The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute (HBI) develops fresh ways of thinking about Jews and gender worldwide by producing and promoting scholarly research, artistic projects and public engagement.
One of the world's only academic centers of its kind, HBI provides research resources and programs for scholars, students and the public. The Institute publishes books and a journal, convenes international conferences and local programming, and offers competitive grant and internship programs.
Join HBI on September 19 for an Open House to share a bite to eat, meet the HBI community and hear about our plans for the year!
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→ The 2025 HBI Research Awards application is now open.
→ The 2025-26 HBI Scholar in Residence application is now open.
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Fresh Ideas from HBI: The HBI Blog
People often think the summer is a quiet time, but for most academics, it is a hectic season filled with research, writing and meeting up at conferences. What a pleasure it was, this summer, to see and meet many HBI affiliates and research and travel grant recipients, at every stage of their careers, presenting new and exciting work, at the conference on Jews, Gender and Sexuality at the University of Bristol and Canon, Authority and the Creation of Halacha at Harvard Law School. Just last week, we capped off the summer with a talk on Indian Jewish women in Bollywood by HBI Research Associate, Professor Bindu Malieckal, over dinner and a movie at the Vilna Shul here in Boston.
“HBI is providing an important model of women supporting other women, by saying, ‘We think your work and creativity is really valuable and we think it should be heard around the world and we will help you with that.’ Who else is going to do that?”
Elana Sztokman, HBI Author, recipient of two Jewish Book Awards