Dr. Charlotte Fonrobert

Associate Professor

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Biography

Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert specializes in Judaism, focusing on Talmudic literature and culture. Her research interests include gender in Jewish culture, the relationship between Judaism and Christianity during Late Antiquity, discourses of orthodoxy versus heresy, the connection between religion and space, and rabbinic conceptions of Judaism in Greco-Roman culture. She is the author of 'Menstrual Purity: Rabbinic and Christian Reconstructions of Biblical Gender' (2000), which won the Salo Baron Prize for best book in Jewish Studies of the year and was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in Jewish Scholarship. Fonrobert co-edited the 'Cambridge Companion to the Talmud and Rabbinic Literature' (2007) with Martin Jaffee. Currently, she is working on a manuscript entitled 'Replacing Nation: Judaism, Diaspora, Neighborhood.'

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

Stanford University • Stanford, California

Teaching and research in Religious Studies.

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Judaism • Los Angeles, California

Focused on Talmud and Jewish Studies.

Acting Assistant Professor

— Present

Syracuse University • Syracuse, New York

Teaching and research in Religion.

Requirements for Stanford University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:165
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Overall
Required:4.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from an accredited institution Strong background in mathematics and programming
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

The Computer Science department emphasizes research potential. GRE General is currently optional but recommended for some tracks.