C.V.
[Updated very infrequently.]

Education

  • PhD in Theoretical Linguistics: University of Maryland at College Park, 1991-6.
  • Visiting MS student in Computer Science: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 1989-90.
  • BA (Summa Cum Laude with departmental honors): Brandeis University, 1986-9.

Representative Academic Lectures

  • National University of Comahue, Neuquen, Argentina: "The History of Hebrew and the Revival of Ancient Hebrew to form Modern Hebrew." Guest lecture.
  • Tromsoe University, Tromsoe, Norway: "On Adverb Placement and Adjunction Sites." Invited Lecture.
  • University of Manchester, Manchester, England: "The Behavior of Strong and Weak Verbs in Modern and Tiberian Hebrew." Invited Lecture.
  • Szeged, Hungary: "Two Types of Paratactic Word-Order Variation." Part of First International Conference of Eastern-European Languages.
  • Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium: "Identifying, Understanding and Translating the Metaphors of a Dead Language." Invited Lecture.
  • Bar Ilan University, Tel Aviv, Israel: "Biliteral Roots in Tiberian and Modern Hebrew."
  • Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York Campus: "The Origins of the Tetragrammaton." Faculty Seminar presentation.

Representative Popular Classes and Lectures

  • Amsterdam, The Netherlands: "The Alphabet Story."
  • Toronto, Ontario: "The Mystery and Majesty of the Dead Sea Scrolls."
  • Birmingham, AL: "The Bible Doesn't Say That."
  • Johannesburg, South Africa: "The Invention of Writing."
  • Monterey, CA: "What Did Jesus Quote?"
  • Melbourne, Australia; "Ancient Answers to Good and Evil."
Graduate and Undergraduate Teaching Experience

  • Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. Adjunct Faculty.
  • Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York City. Adjunct Faculty.
  • Academy of Jewish Religion, New York City. Adjunct Faculty.
  • National University of Comahue, General Roca, Argentina. Guest Lecturer.
  • The City College of New York, New York City. Guest Lecturer

Books and Columns

  • The Bible Doesn't Say That: 40 biblical Mistranslations, Misconceptions, and Other Misunderstandings. February 2016 from Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press. (More information/order....)
  • The Bible's Cutting Room Floor: The Holy Scriptures Missing From Your Bible. September 2014 from Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press. (More information/order....)
  • And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible's Original Meaning. 2010 from Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press. (More information/order....)
  • In The Beginning: A Short History of the Hebrew Language. Hardcover 2004, paperback 2006 from NYU Press. (More information/order....)
     
  • Chief translator and contributing essayist for We Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism, ed. Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, 2012 from Jewish Lights Publishing. (More information/order...)
  • Chief translator and contributing essayist for Who by Fire, Who by Water, ed. Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, 2010 from Jewish Lights Publishing. (More information/order...)
  • Chief translator for My People's Passover Haggadah, Volumes I-II, ed. Dr. David Arnow and Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, 2008 from Jewish Lights Publishing. (More information/order...)
  • Chief translator for My People's Prayerbook: Shabbat Morning, ed. Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, 2007 from Jewish Lights Publishing. (More information/order...)
  • Chief translator for My People's Prayerbook: Welcoming the Night ed. Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, 2005 from Jewish Lights Publishing. (More information/order...)
  • Chief translator for My People's Prayerbook: Kabbalat Shabbat (Welcoming Shabbat in the Synagogue), ed. Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, 2004 from Jewish Lights Publishing. (More information/order...)
  • Chief translator for My People's Prayerbook: Shabbat At Home, ed. Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, 2003 from Jewish Lights Publishing. (More information/order...)
  • Chief translator for My People's Prayerbook: Tachanun and Concluding Prayers, ed. Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, 2002 from Jewish Lights Publishing. (More information/order...)
  • Chief translator for My People's Prayerbook: Birkhot HaShachar (Morning Blessings), ed. Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, 2001 from Jewish Lights Publishing. (More information/order...)
  • Chief translator for My People's Prayerbook: Seder K'riat Hatorah (Shabbat Torah Service), ed. Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, 2000 from Jewish Lights Publishing. (More information/order...)
  • Chief translator for My People's Prayerbook: P'sukei D'zimrah (Morning Psalms), ed. Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, 199 from Jewish Lights Publishing. (More information/order...)
  • Chief translator for My People's Prayerbook: The Amidah, ed. Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, 1998 from Jewish Lights Publishing. (More information/order...)
  • Chief translator for My People's Prayerbook: The Sh'ma And Its Blessings, ed. Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, 1997 from Jewish Lights Publishing. (More information/order...)
  • Glamour of the Grammar, biweekly column on Hebrew in the Jerusalem Post. (Read online....)