HARRY FISCHEL SCHOOL FOR HIGHER JEWISH STUDIES AT
BERNARD REVEL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES
SUMMER SESSION 2008
Classes for credit are open to qualified graduate and advanced undergraduate students in Jewish Studies and related fields at Yeshiva University and other academic institutions (appropriate document must be filed in the Office of the Dean, Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies). Students at Yeshiva University may take these courses toward fulfilling degree requirements. Students from other institutions may take the courses as transient students for possible transfer credit at their home institution. Qualified persons may register as auditors at a reduced fee.
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Classes meet Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
MONDAY, June 30 & WEDNESDAY,
July 2
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Registration 10:00 am-1:30 pm & 2:00-5:00 pm |
| MONDAY, June 30 |
First day of classes |
| FRIDAY, July 4 |
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| WEDNESDAY, July 9 |
Late registration Last day to add course; to drop a course without its appearing on record; for students to withdraw with partial tuition refund. |
| THURSDAY, July 10 |
“W” day—withdrawal from course,henceforth appears on record. |
| SUNDAY, July 20 |
Shive‘ah Asar be-Tammuz
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| THURSDAY, July 31 |
Last Day of Classes |
All classes meet at Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus
500 West 185th Street (Amsterdam Avenue)
Morning classes in Furst Hall
Evening classes in Zysman Hall
Room numbers will be announced at the time of registration.
For further information and application forms, contact:
Office of the Dean,
Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies,
Yeshiva University,
500 West 185th Street, Belfer Hall 108
New York, NY 10033-3201
Tel: 212-960-5253 Fax: 212-960-5245
Email:swarren@yu.edu
SCHEDULE OF COURSES
BIB 7508 Book of Isaiah
A critical study of the structure, text, and content of selected chapters of the Book of Isaiah in light of classical, medieval and modern scholarship
Dr. Yeshayahu Maori M, W, Th 9:00-10:40 a.m.
Professor of Bible
University of Haifa
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JPH 6530 Hasidism and Frankism in the Eighteenth Century
The two intertwined movements came to a meaningful expression in the middle of the 18th century in Podoliah and Galicia. Both drew on the Kabbalah, but developed in diametrically opposite directions. The three parties to the conflict that developed were: Hasidism, Mitnagdim, and Sabbateans (later known as Frankists).
Dr. Rachel Elior M, W, Th 11:00 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
Cohen Professor of Jewish Philosophy
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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JHI 6540 The Social and Intellectual Life of German Jewry, 1840-1933
The development of German and Austro-Hungarian society and its religous and intellectual achievements. Among the topics considered will be: social acculturation and emancipation, Jewish denominationalism and the emergence of Neo-Orthodoxy, the emergence of Zionism and Jewish nationalism, and the intellectual life and literary productivity of the Jewish community.
Dr. Jess Olson M, W, Th 6:00-7:40 p.m.
Assistant Professor of Jewish History
Yeshiva University
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JHI 6378 The Maimonidean Dynasty and the Jewish Pietist Movement
The historical encounter of Judaism and Sufism in Andalusia and the East. The spread of Sufism in Egypt and its influence on Jewish practices and beliefs. Later influences of the movement and opposition to it. The Maimonidean heritage.
Dr. Paul Fenton M, W, Th 7:50-9:30 p.m.
Professor of Jewish History, Department of Arabic and Hebrew Studies
Sorbonne, Paris
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