History G8323 Enlightenment:Western and Others
Michael F Stanislawski - T 2:10pm-4:00pm Location: 513 Fayerweather
Middle East W1510 Elementary Modern Hebrew I
Tamar Ben-Vered - MTWRF 9:00am-9:50am Location: TBA
An introduction to modern Hebrew, with equal emphasis on listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Middle East W1512 Intermediate Modern Hebrew I
Nehama R. Bersohn - Section 001 MTWRF 9:00am-9:50am 307 Mathematics
Nehama R. Bersohn - Section 002 MTWRF 10:00am-10:50am 307 Mathematics
Prerequisite: Hebrew W1510-W1511 or the equivalent. Vocabulary building, grammar, practice in conversation, reading comprehension, and composition.
Middle East W1514 Upper Intermediate Hebrew I
Tamar Ben-Vered - MTWR 10:00am-10:50am 511 Kent Hall
Prerequisite: MDES W1510-W1511 or the equivalent. For students who have acquired basic knowledge of Hebrew at Hebrew school. Review of grammar, reading, writing, and conversation in Hebrew.
Middle East W4510 Advanced Modern Hebrew I
Ruth Raphaeli-Slivko - MWR 12:00pm-12:50pm 522B Kent Hall
Prerequisite: MDES W1513 or the equivalent. Readings in fiction and non-fiction modern Hebrew texts. Discussions and compositions in Hebrew. Unadapted texts are gradually introduced in the second semester of this course.
Middle East W4512 Readings in Hebrew Texts I
Ruth Raphaeli-Slivko - MWR 1:00pm-2:00pm 522B Kent Hall
Prerequisite: MDES W4511 W1515 or the equivalent. Readings of unadapted fiction and non-fiction Hebrew texts as a preparation for courses in Hebrew literature or for graduate work in Jewish studies. Discussions and compositions in Hebrew.
Comp.Lit.-Middle East W3540 Introduction to Israeli Culture
Hannan Hever - MW 1:10pm-2:25pm - Location: TBA
Comp.Lit.-Middle East G4525 Bible as Literature
Dan Miron - M 2:10-4:00pm - 402 Hamilton Hall
Comp.Lit.-Middle East G6507 History of Modern Poetry
Hannan Hever - T 11:00am-12:50pm Location: TBA
Comp.Lit.Middle East G6530 Dynamics of Israeli Culture
Dan Miron - T 9:50am-12:00pm Location: TBA
Religion V2620 Judaism
Alan F Segal - MW 11:00am-12:15pm Location: TBA
A historical overview of Jewish belief and practice as these have crystallized and changed over the centuries. Special attention to ritual and worship, the forms of religious literature, central concepts, religious leadership and institutions, Israel among the nations.
Religion Vxxxx Introduction to Modern Jewish Thought
Jonathan Schorsch - TR 9:10-10:25 a.m. Location: TBA
This course examines some of the major statements in Jewish thought from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries - hasidic, reformist and orthodox.
Religion V3310 Peshat and Drash in Jewish Tradition
David Weiss-Halivni - MW 2:40-3:55 317 Hamilton Hall
The history of rabbinic interpretation throughout the ages, distinguishing between biblical and talmudic exegesis with some references to both Dead Sea Scrolls and early Christian biblical exposition.
Religion G9260 Critical Formation of Talmudic Texts
David Weiss-Halivni - T 7:00pm-9:00pm Location: TBA
Yiddish W1101 Elementary Yiddish I
Section 001 Miriam Hoffman -- MTR 11:00am-12:25pm 317 Hamilton Hall
Section 002 Faculty -- MTR 1:10-2:35pm 316 Hamilton Hall
Language Lab: one fifty-minute period every other week. Credit is not given for Yiddish W1101 until Yiddish W1102 has been completed. With the instructor's permission the second term may be taken without the first. Thorough study of elementary Yiddish grammar, with reading, composition, and oral practice. The cultural and linguistic background of the language.
Yiddish W1102 Elementary Yiddish II
Faculty - MTR 2:40-4:05pm 317 Hamilton Hall
Language Lab: one fifty-minute period every other week. Credit is not given for Yiddish W1101 until Yiddish W1102 has been completed. With the instructor's permission the second term may be taken without the first. Thorough study of elementary Yiddish grammar, with reading, composition, and oral practice. The cultural and linguistic background of the language.
Yiddish W1201 Intermediate Yiddish I
Miriam Hoffman - MTR 1:10pm-2:20pm 317 Hamilton Hall
Prerequisite: Yiddish W1101-W1102 or the equivalent. Continuing study of grammar on a higher level; continuing oral practice; readings from texts of significant literary value dealing with important aspects of Jewish life and culture.
Yiddish W3333 Advanced Yiddish I
Miriam Hoffman -- MW 2:40pm-3:55pm 313 Hamilton Hall
Prerequisite: Yiddish W1201-W1202 or the instructor's permission. This course may be repeated for credit. Reading of contemporary authors. Stress on word usage and idiomatic expression, discussion of different styles, levels of language, and regional variations.