Fall 2023

Course Code Title/Instructor Meets
HEBR 101-01 Elementary Modern Hebrew
Instructor: Nitsa Kann
Course Description:
Introduction to the modern Hebrew language. Alphabet, phonics and grammatical structures. Emphasizes development of reading comprehension, composition and conversational skills.
10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWRF
EASTC 108
HEBR 201-01 Intermediate Modern Hebrew
Instructor: Nitsa Kann
Course Description:
Formal study of Hebrew language with emphasis on oral practice and writing skills. Prerequisite: 102 or the equivalent. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
11:30 AM-12:20 PM, MWF
EASTC 105
Courses Offered in JDST
Course Code Title/Instructor Meets
JDST 203-01 Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament in Context
Instructor: Andrea Lieber
Course Description:
Cross-listed with MEST 200-02 and RELG 203-01. A critical examination and attempt to understand the literature and the antecedent traditions remembered and formulated by the ancient Israelites in terms of their own views of God. This literature is interpreted in the context of events and cultures of the ancient Near East. This course is cross-listed as RELG 203.
01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
DENNY 304
JDST 234-01 Love, Sex and Hebrew Texts (in Translation)
Instructor: Nitsa Kann
Course Description:
Cross-listed with MEST 200-01, RELG 234-01 and WGSS 201-02. This course is a comprehensive study of masterpieces of Hebrew literature in translation, especially about love from different periods, origins, and genres. The literary survey includes Biblical love stories and love poetry, love and sexuality in Jewish mysticism, love and desire poems of the Middle Ages, and various fiction and poetry of modern Hebrew literature from the early 20th century to the present. The students will read translated short novels, short stories, poetry, academic books and articles, and other research materials about Hebrew literature. Students will watch some Israeli films about primary Hebrew authors and their cultural world. Sessions will be divided into discussions of assigned readings, and presentations on the historical background of each period, and literary and biographical background of the various authors. This course is cross-listed as RELG 234.
09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
EASTC 314
JDST 250-01 Beyond Belief: Jewish Secular Culture from Spinoza to Seinfeld
Instructor: Andrea Lieber
Course Description:
Cross-listed with RELG 260-01. Many Jews nowadays define themselves in secular or cultural terms rather than religious ones. But how did the tradition of secular Judaism come to be? This course will survey the development of secular Jewish identity through an examination of key thinkers over the last three and a half centuries, including Spinoza, Freud, Marx and Einstein. The course will conclude with an examination of secular Judaism in American culture - the drama of Clifford Odets and Arthur Miller, the films of Mel Brooks and Sidney Lumet, and the television shows Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Offered every year. This course is cross-listed as RELG 260.
03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
DENNY 203
Courses Offered in MEST
Course Code Title/Instructor Meets
MEST 200-01 Love, Sex and Hebrew Texts (in Translation)
Instructor: Nitsa Kann
Course Description:
Cross-listed with JDST 234-01, RELG 234-01 and WGSS 201-02.This course is a comprehensive study of masterpieces of Hebrew literature in translation, especially about love from different periods, origins, and genres. The literary survey includes Biblical love stories and love poetry, love and sexuality in Jewish mysticism, love and desire poems of the Middle Ages, and various fiction and poetry of modern Hebrew literature from the early 20th century to the present. The students will read translated short novels, short stories, poetry, academic books and articles, and other research materials about Hebrew literature. Students will watch some Israeli films about primary Hebrew authors and their cultural world. Sessions will be divided into discussions of assigned readings, and presentations on the historical background of each period, and literary and biographical background of the various authors.
09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
EASTC 314
MEST 200-02 Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament in Context
Instructor: Andrea Lieber
Course Description:
Cross-listed with JDST 203-01 and RELG 203-01.A critical examination and attempt to understand the literature and the antecedent traditions remembered and formulated by the ancient Israelites in terms of their own views of God. This literature is interpreted in the context of events and cultures of the ancient Near East.
01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
DENNY 304
Courses Offered in RELG
Course Code Title/Instructor Meets
RELG 203-01 Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament in Context
Instructor: Andrea Lieber
Course Description:
Cross-listed with JDST 203-01 and MEST 200-02. A critical examination and attempt to understand the literature and the antecedent traditions remembered and formulated by the ancient Israelites in terms of their own views of God. This literature is interpreted in the context of events and cultures of the ancient Near East. This course is cross-listed as JDST 203.
01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
DENNY 304
RELG 234-01 Love, Sex and Hebrew Texts (in Translation)
Instructor: Nitsa Kann
Course Description:
Cross-listed with JDST 234-01, MEST 200-01 and WGSS 201-02. This course is a comprehensive study of masterpieces of Hebrew literature in translation, especially about love from different periods, origins, and genres. The literary survey includes Biblical love stories and love poetry, love and sexuality in Jewish mysticism, love and desire poems of the Middle Ages, and various fiction and poetry of modern Hebrew literature from the early 20th century to the present. The students will read translated short novels, short stories, poetry, academic books and articles, and other research materials about Hebrew literature. Students will watch some Israeli films about primary Hebrew authors and their cultural world. Sessions will be divided into discussions of assigned readings, and presentations on the historical background of each period, and literary and biographical background of the various authors. This course is cross-listed as JDST 234.
09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
EASTC 314
RELG 260-01 Beyond Belief: Jewish Secular Culture from Spinoza to Seinfeld
Instructor: Andrea Lieber
Course Description:
Cross-listed with JDST 250-01.Many Jews nowadays define themselves in secular or cultural terms rather than religious ones. But how did the tradition of secular Judaism come to be? This course will survey the development of secular Jewish identity through an examination of key thinkers over the last three and a half centuries, including Spinoza, Freud, Marx and Einstein. The course will conclude with an examination of secular Judaism in American culture - the drama of Clifford Odets and Arthur Miller, the films of Mel Brooks and Sidney Lumet, and the television shows Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
DENNY 203
Courses Offered in WGSS
Course Code Title/Instructor Meets
WGSS 201-02 Love, Sex and Hebrew Texts (in Translation)
Instructor: Nitsa Kann
Course Description:
Cross-listed with JDST 234-01, MEST 200-01 and RELG 234-01.
09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
EASTC 314