JS 151 | Natural Environment and Judaism with RTM 151F | Wilderness Survival
- G. Goldman
- 1 + 2 units
- 6 meetings - Tu 7:00-9:00 PM, two Sunday afternoons, and a 3-day field trip,
- JS Course #13220 + RTM Course #17114
- Redwood Hall 104
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-OL (online) | Introduction to Judaism
- M. Paskow
- 3 units
- Course #13093
- 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 | The Jewish People
- E. Goodfriend
- 3 units
- MoWe 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
- Jerome Richfield 246
- Course #16938
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) (Available for General Education, Subject Explorations: Comparative Cultural Studies/Gender, Race, Class, and Ethnicity Studies, and Foreign Languages or F.2, Comparative Cultural Studies)
JS 300 | Humanities in Jewish Society: Ancient and Medieval
- M. Paskow
- 3 units
- Fr 11:00 AM - 1:45 PM
- Jerome Richfield 201
- Course #12789
- 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 390CS | Service Learning in the Jewish Community
- T. Hatkoff
- 3 units
- We 3:30 PM - 6:15 PM
- Jerome Richfield 245
- Course #16939
- General Education: Lifelong Learning
Internship in Jewish schools, synagogues, social welfare, or political organizations. Faculty supervisor will assist students with placements. Fieldwork will be completed by academic study and written assignements. Instructor permission required - for more information, contact terry.hatkoff@csun.edu or call (818) 677-3007.
ENGL 371 | Issues in Jewish-American Writing
- A. Thacker
- 3 units
- TuTh 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
- Sierra Hall 285
- Course #12829
- General Education: Comparative Cultural Studies
Study of Jewish writing in America as it affects the relationship between Jewish issues and themes and American culture, based on the works of such authors as I. B. Singer, Roth, Bellow, Malamud, Cahan, Paley, Olsen, Shapiro, Ozick, and Potok. Critical writing required.
HEB 102/102C | Elementary Hebrew and Conversation
- M. Rosenthal
- 4 units
- TuTh 2:00 PM - 3:40 PM
- Jerome Richfield 212
- Course #13181
- General Education: Comparative Cultural Studies
Second semester of a beginning level Hebrew course focusing on basic vocabulary, grammar, reading and practice in the spoken language.
HIST 406 | Jews Ancient World
- E. Goodfriend
- 3 units
- TuTh 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
- Sierra Hall 265
Course #17770
Political and social history of the Jewish people from their nomadic beginnings to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 A.D.
HIST 486J | History of Jews in the United States
- A. Shevitz
- 3 units
- MoWe 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
- Sierra Hall 186
- Course #17612
Prerequisite: Graduate students must have instructor's consent to enroll. Explores the social,
cultural, economic, and political history of Jewish people in the United States from the colonial era
to the present, and the relevance of this history to American culture today. Available for graduate credit.
HIST 546 and JS 546 | The Holocaust and Genocide for Educators
- Margarete Feinstein
- 3 units
- Th 4:00 PM - 6:45 PM
- Sierra Hall 279
- History Course #17771
- Jewish Studies Course #16940
- FULFILLS THE HISTORY OR ETHNIC STUDIES CONCENTRATION FOR LIBERAL STUDIES TEACHER PREPARATION
An overview of the Holocaust and the concept of genocide, with a focus on the analysis and evaluation of varied resources for educators, including film, photographs, literature, art, music, documents, and other primary source materials. Cross-listed.
RS 101 | The Bible
- E. Goodfriend
- MoWe 8:00 AM - 9:15 PM
- Sierra Hall 390
- Course #12797
- General Education: Arts & Humanities
- E. Goodfriend
- MoWe 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
- Sierra Hall 390
- Course #12802
- General Education: Arts & Humanities
- A Tevanyan
- TuTh 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
- Sierra Hall 390
- Course #17638
- 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 356 | Contemporary Religious Thought
- J. Myers
- 3 units
- TuTh 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
- Sierra Hall 314
- Course #12918
- General Education: Arts & Humanities
Religious perspectives on the natural environment and the ecological crisis, with emphasis on contemporary Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
RS 378 | American Jewish Experience
- A. Shevitz
- 3 units
- MoWe 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
- Sierra Hall 314
- Course #12811
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.
RS 476 | Modern Jewish Thought
- J. Myers
- 3 units
- TuTh 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
- Sierra Hall 314
- Course #17292
Kabbalah Then and Now: This course explores the ways in which Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) has entered into diverse forms of contemporary spirituality. Starting with select concepts in traditional, pre-modern Kabbalah, we examine how these were expressed in daily practices and in Hasidism. Then, in the modern period, Kabbalah gets absorbed into "metaphysical" religion and alternative forms of spirituality. Various perspectives on God and the universe, the human body and sexuality, meditation, ritual, and healing will be examined.
SOC 306 | Jewish Communal and Family Structure
- H. Dosik
- 3 units
- MoWe 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
- Sierra Hall 280
- Course #11996
The study of Jewish communal and family structure in an international context as a function of religious requirements and social circumstances.