Schedule of Classes — Undergraduate and Graduate / Fall 2013 / Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
(1-99) Primarily for Undergraduate Students |
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| Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | |||
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| NEJS 10A 1 |
Biblical Hebrew Grammar and Texts
[ fl hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
M,W,Th
1:00 PM–1:50 PM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10 |
Open
10 / 999 / 0 |
Sherman, Tina | View Books | |||
| NEJS 29A 1 |
Feminist Sexual Ethics in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
[ hum ] |
M,W
5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10 |
Open
21 / 999 / 0 |
Brooten, Bernadette | View Books | |||
(100-199) For Both Undergraduate and Graduate Students |
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| Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | |||
| NEJS 101A 1 |
Elementary Akkadian
[ hum ] |
M,W,Th
12:00 PM–12:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
5 / 999 / 0 |
Harvey, Eric James | View Books | |||
| NEJS 103A 1 |
The Early History of God
[ hum ] |
M,W,Th
11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
8 / 999 / 0 |
Wright, David | View Books | |||
| NEJS 112A 1 |
The Book of Genesis
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
M,W
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103 |
Open
7 / 999 / 0 |
Abusch, I. Tzvi | View Books | |||
| NEJS 113A 1 |
The Bible in Aramaic
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
M,W,Th
10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103 |
Open
6 / 999 / 0 |
Wright, David | View Books | |||
| NEJS 117B 1 |
Dead Sea Scrolls
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
T,Th
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
14 / 999 / 0 |
Brettler, Marc | View Books | |||
| NEJS 122B 1 |
Biblical Narrative Texts: The Historical Tradition
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
T,Th
3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202 |
Open
8 / 999 / 0 |
Brettler, Marc | View Books | |||
| NEJS 125B 1 |
Midrashic Literature: Sifre Deuteronomy
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
T,F
9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
6 / 999 / 0 |
Kimelman, Reuven R | View Books | |||
| NEJS 130A 1 |
The New Testament: A Historical Introduction
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th
1:00 PM–1:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202 |
Open
10 / 999 / 0 |
Brooten, Bernadette | View Books | |||
| NEJS 137A 1 |
The Destruction of European Jewry
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th
10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG11 |
Open
23 / 999 / 0 |
Polonsky, Antony | View Books | |||
| NEJS 137B 1 |
A History of the Jews in Warsaw, Lodz, Vilna, and Odessa
[ hum ss ] |
M,W
3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203 |
Open
15 / 999 / 0 |
Polonsky, Antony | View Books | |||
| NEJS 140A 1 |
Under Crescent and Cross: The Jews in the Middle Ages
[ hum ss wi ] |
T,Th
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
ASAC_209 |
Open
10 / 999 / 0 |
Decter, Jonathan P. | View Books | |||
| NEJS 154B 1 |
Israel: Religion, State and Society
[ hum ] |
T,Th
3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
12 / 999 / 0 |
Mirsky, Yehudah | View Books | |||
| NEJS 159B 1 |
The Yiddish Classics: Fiction and Drama
[ hum wi ] |
M,W,Th
1:00 PM–1:50 PM
Rabb Graduate Center345 |
Open
7 / 999 / 0 |
Kellman, Ellen | View Books | |||
| NEJS 162A 1 |
American Judaism
[ hum ss wi ] |
T,Th
3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies301 |
Open
38 / 999 / 0 |
Sarna, Jonathan | View Books | |||
| NEJS 165B 1 |
Changing Roles of Women in American Jewish Societies
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
W
9:00 AM–11:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202 |
Open
7 / 999 / 0 |
Smith, Ellen | View Books | |||
| NEJS 171B 1 |
Tikkun Olam/Repairing the World: Service and Social Justice in Theory and Practice
[ hum ] Students are expected to serve at least 25 hours (i.e., approximately 2 hours per week) over the course of the semester in one of the following structures: Brandeis Department of Community Service, Jewish Family and Children's Services, or Brandeis' Advocacy for Policy Change program. |
M,W
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
ASAC 204 |
Open
9 / 20 / 0 |
Levisohn, Jon A | View Books | |||
| NEJS 178A 1 |
Love, Sex, and Power in Israeli Culture
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
T,Th
3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Rabb Graduate Center345 |
Open
5 / 999 / 0 |
Szobel, Ilana | View Books | |||
| NEJS 180B 1 |
Introduction to Israeli Literature, Film, and Culture
[ hum ] |
T,Th
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10 |
Open
8 / 999 / 0 |
Szobel, Ilana | View Books | |||
| NEJS 182A 1 |
Jewish Life in Film and Fiction
[ hum ] |
M
5:00 PM–7:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
12 / 999 / 0 |
Fishman, Sylvia | View Books | |||
| NEJS 190B 1 |
Islamic Philosophy
[ hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
M,W
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Rabb Graduate Center345 |
Open
7 / 999 / 0 |
Lumbard, Joseph E. B. | View Books | |||
| NEJS 192B 1 |
Jewish Political Thought
[ hum ] |
T,Th
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103 |
Open
7 / 999 / 0 |
Mirsky, Yehudah | View Books | |||
(200 and above) Primarily for Graduate Students |
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| Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | |||
| NEJS 202A 1 |
Akkadian Mythological/Religious Texts I
See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
M,W
3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103 |
Open
8 / 10 / 0 |
Abusch, I. Tzvi | View Books | |||
| NEJS 206A 1 |
Advanced Northwest Semitics
Please contact the instructor, Prof. David Wright, wright@brandeis.edu, for the time of the class meetings. Will be held in Lown 309. |
M
3:30 PM–6:20 PM
Golding Judaica Center106 |
Open
3 / 999 / 0 |
Wright, David | View Books | |||
| NEJS 231A 1 |
Graduate Proseminar in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
Required for all incoming MA and PhD students in NEJS. |
T
5:00 PM–7:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302 |
Open
16 / 999 / 0 |
Brettler, Marc | View Books | |||
| NEJS 285B 1 |
Conflict and Controversies in Israeli History
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F
9:00 AM–11:50 AM
Mandel Ctr for Humanities328 |
Closed
15 / 15 / 0 |
Friling, Tuvia
Troen, Selwyn K. |
View Books | |||
Hebrew and Yiddish Courses |
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| Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | |||
| HBRW 10A 1 |
Beginning Hebrew
See Course Catalog for Special Notes HBRW 10a is a four-hour class. |
M,T,W,Th
1:00 PM–1:50 PM
Golding Judaica Center103 |
Closed
18 / 18 / 0 |
Antebi, Guy | View Books | |||
| HBRW 10A 2 |
Beginning Hebrew
See Course Catalog for Special Notes HBRW 10a is a four-hour class. |
M,W,Th,F
10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Golding Judaica Center103 |
Open
16 / 18 / 0 |
Shorr, Esther | View Books | |||
| 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 |
Closed
18 / 18 / 0 |
Shorr, Esther | View Books | |||
| HBRW 20B 2 |
Intermediate Hebrew
See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th,F
9:00 AM–9:50 AM
ASAC_209 |
Open
12 / 18 / 0 |
Shorr, Esther | View Books | |||
| HBRW 34A 1 |
Intermediate Hebrew II: Aspects of Israeli Culture
[ fl ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,T,W,Th
9:00 AM–9:50 AM
Golding Judaica Center103 |
Closed
28 / 18 / 0 |
Antebi, Guy | View Books | |||
| HBRW 34A 2 |
Intermediate Hebrew II: Aspects of Israeli Culture
[ fl ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,T,W,Th
10:00 AM–10:50 AM
ASAC_209 |
Closed
20 / 18 / 0 |
Brosh, Aliza | View Books | |||
| 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
Golding Judaica Center107 |
Open
8 / 18 / 0 |
Brosh, Aliza | View Books | |||
| 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
ASAC_209 |
Open
7 / 18 / 0 |
Brosh, Aliza | View Books | |||
| 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,W,Th
12:00 PM–12:50 PM
ASAC_209 F 12:30 PM–1:20 PM ASAC_209 |
Open
11 / 18 / 0 |
Hascal, Sara | View Books | |||
| HBRW 141A 1 |
Advanced Hebrew Conversation
[ fl hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,T,W,Th
10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr201 |
Closed
18 / 18 / 0 |
Antebi, Guy | View Books | |||
| HBRW 168A 1 |
Hebrew Language Teaching I
[ fl hum ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M
2:00 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202 |
Open
9 / 18 / 0 |
Hascal, Sara | View Books | |||
| YDSH 10A 1 |
Beginning Yiddish
See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th
11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr104 T 11:00 AM–11:50 AM Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr212 |
Open
13 / 999 / 0 |
Kellman, Ellen | View Books | |||
| YDSH 30A 1 |
Intermediate Yiddish
[ fl wi ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,T,W,Th
10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Rabb Graduate Center345 |
Open
5 / 999 / 0 |
Kellman, Ellen | View Books | |||
Cross-Listed for the Judiac Studies Track |
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| Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | |||
| FA 68A 1 |
Israeli Art and Visual Culture: Forging Identities Between East and West
[ ca ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th
11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10 |
Open
11 / 999 / 0 |
Ankori, Gannit | View Books | |||
| FYS 18A 1 |
Understanding Evil and Human Destiny
[ hum ] |
T,F
11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr112 |
Open
10 / 18 / 0 |
Kimelman, Reuven R | View Books | |||
| FYS 28B 1 |
The Jewish Family: Past and Present
[ hum ] |
T,F
9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202 |
Open
4 / 18 / 0 |
Freeze, ChaeRan Yoo | View Books | |||
| IMES 104A 1 |
Islam: Civilization and Institutions
[ hum nw ] |
M,W,Th
12:00 PM–12:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203 |
Open
33 / 999 / 0 |
Lumbard, Joseph E. B. | View Books | |||
Cross-Listed for the Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies Track |
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| Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | |||
| ANTH 136A 1 |
Archaeology of Power: Authority, Prestige, and Inequality in the Past
[ nw ss ] |
M,W
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Brown Social Science Center218 |
Open
17 / 999 / 0 |
Golden, Charles | View Books | |||
| ANTH 186B 1 |
Linguistic Anthropology
[ ss ] Anthropology majors on the demand list have priority for enrollment. |
M,W
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr120 |
Open
29 / 30 / 0 |
McIntosh, Janet | View Books | |||
| CLAS 170A 1 |
Classical Mythology
[ hum ] |
M,W
2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203 |
Open
31 / 999 / 0 |
Muellner, Leonard C | View Books | |||
| FYS 18A 1 |
Understanding Evil and Human Destiny
[ hum ] |
T,F
11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr112 |
Open
10 / 18 / 0 |
Kimelman, Reuven R | View Books | |||
| GRK 20B 1 |
Continuing Ancient Greek
Prerequisite: A grade of C- or higher in GRK 10a or instructor's permission. |
M,W,Th
11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Golding Judaica Center103 |
Open
8 / 999 / 0 |
Muellner, Leonard C | View Books | |||
| LING 100A 1 |
Introduction to Linguistics
[ ss ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th
10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Rosenstiel Basic Med118 |
Open
57 / 999 / 0 |
Goldberg, Lotus | View Books | |||
| LING 120B 1 |
Syntactic Theory
[ ss ] See Course Catalog for prerequisites. |
M,W,Th
12:00 PM–12:50 PM
Volen Nat'l Ctr for Complex119 |
Open
28 / 999 / 0 |
Goldberg, Lotus | View Books | |||
Cross-Listed for the Hebrew Language Track |
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| Course # | Course Title | Time Location |
Enrl / Lim / Wait | Instructor(s) | View Books | |||
| FA 68A 1 |
Israeli Art and Visual Culture: Forging Identities Between East and West
[ ca ] See Course Catalog for Special Notes |
M,W,Th
11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10 |
Open
11 / 999 / 0 |
Ankori, Gannit | View Books | |||