Undergraduate Programs
Spring Term Schedule
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Spring 2021
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JWST 102-1
Aharona Rosenthal
TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
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Direct continuation of Hebrew 101 with emphasis on enhancing reading, writing, and speaking skills.
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JWST 104-1
Aharona Rosenthal
MWF 8:00AM - 8:50AM
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This is a fourth semester course in the Hebrew language series designed as a direct continuation of HEB 103. The focus of instruction is on the enhancement of language skills through the acquisition of complex morphological and syntactical structures and the expansion of vocabulary and idioms. The course has an emphasis on oral and written communication in both standard and colloquial modern Hebrew. In addition to reading texts, relevant cultural materials are provided through the use of audio, video and technology based materials.
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JWST 113-1
Jennifer Hall
MW 10:25AM - 11:40AM
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An introduction to the religious and cultural development of Judaism. Will emphasize Judaism as a living tradition, one which has been subject to both continuity and change among its practitioners throughout its history.
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JWST 121-1
Thomas Fleischman
TR 9:40AM - 10:55AM
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This course revolves around the most essential question in modern German history: was Hitler's regime particular to Germany, German culture, and German society, or was merely the manifestation of an immanent quality in all modern nation states? What does it mean to compare any political figure to Hitler? Was his kind of "evil" suis generis or dangerously banal? This course places the rise and fall of the Nazi Party and Hitler in the longer duree of German history, from the Second Empire and WWI, to Weimar, the Nazi State, and the Two Germanys of the Cold War.
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JWST 145-1
Nora Rubel
TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
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Explores the development of American Judaism through the interplay of religion, ethnicity, politics and culture.
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JWST 161-1
Jennifer Hall
MW 2:00PM - 3:15PM
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In this course we will examine approaches to the body and gender as described and manifested in Jewish texts, rituals, and communal practice from the biblical period to the present. We will look at interpretations of the body, and its effect on the status of women in particular, in the Bible and Talmud, paying close attention to the historical and cultural contexts of these interpretations. There will be a strong focus on modern reevaluations of gender and the body and how such revaluations have transformed what it means to be “Jewish.” Topics include rites of passage, images of women in the Bible, feminist theology, as well as theories and depictions of the “Jewish body.”
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JWST 224-1
Aaron Hughes
TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
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This course will offer an examination of Jewish communities - from roughly 500-1500CE - living in the lands of Christendom and Islamdom. Though providing a historical and comparative component, much of the class will be spent looking at their textual productions. The latter will include classic rabbinic literature (Talmuds, codes, and commentaries), philosophy, mysticism (Kabbalah), in addition to other genres (e.g., poetry).
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JWST 394-1
Nora Rubel
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Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed thru the instructions for online independent study registration. |
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JWST 394-2
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Registration for Independent Study courses needs to be completed thru the instructions for online independent study registration. |
Spring 2021
| Number | Title | Instructor | Time |
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| Monday and Wednesday | |
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JWST 113-1
Jennifer Hall
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An introduction to the religious and cultural development of Judaism. Will emphasize Judaism as a living tradition, one which has been subject to both continuity and change among its practitioners throughout its history. |
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JWST 161-1
Jennifer Hall
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In this course we will examine approaches to the body and gender as described and manifested in Jewish texts, rituals, and communal practice from the biblical period to the present. We will look at interpretations of the body, and its effect on the status of women in particular, in the Bible and Talmud, paying close attention to the historical and cultural contexts of these interpretations. There will be a strong focus on modern reevaluations of gender and the body and how such revaluations have transformed what it means to be “Jewish.” Topics include rites of passage, images of women in the Bible, feminist theology, as well as theories and depictions of the “Jewish body.” |
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| Monday, Wednesday, and Friday | |
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JWST 104-1
Aharona Rosenthal
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This is a fourth semester course in the Hebrew language series designed as a direct continuation of HEB 103. The focus of instruction is on the enhancement of language skills through the acquisition of complex morphological and syntactical structures and the expansion of vocabulary and idioms. The course has an emphasis on oral and written communication in both standard and colloquial modern Hebrew. In addition to reading texts, relevant cultural materials are provided through the use of audio, video and technology based materials. |
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| Tuesday and Thursday | |
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JWST 102-1
Aharona Rosenthal
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Direct continuation of Hebrew 101 with emphasis on enhancing reading, writing, and speaking skills. |
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JWST 121-1
Thomas Fleischman
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This course revolves around the most essential question in modern German history: was Hitler's regime particular to Germany, German culture, and German society, or was merely the manifestation of an immanent quality in all modern nation states? What does it mean to compare any political figure to Hitler? Was his kind of "evil" suis generis or dangerously banal? This course places the rise and fall of the Nazi Party and Hitler in the longer duree of German history, from the Second Empire and WWI, to Weimar, the Nazi State, and the Two Germanys of the Cold War. |
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JWST 224-1
Aaron Hughes
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This course will offer an examination of Jewish communities - from roughly 500-1500CE - living in the lands of Christendom and Islamdom. Though providing a historical and comparative component, much of the class will be spent looking at their textual productions. The latter will include classic rabbinic literature (Talmuds, codes, and commentaries), philosophy, mysticism (Kabbalah), in addition to other genres (e.g., poetry). |
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JWST 145-1
Nora Rubel
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Explores the development of American Judaism through the interplay of religion, ethnicity, politics and culture. |
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