Dear friends of the Borns Jewish Studies Program, 

It’s been a while, but it’s my pleasure again to share with you a few snapshots from a rewarding academic year. As you may know, in July 2024 I returned to the directorship of the Borns Jewish Studies Program, just in time to prepare for our first external review since 2002! We were very grateful to our outside visitors from Jewish Studies programs across the country for the care they took in assessing us, and not at all surprised by how impressed they were – actually the word they used was “envious” –after meeting our majors, certificate students and grads. They also made some useful suggestions that we are hastening to put into practice.