JS 151 | Natural Environment and Judaism with RTM 151F | Wilderness Survival
- Kassandra Wilsey
- Monday 7:00 PM- 9:45 PM, class meetings and a 3-day field trip the first 8 weeks of the semester
- Redwood Hal 153
- JS Course #13452 (by permission only, contact ) + RTM Course #17014
- 1 + 2 units
An examination of teachings on the natural environment found in Jewish literature 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 | Introduction to Judaism
- Saba Soomekh
- MW 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
- Jerome Richfield 245
- Course #13820
An examination of the historical development of Judaism’s fundamental religious concepts and practices in their cultural and international setting.
JS 200ol | Introduction to Judaism
- Michele Paskow
- Online Course
- Course #18649
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
- Elaine Goodfriend
- TuTh 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM
- Jerome Richfield 214
- Course #13297
- 3 units
- 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
- Michele Paskow
- MoWe 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
- Juniper Hall 1212
- Course #13224
- 3 units
- 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 318 | Jewish Ethics and Society
- Jennifer Thompson
- TuTh 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
- Sierra Hall 106
- Course #13949
- General Education: Social Sciences
An investigation of Jewish social ethics using social-scientific methods from history and sociology. Students learn how ethical positions change over time and interact with their particular social, economic, and cultural environments. Examples are taken from biblical, rabbinic, Ashkenazic and Sephardic sources. Topics include ethics of business, war and conflict, medical ethics, social welfare and philanthropy, and discrimination and the “other”.
JS 330 | Women in the Jewish Experience
- Elaine Goodfriend
- TuTh 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
- Sierra Hall 190
- Course #13314
- 3 units
- 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
- Jody Myers
- MoWe 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
- Sierra Hall 268
- JS Course #13731
- Hist Course #18353
- 3 units
- 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 antisemitism, Zionism, and the Holocaust.
HEB 101 | Elementary Hebrew and Conversation I
- Mira Rosenthal
- TuTh 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM
- Sierra Hall 305
- Course #13153
- 4 units
- General Education: Comparative Cultural Studies
First semester of a beginning level Hebrew course focusing on basic vocabulary, grammar, reading and practice in the spoken language.
HIST 498c | Tutorial in History: The British Mandate in Palestine
- J. Auerbach
- 3 units
- Tu 4:00 PM - 6:45 PM
- Sierra Hall 288
- Course #11883
This intensive weekly upper-division reading tutorial examines the forces that led to the British presence in and eventual withdrawal from Palestine, Jewish immigration and the creation of the State of Israel, the emergence of Palestinian national identity, and the deepening of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Department consent required for enrollment.
RS 101 | The Bible
- Elaine Goodfriend
- MoWe 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
- Sierra Hall 384
- Course #13251
- Elaine Goodfriend
- MoWe 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
- Sierra Hall 390
- Course #13857
- TBA
- TuTh 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
- Sierra Hall 384
- Course #18023
- 3 units
- General Education: Arts & Humanities
This course provides a survey of the content and major themes of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), New Testament, and Apocryphal writings.
RS 375 |Classical Jewish Texts
- Jody Myers
- MoWe 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
- Sierra Hall 314
- Course # 18036
- 3 units
- FULFILLS THE SACRED TEXTS REQUIREMENT IN THE RS MAJOR
A study of the Jewish literary classics: the Mishnah, Talmud, Midrash, philosophy, and mysticism. Readings will focus on the theme of dealing with and understanding and resolving differences of opinion between people.
RS 378 | American Jewish Experience
- Jennifer Thompson
- TuTh 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
- Jerome Richfield 215
- Course # 13269
- 3 units
- General Education: Comparative Cultural Studies - Fulfills Information Competence requirement
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 American culture and to other particular subcultures or ethnic groups.
SOC 306 | Jewish Communal and Family Structure
- Helen Dosik
- MoWe 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
- Sierra Hall 225
- Course #11803
- 3 units
- General Education Comparative Cultural Studies
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.
- Terry Hatkoff
- We 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM
- Sierra Hall 209
- Course #11935
- 3 units
- General Education: Comparative Cultural Studies
An examination of social institutions and processes involved in Jewish identity, and comparison with other American cultural groups.