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City University of New York - Introduction to Judaic Studies

Survey of basic concepts, terminology, facts of the Jewish experience for students with little background in Judaic studies. Cultural, religious, historical highlights; relations with other religions and cultures.
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City University of New York - Jewish Biography in the Classroom

An analysis of the experience of American Jews as an immigrant community focusing on the interaction between Jewish culture, tradition, and values and the fundamental ideals of American culture. The biographies of American Jews and their search for meaning within the American experience. Particular attention will be paid to the role of Jewish personalities in the areas of philanthropy, social work, labor relations, public education, entertainment, and American intellectual life.
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City University of New York - Land and Cultures of Israel

Survey of the history and culture of Israel. Its socio-economic and political structure, including: kibbutzim, relationship between church and state, Ashkenazim and Sephardim, conflict between Jews and Arabs, the role of the military, the labor movement, and the relationship between Israel and the Diaspora.
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City University of New York - Jewish Religion and Tradition

Survey of major developments in Jewish culture and tradition from the biblical period in the ancient Near East through the medieval period in Europe. Ethical teachings of the prophets. Rabbinic Judaism. Jewish sectarianism; the impact of Christianity and Islam on Jewish life.
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City University of New York - From the Ghetto to Emancipation

Study of major developments in early modern Jewish culture, tradition, and history from the early modern period through the twentieth century. Analysis of the impact of modernity on traditional Jewish life. Sabbatianism. Hasidism. Haskalah. Zionism. Emergence of Reform and Conservative movements.
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City University of New York - Introduction to the Talmud

Survey and analysis of select passages from the Talmud, the major repository of Jewish legal and ethical teaching. Readings reflect major concerns of Judaism in antiquity, such as the obligation to study the Torah, to care for the needy, and to promote justice.
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City University of New York - Introduction to the Midrash

Survey and analysis of select passages from the Midrash, the major repository of Jewish thought and biblical commentary of the Talmudic Rabbis. Men and women. Jew and non-Jew. Good and evil. Reward and punishment.
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City University of New York - Modern Jewish Biographies

Biographical studies of modern Jewish personalities who made major contributions in the fields of politics, science, literature, the arts, and finance. Focusing on the relationship between Jews and Western culture, the course will explore how Jews confronted modernity. Personalities to be studied include Einstein, Freud, Marx, Szold, Rothschild, Kafka, Chagall, and others. Biographical works as historical sources.
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City University of New York - The Jewish Woman

The role of the Jewish woman in religion and history. The status of women in Jewish Law. Different roles of the Jewish woman in the Sephardic and Ashkenazic communities. Jewish responses to the feminist movement.
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City University of New York - Studies in Jewish Customs

Study of the origins and authority of ritual customs ("minhagim") in Jewish tradition, relationship to historic conditions, and place in the Jewish legal system ("halakhah"). Analysis of the typology of customs based on internal religious dynamics as well as external, environmental influences. An analysis of the nature of customs as an expression of communal and cultural diversity within Jewish life.
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City University of New York - Contemporary Issues in Halacha

Analysis of halakhic problems in the light of advances in science, medicine, and technology.
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City University of New York - Job and the Problem of Evil

Intensive study of the Book of Job as the primary religious work dealing with suffering and evil. Opinions as to "why bad things happen to good people" will be considered in both ancient and modern works.
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City University of New York - Introduction to the Bible and Apocrypha

An introduction to the content, formation, transmission, and interpretation of the Bible and the Apocrypha from antiquity through the Middle Ages. Topics include the canon of the Bible; Aprocrypha and Pseudepigrapha; biblical versions; Dead Sea scrolls and the Bible; and biblical interpretation.
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City University of New York - The Dead Sea Scrolls

An introduction to the Dead Sea scrolls and their significance for biblical and Talmudic studies, and for the early history of Judaism and Christianity.
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City University of New York - Modern Jewish Thought

Significant works in modern Jewish thought. Modernization of society and its impact on Judaism considered through the works of such thinkers as Moses Mendelssohn, Samson R. Hirsh, Martin Buber, J.B. Soloveitchik, A.J. Heschel, and Mordechai Kaplan.
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City University of New York - Maimonides: Philosopher, Legalist, Physician

Readings from Maimonides' philosophical, ethical, and legal writings. Impact on medieval Jewish and Christian thought and the Jewish legal system.
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City University of New York - Kabbalah and Messianism

Kabbalah (a form of Jewish mysticism that emerged during the medieval period) is at the root of various messianic ideologies and movements which became highly influential during the early modern and modern eras. Focuses on the central doctrines of Kabbalah, the geographical and social contexts in which these mystical ideas and messianic trends evolved, and the internal factors that led to their popularization.
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City University of New York - Medieval Jewish History

Medieval Jews and their interaction with the Christian and Muslim worlds. Crusades, blood libels, and expulsions, philosophers, Talmudists, and religious debaters, forced converts, moneylenders, and courtiers.
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City University of New York - Mystics, Pietists, and Heretics: Topics in Early Modern Jewish History

Explores aspects of the intellectual and cultural history of the Jews from the expulsion of Spanish Jewry in 1492 to the French Revolution in 1789. This course particularly emphasizes Jewish-Christian interaction, the Marrano Diaspora, Messianism, and the influence of larger cultural trends, such as the Renaissance, Reformation, and absolutism upon the development of Jewish culture.
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City University of New York - The Hasidic Movement: Its History and Literature

History and literature of the Hasidic movement. Major dynasties and prominent masters in Europe, Israel, and America. Impact on such major literary figures as Kafka, Peretz, Buber, and Singer.
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City University of New York - The Shtetl in History and Literature

Survey of the history and literature of the East European shtetl; its religious, social, educational, economic, and political institutions; its lore and folklore as reflected in historical and literary works. Its impact on America and Israel.
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City University of New York - History of the Jews in the United States

Survey of the history of American Jewry from the 1650s to the present. Personalities who have played an integral part in the American experience. American Jewish contribution to establishment of Israel. Relations of American Jewish community to Jewish communities throughout the world.
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City University of New York - History of the Holocaust

History and analysis of Nazi Germany's attempt to annihilate European Jewry, 1933-45. Ghettos and killing centers. Deportations and killings. Jewish physical and spiritual resistance, liberation, and postwar displaced persons camps.
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City University of New York - The Nazi Concentration Camps

Analysis of the Nazi concentration and extermination camps as the arena of the Holocaust. History, ideology, and organization of the camps; the psychology of their bureaucrats and guards; and the response of Jewish and other inmates.
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City University of New York - The Holocaust and Halakhah

Analysis of rabbinic response dealing with legal and religious questions that arose as a result of the Nazi persecution.
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