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Dr. Orit Avnery serves as a lecturer in Bible at Shalem College and holds a research fellowship at the Shalom Hartman Institute's Kogod Research Center. Her academic work focuses on biblical interpretation with particular expertise in the Books of Ruth and Esther.
Her research interests center on biblical memory, Jewish identity formation, and the interpretation of liminal spaces in biblical narratives. Dr. Avnery examines how biblical texts like Esther engage with historical memory while navigating themes of belonging and otherness within Jewish tradition.
Dr. Avnery's scholarship demonstrates a consistent focus on how biblical narratives address Jewish identity and historical consciousness. Her work on Megillat Esther reveals how the text, despite apparent absences of traditional Jewish themes, actively engages with biblical memory through allusions and narrative structure.
Dr. Avnery earned her Ph.D. from Bar Ilan University and completed her M.A. (cum laude) at the Hebrew University. Her academic contributions include significant publications in biblical studies with emphasis on narrative interpretation and Jewish textual tradition.
