Events

Upcoming Events

— Sept 10, 2025 – 18:30 Reception; 19:30 ASOR Mini-Series Lecture by Shua Kisilevitz. “Holier than Thou? The Temples at Moẓa and Reflections of Ritual Practices in Ancient Judah.” Recording here. Download Posters: Digital | Print

– Sept 17, 2025 – 17:00 – Public Lecture by Si Walsh – “MIND THE GAP! The Scribal Presentation of the War Rule (1QM).” Recording here. Download Posters: Digital | Print

– Oct 15, 2025 – 17:00 – Public Lecture by Moritz F. Adam – “Flights of the Mind – Dreams, Visions, Journeys, and Authority Construction between Classical and Jewish Literature.” Public event at the Albright and on Zoom. Download Posters: Digital | Print

— Oct 20, 2025 – 17:00 – Book Launch – Susan Weingarten’s new monograph, Ancient Jewish Food in Its Geographical and Cultural Contexts: What’s Cooking in the Talmuds? Public event at the Albright and on Zoom. Download Posters: Digital | Print

– Oct 29, 2025 – 17:00 – Book Launch – Rodney Aist’s new monograph, Walking the Jerusalem Circuit: In the Footsteps of Pilgrims Before the Crusades. Public Event at the Albright. In-Person only. Posters coming soon.

– Nov 12, 2025 – 18:00 Reception; 19:00 ASOR Mini-Series Lecture. 1) Igor Kreimerman,  “Tell Beit Mirsim in Perspective: Revisiting Albright’s excavations in Light of Renewed Work”; 2) Michael Freikman, “Going Where No One Has Gone Before: A Peek into the Intricacies of Albright’s Expedition at Tell Beit Mirsim”; 3) and Rachel Hallote, “Tell Beit Mirism in Context: The American Archaeological Presence in Ottoman and Mandatory Palestine Before and After Albright.” Public event at the Albright and on Zoom. More details coming soon.

– Dec 3, 2025 – 17:00 – Public Lecture by Susan Kennedy-Arenz – “Paradise Gardens: A History of Jerusalem’s Foremost Leper Hospice.” Public event at the Albright and on Zoom. More details coming soon.

– Dec 10, 2025 – 17:00 – Public Lecture by Shulamit Miller, “The Rise of Christianity in Galilee: A Perspective from the Jewish Cities of Sepphoris and Tiberias.” Public event at the Albright and on Zoom. More details coming soon.

– Dec 15, 2025 – 17:00 – Public Lecture by Benyamin Storchan and Josef Briffa, “Life in Light: Ancient Lamps, Faith, and Festivals of Illumination.” Public event at the Albright. More details coming soon.

– Dec 17, 2025 – 17:00 – Public Lecture by James Fraser, “Albright 2025: The Year in Review.” Public event at the Albright and on Zoom. More details coming soon.

– Feb 4, 2026 – 18:30 Reception; 19:30 ASOR Mini-Series Lecture by Benyamin Storchan. “Unearthing an Imperially Glorious Byzantine Church near Bet Shemesh: From Fieldwork to Virtual Reality.” Public event at the Albright and on Zoom. More details coming soon.

– Feb 11, 2026 – 17:00 – Public Lecture by Bar Kribus. “The Religious Sites of the Betä Ǝsraʾel (Ethiopian Jews) in the Context of the Religious Architecture of the Northern Ethiopian Highlands.” Public event at the Albright and on Zoom. More details coming soon.

– Feb 25, 2025 – 17:00 – Public Lecture by Christie Pavey. Public event at the Albright and on Zoom. More details coming soon.

– Mar 4, 2026 – 17:00 – Public Lecture by Luca Brancazi. “Current Research on the Holy Sepulchre and Faunal Remains.” Public event at the Albright and on Zoom. More details coming soon.

– Mar 18, 2026 – 17:00 – Public Lecture by Kristin De Troyer. “Off the Beaten Track: Which Road to Follow for the Book of Joshua?” Public event at the Albright and on Zoom. More details coming soon.

– Mar 25, 2026 – 17:00 – Public Lecture by Katja Soennecken. “From Kaiser to AI – current projects of the DEI Jerusalem.” Public event at the Albright and on Zoom. More details coming soon.

– Apr 15, 2026 – 17:00 – Public Lecture by Carter Barnett. “Biblical Eyes, Imperial Designs: The Architecture of Care and Control in Ottoman Palestine.” Public event at the Albright and on Zoom. More details coming soon.

– Apr 29, 2026 – 18:30 Reception; 19:30 ASOR Mini-Series Lecture by Yana Tschekhanovets. “New Excavations at Nessana, Negev: Late Antique Pilgrimage Hub on the Desert Fringe.” Public event at the Albright and on Zoom. More details coming soon.

– May 13, 2026 – 17:00 – Public Lecture by Sonia Najjar. “The City of David-Wadi Hilweh: Exploring How One World Seeps into the Other.” Public event at the Albright and on Zoom. More details coming soon.

– May 27, 2026 – 17:00 – Public Lecture by Dieter Vieweger, “The Wondrous Phenomenon of the Artesian Spring – New Excavations at Tall Zirāʿa.” Public event at the Albright and on Zoom. More details coming soon.