Schedule of Classes — Undergraduate and Graduate / Fall 2011 / Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
Notes for Undergraduate Students
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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 #8744; students who should register for CONT 450a Part-time Graduate Research should use sage class #8890. To view course description, please click on the course # link.
(1-99) Primarily for Undergraduate Students |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | ||
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| 10276 | NEJS 5A 1 |
Foundational Course in Judaic Studies
[ hum ] |
Block H
T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM Shiffman Humanities Ctr122 |
Open
21 / 999 / 0 |
Kimelman,Reuven R | View Books | ||
| 10460 | NEJS 10A 1 |
Biblical Hebrew Grammar and Texts
[ fl hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
Block F
M,W,Th 1:00 PM–1:50 PM Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10 |
Open
14 / 999 / 0 |
Gaines,Jason | View Books | ||
(100-199) For Both Undergraduate and Graduate Students |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | ||
| 10328 | ANTH/NEJ 169B 1 |
Digging for National Roots: The Politics of Israeli Archaeology
[ hum ss ] |
Block V
T,Th 5:00 PM–6:20 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203 |
Open
12 / 30 / 0 |
Feige,Michael | View Books | ||
| 10512 | NEJS 101A 1 |
Elementary Akkadian
[ hum ] |
Block V
T,Th 5:00 PM–6:20 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
4 / 999 / 0 |
Brown-deVost,Bronson Slade | View Books | ||
| 10459 | NEJS 111A 1 |
The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
[ hum wi ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block N
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203 |
Open
18 / 999 / 0 |
Brettler,Marc | View Books | ||
| 10278 | NEJS 112A 1 |
The Book of Genesis
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
Block K
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103 |
Open
10 / 999 / 0 |
Abusch,I. Tzvi | View Books | ||
| 10279 | NEJS 117B 1 |
Dead Sea Scrolls
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
Block P
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202 |
Open
9 / 999 / 0 |
Brettler,Marc | View Books | ||
| 10280 | NEJS 123B 1 |
Classical Biblical Commentaries
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
Block P
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr116 |
Open
8 / 999 / 0 |
Decter,Jonathan P. | View Books | ||
| 10281 | NEJS 127A 1 |
Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
Block G
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103 |
Open
7 / 999 / 0 |
Kimelman,Reuven R | View Books | ||
| 6512 | NEJS 137A 1 |
The Destruction of European Jewry
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block E
M,W,Th 12:00 PM–12:50 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies201 |
Open
30 / 999 / 0 |
Polonsky,Antony | View Books | ||
| 6114 | NEJS 142B 1 |
Secular Jews: Lives and Choices from 1750 to the Present
[ hum ] |
Block C
M,W,Th 10:00 AM–10:50 AM Rabb Graduate Center236 |
Open
5 / 999 / 0 |
Polonsky,Antony | View Books | ||
| 10282 | NEJS 144A 1 |
Jews in the World of Islam
[ hum nw ] |
Block N
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10 |
Open
22 / 999 / 0 |
Decter,Jonathan P. | View Books | ||
| 10341 | NEJS 145B 1 |
Ideology and Society in Contemporary Israel: Major Controversies
[ hum ] |
T
5:00 PM–7:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202 |
Open
7 / 999 / 0 |
Bialer,Uri | View Books | ||
| 10283 | NEJS 153B 1 |
Abraham Joshua Heschel: Spirituality and Action
[ hum wi ] |
Block D
M,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr104 |
Open
10 / 25 / 0 |
Kaplan,Edward K | View Books | ||
| 10452 | NEJS 156B 1 |
A Philosophical Introduction to Judaism
[ hum ] |
Block K
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM ASAC 204 |
Open
11 / 999 / 0 |
Levisohn,Jon A | View Books | ||
| 10285 | NEJS 158B 1 |
Yiddish Literature and the Modern Jewish Revolution: From Dybbuk to Yentl
[ hum wi ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block F
M,W,Th 1:00 PM–1:50 PM Rabb Graduate Center345 |
Open
5 / 999 / 0 |
Kellman,Ellen | View Books | ||
| 10286 | NEJS 164A 1 |
Judaism Confronts America
[ hum ] |
Block N
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies301 |
Open
21 / 999 / 0 |
Sarna,Jonathan | View Books | ||
| 10492 | NEJS 169A 1 |
Reading the Classroom as Text
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes Instructor's Signature Required |
Th
4:00 PM–6:50 PM
ASAC_209 |
Open
Consent Req. 7 / 15 / 0 |
Feiman-Nemser,Sharon | View Books | ||
| 10288 | NEJS 174A 1 |
Minorities and Others in Israeli Literature and Culture
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block P
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
6 / 999 / 0 |
Szobel,Ilana | View Books | ||
| 10289 | NEJS 180B 1 |
Introduction to Israeli Literature, Film, and Culture
[ hum ] |
Block N
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202 |
Open
9 / 999 / 0 |
Szobel,Ilana | View Books | ||
| 10290 | NEJS 184A 1 |
Introduction to Jewish Museum Studies
[ hum ] |
Block S8
W 9:00 AM–11:50 AM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
10 / 999 / 0 |
Smith,Ellen | View Books | ||
| 10292 | NEJS 190A 1 |
Describing Cruelty
[ hum wi ] |
Block S3
W 2:00 PM–4:50 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
10 / 999 / 0 |
Makiya,Kanan Mohamed | View Books | ||
| 10302 | NEJS 190B 1 |
Islamic Philosophy
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
Block L
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10 |
Open
12 / 999 / 0 |
Lumbard,Joseph E. B. | View Books | ||
| 10329 | NEJS 196B 1 |
The Middle Eastern City: Intersections of Art, Literature and History
[ hum nw ] |
Block G
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202 |
Open
9 / 20 / 0 |
Makiya,Kanan Mohamed | View Books | ||
(200 and above) Primarily for Graduate Students |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | ||
| 10293 | NEJS 202A 1 |
Akkadian Mythological/Religious Texts I
See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
M
3:30 PM–6:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103 |
Open
8 / 999 / 0 |
Abusch,I. Tzvi | View Books | ||
| 10510 | NEJS 231A 1 |
Graduate Proseminar in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
Required for all incoming MA and PhD students in NEJS. |
Block S8
W 9:00 AM–11:50 AM Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10 |
Open
24 / 999 / 0 |
Freeze,ChaeRan Yoo
Sheppard,Eugene R |
View Books | ||
| 10601 | NEJS 256A 1 |
Secularization and Its Discontents
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Block G
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM Shiffman Humanities Ctr218 |
Open
3 / 999 / 0 |
Sheppard,Eugene R | View Books | ||
| 10541 | NEJS 263B 1 |
Colloquium in American Jewish History
Class will meet Thursdays 3:30-6:20pm in Lown 213. |
Th 3:30 PM–6:20 PM |
Open
6 / 999 / 0 |
Sarna,Jonathan | View Books | ||
Hebrew and Yiddish Courses |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | ||
| 4790 | HBRW 10A 1 |
Beginning Hebrew
See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block F
M,W,Th 1:00 PM–1:50 PM Golding Judaica Center103 Block J T,F 12:30 PM–1:50 PM Golding Judaica Center103 |
Open
14 / 25 / 0 |
Antebi,Guy | View Books | ||
| 4792 | HBRW 10A 2 |
Beginning Hebrew
See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block C
M,W,Th 10:00 AM–10:50 AM ASAC_209 Block G T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM ASAC_209 |
Open
10 / 25 / 0 |
Shorr,Esther | View Books | ||
| 4830 | HBRW 19A 1 |
Beginning Hebrew: Honors
See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block D
M,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM ASAC_209 Block H T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM ASAC_209 |
Open
9 / 25 / 0 |
Hascal,Sara | View Books | ||
| 4794 | HBRW 20B 1 |
Intermediate Hebrew
See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th
12:00 PM–12:50 PM
Golding Judaica Center107 F 12:30 PM–1:20 PM Golding Judaica Center107 |
Open
12 / 25 / 0 |
Shorr,Esther | View Books | ||
| 6176 | HBRW 20B 2 |
Intermediate Hebrew
See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th,F
11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Golding Judaica Center103 |
Open
19 / 25 / 0 |
Shorr,Esther | View Books | ||
| 4796 | HBRW 34A 1 |
Intermediate Hebrew II: Aspects of Israeli Culture
[ fl ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th,F
9:00 AM–9:50 AM
Golding Judaica Center103 |
Open
17 / 25 / 0 |
Antebi,Guy | View Books | ||
| 4798 | HBRW 34A 2 |
Intermediate Hebrew II: Aspects of Israeli Culture
[ fl ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th,F
10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Golding Judaica Center103 |
Closed
26 / 25 / 0 |
Antebi,Guy | View Books | ||
| 4800 | HBRW 35A 1 |
Conversation and Writing Skills
[ fl ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,T,W,Th
1:00 PM–1:50 PM
ASAC_209 |
Open
14 / 25 / 0 |
Porath,Bonit | View Books | ||
| 6004 | HBRW 41A 1 |
Advanced Intermediate Hebrew: Intensive Conversation
[ fl hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th
12:00 PM–12:50 PM
ASAC_209 F 12:30 PM–1:20 PM ASAC_209 |
Open
5 / 25 / 0 |
Hascal,Sara
Ringvald,Vardit |
View Books | ||
| 4802 | HBRW 44B 1 |
Advanced Intermediate Hebrew: Israeli Culture and Media
[ fl hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,T,W,Th
11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Kutz Hall 130 |
Open
8 / 25 / 0 |
Porath,Bonit | View Books | ||
| 4808 | HBRW 123A 1 |
Creative Reading and Writing in Hebrew I
[ fl hum wi ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,T,W,Th
1:00 PM–1:50 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr002 |
Open
15 / 25 / 0 |
Hascal,Sara | View Books | ||
| 10296 | HBRW 144A 1 |
Hebrew through Plays and Drama
[ ca fl hum wi ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block S1
M 2:00 PM–4:50 PM Schwartz Hall 106 F 1:30 PM–2:20 PM Schwartz Hall 106 |
Open
16 / 25 / 0 |
Hascal,Sara | View Books | ||
| 5938 | HBRW 161B 1 |
What's Up?: Hebrew through Israeli News Media
[ fl hum wi ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,T,W,Th
10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Kutz Hall 130 |
Open
11 / 25 / 0 |
Porath,Bonit | View Books | ||
| 4810 | HBRW 168A 1 |
Hebrew Language Teaching I
[ fl hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block L
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM ASAC_209 |
Open
12 / 20 / 0 |
Ringvald,Vardit | View Books | ||
| 5766 | YDSH 10A 1 |
Beginning Yiddish
See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,T,W,Th
11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203 |
Open
16 / 999 / 0 |
Kellman,Ellen | View Books | ||
| 5958 | YDSH 30A 1 |
Intermediate Yiddish
[ fl wi ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
M,T,W,Th
10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Rabb Graduate Center345 |
Open
8 / 999 / 0 |
Kellman,Ellen | View Books | ||
Cross-Listed for the Judiac Studies Track |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | ||
| 6504 | FYS 28B 1 |
The Jewish Family: Past and Present
[ hum ] |
Block G
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
15 / 18 / 0 |
Freeze,ChaeRan Yoo | View Books | ||
| 10337 | HIST 114A 1 |
Israel's Foreign Policy
[ ss ] |
Block P
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM Shiffman Humanities Ctr125 |
Closed
20 / 20 / 0 |
Bialer,Uri | View Books | ||
| 4464 | IMES 104A 1 |
Islam: Civilization and Institutions
[ hum nw ] |
Block E
M,W,Th 12:00 PM–12:50 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies002 |
Open
46 / 999 / 0 |
Lumbard,Joseph E. B. | View Books | ||
Cross-Listed for the Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies Track |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | ||
| 10172 | ANTH 136A 1 |
Archaeology of Power: Authority, Prestige, and Inequality in the Past
[ nw ss ] |
Block H
T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM Brown Social Science Center218 |
Open
17 / 999 / 0 |
Golden,Charles | View Books | ||
| 3380 | GRK 20B 1 |
Continuing Ancient Greek
Prerequisite: A grade of C- or higher in GRK 10a or instructor's permission. |
Block B
M,W,Th 9:00 AM–9:50 AM Rabb Graduate Center345 |
Open
8 / 999 / 0 |
Muellner,Leonard C | View Books | ||
| 4356 | LING 100A 1 |
Introduction to Linguistics
[ ss ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes Open to all students. |
Block E
M,W,Th 12:00 PM–12:50 PM Gerstenzang 122 |
Open
61 / 999 / 0 |
Goldberg,Lotus | View Books | ||
| 6006 | LING 120B 1 |
Syntactic Theory
[ ss ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
Block L
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM Volen Nat'l Ctr for Complex106 |
Open
22 / 999 / 0 |
Goldberg,Lotus | View Books | ||
Cross-Listed for the Hebrew Language Track |
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| Class # | Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | ||
| 10328 | ANTH/NEJ 169B 1 |
Digging for National Roots: The Politics of Israeli Archaeology
[ hum ss ] |
Block V
T,Th 5:00 PM–6:20 PM Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203 |
Open
12 / 30 / 0 |
Feige,Michael | View Books | ||
| 10337 | HIST 114A 1 |
Israel's Foreign Policy
[ ss ] |
Block P
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM Shiffman Humanities Ctr125 |
Closed
20 / 20 / 0 |
Bialer,Uri | View Books | ||