This course will continue the development of all language skills: reading, listening, writing, and speaking. The emphasis will be on comprehension of modern Hebrew poems and short stories through reading and class discussion. In addition, study of advanced grammar and syntax will include all...
Read moreThis non-credit course is designed for students who have no prior experience in learning Hebrew. Students will complete four on-line modules with each followed by an individual appointment with the instructor. In as short a period of time as two weeks, students will learn the Hebrew alphabet and...
Read moreIn the years following the primer, Hebrew reading instruction presents unique challenges to teachers in supplementary schools. In this four-session course we will explore general methods for improving prayer recitation as well as specific games and activities that will...
Read moreThis course captures significant historical and religious developmental patterns of African American Jewry in the United States and delineates spiritual and psychological connections to Jewish practices over the course of the past century. In addition, the course will explore myths,...
Read moreThe course will analyze the articulated hatred toward Jews as a historical force. After treating anti-Judaism in the pagan world of antiquity, in classical Christian doctrine, the Crusades, medieval chimerical accusations, Christian iconographic stereotypes and Shylock in the Merchant of Venice...
Read moreThe purpose of the 1948 United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide was to prevent the recurrence of genocide after the Holocaust. Since the Convention's entry into force in 1951, genocide has occurred over and over again. This course surveys the...
Read moreJudaism, Christianity, and Islam all share common human lifecycle events, and these are commemorated in rituals for birth, entering adulthood, marriage, and death. In addition, the three Abrahamic faiths observe holy days, celebrations, and fast days and follow religious observances specified in...
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