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JS 200 INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM (3 units)
General Education: C-3 or S-2
Class #16379 TTH 9:30-10:45 ED 1127 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
JS/HIST 210 HISTORY OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE (3 units)
General Education: F-2 or S-5
JS #16638
HIST #14108		 MWF 11-11:50 JR 330 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.
JS 300 ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL JEWISH HUMANITES (3 units)
General Education: C or S-2
Class #16380 TTH 12:30-1:45 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.
CORE COURSE FOR THE JEWISH STUDIES MINOR
FULFILLS G.E. INFORMATION COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT
JS 330 WOMEN IN THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE (3 units)
General Education: F-2 or S-5
Class #16758 MWF 9-9:50 JR 330 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.
THIS COURSE FULFILLS THE ETHNIC STUDIES AND DIVERSITY ELECTIVE IN THE WOMEN'S STUDIES MAJOR
JS 496e NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND JUDAISM WITH RTM 151F WILDERNESS SURVIVAL (1 + 2 units)
Class #18112/16897 Six meetings and field trip G. Goldman
Students who take this course must also take the rtm 151f section linked to it. The combined experience will integrate Jewish ecological beliefs and practices with an introduction to backcountry camping and travel, basic survival and navigational skills, and environmental awareness. Includes a wilderness field trip. For class meeting times and requirements, see the syllabus.
RS 356 CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS THOUGHT (3 units)
General Education: C-3 or S-5
Class #16767 TTH 9:30-10:45 SH 192 J. Myers
Religious exploration and innovation in American religion, with a significant emphasis on Judaism. Special emphasis will be placed on rituals, doctrines, and social units outside of the mainstream of organized religion; including new forms of spirituality, religious healing, and mysticism.
SOC 306 JEWISH COMMUNAL AND FAMILY STRUCTURE (3 units)
General Education: F-2 or S-5
Class #13688 MWF 11:00-11:50 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 379 ZIONISM: RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR (3 units)
Class #17260 M 4:20-6:50 SH 384 P. Daccarett
This course explores the dynamic, and not always harmonious, relationship between religion and secularism in the visions of Zionist thinkers living prior to the establishment of Israel in 1948; plus, the conflict and accommodation of religion and state in Israel today, in matters of education, marriage, divorce, religious affiliation, and army service.
RS 378 AMERICAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE (3 units)
General Education: F-3 or S-5
Class #16518 MW 10-10:50 (Fridays Online) SH 314 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.
FULFILLS G.E. INFORMATION COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT
RS 101 THE BIBLE (3 units)
General Education: C-3 or S-2
Class #16460 MWF 10-10:50 SH 384 E. Goodfriend
Class #16461 TTH 8-9:15 SH 390 R. Talbott
Class #16462 TTH 11-12:15 SH 384E. Goodfriend
This course provides a survey of the content and major themes of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), New Testament, and Apocryphal writings.
SOC 335 JEWISH IDENTITY IN THE UNITED STATES (3 units)
Class #14669 W 3-5:45 SH 270 T. Hatkoff
An examination of social institutions and processes involved in Jewish identity, and comparison with other American cultural groups.
HUM 391 CULTURAL THEORIES AND METHODOLOGIES (3 units)
Class #17247 T 4:20-6:50 SH 224 P. Daccarett
The history of the Jews in Muslim lands over the past two centuries. Using written sources, photography, film, music and cuisine, students will examine internal Jewish life and Muslim-Jewish relations in light of political, economic and cultural forces that swept through the region in the modern period.
HIST 356 ANTISEMITISM IN EUROPE (3 units)
Class #14481 MWF 11-11:50 SH 268 M. Meyer
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.
RS 310 RELIGION AND LITERATURE (3 units)
General Education: F-3 or S-5
Class #16633 TTh 2-3:15 SH 192 P. Daccarett
This course surveys the rich, expressive literature produced by Sefardic (Spanish) Jews living in a variety of Mediterranean lands following their exile from Spain in 1492 through the 20th century. Reading will include religious law, ethical writings, Biblical commentary, and modern newspaper articles with the theme of life within the family and community.
HIST 595J NEW APPROACHES TO JEWISH HISTORY (3 units)
Class #18159 T 4:20-7:50 SH 268 J. Myers
This course contrasts conventional and sectarian approaches to Jewish history with academic approaches based on new research. Topics include the Israelite conquest of Canaan, Jewish governance in Roman Palestine, the Jewish "Dark Ages," and the Sefardic experience.
HEB 101/101C ELEMENTARY HEBREW AND CONVERSATION (4 units)
General Education: F-4 or S-5
Class #16181/16182 TTh 2:00-3:40 JR 330 M. Rosenthal
First semester of a beginning level Hebrew course focusing on basic vocabulary, grammar, reading and practice in the spoken language.
JS 499A-C INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-3 units)
Arrange with Coordinator or Instuctor.
JS 699A-C INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-3 units)
Arrange with Coordinator or Instuctor.
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