The online lecture series
“Discover the Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls”: six HD lectures, from the discovery of the scrolls in 1947 to the books that never made it into the Bible. Access for three full months.
Curator of the Dead Sea Scrolls · Israel Museum · 1994–2024
The Dead Sea Scrolls: a journey into the past
For thirty years I headed the Shrine of the Book and curated the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Israel Museum. Join me among the ancient texts that changed how we understand the Bible, Judaism and the beginnings of Christianity.
Who I am
Close to the scrolls, in plain language.
I worked alongside the Dead Sea Scrolls for many years, and I tell their story in plain, clear language. Even someone with no prior knowledge of the subject leaves my lecture with new insights and understanding.
It works with academic audiences, with students, in the community and with viewers at home: the journey to Qumran, to the caves where the scrolls were found, and to the people who wrote them.
- +30years of research and directing the Shrine of the Book
- 9academic books
- 2011led the launch of the Dead Sea Scrolls online with Google
Lectures
Three ways to meet the scrolls
From online lecture series you can watch from home, to a personal booking for a lecture or an interview.
Lecture series in Spanish
“Los rollos del mar Muerto, Qumrán, esenios y los orígenes del cristianismo”: an online series in Spanish on John the Baptist, Jesus, Paul and the Jerusalem church in the light of the Qumran finds.
Lectures and interviews on request
In-person lectures, meetings and interviews at institutions and events, in English, Spanish or Hebrew.
About
From Buenos Aires to the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem
I was born in Buenos Aires in 1957, studied anthropology and history, was ordained as a rabbi, and completed my master’s degree and doctorate in ancient Jewish literature and thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. For three decades I headed the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum.
I taught at the Hebrew University and at the Schechter Institute, lectured as a guest at leading universities around the world, and in 2011 led the project that made the Dead Sea Scrolls available to the public online.
“Technology is fleeting; the word is eternal.”
— Dr. Adolfo Roitman
Interested in booking a lecture?
An in-person lecture, a community meeting or a media interview. I’d be glad to hear about your event.