The Network for European Philosophy and the Jewish Tradition is a collaborative project between the Institute of Jewish Studies and the Center for European Philosophy at the University of Antwerp, and the Institute of Philosophy at KU Leuven. The goal of this interdisciplinary network is to bring international scholars from the fields of philosophy and Jewish studies together to explore the encounters and intersections, but also the differences and mutual exclusions between European philosophy and the Jewish tradition.

The network was opened with the inaugural lecture "What is Jewish Philosophy? Between the Particular and the Universal" by Prof. Moshe Halbertal, with welcoming words by rector Prof. Herman Van Goethem (University of Antwerp) and Prof. Vivian Liska (Institute of Jewish Studies, University of Antwerp), and reflections by Prof. Arthur Cools (University of Antwerp) and Ass. Prof. Willem Styfhals (KU Leuven).