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Fall 2007 Timetable

  • 211 Introduction to Judaism – Lecturer Tim Mackie
  • 219 The American Jewish Experience – Professor Tony Michels
  • 220 Introduction to Modern Jewish History – Professor David Sorkin
  • 227 Introduction to Biblical Literature – Professor Ron Troxel
  • 237 Biblical Poetry in Translation – Professor Cynthia Miller
  • 301 Introduction to Hebrew Literature – Professor Gilead Morahg
  • 328 Classical Rabbinic Literature in Translation – Lecturer Todd Twist
  • 371 Topics in Jewish Civilization: Lamentations and Its Interpretations – Lecturer Kim Nguyen
  • 401 Survey of Modern Hebrew Literature – Professor Rachel Brenner
  • 490 Topics: Lec 1 – Kosher/Hala Food Regulations – Professor Joe Regenstein
  • 513 Biblical Texts, Poetry – Professor Michael Fox
  • 515 Holocaust: History, Memory & Education – Professor Simone Schweber
  • 533 Readings in Contemporary Hebrew Literature – Professor Gilead Morahg
  • 665 Israeli Politics and Society – Professor Nadav Shelef
  • 681 Senior Honors Thesis
  • 682 Senior Honors Thesis
  • 691 Senior Thesis
  • 692 Senior Thesis
  • 699 Directed Study
  • 953 Seminar: Pentatuechal Criticism – Professor Michael Fox

 

Spring 2007 Timetable

  • 299 Directed Study
  • 302 Introduction to Hebrew Literature – Lecturer Bilha Mirkin
  • 332 Prophets of the Bible – Lecturer Ron Troxel
  • 371 Lecture 1: Interpretations of Exodus – Lecturer Eric Tully
  • Lecture 2: Exekiel and Its Readers – Lecturer Tod Twist
  • Lecture 3: The Changing Ideas of Torah – Lecturer Kent Reynolds
  • Lecture 4: Jewish Mysticism Though the Middle Ages – Lecturer Israel Sandman
  • 374 Modern Political History of the Jews – Professor Tony Michels
  • 377 Jewish Cultural History – Lecturer Richard Benton
  • 402 Survey of Modern Hebrew Literature – Professor Rachel Brenner
  • 417 History-Telling of the Bible – Lecturer Ron Troxel
  • 490 Lecture 1: Collective Memory and Teaching History – Professor Simone Schweber
  • Lecture 2: Law, Theology and the State – Professor Leonard Kaplan
  • Lecture 3: Holocaust: Testimony, Poetry and Philosophy – Professor Sara Guyer
  • Lecture 4: From Jesus to the Rebbe: Jewish Mysticism through the Ages – Lecturer Katja Vehlow
  • Lecture 5: Israeli Political Behavior – Professor Ken Goldstein
  • Lecture 6: Transatlantic Jewishness – Professor Susan Bernstein
  • 514 Biblical Texts, Poetry – Professor Michael Fox
  • 515 Holocaust: History, Memory and Education – Lecturer Laura Weinstein
  • 534 Readings in Contemporary Hebrew Literature – Professor Gilead Morahg
  • 675 Research Colloquium for Majors – Professor David Sorkin
  • 677 Independent Research for Majors
  • 681 Senior Honors Thesis
  • 682 Senior Honors Thesis
  • 691 Senior Thesis
  • 692 Senior Thesis
  • 699 Directed Study
  • 955 Study – Religion of Ancient Israel – Professor Michael Fox

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Fall 2008 Course Schedule

  • 202 Topics in Jewish Studies: Jewish Identity Across Atrocity – Schweber
  • 211 Introduction to Judaism – Rosenblum
  • 219 The American Jewish Experience: From Shtetl to Suburb – Michels
  • 227 Introduction to Biblical Literature – Troxel
  • 236 Bascom Course: Jewish Composers: 1600 to Present – Swack
  • 241 Introduction to Biblical Archaeology – Blakely
  • 299 Directed Study
  • 301 Introduction to Hebrew Literature
  • 328 Classical Rabbinic Literature in Translation
  • 367 Israeli Fiction
  • 371 Jewish Mysticism: Bible/Kabbalah – Benton.
  • 372 Jews of Central and Eastern Europe – Khazanov.
  • 401 Survey of Modern Hebrew Literature – Brenner
  • 448 Classical Rabbinic Texts – Rosenblum
  • 451 Biblical Archaeology – Blakely
  • 490 Topics in Jewish Studies: Kosher/Halal Food Regulations – Regenstein
  • 513 Biblical Texts, Poetry – Fox
  • 533 Readings in Contemporary Hebrew Literature – Meshulam.
  • 681 Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
  • 682 Senior Honors Thesis Seminar
  • 691 Senior Thesis Seminar
  • 692 Senior Thesis Seminar
  • 699 Directed Study
  • 665 Israeli Politics and Society – Shelef.
  • 954 Graduate Seminar – Dead Sea Scrolls – Fox.

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Spring 2008 Course Schedule

  • 302 Introduction to Hebrew Literature – Morahg
  • 332 Prophets of the Bible – Troxel
  • 371 Lecture 1: Interpretations of Exodus – Tully
        Lecture 2: Ezekiel and Its Readers – Twist
        Lecture 3: The Changing Ideas of Torah – Reynolds
        Lecture 4: Jewish Mysticism in the Middle Ages – Sandman
  • 377 Jewish Cultural History Benton
  • 402 Survey of Modern Hebrew Literature – Brenner
  • 410 Holocaust Theme in Western Drama – Skloot
  • 417 History-telling of the Bible – Troxel
  • 490 Lecture 1: Collective Memory and Teaching History – Schweber
        Lecture 2: Law, Theology and the State – Kaplan
        Lecture 3: Holocaust – Testimony, Poetry and Philosophy – Guyer
        Lecture 4: From Jesus to the Rebbe: Jewish Mysticism through the Ages – Vehlow
        Lecture 5: Israeli Political Behavior – Goldstein
        Lecture 6: Transatlantic Jewishness – Bernstein
  • 514 Biblical Texts, Poetry – Fox
  • 515 Holocaust: History, Memory and Education – Weinstein
  • 534 Reading in Contemporary Hebrew Literature – Morahg
  • 675 Research Colloquium for Majors – Sorkin
  • 677 Independent Research for Majors
  • 955 Study – Religion of Ancient Israel – Fox

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Spring 2009 Course Schedule

  • 202 Yiddish Song Jewish Experience – Professor Pamela Potter
  • 237 Biblical Poetry in Translation – Lecturer Douglas Mangum
  • 299 Directed Study
  • 302 Introduction to Hebrew Literature – Lecturer Bilha Mirkin
  • 328 Classical Rabbinic Literature in Translation – Lecturer Tod Twist
  • 332 Prophets of the Bible – Professor Ron Troxel
  • 346 Jewish Literature of the Greco-Roman Period – Professor Ron Troxel
  • 371 Lecture 1: Jewish Biblical Interpreters in the Middle Ages – Professor Michael Rony
        Lecture 2: Topics in Israeli Culture – Professor Miriam Talmom-Bohm
        Lecture 3: Israeli History through Film – Professor Miriam Talmon-Bohm
        Lecture 4: Medieval Jewish Family – Professor Michael Rony
  • 373 Modern Political History of Jews: 1655-1919 – Professor David Sorkin
  • 377 Jewish Cultural History – Lecturer Richard Benton
  • 402 Survey of Modern Hebrew Literature – Professor Rachel Brenner
  • 416 Eastern European Jews in the United States – Professor Tony Michels
  • 450 Undergraduate Seminar in Judaism and Arts – Professor Doug Rosenberg
  • 490 Lecture 1: J. Derrida and Modern Jewish Thought – Professor Sara Guyer
        Lecture 2: Israeli Welfare State from a Comparative Perspective – Professor Sharon Asiskovitch
        Lecture 3: Immigration Politics in a Comparative Perspective – Professor Sharon Asiskovitch
  • 510 German Jewish Culture Since 18th Century – Professor Klaus Berghahn
  • 514 Biblical Texts, Poetry – Professor Michael Fox
  • 515 Holocaust: History, Memory and Education – Professor Simone Schweber
  • 534 Reading in Contemporary Hebrew Literature – Lecturer Assaf Meshulam
  • 675 Research Colloquium for Majors – Professor David Sorkin
  • 677 Independent Research for Majors