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Robert Harris
Phone:Â 9149248316
Email:Â robbieharris1@mac.com
Website (for further information):Â http://www.jtsa.edu/x1377.xml?ID_NUM=100232
Memberships:Â Rabbinical Assembly,Other- please specify
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| I am available for:Â Weekends,Individual lectures / concerts,Lecture series / concert series |
Biography:Â An expert in the history of medieval biblical exegesis, Dr. Harris's dissertation was titled The Literary Hermeneutic of Rabbi Eliezer of Beaugency. In 2004, Dr. Harris published a book in the Brown Judaic Studies series, Discerning Parallelism: A Study in Northern French Medieval Jewish Biblical Exegesis. In addition, he has published many articles and reviews in both American and Israeli journals.
Dr. Harris regularly performs with his garage band, SR2 (Shake, Rabbis and Roll), and composes original rock 'n roll. In 2006, he and his band completed a second studio CD (Keep Your Day Job!) and also issued a live album (Live at Primetime). The band's 2003 release, Tales from the Upper West Side, reached the nonexistent "aluminum" category on the music charts.
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| My topics include: |
- "I Pshat the Torah" = Medieval Jewish Biblical Exegesis (Rashi, etc.)/History of Interpretation
- Biblical Narrative ("Murder by the Book," etc.)
- Passover Haggadah ("How the Maxwell House Haggadah Became a Canonized Text")
- That Kislev Affair, Or: What Really Happened at Hanukkah
- Tzedakah Rocks (I play in a rock band that does dances at synagogues, see: www.SR2rocks.com
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| My general fee range is $2000+; details: Negotiable, depends on number of lectures, length of stay, distance from New York |
For an individual lecture, my fee is $501-1000; details: Negotiable, depends on length of stay, distance from New York
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For a series of lectures, my fee is $1501-2000; details: Negotiable, depends on number of lectures, length of stay, distance from New York
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For consulting, my fee is <$500; details:
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| My quoted fees include travel: No |
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