Jewish Studies: Courses

Not all courses are offered every year. Please consult the graduate unit for information about course availability. Courses marked with # are taught by Jewish Studies faculty members and incorporate themes within and outside of Jewish Studies. Major research and writing assignments for such courses must focus on topics in Jewish Studies.

Core Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
Jewish Studies Master's Seminar
Jewish Studies Doctoral Seminar

Elective Courses

Reading Course

Course CodeCourse Title
CJS1012HJewish Studies Directed Reading Course
Jewish Studies Directed Reading Course

History

Course CodeCourse Title
World War II in East Central Europe
Polish Jews Since the Partitions of Poland

Medieval Studies

Course CodeCourse Title
Jews and Christians in Medieval and Renaissance Europe

Music

Course CodeCourse Title
CJS1010HRepresentations of Jews and Jewishness in Opera

Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

Course CodeCourse Title
Biblical Aramaic
Classical Syriac
Western Aramaic — Jerusalem Talmud
Syriac Historical Texts
Syriac Exegetical Texts
Eastern Aramaic — Babylonian Talmud
Scribes, Manuscripts, and Translations of the Hebrew Bible
Readings in Hebrew Bible
Halakhic Midrashim
Life Cycle and Personal Status in Judaism: Reproductive Technology and Jewish Law

Philosophy

Various courses, depending upon their content in a given year. Consult the collaborative specialization director.

Course CodeCourse Title
Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Continental Philosophy
Seminar in Twentieth-Century Continental Philosophy
Hermeneutics

Religion

Course CodeCourse Title
Modern Jewish Thought
Maimonides and His Modern Interpreters
Worship and Scripture at Qumran
Interpretations of Jewish Tradition
The Jewish Legal Tradition
Jewish Traditions in Antiquity: Configuring the Text

Slavic Languages and Literatures

Course CodeCourse Title
The Imaginary Jew