JS 151 | Natural Environment and Judaism with RTM 151F | Wilderness Survival
- G. Goldman
- 1 + 2 units
- 5 meetings - Tu 7:00-9:00 PM, two Sunday afternoons, and a 3-day field trip
- JS Course #13320 + RTM Course #16320
- Sagebrush Hall 108
An examination of teachings on the natural environment found in Jewish lite rature and oral teachings, with an emphasis on values and practices related to respect for natural life and environmental conservation. Students who take this course must also take the RTM 151F section linked to it. Arranged wilderness trips are required.
JS 200-OL (online) | Introduction to Judaism
- M. Paskow
- 3 units
- Course #13337
- ONLINE COURSE
- General Education: Arts & Humanities
- CORE COURSE FOR THE JEWISH STUDIES MINOR AND MAJOR
An examination of the historical development of Judaism's fundamental religious concepts and practices in their cultural and international setting.
JS 210 | History of the Jewish People
- E. Goodfriend
- 3 units
- MoWe 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
- Jerome Richfield 130
- Course #13057
- General Education, Comparative Cultural Studies
Study of the Jewish people from their beginnings in the ancient Near East to the establishment of the modern state of Israel. (Cross-listed with HIST 210)
JS 300 | Humanities in Jewish Society: Ancient and Medieval
- M. Paskow
- 3 units
- Th 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
- Sierra Hall 266
- Course #12961
- General Education Arts & Humanities - fulfills upper-division Information Competence requirement
- CORE COURSE FOR THE JEWISH STUDIES MINOR; RELIGIOUS TRADITION FOR THE RELIGIOUS STUDIES MAJOR
A study of ancient and medieval Jewish culture examining literature, art and architecture, law, music, philosophy and science.
JS 330 | Women in the Jewish Experience
- E. Goodfriend
- 3 units
- Th 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
- Sierra Hall 307
- Course #13089
- General Education: Comparative Culture Studies
- THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ETHNIC STUDIES AND DIVERSITY ELECTIVE IN THE WOMEN'S STUDIES MAJOR
The social, cultural, and religious lives of women in Jewish communities from antiquity to present. The course perspective is international, with significant focus on Mediterranean, West Asian, and American Jewish societies.
JS/HIST 409 | History of the Jews in the Modern Era
- J. Myers
- 3 units
- T 7:00 PM - 9:45 PM
- Jerome Richfield 132
- JS Course #18479
- Hist Course # 18501
- ELECTIVE COURSE FOR HISTORY MAJOR, CORE COURSE FOR JEWISH STUDIES
Key events in the history of the Jewish people from the 17th century until the present, with a focus on 20th century Europe and the Middle East. Themes include changes in the traditional community due to political modernization, modern anti-Semitism, Zionism, and political responses to the Holocaust.
HEB 101 | Elementary Hebrew and Conversation
- General Education: Comparative Cultural Studies
- M. Rosenthal
- 4 units
- TuTh 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM
- Jerome Richfield 212
- Course #12867
First semester of a beginning level Hebrew course focusing on basic vocabulary, grammar, reading and practice in the spoken language.
RS 101 | The Bible
- General Education: Arts & Humanities
- 3 units
- E. Goodfriend
- MW 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
- Sierra Hall 384
- Course #12992
- E. Goodfriend
- MW 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
- Sierra Hall 192
- Course #12993
- A. Tevanyan
- TuThu 12:30 PM - 1:45 AM
- Jerome Richfield 221
- Course #12994
This course provides a survey of the content and major themes of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), New Testament, and Apocryphal writings.
RS 356 | Contemporary Religious Thought
- General Education: Comparative CulturArts & Humanities
- S. Soomekh
- Fr 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM
- Sierra Hall 390
- 3 units
- Course # 13013
Study of selected major writings in religious thought, with the aim of analyzing representative modern approaches to questions such as God and the world, faith and self-understanding, and belief and social consciousness. This section will feature autobiographical literature of contemporary Jewish, Muslim, and Christian Middle Eastern Women.
RS 378-ol | American Jewish Experience
- General Education: Comparative Cultural Studies - Fulfills Information Competence requirement
- H. Shevitz
- 3 units
- ONLINE COURSE
- Course # 18956
This course describes the experience of the Jewish religio-ethnic community in America with reference to its own historical background and development, and the relationship of the community to the general Americal culture and to other particular subcultures or ethnic groups.
SOC 306 | Jewish Communal and Family Structure
- General Education Comparative Cultural Studies
- H. Dosik
- 3 units
- MW 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
- SH 209
- Course #11704
The study of Jewish communal and family structure in an international context as a function of religious requirements and social circumstances.
SOC 335 | Jewish Identity in the U.S.
- General Education Comparative Cultural Studies
- T. Hatkoff
- 3 units
- W 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM
- SH 280
An examination of social institutions and processes involved in Jewish identity, and comparison with other American cultural groups.