HARRY FISCHEL SCHOOL FOR HIGHER JEWISH STUDIES AT
BERNARD REVEL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES
SUMMER SESSION 2009
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 individuals who do not fit into these categories may register with permission of the Dean.
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Classes meet on
June 29, 30, July 2, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 23, 27, 28
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MONDAY-TUESDAY, June 29-30
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Registration 10:00 am-1:30 pm & 2:00-5:00 pm
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MONDAY, June 29
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First day of classes
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THURSDAY, July 2
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Late registration. Last day to add a course
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MONDAY, July 6
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Last day to drop a course without its appearing on record. Last day to withdraw from a course with partial tuition refund. Students will be subject to full tuition payment for classes dropped after this date.
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MONDAY, July 13
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Last Day to Drop a Course. Students are obligated to complete the work in any course not officially dropped by this date.
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TUESDAY, July 28
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Last Day of Classes
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All classes meet at Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus
500 West 185th Street (Amsterdam Avenue)
Room numbers will be posted on the website before the first day of classes
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 208
New York, NY 10033-3201
Tel: 212-960-5253 Fax: 212-781-7846
Email:swarren@yu.edu
SCHEDULE OF COURSES
BIB 8309 Book of Job BH 207
A critical study of the structure, text, and content of selected chapters of the Book of Job in light of classical, medieval, and modern scholarship.
Dr. Yeshayahu Maori 9:00-10:40 a.m.
Professor of Bible
University of Haifa
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JHI 6331 History of the Jews of Italy BH 411
A survey from the early Middle Ages through World War II.
Dr. Jeffrey Woolf 11:00 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
Bar Ilan University
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JHI 6454 Hasidim and Mitnagdim BH 203
The early decades of the hasidic movement and the struggle between hasidim and their opponents through the early nineteenth century.
Dr. Emmanuel Etkes 6:00-7:40 p.m.
Hebrew University
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JPH 6885 The Philosophy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik BH 203
Close readings of The Halakhic Mind, Halakhic Man, Confrontation, The Lonely Man of Faith, and U-Vikkashtem mi-Sham based on recent scholarship, with an eye toward demonstrating that elements of Rabbi Soloveitchik’s legacy merit serious philosophical examination.
Dr. Daniel Rynhold 7:50-9:30 p.m.
Yeshiva University
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