The Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies is collaborating with theatre dybbuk to present a unique five-episode podcast series as part of its third eason of The Dybbukast. In this partnership, the episodes will feature five scholars from the NEJS Department with diverse areas of expertise —Professors Dar Brooks Hedstrom, Jonathan Decter, Yuval Evri, Ziva Hassenfeld and Jonathan Sarna. Listen to our episodes HERE!
The Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies encompasses the study of Judaism as well as the neighboring cultures of Christianity and Islam with which it has interacted in ancient, medieval and modern times.
Undergraduate Program
The major is designed to combine a broad education in the various disciplines and periods that constitute NEJS and introduce students to the critical study of Near Eastern and Judaic sources, classical and modern, within the academic context.
Master's Degree Programs
Design a personalized curriculum through our diverse areas of expertise or choose to concentrate in one of three tracks: Bible and Ancient Near East, Jewish Studies, or Arabic and Islamic Civilizations.
PhD Program
The PhD program is designed to train scholars and teachers in various areas of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies. While doctoral students take advantage of a wide range of intellectual resources available to them, they may specialize in the areas of faculty strength in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East; Ancient and Medieval Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Studies; and Jewish history, culture, and religion through the Modern period, including the study of Israel.