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History of the Jews in Pre-Modern Times, from the Middle Ages to 1789
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Katz, David
Smokler Center Library
Spring 2024
A broad survey of the significant political and cultural dynamics of Jewish history in the Medieval, Early-Modern, and Modern Eras.
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History of the Jews in Pre-Modern Times, from the Middle Ages to 1789 AS.130.216 (01)
A broad survey of the significant political and cultural dynamics of Jewish history in the Medieval, Early-Modern, and Modern Eras.
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Katz, David
Room: Smokler Center Library
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/19
PosTag(s): NEAS-HISCUL, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
AS.130.441 (01)
Elementary Biblical Hebrew II
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Mandell, Alice H
MSE Library D1
Spring 2024
Survey of grammar and reading of simple texts. May not be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. A continuation of Elementary Biblical Hebrew I.
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Elementary Biblical Hebrew II AS.130.441 (01)
Survey of grammar and reading of simple texts. May not be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. A continuation of Elementary Biblical Hebrew I.
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Mandell, Alice H
Room: MSE Library D1
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.130.443 (01)
Readings - Hebrew Prose and Poetry
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Lewis, Ted
Gilman 130G
Spring 2024
Reading of Biblical Hebrew Prose, from texts such as the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings.
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Readings - Hebrew Prose and Poetry AS.130.443 (01)
Reading of Biblical Hebrew Prose, from texts such as the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings.
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Lewis, Ted
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.190.318 (01)
Does Israel Have a Future?
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
David, Steven R
Mergenthaler 366
Spring 2024
The future of Israel has never been more uncertain. Although external threats from Arab countries have abated, the danger posed by a nuclear attack from Iran grows with each passing day. Equally alarming is the growing domestic threat to Israel’s existence as a Jewish democracy. Efforts by Israel’s ruling coalition to weaken the High Court call into question whether the liberal democratic character of Israel can persist. The possibility of civil war, once thought impossible, cannot be discounted. In assessing how Israel can cope with these existential threats, lessons from the destruction of the ancient Israelite kingdoms will be examined.
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Does Israel Have a Future? AS.190.318 (01)
The future of Israel has never been more uncertain. Although external threats from Arab countries have abated, the danger posed by a nuclear attack from Iran grows with each passing day. Equally alarming is the growing domestic threat to Israel’s existence as a Jewish democracy. Efforts by Israel’s ruling coalition to weaken the High Court call into question whether the liberal democratic character of Israel can persist. The possibility of civil war, once thought impossible, cannot be discounted. In assessing how Israel can cope with these existential threats, lessons from the destruction of the ancient Israelite kingdoms will be examined.
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: David, Steven R
Room: Mergenthaler 366
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP
AS.210.120 (01)
Modern Hebrew for Beginners I
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Scott, Cameron David
Smokler Center Library
Spring 2024
Elementary Modern Hebrew is the first exposure to the language as currently used in Israel in all its functional contexts. All components of the language are discussed: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Simple idiomatic sentences and short texts in Hebrew are used. Students learn the Hebrew alphabet, words and short sentences. Cultural aspects of Israel will be intertwined throughout the course curriculum.
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Modern Hebrew for Beginners I AS.210.120 (01)
Elementary Modern Hebrew is the first exposure to the language as currently used in Israel in all its functional contexts. All components of the language are discussed: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Simple idiomatic sentences and short texts in Hebrew are used. Students learn the Hebrew alphabet, words and short sentences. Cultural aspects of Israel will be intertwined throughout the course curriculum.
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Scott, Cameron David
Room: Smokler Center Library
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.121 (01)
Modern Hebrew for Beginners II
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Bessire, Mirit
Smokler Center 301
Spring 2024
Hebrew for Beginners 121 is a continuation of Hebrew 120 and as such, students are required to have a foundation in Hebrew. The course will enhance and continue to expose students to Hebrew grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. All components of the Hebrew language will be emphasized in this course; we will highlight verbs, adjectives, and the ability to read longer texts. Speaking in Hebrew will also be highlighted to promote students’ engagement and communication. Cultural aspects of the language will be incorporated into lessons too
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Modern Hebrew for Beginners II AS.210.121 (01)
Hebrew for Beginners 121 is a continuation of Hebrew 120 and as such, students are required to have a foundation in Hebrew. The course will enhance and continue to expose students to Hebrew grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. All components of the Hebrew language will be emphasized in this course; we will highlight verbs, adjectives, and the ability to read longer texts. Speaking in Hebrew will also be highlighted to promote students’ engagement and communication. Cultural aspects of the language will be incorporated into lessons too
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Bessire, Mirit
Room: Smokler Center 301
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.164 (01)
Elementary Yiddish II
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Lang, Beatrice
Smokler Center 214
Spring 2024
This course will focus on the Yiddish language as a key to understanding the culture of Yiddish-speaking Jews. Topics in Yiddish literature, cultural history and contemporary culture will be explored through written and aural texts, and these primary sources will be used as a springboard for work on all the language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
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Elementary Yiddish II AS.210.164 (01)
This course will focus on the Yiddish language as a key to understanding the culture of Yiddish-speaking Jews. Topics in Yiddish literature, cultural history and contemporary culture will be explored through written and aural texts, and these primary sources will be used as a springboard for work on all the language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Lang, Beatrice
Room: Smokler Center 214
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.221 (01)
Intermediate Modern Hebrew II
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Bessire, Mirit
Smokler Center Library
Spring 2024
Please change description to: Intermediate Hebrew level II is a continuation of the course Hebrew 220 and as such is a requirement for entry. In the course, grammatical aspects of the language will be introduced in the focus of past and future tenses. Combined and complex sentences with proper syntax and reading comprehension and writing skills will be required. Modern Israeli cultural aspects of the Hebrew language will be introduced as well and will be part of the holistic understanding of the modern language.
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Intermediate Modern Hebrew II AS.210.221 (01)
Please change description to: Intermediate Hebrew level II is a continuation of the course Hebrew 220 and as such is a requirement for entry. In the course, grammatical aspects of the language will be introduced in the focus of past and future tenses. Combined and complex sentences with proper syntax and reading comprehension and writing skills will be required. Modern Israeli cultural aspects of the Hebrew language will be introduced as well and will be part of the holistic understanding of the modern language.
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Bessire, Mirit
Room: Smokler Center Library
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.264 (01)
Intermediate Yiddish II
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Lang, Beatrice
Smokler Center 214
Spring 2024
Continuation of Intermediate Yiddish I: this course will focus on the Yiddish language as a key to understanding the culture of Yiddish-speaking Jews. Topics in Yiddish literature, cultural history and contemporary culture will be explored through written and aural texts, and these primary sources will be used as a springboard for work on all the language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
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Intermediate Yiddish II AS.210.264 (01)
Continuation of Intermediate Yiddish I: this course will focus on the Yiddish language as a key to understanding the culture of Yiddish-speaking Jews. Topics in Yiddish literature, cultural history and contemporary culture will be explored through written and aural texts, and these primary sources will be used as a springboard for work on all the language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Lang, Beatrice
Room: Smokler Center 214
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.321 (01)
Advanced Modern Hebrew II
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Bessire, Mirit
Smokler Center 214
Spring 2024
This course will expand students’ fluencies in Modern Hebrew through Hebrew-dialogic Israeli and Palestinian cinema, examining and comparing several layers of a contemporary Hebrew-speaking society. For this class, students will view, discuss, and write about films with Hebrew as the primary spoken language. Through aural interpretation and subtitles, students will understand, analyze, and reflectively discuss the diversity of Hebrew-speaking cultures within society and the provenance and intentionalities of the dialects exhibited throughout a given film. Linguistic nuance, slang, and interpretive aspects of Hebrew as shown in the chosen films will prompt students to examine this modality of the expression of contemporary Hebrew. The course will be taught primarily in Hebrew and will be open to students who have matriculated to at least 200-level coursework of Modern Hebrew.
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Advanced Modern Hebrew II AS.210.321 (01)
This course will expand students’ fluencies in Modern Hebrew through Hebrew-dialogic Israeli and Palestinian cinema, examining and comparing several layers of a contemporary Hebrew-speaking society. For this class, students will view, discuss, and write about films with Hebrew as the primary spoken language. Through aural interpretation and subtitles, students will understand, analyze, and reflectively discuss the diversity of Hebrew-speaking cultures within society and the provenance and intentionalities of the dialects exhibited throughout a given film. Linguistic nuance, slang, and interpretive aspects of Hebrew as shown in the chosen films will prompt students to examine this modality of the expression of contemporary Hebrew. The course will be taught primarily in Hebrew and will be open to students who have matriculated to at least 200-level coursework of Modern Hebrew.
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Bessire, Mirit
Room: Smokler Center 214
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.368 (01)
Advanced Yiddish II
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Lang, Beatrice
Smokler Center 214
Spring 2024
Continuation of Advanced Yiddish I (AS.210.367). Students will continue to hone their skills in all four language areas: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. In addition to advanced grammar study and readings in Yiddish literature, the course will take into account the interests of each individual student, allowing time for students to read Yiddish texts pertinent to their own research and writing.
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Advanced Yiddish II AS.210.368 (01)
Continuation of Advanced Yiddish I (AS.210.367). Students will continue to hone their skills in all four language areas: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. In addition to advanced grammar study and readings in Yiddish literature, the course will take into account the interests of each individual student, allowing time for students to read Yiddish texts pertinent to their own research and writing.
In partnership with the non-profit organization Jewtina y Co, this course explores the intersectional identity of Latin and Jewish life through academic, public, and reflective writing. This is a community-engaged course, though our community will be national and international: Jewtina y Co. works towards building a world in which the global Jewish and Latin communities work together to interrupt inequities and celebrate their multicultural histories.
Rooted in anti-oppressive theory, Jewtina y Co. is on a mission to nurture Latin-Jewish community, identity, leadership and resiliency and our course priorities will mirror these values. In addition to learning about the history and culture of Latin-Jews through readings, guest speakers, and excursions, the course’s main work is our collaboration with Jewtina y Co., whose Executive Director will brief the class with real-world writing requests to meet the organization's needs.
This course is for you if: you want to learn more about the difficulties of holding space for intersectional identity; you want your writing to make a difference outside of the classroom; you want to build your leadership and collaboration skills; you're curious to learn more about the Latin identity or the Jewish identity; you like interdisciplinary classes that challenge you.
No prior knowledge of Judaism, Spanish language, or personal Jewish or Latinx background expected or necessary.
In partnership with the non-profit organization Jewtina y Co, this course explores the intersectional identity of Latin and Jewish life through academic, public, and reflective writing. This is a community-engaged course, though our community will be national and international: Jewtina y Co. works towards building a world in which the global Jewish and Latin communities work together to interrupt inequities and celebrate their multicultural histories.
Rooted in anti-oppressive theory, Jewtina y Co. is on a mission to nurture Latin-Jewish community, identity, leadership and resiliency and our course priorities will mirror these values. In addition to learning about the history and culture of Latin-Jews through readings, guest speakers, and excursions, the course’s main work is our collaboration with Jewtina y Co., whose Executive Director will brief the class with real-world writing requests to meet the organization's needs.
This course is for you if: you want to learn more about the difficulties of holding space for intersectional identity; you want your writing to make a difference outside of the classroom; you want to build your leadership and collaboration skills; you're curious to learn more about the Latin identity or the Jewish identity; you like interdisciplinary classes that challenge you.
No prior knowledge of Judaism, Spanish language, or personal Jewish or Latinx background expected or necessary.
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Hartmann-Villalta, Laura A
Room: Bloomberg 172
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.130.216 (01)
History of the Jews in Pre-Modern Times, from the Middle Ages to 1789
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Katz, David
Smokler Center Library
Fall 2024
A broad survey of the significant political and cultural dynamics of Jewish history in the Medieval, Early-Modern, and Modern Eras.
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History of the Jews in Pre-Modern Times, from the Middle Ages to 1789 AS.130.216 (01)
A broad survey of the significant political and cultural dynamics of Jewish history in the Medieval, Early-Modern, and Modern Eras.
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Katz, David
Room: Smokler Center Library
Status: Open
Seats Available: 19/19
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.130.301 (01)
History of Ancient Syria-Palestine
F 2:00PM - 4:30PM
Mandell, Alice H
Gilman 130G
Fall 2024
A survey of the history of Ancient Syria and Canaan, including Ancient Israel.
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History of Ancient Syria-Palestine AS.130.301 (01)
A survey of the history of Ancient Syria and Canaan, including Ancient Israel.
Days/Times: F 2:00PM - 4:30PM
Instructor: Mandell, Alice H
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.130.338 (01)
The Talmud as Read in the Middle Ages: The Sugya of Kavod HaBriot (Human Dignity)
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Katz, David
Smokler Center Library
Fall 2024
In the early Middle Ages the Talmud emerged as the defining document of official Jewish religion and culture, and remained so until the dawn of the Modern Era. Jewish scholars in many different countries, and in a wide variety of cultural contexts, developed certain ways of reading, interpreting, and applying the Talmud. In the process, they produced an immense corpus of commentary and law. This course will examine how and why the Talmud was studied in these centuries by Jews who mined it, subject by subject, for emotional, philosophical, and legal meaning.
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The Talmud as Read in the Middle Ages: The Sugya of Kavod HaBriot (Human Dignity) AS.130.338 (01)
In the early Middle Ages the Talmud emerged as the defining document of official Jewish religion and culture, and remained so until the dawn of the Modern Era. Jewish scholars in many different countries, and in a wide variety of cultural contexts, developed certain ways of reading, interpreting, and applying the Talmud. In the process, they produced an immense corpus of commentary and law. This course will examine how and why the Talmud was studied in these centuries by Jews who mined it, subject by subject, for emotional, philosophical, and legal meaning.
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Katz, David
Room: Smokler Center Library
Status: Open
Seats Available: 19/19
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.130.440 (01)
Elementary Biblical Hebrew
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Ottobre, Morganne C
MSE Library Eisenberg
Fall 2024
Introduction to the grammar, vocabulary, and writing system of biblical Hebrew.
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Elementary Biblical Hebrew AS.130.440 (01)
Introduction to the grammar, vocabulary, and writing system of biblical Hebrew.
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Ottobre, Morganne C
Room: MSE Library Eisenberg
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.130.442 (01)
Readings - Hebrew Prose
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Ottobre, Morganne C
MSE Library Eisenberg
Fall 2024
Reading of biblical Hebrew prose, especially from the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings. Cross-listed with Jewish Studies.
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Readings - Hebrew Prose AS.130.442 (01)
Reading of biblical Hebrew prose, especially from the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings. Cross-listed with Jewish Studies.
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Ottobre, Morganne C
Room: MSE Library Eisenberg
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.134.406 (01)
Kings, Prophets, and Scribes: The Creation of "Israel" in the Deuteronomistic History
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Mandell, Alice H
Gilman 130G
Fall 2024
This class will introduce students to “The Deuteronomistic History,” which comprises the biblical books of Deuteronomy, Joshua, 1-2 Samuel and 1-2 Kings. The narrative arc of this “history” spans the giving of the law to Moses to the rise and fall of the monarchies of Israel and Judah, respectively in the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods. During this course we will examine the reasons why biblical scholars have argued in varying ways that this body of text represents the work of a group of ideologically driven scribes, the Deuteronomists; we will also investigate the primary texts themselves for evidence for divergent views about the need for a king in Israel and the role and fate of the royal house of David. We will also explore the relationship between the books of the former prophets (Joshua>2 Kings) and Deuteronomy, which is a book that concludes the Pentateuch. This course requires students to engage with the biblical text in the original Hebrew language at an advanced level. We will also engage with biblical scholarship regarding the scope, purpose, and nature of a cohesive Deuteronomistic History, as well as with dissenting voices that probe the unity of these biblical books.
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Kings, Prophets, and Scribes: The Creation of "Israel" in the Deuteronomistic History AS.134.406 (01)
This class will introduce students to “The Deuteronomistic History,” which comprises the biblical books of Deuteronomy, Joshua, 1-2 Samuel and 1-2 Kings. The narrative arc of this “history” spans the giving of the law to Moses to the rise and fall of the monarchies of Israel and Judah, respectively in the Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian periods. During this course we will examine the reasons why biblical scholars have argued in varying ways that this body of text represents the work of a group of ideologically driven scribes, the Deuteronomists; we will also investigate the primary texts themselves for evidence for divergent views about the need for a king in Israel and the role and fate of the royal house of David. We will also explore the relationship between the books of the former prophets (Joshua>2 Kings) and Deuteronomy, which is a book that concludes the Pentateuch. This course requires students to engage with the biblical text in the original Hebrew language at an advanced level. We will also engage with biblical scholarship regarding the scope, purpose, and nature of a cohesive Deuteronomistic History, as well as with dissenting voices that probe the unity of these biblical books.
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Mandell, Alice H
Room: Gilman 130G
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.191.335 (01)
Arab-Israeli Conflict (IR)
T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Freedman, Robert
Krieger 307
Fall 2024
The course will focus on the origin and development of the Arab-Israeli conflict from its beginnings when Palestine was controlled by the Ottoman Empire, through World War I, The British Mandate over Palestine, and the first Arab-Israeli war (1947-1949). It will then examine the period of the Arab-Israeli wars of 1956, 1967, 1973, and 1982, the Palestinian Intifadas (1987-1993 and 2000-2005); and the development of the Arab-Israeli peace process from its beginnings with the Egyptian-Israeli treaty of 1979, the Oslo I and Oslo II agreements of 1993 and 1995, Israel's peace treaty with Jordan of 1994, the Road Map of 2003; and the periodic peace talks between Israel and Syria. The conflict will be analyzed against the background of great power intervention in the Middle East, the rise of political Islam and the dynamics of Intra-Arab politics, and will consider the impact of the Arab Spring.
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Arab-Israeli Conflict (IR) AS.191.335 (01)
The course will focus on the origin and development of the Arab-Israeli conflict from its beginnings when Palestine was controlled by the Ottoman Empire, through World War I, The British Mandate over Palestine, and the first Arab-Israeli war (1947-1949). It will then examine the period of the Arab-Israeli wars of 1956, 1967, 1973, and 1982, the Palestinian Intifadas (1987-1993 and 2000-2005); and the development of the Arab-Israeli peace process from its beginnings with the Egyptian-Israeli treaty of 1979, the Oslo I and Oslo II agreements of 1993 and 1995, Israel's peace treaty with Jordan of 1994, the Road Map of 2003; and the periodic peace talks between Israel and Syria. The conflict will be analyzed against the background of great power intervention in the Middle East, the rise of political Islam and the dynamics of Intra-Arab politics, and will consider the impact of the Arab Spring.
Days/Times: T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Freedman, Robert
Room: Krieger 307
Status: Open
Seats Available: 20/20
PosTag(s): INST-IR, INST-CP
AS.210.120 (01)
Elementary Modern Hebrew
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Bessire, Mirit
Smokler Center 301
Fall 2024
Elementary Modern Hebrew is the first exposure to the language as currently used in Israel in all its functional contexts. All components of the language are discussed: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Simple idiomatic sentences and short texts in Hebrew are used. Students learn the Hebrew alphabet, words and short sentences. Cultural aspects of Israel will be intertwined throughout the course curriculum.
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Elementary Modern Hebrew AS.210.120 (01)
Elementary Modern Hebrew is the first exposure to the language as currently used in Israel in all its functional contexts. All components of the language are discussed: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Simple idiomatic sentences and short texts in Hebrew are used. Students learn the Hebrew alphabet, words and short sentences. Cultural aspects of Israel will be intertwined throughout the course curriculum.
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Bessire, Mirit
Room: Smokler Center 301
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.121 (01)
Modern Hebrew for Beginners II
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Scott, Cameron David
Smokler Center Library
Fall 2024
Hebrew for Beginners 121 is a continuation of Hebrew 120 and as such, students are required to have a foundation in Hebrew. The course will enhance and continue to expose students to Hebrew grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. All components of the Hebrew language will be emphasized in this course; we will highlight verbs, adjectives, and the ability to read longer texts. Speaking in Hebrew will also be highlighted to promote students’ engagement and communication. Cultural aspects of the language will be incorporated into lessons too
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Modern Hebrew for Beginners II AS.210.121 (01)
Hebrew for Beginners 121 is a continuation of Hebrew 120 and as such, students are required to have a foundation in Hebrew. The course will enhance and continue to expose students to Hebrew grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. All components of the Hebrew language will be emphasized in this course; we will highlight verbs, adjectives, and the ability to read longer texts. Speaking in Hebrew will also be highlighted to promote students’ engagement and communication. Cultural aspects of the language will be incorporated into lessons too
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Scott, Cameron David
Room: Smokler Center Library
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.163 (01)
Elementary Yiddish I
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Lang, Beatrice
Smokler Center 213
Fall 2024
Look at Jewish history and culture backwards and forwards through the Yiddish language! The vernacular of Ashkenazi Jews for a thousand years, Yiddish connects back to recent and distant generations in Europe, America, and elsewhere. But Yiddish is not just a bridge to the past, it is also the center of vibrant contemporary cultures, both religious and secular.
This four-skills language class (reading, writing, listening, speaking) places emphasis on the active use of Yiddish in oral and written communication while guiding students towards the use of Yiddish as a tool for the study of Yiddish literature and Ashkenazi history and culture.
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Elementary Yiddish I AS.210.163 (01)
Look at Jewish history and culture backwards and forwards through the Yiddish language! The vernacular of Ashkenazi Jews for a thousand years, Yiddish connects back to recent and distant generations in Europe, America, and elsewhere. But Yiddish is not just a bridge to the past, it is also the center of vibrant contemporary cultures, both religious and secular.
This four-skills language class (reading, writing, listening, speaking) places emphasis on the active use of Yiddish in oral and written communication while guiding students towards the use of Yiddish as a tool for the study of Yiddish literature and Ashkenazi history and culture.
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Lang, Beatrice
Room: Smokler Center 213
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.220 (01)
Intermediate Hebrew I
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Bessire, Mirit
Smokler Center 301
Fall 2024
Intermediate Modern Hebrew enhances and enforces previous knowledge of Hebrew as acquired from previous foundational coursework and/or experience. Grammatical aspects of the language such as past and present tenses as well as combined and complex sentence syntax and construction would be applied. Reading comprehension and writing skills will be emphasized. Modern Israeli cultural links and facets of the Hebrew language will also be introduced to inform the holistic understanding of the modern language.
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Intermediate Hebrew I AS.210.220 (01)
Intermediate Modern Hebrew enhances and enforces previous knowledge of Hebrew as acquired from previous foundational coursework and/or experience. Grammatical aspects of the language such as past and present tenses as well as combined and complex sentence syntax and construction would be applied. Reading comprehension and writing skills will be emphasized. Modern Israeli cultural links and facets of the Hebrew language will also be introduced to inform the holistic understanding of the modern language.
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Bessire, Mirit
Room: Smokler Center 301
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.269 (01)
Intermediate Yiddish Texts I
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Lang, Beatrice
Smokler Center Library
Fall 2024
For students who have completed at least one year of Yiddish language study, this course will provide the opportunity to broaden and deepen their knowledge of Yiddish culture while continuing to improve their skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking Yiddish. Alongside textbook-based language work, students will read, listen to and interact with a variety of texts, for example literature, journalism and oral history. Prerequisite: AS.210.164 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
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Intermediate Yiddish Texts I AS.210.269 (01)
For students who have completed at least one year of Yiddish language study, this course will provide the opportunity to broaden and deepen their knowledge of Yiddish culture while continuing to improve their skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking Yiddish. Alongside textbook-based language work, students will read, listen to and interact with a variety of texts, for example literature, journalism and oral history. Prerequisite: AS.210.164 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Lang, Beatrice
Room: Smokler Center Library
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.320 (01)
Advanced Modern Hebrew I
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Bessire, Mirit
Smokler Center Library
Fall 2024
Advanced Modern Hebrew I will focus on conversational and interactive language skills to expose learners to attributes of different genres and layers of the language. Students will be introduced to various original texts and lingual patterns to better understand and formulate proper syntax. The course will include contemporary readings from Israeli journalism and essays, along with other relevant Hebrew resources to inform class discussions and students’ reflective writings. Israeli cultural aspects will be integral to the course curriculum.
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Advanced Modern Hebrew I AS.210.320 (01)
Advanced Modern Hebrew I will focus on conversational and interactive language skills to expose learners to attributes of different genres and layers of the language. Students will be introduced to various original texts and lingual patterns to better understand and formulate proper syntax. The course will include contemporary readings from Israeli journalism and essays, along with other relevant Hebrew resources to inform class discussions and students’ reflective writings. Israeli cultural aspects will be integral to the course curriculum.