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4.00 Credits
This course emphasizes conversational skills and requires reading, writing and oral practice. 4 SH. Core: Intellectual Skills, Foreign Language.
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This course aims to further develop students' speaking, writing, listening and reading skills. Prerequisite: ITAL:102 or equivalent department-approved proficiency. 4 SH.
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An introduction to the texts of the Hebrew Bible, with concern for their socio-historical contexts, literary forms, and theological insights. Attention also to the variety of ways in which this literature has been and continues to be valued. Same as RELI:101. 4 SH. Core: Perspectives on the World, Values.
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Examines Judaism as it has been defined and developed as a way of thought and a way of life. The course focuses on central religious concepts, holidays, life-cycle ceremonies, and various forms of religious expression, including prayer and ritual, in order to help students understand what it means, and has meant, to be a Jew. Sponsored in part by the Jewish Chautauqua Society. Same as RELI:113. 4 SH. Core: Perspectives on the World, Values.
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Explores issues and problems related to the spiritual literature and philosophy of the Jewish people, from the Talmudic period through the present. Topics vary, and may include classical Jewish texts, spiritual traditions, mysticism, religious organization, gender and community, and Judaism in America. The course encourages students to recognize in Jewish texts reflections of Judaism that are diverse and, at times, antithetical to one another. Sponsored in part by the Jewish Chautauqua Society. Same as RELI:115. 4 SH.
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Introduces and analyzes the variety of ways in which women and the feminine are present in biblical texts (Hebrew Bible, Christian Scripture, Apocrypha). Will consider such aspects as feminine imagery used for God, "real" women's roles and status, and ideal or "mythic" feminine images found in the Bible. Same as RELI:207 and WMST:207. 4 SH.
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A survey, in English translation, of Hebrew, Yiddish, and Sephardic literature, and Jewish literature of Europe and the Americas. Examines the literatures of a civilization that evolved from a territory-based to an exilic culture, and has, in the 20th century, reclaimed its territorial status, registered the cataclysms of genocide, and reflected the challenges of a regenerating diasporic culture. Same as ENGL:255. 4 SH. Core: Perspectives on the World, Literature.
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Examines the meanings and uses of various Jewish cuisines as they developed in diverse regions and historical periods. Will consider the laws of kashrut and their modern interpretations, the social history of traditional Jewish foods, the literary development of Jewish cookbooks, and literary and cinematic representations of Jewish cuisines and dining. Same as ANTH:312. 4 SH.
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Examines the origins, implementation and consequences of the Nazi program of mass murder. Topics include history of modern anti-semitism, Nazi ideology and politics, the meaning of survival, forms of resistance, and ethical issues. Prerequisite: 100-level history course or instructor's permission. Same as HIST:338. 4 SH.
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4.00 Credits
Discussion, debate and evaluation of significant trends and phenomena in Jewish studies. Topics vary according to instructor preference, and may include regional literatures and histories, Jewish languages, gender and identity issues, folklore, Jewish film, Jewish music, Sephardic studies, Zionism, Christian/Jewish relations, Black/Jewish relations, etc. 4 SH.
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