year History of Jews and th...
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We know he’s a deplorable human, but another thing we learned from the Epstein files is how much he gets wrong about Jews and the pig
Today in academic writing: I started writing up some research about a kosher controversy in Manitoba almost a century ago and went down a rabbit hole that led me to find a direct familial connection between a central figure in my story and an actress with a Kevin Bacon number of 2…
Just finished @profrosenblum.bsky.social 's book! It's a fantastic (non-technical) book! Rosenblum's writing is lovely (often sparking envy in me). The notes are impressively dialogical. It's a great book. You should read it.
While I wasn’t able to make AAR/SBL this year, friends sent along some photos to let me know that my pig book made an appearance and was gone by today!
Penn Press and @katzcenterupenn.bsky.social are delighted to announce that @thejqr.bsky.social will become fully Open Access beginning with the winter 2026 issue (coming in January)! www.pennpress.org/blog/jewish-...
Jewish Quarterly Review to become Open Access in 2026 - University of Pennsylvania Press
Penn Press and the Katz Center are delighted to announce a new chapter in the history of the Jewish Quarterly Review. Beginning with the winter 2026 issue
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In case you want to stock up tor wedding, bar/bat mitzvah, birthday, Hanukkah, Christmas, anniversary, or presents for any occasion, NYU Press has my book on 60% off sale thus month! Just use code NYU60 at checkout nyupress.org/978147983149...
Forbidden
Winner of the 74th National Jewish Book Award: The Jane and Stuart Weitzman Family Award for Food Writing and CookbooksA surprising history of ho...
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As of today, Forbidden is officially an audio book!
Spotted at a local coffee shop: a story in two posters
How rabbinic expertise was socially constructed, performed, and defended in Roman Palestine. Krista N. Dalton's How Rabbis Became Experts is out now—learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
everyone pack it in, professor bonesho wins by a landslide
Mental health therapists at Veterans Affairs should begin sessions with patients saying they are in a shared office space, a memo obtained by NPR says. Trump's back-to-office orders start Monday for VA.
'I cannot guarantee complete confidentiality,' VA therapists ordered to tell veterans
Mental health therapists at Veterans Affairs should begin sessions with patients saying they are in a shared office space, a memo obtained by NPR says. Trump's back-to-office orders start Monday for V...
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Want to hear me talk more about Jews and the pig? Check out this podcast!
New issue of Method & Theory in the Study of Religion Vol. 37, No, 2 (2025) brill.com/view/journal... On Whose Terms? @degruyterbrill.bsky.social @profrosenblum.bsky.social
Brought some lite reading to keep myself busy while I wait for my kid to get a haircut
Hot off the presses: I co-edited an awesome special issue of Theory & Method in the Study of Religion that just came out: brill.com/view/journal...
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Searching for my recent book on Amazon led to some interesting search results…
@sarahebond.bsky.social's amazing book Strike is included among @newyorker.com's brief book notes this week!
Briefly Noted Book Reviews
Short reviews of recent releases.
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