Hebrew & Judaic Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 2 Weeks
Sections (January 2023)
HBRJD-UA 240-000 (1107)01/03/2023 – 01/20/2023 Mon,Wed,Thu10:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Russ-Fishbane, Elisha
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The Bible as Literature (HBRJD-UA 23)
Over the past few decades, many readers have come to a fuller appreciation of the emotional and imaginative power of the Bible?s narratives, which still speak with remarkable clarity to our own sensibilities, leading one critic to characterize the Bible as a ?full-fledged kindred spirit? of modernism. The course pursues this ?kindred spirit,? using a broadly literary approach as its guide. While the focus is on narrative?the Pentateuch (Genesis?Deuteronomy) and the Former Prophets (Joshua?Kings), as well as shorter narrative books (Ruth, Jonah, and Esther)?it also studies Ecclesiastes and Job as ancient precursors to modern skepticism. Finally, it studies one modernist engagement with the Bible: Kafka?s Amerika.
Hebrew & Judaic Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2022)
HBRJD-UA 23-000 (21860)09/01/2022 – 12/14/2022 Tue,Thu3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (Late afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Feldman, Liane
Jewish Europe after the Holocaust (HBRJD-UA 689)
Concentrates on the social, political, and cultural forces that shaped Jewish life in post-1945 Europe. Topics: reconstruction of Jewish communities, repression and anti-Semitic campaigns in the Soviet Union and Poland, the impact of Israel, emigration and migration, Jewish-Christian relations, and assimilation and acculturation. Students also learn about various reactions to the Holocaust.
Hebrew & Judaic Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2021)
HBRJD-UA 689-000 (21549)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Mon,Wed9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Estraikh, Gennady
Living a Good Life: Greek and Jewish Perspectives (HBRJD-UA 422)
What makes a life well-lived? Central questions to be explored include: Does living well require acquiring knowledge and wisdom? What is the place of moral responsibility in the good life? Is the good life a happy life or does it require sacrificing happiness? Does religion lead to living well or does it hinder it? What is friendship and how does it contribute to the good life? Thinkers to be studied may include: Aristotle, Seneca, Maimonides, Glikl, Spinoza, and Levinas.
Hebrew & Judaic Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2021)
HBRJD-UA 422-000 (9624)09/02/2021 – 12/14/2021 Mon,Wed11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Gottlieb, Michah
Readings in Talmud (in Hebrew) (HBRJD-UA 784)
Studies a selected section of the Hebrew and Aramaic text of the Babylonian Talmud, utilizing both traditional and academic methods of study. Emphasis is on mastering the themes and concepts while studying the text and its commentaries in depth.
Hebrew & Judaic Studies (Undergraduate)
2 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
HBRJD-UA 784-000 (7705)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (Evening)at Washington SquareInstructed by Schiffman, Lawrence
Elementary Hebrew II (HBRJD-UA 2)
Continuation of HBRJD-UA 1. Open to students who have completed HBRJD-UA 1 or who have been placed at this level through the placement examination. For description, see Elementary Hebrew I (HBRJD-UA 1).
Hebrew & Judaic Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
HBRJD-UA 2-000 (8435)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu,Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Kamelhar, Rosalie
Intermediate Hebrew II (HBRJD-UA 4)
Continuation of HBRJD-UA 3. Open to students who have completed HBRJD-UA 3 or who have been placed at this level through the placement examination. For description, see Intermediate Hebrew I (HBRJD-UA 3).
Hebrew & Judaic Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
HBRJD-UA 4-000 (9371)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Mon,Wed,Fri2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Mayer, Ganit
HBRJD-UA 4-000 (9069)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Tue,Thu,Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Ben-Moshe, Ilona
Elementary Hebrew I (HBRJD-UA 1)
Active introduction to modern Hebrew as it is spoken and written in Israel today. Presents the essentials of Hebrew grammar, combining the oral-aural approach with formal grammatical concepts. Reinforces learning by reading of graded texts. Emphasizes the acquisition of idiomatic conversational vocabulary and language patterns.
Hebrew & Judaic Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 14 Weeks
Sections (Fall 2024)
HBRJD-UA 1-000 (15644)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu,Fri11:00 AM – 12:00 AM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Kamelhar, Rosalie
HBRJD-UA 1-000 (15645)09/03/2024 – 12/12/2024 Tue,Thu,Fri12:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Early afternoon)at Washington SquareInstructed by Kamelhar, Rosalie
Creating a Good Society: Christian and Jewish Perspectives (HBRJD-UA 428)
This course explores Greek, Christian and Jewish responses to the problem: How does one create a good society? Central questions to be explored include: What is the best form of government? What economic system is ideal? Should the government actively promote a vision of the good life or leave it to individual to decide the good for themselves? Should the government prioritize the freedom, equality, or happiness of its inhabitants? What role should religion and nationhood play in society? What models of education should the government promote? How does gender inform these considerations? The course will focus on careful analysis of primary texts. Thinkers to be studied include: Plato, Maimonides, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft, Mendelssohn, Marx, Hess. Having first taken the course: Living a Good Life: Greek and Jewish Perspectives is highly desirable.
Hebrew & Judaic Studies (Undergraduate)
4 credits – 15 Weeks
Sections (Spring 2022)
HBRJD-UA 428-000 (10015)01/24/2022 – 05/09/2022 Wed11:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Morning)at Washington SquareInstructed by Gottlieb, Michah