Jewish Studies
Programs
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Jewish Studies, Minor
Courses
JWST 144: Bible in Politics, History, & Literature
Credits 3JWST 145: Readings in Jewish Texts I
Credits 1JWST 151: Science, Medicine & Religion
Credits 3JWST 214: Jerusalem: City of Peace, City of Conflict
Credits 3JWST 215: Holocaust: Historical, Religious & Ethical Issues
Credits 3This course is an inquiry into the victims, perpetrators, rescuers, and bystanders around the Nazi genocide of Europe's Jews. Utilizing film, history, memoir and scholarship we examine aspects of the Holocaust from the perspective of ethics, theology and religious studies. Topics also include race/anti-racism, Zionism, interfaith reconciliation and American memory.
JWST 225: Race & Judaism
Credits 3JWST 244: The Modern Jewish Experience
Credits 3Explores major intellectual, political, and historical movements that define the modern Jewish experience in Europe, America, and the Middle East. Considers topics like emancipation and assimilation, Zionism, race, migration, and the Holocaust to understand the radical shifts of the Jewish diaspora.
JWST 286: Rabbis and Rebels: An Offbeat Introduction to Judaism
Credits 4JWST 304: Judaism, the Other & State: Encounters in Modern Jewish Thought
Credits 3JWST 306: Creation, Gender, & Sexuality in Judaism
Credits 3We will consider notions of gender, sexuality, and purity in the Hebrew Bible as well as Talmudic and later rabbinic sources. Reading through a critical-historical lens, we will explore the innovations and controversies that exist in Jewish texts and traditions regarding issues like women's leadership, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and interfaith marriage.