91320

JS 101 Introduction to Jewish Studies

Cecile Kuznitz

. . W . F

11:50 -1:10 pm

OLINLC 208

HUM/DIFF

Cross-listed: History, Religion This interdisciplinary course will introduce students to major themes in the field of Jewish Studies. The primary focus will be on the history of the Jewish people and on Judaism as a religion, but we will also examine topics in Jewish literature, society, and politics. The course will treat selected themes from the Biblical period to the present, but with a greater emphasis on the medieval and especially the modern period. Among the issues to be explored: What role has the Land of Israel played in Jewish life, and how have Jews responded to their nearly 2,000-year experience of exile and Diaspora? How have they negotiated both the push of antisemitism and the pull of assimilation to maintain distinct forms of community and identity? What role have various types of texts played in Jewish culture, and what is their relationship to lived Jewish experience? Finally, what are the implications of such momentous recent events as the Holocaust, the establishment of the State of Israel, and the rise of the American Jewish community?

Class size: 22

91321

HIST 2137 Jewish Women: Gender Roles and Cultural Change

Cecile Kuznitz

. . W . F

10:10 - 11:30 am

OLINLC 208

HIST/DIFF

91400

HEB 101 Beginning Hebrew

David Nelson

M T W Th .

1:30 -2:30 pm

OLIN 302

FLLC

91726

HEB 201 Intermediate Hebrew

Kim Yaffe

. . W . . . T . Th .

10:10 -11:30 am 11:50 -1:10 am

Cntr. For James OLIN 302

FLLC

91401

REL 111 The Hebrew Bible

David Nelson

. T . Th .

11:50 -1:10 pm

OLIN 305

HUM/DIFF

91203

REL 215 Trading Places

Bruce Chilton / Jacob Neusner

. T . . .

10:10 - 12:30 pm

OLIN 101

HUM

91381

REL 269 Sacred Pursuits

Richard Davis

M . W . .

3:10 -4:30 pm

OLIN 307

HUM