At the Association for Jewish Studies Annual Meeting, we presented an edited volume to my mentor, Professor Shaye Cohen (Harvard University): Strength to Strength: Essays in Honor of Shaye J. D. Cohen (Brown Judaic Studies). It was a warm and wonderful event. Isaiah Gafni and I each spoke briefly and then Shaye offered his own funny and touching reflections. Below are the remarks that I gave. As the editor I am of course biased, but it really is a great volume that can be ordered here. It was really a great privilege for me to work on this volume. Although weighing in at over 700 pages – which probably could have doubled if we openly solicited articles, and thus ruined the surprise – this was the easiest volume that I ever edited. I don’t fully know why the all the contributors were so cooperative and timely – not a small thing – although I suspect it is due to the high regard in which they all hold Shaye. So let me begin with my thanks to all of the contributors, both those who are here and the many who sent their regrets, and to Shaye, whose reputation made […]
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