The Sefer Center has published the 'Digital Judaica' collection

Sefer, the Center for University Teaching of Jewish Civilization, has published a volume of scholarly materials entitled "Digital Judaica: A Study of Jewish Communities in Online Spaces." The publication was released in collaboration with the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences and with the support of the Russian Jewish Congress.

The authors of the volume examine the ways in which Jewish communities engage with the digital sphere. The book features a translation of Heidi Campbell’s seminal work on the evolution of the Jewish internet, an overview of methodological approaches to such research, and a series of case studies analyzing a diverse range of religious communities in Russia and globally—from those highly resistant to media technology to those fully adapted to it. The material in this collection is intended not only for scholars of Jewish culture or the mediatization of religion, but also for anyone interested in contemporary social dynamics. The Sefer Center notes that the publication represents the first volume dedicated to digital research in this academic field.

The collection is also available online on the Sefer website.

Established in 1994, the Sefer Center aims to promote academic research in Jewish studies and the instruction of Jewish disciplines in higher education institutions, providing comprehensive support to students, graduate students, and academic professionals. The Center serves as an umbrella organization for researchers of Jewish civilization. Shortly after its inception, the organization became a full member of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress.

Currently, Sefer is one of the leading organizations in the post-Soviet space dedicated to the advancement of all aspects of academic Jewish studies and the investigation of both the heritage and the current status of Jewish communities.

Over the years, the Sefer Center has published several series of volumes on Jewish history and culture, their interaction with the cultures of other peoples, the preservation of Jewish cultural heritage, and the sociological study of modern Jewish communities.