Schedule of Classes Undergraduate and Graduate / Fall 2012 / Near Eastern and Judaic Studies

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(1-99) Primarily for Undergraduate Students

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
FYS 45A 1 JustBooks: Divine and Human Justice
[ hum ]
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202
Open
11 / 18 / 0
Brettler, Marc View Books
NEJS 10A 1 Biblical Hebrew Grammar and Texts
[ fl hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
M,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG11
Open
16 / 999 / 0
Sherman, Tina View Books
NEJS 25A 1 Introduction to Talmud
[ hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr116
Open
7 / 999 / 0
Kimelman, Reuven R View Books
 

(100-199) For Both Undergraduate and Graduate Students

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 106B 1 Elementary Ugaritic
[ hum ]
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr201
Open
5 / 999 / 0
Wright, David View Books
NEJS 113B 1 Law in the Bible and the Ancient Near East
[ hum nw ss ]
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies201
Open
11 / 999 / 0
Wright, David View Books
NEJS 116A 1 Ancient Near Eastern Religion and Mythology
[ hum nw ]
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203
Open
16 / 999 / 0
Abusch, I. Tzvi View Books
NEJS 118B 1 The Book of Psalms
[ hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202
Open
12 / 999 / 0
Brettler, Marc View Books
NEJS 127B 1 The Jewish Liturgy
[ hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG11
Open
16 / 999 / 0
Kimelman, Reuven R View Books
NEJS 128A 1 Introduction to Christianity
[ hum ]
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
T,F 12:30 PM–1:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202
Open
9 / 999 / 0
May, Stephanie View Books
NEJS 133A 1 Art, Artifacts, and History: The Material Culture of Modern Jews
[ hum ]
T 9:00 AM–11:50 AM
ASAC_209
Open
12 / 999 / 0
Smith, Ellen View Books
NEJS 134B 1 Yiddish Culture in the Modern World
[ hum ]
M,W,Th 1:00 PM–1:50 PM
Rabb Graduate Center345
Open
6 / 999 / 0
Kellman, Ellen 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
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302
Open
6 / 999 / 0
Polonsky, Antony View Books
NEJS 140B 1 Early Modern Jewish History
[ hum ]
T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302
Open
8 / 999 / 0
Freeze, ChaeRan Yoo View Books
NEJS 142A 1 Modern History of East European Jewry
[ hum ]
M,W,Th 12:00 PM–12:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202
Open
9 / 999 / 0
Polonsky, Antony View Books
NEJS 145A 1 History of the State of Israel
[ hum ]
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203
Open
32 / 999 / 0
Troen, Selwyn K. View Books
NEJS 148B 1 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Jews and Christians: Sources and Interpretations
[ hum ]
T,Th 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10
Open
17 / 999 / 0
Brooten, Bernadette View Books
NEJS 153A 1 Between Ecstasy and Community: Hasidism in Jewish Thought and History
[ hum ]
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr104
Open
13 / 35 / 0
Mirsky, Yehudah View Books
NEJS 154B 1 Israel: Religion, State and Society
[ hum ]
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302
Open
10 / 35 / 0
Mirsky, Yehudah View Books
NEJS 155A 1 Maimonides: A Jewish Thinker in the Islamic World
[ hum ]
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
ASAC_209
Open
8 / 999 / 0
Decter, Jonathan P. View Books
NEJS 164B 1 The Sociology of the American Jewish Community
[ hum ss ]
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
T,Th 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Golding Judaica Center103
Open
22 / 999 / 0
Fishman, Sylvia View Books
NEJS 170B 1 Jewish Education in Modern America
[ hum ]
M 9:00 AM–11:50 AM
ASAC 204
Open
12 / 999 / 0
Feiman-Nemser, Sharon View Books
NEJS 187B 1 Slavery and Concubinage in Islamic History
[ hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
M,W 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302
Open
13 / 999 / 0
Urban, Elizabeth View Books
NEJS 194B 1 Sufi Teachings
[ hum nw ]
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr124
Open
14 / 999 / 0
Lumbard, Joseph E. B. View Books
 

(200 and above) Primarily for Graduate Students

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
NEJS 201A 1 Akkadian Literary Texts I
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103
Open
10 / 999 / 0
Abusch, I. Tzvi View Books
NEJS 206A 1 Advanced Northwest Semitics
Instructor's Signature Required
M 3:30 PM–6:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies315
Open
Consent Req.

7 / 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.
W 9:00 AM–11:50 AM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG10
Open
17 / 999 / 0
Freeze, ChaeRan Yoo
Sheppard, Eugene R
View Books
NEJS 232A 1 Research and Archival Methods in Modern Jewish History
W 2:00 PM–4:50 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr218
Open
5 / 999 / 0
Sarna, Jonathan View Books
 

Hebrew and Yiddish Courses

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 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Golding Judaica Center103
Open
15 / 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 12:00 PM–12:50 PM
Golding Judaica Center103
F 12:30 PM–1:20 PM
Golding Judaica Center103
Open
15 / 18 / 0
Hascal, Sara View Books
HBRW 19A 1 Beginning Hebrew: Honors
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
HBRW 19a is a four-hour class.
M,W,Th,F 9:00 AM–9:50 AM
ASAC_209
Open
14 / 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
ASAC_209
F 12:30 PM–1:20 PM
ASAC_209
Open
13 / 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 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
ASAC_209
Open
9 / 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 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Golding Judaica Center103
Closed
18 / 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 1:00 PM–1:50 PM
Golding Judaica Center103
Closed
21 / 18 / 0
Antebi, Guy 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 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Golding Judaica Center107
Open
13 / 18 / 0
Porath, Bonit 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 1:00 PM–1:50 PM
ASAC_209
Open
14 / 18 / 0
Porath, Bonit View Books
HBRW 146A 1 The Voices of Jerusalem
[ fl hum wi ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
M,W,Th,F 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
ASAC_209
Open
12 / 18 / 0
Hascal, Sara View Books
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
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202
Open
16 / 18 / 0
Porath, Bonit View Books
HBRW 164B 1 Israeli Theater
[ ca fl hum wi ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
M 2:00 PM–4:50 PM
Schwartz Hall 106
F 1:30 PM–2:20 PM
Schwartz Hall 106
Open
13 / 18 / 0
Hascal, Sara View Books
HBRW 168A 1 Hebrew Language Teaching I
[ fl hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
T 9:00 AM–11:50 AM
ASAC 204
Open
14 / 15 / 0
Ringvald, Vardit View Books
YDSH 10A 1 Beginning Yiddish
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
M,T,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202
Open
9 / 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
10 / 999 / 0
Kellman, Ellen View Books
 

Cross-Listed for the Judiac Studies Track

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
ANTH 118B 1 Peoples and Societies of Israel and the Middle East
[ ss ]
Instructor's Signature Required
T,Th 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Brown Social Science Center115
Open
Consent Req.

7 / 25 / 0
McKee, Emily View Books
FA 76A 1 Palestinian and Israeli Art, Film and Visual Culture: Intersecting Visions
[ ca ]
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitesG12
Open
26 / 999 / 0
Ankori, Gannit View Books
IMES 104A 1 Islam: Civilization and Institutions
[ hum nw ]
M,W,Th 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies201
Open
33 / 999 / 0
Lumbard, Joseph E. B. View Books
 

Cross-Listed for the Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies Track

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
ANTH 105A 1 Myth and Ritual
[ nw ss ]
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitesG12
Open
36 / 999 / 0
Schattschneider, Ellen View Books
ANTH 153A 1 Writing Systems and Scribal Traditions
[ nw ss ]
This section is for undergraduate students.
M,W 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Brown Social Science Center316
Open
13 / 30 / 0
Urcid, Javier View Books
CLAS 100A 1 Survey of Greek History: Bronze Age to 323 BCE
[ hum ]
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203
Open
25 / 999 / 0
Walker, Cheryl L 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
Rabb Graduate Center119
Open
11 / 999 / 0
Muellner, Leonard C View Books
LING 100A 1 Introduction to Linguistics
[ ss ]
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
Open to all students.
M,W,Th 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Abelson-Bass-Yalem Physics 131
Open
67 / 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
25 / 999 / 0
Goldberg, Lotus View Books
 

Cross-Listed for the Hebrew Language Track

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
FA 76A 1 Palestinian and Israeli Art, Film and Visual Culture: Intersecting Visions
[ ca ]
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitesG12
Open
26 / 999 / 0
Ankori, Gannit View Books