Joel S. Kaminsky

Joel S. Kaminsky is the Morningstar Family Chair in Jewish Studies as well a Professor of Bible in the Religion Department at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts where he lives with his wife Jody. He strives to bring the latest scholarship to his students and his reading audience in clear language that avoids jargon and whenever possible makes use of contemporary analogies. Professor Kaminsky has lectured widely at universities and colleges across the globe including Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, St. Andrews, UCLA, Middelbury, University of the Pacific, University of British Columbia, University of Kansas, and University of Virginia. He has been a Visiting Professor at Duke, Harvard and twice at Yale Divinity School, as well as 3 times serving as the Visiting Jewish Studies Research Scholar in Residence at Durham University in England. He has also been a scholar in residence at many synagogues and even on occasion churches.