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270/Judaic Studies 270. Introduction to Rabbinic Literature. (3). (HU).
For about 2,000 years, up to the eighteenth century in Europe
and to the twentieth in Africa and Asia, the vast majority of
Jews lived according to religious law (halacha). This
is still the way of life of many Jews. It is based on the "oral
law," which is an elaboration and interpretation of the Mosaic
law. The course surveys the character and development of the oral
law, beginning with the activities of Anshei Knesset Hagdolah
(Men of the Great Assembly), the Sanhedrin and the Hillel Patriachate.
We examine the literary forms, composition and redaction of the
Mishna, Tosefta, Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud, and the Midrashei
Halacha and Aggada. The course will go beyond the "classical"
rabbinic period and examine the rabbinic schools (yeshivot)
and major rabbinic authorities in their geographical and historical
settings. Cost:1
(Steinfeld)
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291. Topics in Hebrew
and Judaic Cultural Studies. (3). (Excl).
Section 101 – Developing Conversational and Oral Skills in Hebrew.
This course will concentrate on development of conversational
skills and vocabulary. There will be discussions on current topics
of interest. Students will be expected to do short oral presentations
on a weekly basis on a final project. (Sacerdoti)
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296/Judaic Studies 296/Rel. 296. Perspectives on the Holocaust. (3). (HU).
As "an event at the limits," the Holocaust has signified the bankruptcy of Western values held since the Enlightenment
and has forced us to reconsider comfortable assumptions about
ethics, aesthetics, human progress, modernity, and the positive
power of language. In this course, we will explore questions concerning the perpetrators' motivations, the victims' responses, and the
forms and functions of post-Holocaust remembrances. Our overarching
questions will be: How to understand? How to live after? And how
best to remember? The course consists of two parts: "history"
and "memory." The first half is devoted to antecedents
and the war years, focusing especially on (in)human behavior during the Holocaust; in the second half of the course, we will discuss
its aftermath, in particular issues of testimony, representation
and memorialization. We will rely on a variety of sources in our
exploration – history, fiction, poetry, music, film, art, survivors'
testimonies. Requirements: class participation, frequent short
response papers, take-home midterm, final. Cost:3
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