Schedule of Classes — Graduate / Fall 2009 / Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
Notes for Graduate Students
Continuation Class Please refer to the University Bulletin for specific details regarding registration. Students who should register for CONT 500a Full-time Graduate Research should use sage class #10430; students who should register for CONT 450a Part-time Graduate Research should use sage class #12795.
To view course description, please click on the course # link.
(100-199) For Both Undergraduate and Graduate Students |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12656 | NEJS 101A 1 |
Elementary Akkadian
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block M
M,W 5:10 PM–6:30 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
9 / 999 / 0 |
Taylor, Kynthia | |||
| 15961 | NEJS 104A 1 |
Comparative Semitic Languages
[ hum ] |
Block E
M,W,Th 12:10 PM–1:00 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
16 / 999 / 0 |
Wright, David | |||
| 15673 | NEJS 114B 1 |
Ritual and Magic in the Bible
[ hum ] Prerequisite: HBRW 122a or b, NEJS 10a, or permission of the instructor. Section 1 uses texts in Hebrew. |
Block C
M,W,Th 10:10 AM–11:00 AM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
8 / 999 / 0 |
Wright, David | |||
| 15674 | NEJS 114B 2 |
Ritual and Magic in the Bible
[ hum ] Section 2 texts taught in English. |
Block B
M,W,Th 9:10 AM–10:00 AM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
8 / 999 / 0 |
Wright, David | |||
| 15950 | NEJS 116A 1 |
Ancient Near Eastern Religion and Mythology
[ hum nw ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block L
M,W 3:40 PM–5:00 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies201 |
Open
14 / 999 / 0 |
Abusch, I. Tzvi | |||
| 16188 | NEJS 125A 1 |
Topics in Advanced Talmud
See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes Topic for fall 2009: The History and Development of the Jewish Wedding. The history and development of the Jewish wedding ceremony and document. Classical commentaries, manuscript readings, and historical background of the Talmud Ketubot, chapter one. Signature of Ms. Anne Lawrence, dept. rep., required. |
Jewish Wedding:
Block V T,Th 5:10 PM–6:30 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
Consent Req. 8 / 999 / 0 |
Kaplowitz, Elliot D.
Kimelman, Reuven R |
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| 15676 | NEJS 127A 1 |
Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism
[ hum ] |
Block J
T,F 12:10 PM–1:30 PM Kutz Hall 132 |
Open
12 / 30 / 0 |
Kimelman, Reuven R | |||
| 12282 | NEJS 128A 1 |
Introduction to Christianity
[ hum ] |
Block L
M,W 3:40 PM–5:00 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
12 / 999 / 0 |
Brooten, Bernadette | |||
| 15949 | NEJS 134B 1 |
Secular-isms: Yiddish Culture in the Modern World
[ hum ] |
Block D
M,W,Th 11:10 AM–12:00 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
10 / 999 / 0 |
Kellman, Ellen | |||
| 15837 | NEJS 141A 1 |
Russian Jewish History, 1917 to the Present
[ hum ] |
Block G
T,F 9:10 AM–10:30 AM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
8 / 999 / 0 |
Freeze, ChaeRan Yoo | |||
| 15953 | NEJS 142B 1 |
Secular Jews: Lives and Choices from 1750 to the Present
[ hum ] |
Block E
M,W,Th 12:10 PM–1:00 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies201 |
Open
21 / 999 / 0 |
Polonsky, Antony | |||
| 15678 | NEJS 144A 1 |
Jews in the World of Islam
[ hum nw ] |
Block M
M,W 5:10 PM–6:30 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203 |
Open
32 / 999 / 0 |
Levy, Avigdor | |||
| 15679 | NEJS 149A 1 |
The Jews of Muslim and Christian Spain
[ hum ] |
Block H
T,F 10:40 AM–12:00 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
6 / 30 / 0 |
Decter, Jonathan P. | |||
| 15681 | NEJS 151B 1 |
Ghettos, Gondolas, and Gelato: The Italian Jewish Experience
[ hum ss ] |
Block M
M,W 5:10 PM–6:30 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202 |
Open
16 / 999 / 0 |
Ravid, Benjamin | |||
| 15682 | NEJS 155A 1 |
The Philosophy of Moses Maimonides
[ hum ] |
Block J
T,F 12:10 PM–1:30 PM Shiffman Humanities Ctr122 |
Open
3 / 30 / 0 |
Decter, Jonathan P. | |||
| 15683 | NEJS 159A 1 |
Modern Jewish Philosophy
[ hum ] |
Block K
M,W 2:10 PM–3:30 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
9 / 999 / 0 |
Sheppard, Eugene R | |||
| 13410 | NEJS 164B 1 |
The Sociology of the American Jewish Community
[ hum ss ] |
Block S2
T 1:40 PM–4:30 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203 |
Open
22 / 999 / 0 |
Fishman, Sylvia | |||
| 15685 | NEJS 166B 1 |
Who is a Jew? Identity, Conversion, and Citizenship
[ hum ] |
Block J
T,F 12:10 PM–1:30 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
13 / 999 / 0 |
Freeze, ChaeRan Yoo | |||
| 15943 | NEJS 168B 1 |
Jewish Leadership: Innovators and Visionaries
[ hum ] |
Block S7
F 9:10 AM–12:00 PM Golding Judaica Center107 |
Open
15 / 999 / 0 |
Kurtzer, Jared L. | |||
| 15688 | NEJS 177A 1 |
The Holocaust in Jewish Literature
[ hum ] Taught in English. |
Block J
T,F 12:10 PM–1:30 PM Rabb Graduate Center345 |
Open
3 / 999 / 0 |
Szobel, Ilana | |||
| 15690 | NEJS 178A 1 |
Love, Sex, and Power in Israeli Culture
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
Block H
T,F 10:40 AM–12:00 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103 |
Open
6 / 999 / 0 |
Szobel, Ilana | |||
| 16184 | NEJS 184A 1 |
Introduction to Jewish Museum Studies
[ hum ] |
Block S1
M 2:10 PM–5:00 PM Pearlman Hall 203 |
Open
12 / 999 / 0 |
Smith, Ellen | |||
| 15691 | NEJS 188A 1 |
The Rise and Decline of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1800
[ hum nw ss ] |
Block L
M,W 3:40 PM–5:00 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203 |
Open
21 / 999 / 0 |
Levy, Avigdor | |||
(200 and above) Primarily for Graduate Students |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | |||
| 15692 | NEJS 202A 1 |
Akkadian Mythological/Religious Texts I
See Course Catalog for prerequisites. Interested students should contact Prof. Abusch, abusch@brandeis.edu. |
Block K
M,W 2:10 PM–3:30 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103 |
Open
3 / 999 / 0 |
Abusch, I. Tzvi | |||
Cross-Listed in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | |||
| 8452 | IMES 104A 1 |
Islam: Civilization and Institutions
[ hum nw ] |
Block V
T,Th 5:10 PM–6:30 PM Golding Judaica Center101 |
Open
37 / 999 / 0 |
Balbale, Abigail | |||