The
minor in JEWISH STUDIES offers students the opportunity explore
the history, literature, religion, and social institutions of
the Jewish people from its inception to the present.
- The program
is designed to be of interest to students with diverse interests
and fields of concentration.
- The study
of Jewish society and culture can enhance one's understanding
of European or American society and culture.
- Students of
psychology and sociology will find that Jewish Studies contributes
to their understanding of such issues as prejudice and anti-Semitism,
assimilation, and religious-cultural pluralism.
- The study
of Jewish religion and philosophy brings one face to face
with such problems as God, religious faith and doubt, moral
responsibility, evil and human suffering.
- Studying Judaism
introduces the student of literature to a broad sample of
diverse literary forms and themes from diverse periods and
cultural settings.
Requirements
A minimum of sixteen
credit hours is required. A maximum
of eight credit hours of Hebrew may be
counted. Other courses not listed
below may apply including courses taught
through the Lehigh-in-Israel program (Archaeology
and the Bible in the Land of Israel, or
Israel Today: Culture, Politics, Religion)
or new courses
offered by Jewish Studies faculty and
visiting faculty.
Students may declare a minor as early
as the end of their freshman year.
It is not necessary to complete the required
credits before filling out the minor declaration
form. Forms are available at the
Berman Center's office at 324 Maginnes
Hall or may be printed from declaration.pdf. Jewish
Studies courses being taught may be printed
from jscourses.pdf.
Students should coordinate their minor
program with Professor Laurence
Silberstein, 324 Maginnes Hall, 610-758-4869.
Courses
Hebr 1 - Elementary
Modern Hebrew I (4)
Hebr 2 - Elementary Modern Hebrew II (4)
Hebr 11 - Intermediate Modern Hebrew I (4)
Hebr 12 - Intermediate Modern Hebrew II (4)
IR 82 - Middle East in World Affairs since 1945 (4)
Phil/Rel 129 - Jewish Philosophy (4)
Phil 133 - Medieval Philosophy (4)
Rel 73 - Jewish Tradition (4)
Rel 111 - Jewish Scriptures/Old Testament (4)
Rel 112 - Beginnings of Judaism and Jewish Origins: Jewish Diversity
in the Greco-Roman World (4)
Rel 121 - Sources for the Life and Jesus: Jewish and Christian
Context (4)
Rel 132 - Hasidic Tales (4)
Rel/WS 138 - Women in Jewish History (4)
Rel 139 - Jewish Folklore (4)
Rel 150 - Judaism in the Modern World (4)
Rel 152 - American Judaism (4)
Rel 153 - The Spiritual Quest in Contemporary Jewish Life (4)
Rel/Hist 154 - The Holocaust: History and Meaning (4)
Rel 155 - Responses to the Holocaust (4)
Rel 156 - Israel, Zionism, and the Renewal of Judaism (4)
Rel/WS 158 - Sex and Gender in Judaism (4)
Rel 165 - Jews, Christians, and Buddhism: The Turn to the East in American Culture (4)
Rel 174 - Contemporary Theology (4)
Rel 186 - Judaism in Israel and the United States (4)
Rel 197 - Archaeology and the Bible in the Land of Israel (4)
--IN ISRAEL
Rel 230 - Kabbalah: The Jewish Mystical Tradition (4)
Rel 231 - Classic Jewish Texts (4)
Rel 371 - Directed Readings (1-4)
US 85 - American Jews: Politics and Culture (3)
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