The Reclaiming Torah u-Madda symposium aims to explore the past, present, and future of the concept of Torah u-Madda (Torah and secular studies).

Liat Maggid-Alon, a historian, delves into the emergence of the Jewish bourgeoisie in Egypt during the early-to-mid 20th century, analyzing how modernity, religion, nationalism, and minority politics intersected within this newly established upper-middle-class Jewish community.