Ofer Idels
@oferidels.bsky.social
Historian | Zionism and Experience | Postdoc @ucalgary.bsky.social | Former Humboldt Fellow | Author: Zionism: Emotions, Language & Experience (CUP) & Embodying the Revolution (RUP) | @newcastleunited.com Fan.
https://ucalgary.academia.edu/OferIdels
https://ucalgary.academia.edu/OferIdels
The Zionist revolution’s success is its blind spot: we’ve forgotten how extraordinary our reality is.
My new essay: "On the Weather and the Weight of a Sovereign Jewish Experience."
🇺🇸 🇮🇱 Full text in English & Hebrew.👇
#Israel #Zionism #JewishIdentity
open.substack.com/pub/oferidel...
My new essay: "On the Weather and the Weight of a Sovereign Jewish Experience."
🇺🇸 🇮🇱 Full text in English & Hebrew.👇
#Israel #Zionism #JewishIdentity
open.substack.com/pub/oferidel...
On the Weather and the Weight of a Sovereign Jewish Experience
Sovereignty is not a law of nature, it is a choice we must make in every generation. A reflection on the "miracle" of being a modern Jew. (Available in English and Hebrew)
open.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
The Zionist revolution’s success is its blind spot: we’ve forgotten how extraordinary our reality is.
My new essay: "On the Weather and the Weight of a Sovereign Jewish Experience."
🇺🇸 🇮🇱 Full text in English & Hebrew.👇
#Israel #Zionism #JewishIdentity
open.substack.com/pub/oferidel...
My new essay: "On the Weather and the Weight of a Sovereign Jewish Experience."
🇺🇸 🇮🇱 Full text in English & Hebrew.👇
#Israel #Zionism #JewishIdentity
open.substack.com/pub/oferidel...
"To say Ofer Idels’s analysis is daring diminishes its force."
📢The first review of my @CambridgeUP
book "Zionism: Emotions, Language and Experience" is out.
Deep thanks to Donna Robinson Divine for this thoughtful and generous reading.
#IsraelStudies #emotions #AcademicTwitter
📢The first review of my @CambridgeUP
book "Zionism: Emotions, Language and Experience" is out.
Deep thanks to Donna Robinson Divine for this thoughtful and generous reading.
#IsraelStudies #emotions #AcademicTwitter
My book "Zionism: Emotions, Language, and Experience" is now available for free—not just for Jewish Studies scholars, but also for those interested in the history of emotions, postcritique, and historiography. Especially for researchers and grad students! doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Zionism
Cambridge Core - History of Ideas and Intellectual History - Zionism
doi.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"To say Ofer Idels’s analysis is daring diminishes its force."
📢The first review of my @CambridgeUP
book "Zionism: Emotions, Language and Experience" is out.
Deep thanks to Donna Robinson Divine for this thoughtful and generous reading.
#IsraelStudies #emotions #AcademicTwitter
📢The first review of my @CambridgeUP
book "Zionism: Emotions, Language and Experience" is out.
Deep thanks to Donna Robinson Divine for this thoughtful and generous reading.
#IsraelStudies #emotions #AcademicTwitter
Just arrived in the mail! My new book, "Embodying the Revolution" is here. If you're into sports, Hebrew culture, or how the "New Jew" was forged, this is for you. @rutgersupress.bsky.social #newbook #history
September 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Just arrived in the mail! My new book, "Embodying the Revolution" is here. If you're into sports, Hebrew culture, or how the "New Jew" was forged, this is for you. @rutgersupress.bsky.social #newbook #history
Excited to kick off this year’s Jewish Culture Forum with Josh Lambert online, Sept 18!
He’ll be diving into Jews, Nazis, and video games — a mix too fascinating to miss. Link and description below
events.ucalgary.ca/event/495836...
He’ll be diving into Jews, Nazis, and video games — a mix too fascinating to miss. Link and description below
events.ucalgary.ca/event/495836...
September 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Excited to kick off this year’s Jewish Culture Forum with Josh Lambert online, Sept 18!
He’ll be diving into Jews, Nazis, and video games — a mix too fascinating to miss. Link and description below
events.ucalgary.ca/event/495836...
He’ll be diving into Jews, Nazis, and video games — a mix too fascinating to miss. Link and description below
events.ucalgary.ca/event/495836...
Excited to share that my book Embodying the Revolution will be out this October with Rutgers UP! It explores the surprising marginalization of sports in Israeli culture—and how Zionisim shaped the Jewish experience in interwar Palestine. (photo AI, link below)
June 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Excited to share that my book Embodying the Revolution will be out this October with Rutgers UP! It explores the surprising marginalization of sports in Israeli culture—and how Zionisim shaped the Jewish experience in interwar Palestine. (photo AI, link below)
This Tuesday (May 27) at 12 PM Calgary / 2 PM EST:
Join me and Dr. Roni Cohen for the kickoff of the Jewish Culture Forum!
We'll dive into medieval Jewish humor and parodic takes on the Talmud and Bible—long before modernity.
On Zoom, open to all. Reg link:
ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join me and Dr. Roni Cohen for the kickoff of the Jewish Culture Forum!
We'll dive into medieval Jewish humor and parodic takes on the Talmud and Bible—long before modernity.
On Zoom, open to all. Reg link:
ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
May 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This Tuesday (May 27) at 12 PM Calgary / 2 PM EST:
Join me and Dr. Roni Cohen for the kickoff of the Jewish Culture Forum!
We'll dive into medieval Jewish humor and parodic takes on the Talmud and Bible—long before modernity.
On Zoom, open to all. Reg link:
ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join me and Dr. Roni Cohen for the kickoff of the Jewish Culture Forum!
We'll dive into medieval Jewish humor and parodic takes on the Talmud and Bible—long before modernity.
On Zoom, open to all. Reg link:
ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
I really enjoyed reviewing Alianov-Rautenberg's "No Longer Ladies and Gentlemen," which explores German Jewish immigration to Palestine. It's beautifully written, full of rich anecdotes, but like many in the field, it often overlooks a historical shadow—or perhaps we should say light.
Review of Viola Alianov-Rautenberg "No Longer Ladies and Gentlemen: Gender and the German-Jewish Migration to Mandatory Palestine," AJS Review 48 (2024): 428-430
Review of Viola Alianov-Rautenberg "No Longer Ladies and Gentlemen: Gender and the German-Jewish Migration to Mandatory Palestine," AJS Review 48 (2024): 428-430
www.academia.edu
March 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I really enjoyed reviewing Alianov-Rautenberg's "No Longer Ladies and Gentlemen," which explores German Jewish immigration to Palestine. It's beautifully written, full of rich anecdotes, but like many in the field, it often overlooks a historical shadow—or perhaps we should say light.
Today's the last day to download my book for free! You can read it anytime. If you're into history, Jewish culture, emotions, and more, you'll find it intriguing. Don't miss out! doi.org/10.1017/9781...
December 19, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Today's the last day to download my book for free! You can read it anytime. If you're into history, Jewish culture, emotions, and more, you'll find it intriguing. Don't miss out! doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Some time ago, I watched an engaging evening with Simon Schama discussing Tolstoy vs. Dickens. The English novelist lost. However, I believe no one could have guessed his legacy would be tarnished so quickly....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLXp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLXp...
December 10, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Some time ago, I watched an engaging evening with Simon Schama discussing Tolstoy vs. Dickens. The English novelist lost. However, I believe no one could have guessed his legacy would be tarnished so quickly....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLXp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLXp...
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Universities are in crisis. We have forgotten that the only way to prepare for the future is to imagine the human in situations yet unknown and to explore the boundaries of the human condition. A focus on economic gain loses sight of all that might be possible.
I do not yet have a comment on this but I ask all New Zealand researchers and businesses read this and consider the full impact of this signal #nzpol www.beehive.govt.nz/release/mars...
Marsden Fund refocused for science with a purpose
Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology Judith Collins today announced the Government has updated the Marsden Fund to focus on core scientific research that helps lift our economic growth and c...
www.beehive.govt.nz
December 4, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Universities are in crisis. We have forgotten that the only way to prepare for the future is to imagine the human in situations yet unknown and to explore the boundaries of the human condition. A focus on economic gain loses sight of all that might be possible.
Liberty as Independence - bit.ly/3zeGyK6
December 2, 2024 at 9:10 PM
Liberty as Independence - bit.ly/3zeGyK6
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Want to do some law and emotions research and need to think through the conceptual questions it raises? Check out our article here! With Kate Rossmanith and Sharyn Roach Anleu!
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:02 AM
Want to do some law and emotions research and need to think through the conceptual questions it raises? Check out our article here! With Kate Rossmanith and Sharyn Roach Anleu!
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
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Massive away win for the little fella.
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Massive away win for the little fella.
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For anyone curious about the history of emotions and allied fields, here are some starter resources, accessible for students and professionals alike.
1. The public lecture series organised by NACHE/SIHEX in English and Spanish and freely available here: mars.gmu.edu/collections/...
1. The public lecture series organised by NACHE/SIHEX in English and Spanish and freely available here: mars.gmu.edu/collections/...
History of Emotions lecture series / Historia de las Emociones serie de conferencias
mars.gmu.edu
November 11, 2024 at 8:29 AM
For anyone curious about the history of emotions and allied fields, here are some starter resources, accessible for students and professionals alike.
1. The public lecture series organised by NACHE/SIHEX in English and Spanish and freely available here: mars.gmu.edu/collections/...
1. The public lecture series organised by NACHE/SIHEX in English and Spanish and freely available here: mars.gmu.edu/collections/...
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The next issue of Emotions: History, Culture, Society has a forum on imagination and emotion with an intro by me! Keep an eye out for the rest of the articles as they appear! (Or subscribe and get it in the post).
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:32 AM
The next issue of Emotions: History, Culture, Society has a forum on imagination and emotion with an intro by me! Keep an eye out for the rest of the articles as they appear! (Or subscribe and get it in the post).
brill.com/view/journal...
brill.com/view/journal...
My book "Zionism: Emotions, Language, and Experience" is now available for free—not just for Jewish Studies scholars, but also for those interested in the history of emotions, postcritique, and historiography. Especially for researchers and grad students! doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Zionism
Cambridge Core - History of Ideas and Intellectual History - Zionism
doi.org
November 28, 2024 at 9:29 AM
My book "Zionism: Emotions, Language, and Experience" is now available for free—not just for Jewish Studies scholars, but also for those interested in the history of emotions, postcritique, and historiography. Especially for researchers and grad students! doi.org/10.1017/9781...
For everyone who followed me today (thanks again, Rob!) and is interested in my work, it's available for free for the next few weeks. Right here: - doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Zionism
Cambridge Core - History of Ideas and Intellectual History - Zionism
doi.org
November 26, 2024 at 5:33 PM
For everyone who followed me today (thanks again, Rob!) and is interested in my work, it's available for free for the next few weeks. Right here: - doi.org/10.1017/9781...
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all you #skystorians of #emotion need to know that @oferidels.bsky.social is here, and so is his new Cambridge Element, "Zionism: Emotions, Language and Experience", currently *free* to download. www.cambridge.org/core/books/z...
Zionism
Cambridge Core - History of Ideas and Intellectual History - Zionism
www.cambridge.org
November 26, 2024 at 12:17 PM
all you #skystorians of #emotion need to know that @oferidels.bsky.social is here, and so is his new Cambridge Element, "Zionism: Emotions, Language and Experience", currently *free* to download. www.cambridge.org/core/books/z...
anything interesting?
November 26, 2024 at 11:47 AM
anything interesting?