Schedule of Classes Undergraduate / Fall 2019 / Near Eastern and Judaic Studies

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(1-99) Primarily for Undergraduate Students

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
NEJS 3A 1 Religions of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, Islam
[ hum ]
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202
Open
15 / 999 / 0
Decter, Jonathan P. View Books
NEJS 5A 1
Syllabus
The History of Judaism
[ hum ]
T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Golding Judaica Center106
Open
4 / 999 / 0
Kimelman, Reuven R View Books
NEJS 10A 1 Biblical Hebrew Grammar and Texts
[ dl fl hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Will not participate in March registration.
T,Th 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202
Open
10 / 999 / 0
Kaye, Lynn View Books
NEJS 25A 1
Syllabus
Introduction to Talmud
[ hum ]
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Golding Judaica Center106
Open
7 / 999 / 0
Kimelman, Reuven R View Books
 

(100-199) For Both Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
NEJS 111A 1 The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
[ hum ]
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
Does not fulfill writing intensive beginning fall 2019.
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202
Open
5 / 999 / 0
Greene, Nathaniel Edward View Books
NEJS 122B 1 Biblical Narrative Texts: The Historical Tradition
[ hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103
Open
4 / 999 / 0
Greene, Nathaniel Edward View Books
NEJS 123A 1
Syllabus
Maps, Graphs and Timelines: Technology and Design in Historical Research
[ dl hum oc ]
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202
Open
9 / 999 / 0
Kaye, Alexander View Books
NEJS 123B 1 Crossing Boundaries and Being Human in Rabbinic Literature
[ hum oc ]
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202
Open
14 / 999 / 0
Kaye, Lynn View Books
NEJS 145A 1
Syllabus
History of the State of Israel
[ hum ]
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203
Open
29 / 999 / 0
Kaye, Alexander View Books
NEJS 155A 1 Maimonides: A Jewish Thinker in the Islamic World
[ hum ]
T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302
Open
2 / 999 / 0
Decter, Jonathan P. View Books
NEJS 159A 1
Syllabus
Modern Jewish Philosophy
[ hum ]
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Rabb Graduate Center236
Open
6 / 999 / 0
Sheppard, Eugene R View Books
NEJS 160A 1
Syllabus
Jewish Feminisms
[ deis-us hum ]
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr212
Open
10 / 999 / 0
Joffe, Lisa View Books
NEJS 171A 1
Syllabus
Teaching and Learning Modern Jewish History, the Holocaust, and Israel
[ hum ]
T 3:30 PM–6:20 PM
ASAC_209
Open
7 / 999 / 0
Krasner, Jonathan B. View Books
NEJS 176B 1
Syllabus
Jewish Graphic Novels
[ hum ]
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202
Open
6 / 999 / 0
Kellman, Ellen View Books
NEJS 186A 1
Syllabus
Introduction to the Qur'an
[ djw dl hum nw ]
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302
Open
17 / 999 / 0
Dost, Suleyman View Books
NEJS 193A 1
Syllabus
Pirates, Mystics and Scholars: Travel Literature from the Islamic World
[ hum ]
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302
Open
7 / 999 / 0
Dost, Suleyman View Books
 

Arabic, Hebrew and Yiddish Courses

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
ARBC 10A 1
Syllabus
Beginning Arabic I
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
Students closed out of this course should email Prof. Carl Sharif El-Tobgui, Director of Arabic Language Program, eltobgui@brandeis.edu, for admission.
M,W,Th 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies301
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies301
Closed
15 / 15 / 0
Azoni, Rasha
Khashaba, Hanan
View Books
ARBC 10A 2
Syllabus
Beginning Arabic I
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
Students closed out of this course should email Prof. Carl Sharif El-Tobgui, Director of Arabic Language Program, eltobgui@brandeis.edu, for admission.
M,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies301
T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies301
Open
5 / 15 / 0
Azoni, Rasha
Khashaba, Hanan
View Books
ARBC 30A 1
Syllabus
Intermediate Arabic I
[ fl ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
Students closed out of this course should email Prof. Carl Sharif El-Tobgui, Director of Arabic Language Program, eltobgui@brandeis.edu, for admission.
M,W,Th 1:00 PM–1:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies301
T,F 12:30 PM–1:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies301
Closed
21 / 20 / 0
Khashaba, Hanan View Books
ARBC 103A 1
Syllabus
Lower Advanced Arabic
[ fl hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
M,T,W,Th 1:00 PM–1:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103
Open
4 / 999 / 0
El-Tobgui, Carl S View Books
HBRW 10A 1 Beginning Hebrew
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
M,T,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203
Closed
20 / 20 / 0
Farah, Rima View Books
HBRW 19A 1 Beginning Hebrew: Honors
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
One additional lab hour per week.
M,T,W,Th 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
ASAC_209
Open
11 / 18 / 0
Shorr, Esther View Books
HBRW 20B 1 Intermediate Hebrew
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
M,T,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
ASAC_209
Open
7 / 18 / 0
Shorr, Esther View Books
HBRW 20B 2 Intermediate Hebrew
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
M,T,W,Th 1:00 PM–1:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202
Open
8 / 18 / 0
Shorr, Esther View Books
HBRW 34A 1 Intermediate Hebrew II: Aspects of Israeli Culture
[ fl ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
M,W,Th,F 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies201
Closed
22 / 18 / 0
Antebi, Guy View Books
HBRW 34A 2 Intermediate Hebrew II: Aspects of Israeli Culture
[ fl ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
M,W,Th,F 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies201
Open
13 / 18 / 0
Antebi, Guy View Books
HBRW 35A 1
Syllabus
Conversation and Writing Skills
[ fl ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
M,T,W,Th 1:00 PM–1:50 PM
ASAC_209
Open
6 / 18 / 0
Brosh, Aliza View Books
HBRW 44B 1 Advanced Intermediate Hebrew: Israeli Culture and Media
[ fl hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
M,W,Th 12:00 PM–12:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies201
F 12:30 PM–1:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies201
Open
13 / 18 / 0
Antebi, Guy View Books
HBRW 144A 1 Hebrew through Plays and Drama
[ ca fl hum oc wi ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
T 6:30 PM–9:20 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr219
Open
14 / 18 / 0
Hascal, Sara View Books
HBRW 146A 1 The Voices of Jerusalem
[ djw fl hum wi ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
ASAC_209
Open
7 / 18 / 0
Hascal, Sara View Books
YDSH 10A 1
Syllabus
Beginning Yiddish
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
M,T,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Rabb Graduate Center345
Open
5 / 20 / 0
Kellman, Ellen View Books
YDSH 30A 1
Syllabus
Intermediate Yiddish
[ fl wi ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
M,T,W,Th 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Rabb Graduate Center345
Open
3 / 18 / 0
Kellman, Ellen View Books
 

Cross-Listed for the Judaic Studies Track

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
HIST 134B 1 The Ottoman Empire: From Principality to Republic by way of Empire
[ ss ]
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr123
Open
12 / 999 / 0
Singer, Amy View Books
HIST 165A 1 Starting from Food: New Perspectives on the Middle East and Islam
[ djw ss ]
T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr125
Open
3 / 20 / 0
Singer, Amy View Books
IMES 104A 1
Syllabus
Islam: Civilization and Institutions
[ hum nw ]
M,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr104
Open
17 / 999 / 0
El-Tobgui, Carl S View Books
PHIL 128B 1 Philosophy of Race and Gender
[ deis-us hum ]
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr216
Open
37 / 999 / 0
Smiley, Marion View Books
RECS 135A 1 Russian Short Fictions: The Art of Narrative
[ hum oc ]
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr202
Open
6 / 999 / 0
Miller, Robin Feuer View Books
 

Cross-Listed for the Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies Track

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
LING 100A 1
Syllabus
Introduction to Linguistics
[ ss ]
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
M,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Gerstenzang 122
Open
60 / 999 / 0
Plaster, Keith View Books
LING 120B 1
Syllabus
Syntactic Theory
[ ss wi ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
This is a four hour class.
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Rosenstiel Basic Med118
F 2:00 PM–2:50 PM
Rosenstiel Basic Med118
Open
42 / 999 / 0
Goldberg, Lotus View Books