| JS 200 INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM (3
units) |
| General Education, Arts and
Humanities |
| Class #16491 |
TR 0930-1045 |
SH 192 |
M. Paskow |
|
An examination of the historical development of Judaism's
fundamental religious concepts and practices in their cultural and
international setting.
CORE COURSE FOR THE JEWISH STUDIES MINOR
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| RS 101 THE BIBLE (3 units) |
| General Education, Arts and Humanities |
| Class #16579 |
MWF 1100-1150 |
SH 384 |
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| Class #16580 |
MWF 1300-1350 |
SH 390 |
J. Brown |
| Class #16581 |
MW 1400-1515 |
SH 390 |
J. Brown |
| Class #16804 |
TR 1100-1215 |
SH 384 |
E. Goodfriend |
| This course provides a survey of the content and
major themes of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), New Testament,
and Apocryphal writings. |
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| HEBR 102/102C ELEMENTARY HEBREW AND
CONVERSATION (4 units) |
| General Education, Comparative Cultural
Studies |
| Class #16285 & 16286 |
TR 1400-1540 |
SH 221 |
M. Rosenthal |
| First semester of a beginning level Hebrew course
focusing on basic vocabulary, grammar, reading and practice in the
spoken language. |
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| JS 210/HIST 210 A HISTORY OF THE JEWISH
PEOPLE (3 units) |
| General Education,
Comparative Cultural Studies |
| Class #16820 |
MWF 1200-1250 |
SH 186 |
E. Goodfriend |
| A study of the Jewish people from their beginnings
in the ancient Near East to the establishment of the modern State
of Israel. |
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| UPPER DIVISION OFFERINGS |
| JS 300 HUMANITIES IN JEWISH SOCIETY: ANCIENT AND
MEDIEVAL (3 units) |
| General Education, Arts and Humanities |
| Class #16492 |
TR 1100-1215 |
SH 192 |
M. Paskow |
|
A study of ancient and medieval Jewish culture examining
literature, art and architecture, law, music, philosophy and
science. Their distinctive genres, styles, methods of inquiry and
creative processes will be examined; as will the links between
these areas of Jewish culture, and their contribution to and
dependence on similar expressions in non-Jewish cultures.
Prerequisite: completion of lower-division writing requirement.
CORE COURSE FOR THE JEWISH STUDIES MINOR.
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|
| SOC 306 JEWISH COMMUNAL AND FAMILY STRUCTURE
(3 units) |
| General Education, Comparative Cultural
Studies |
| Class #13746 |
MWF 1100-1150 |
SH 102 |
L. Yellin |
| The study of Jewish communal and family structure
in an international context as a function of religious requirements
and social circumstances. |
|
| RS 310 RELIGION AND LITERATURE 3(
units) |
| Class #16811 |
MWF 1000-1050 |
SH 221 |
T. Ungvari |
| An examination of religious themes in classic and
contemporary literature. This section will have a significant
emphasis on Jewish literature. |
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| JS 330 WOMEN IN THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE (3
units) |
| Class #17395 |
TR 1230-1345 |
SH 314 |
E. Goodfriend |
| An innovative course which will examine 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. |
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| SOC 335 JEWISH IDENTITY IN THE UNITED STATES
(3 units) |
| General Education, Comparative Cultural
Studies |
| Class #17172 |
W 1500-1745 |
SH 160 |
T. Hatkoff |
| An examination of social institutions and processes
involved in Jewish identity, and comparison with other American
cultural groups. |
|
| RS 356 CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS THOUGHT (3
units) |
| General Education, Arts and Humanities |
| Class #16644 |
MWF 0900-0950 |
SH 221 |
A. Shevitz |
| 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 have a significant emphasis on Jewish
thought. |
|
| HIST 356 ANTISEMITISM IN EUROPE (3
units) |
| General Education, Comparative Cultural
Studies |
| Class #14638 |
W 1620-1850 |
SH 268 |
T. Ungvari |
| This course about antisemitism encompasses
attitudes, legal formulations, artistic references, and actions
toward the Jews in the context of European history and in
relationship to the evolution of Jewish identity. |
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| RS 375 CLASSICAL JUDAIC TEXTS (3 units) |
| Class #17547 |
R 1900-2145 |
SH 314 |
A. Hahn Tapper |
|
A study of the Jewish literary classics: the Mishnah, Talmud,
Midrash, philosophy, and mysticism. The study is set into the
context of Jewish life in the medieval world. The class will be
structured around a discussion of primary source readings.
THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE SACRED TEXTS REQUIREMENT IN THE RS
MAJOR.
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|
| RS 378 AMERICAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE (3
units) |
| General Education, Comparative Cultural
Studies |
| Class #16446 |
MWF 1200-1250 |
SH 192 |
A. Shevitz |
| 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. Prerequisites: completion of American
History requirement or any course in Religious Studies or Jewish
Studies. |
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| HIST 406 JEWS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD (3
units) |
| Class #17053 |
MWF 1000-1050 |
SH 186 |
E. Goodfriend |
| The use of the Hebrew Bible as a historical
document, a very controversial subject in the last two decades,
will be explored at length, as will the use of archeological
evidence. Among the hotly debated issues we will cover in this
class is that of Israel's origins (indigenous to the land of Canaan
or an immigrant group?), as well as the historicity of the David's
kingdom. |
|
| JS 499 A-C INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-3
units) |
| Arrange with Coordinator or Instuctor |
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| JS 699 A & C INDEPENDENT STUDY (1 or 3
units) |
| Arrange with Coordinator or Instuctor |
