Schedule of Classes Undergraduate and Graduate / Spring 2020 / 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 10B 1 Biblical Hebrew Practicum
[ hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
T,Th 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302
Open
7 / 999 / 0
Kaye, Lynn View Books
 

(100-199) For Both Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
FA/NEJS 183A 1 Breaking Boundaries in Contemporary Israeli Culture
[ ca hum ]
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Mandel Ctr for Humanities328
Open
11 / 999 / 0
Ankori, Gannit
Szobel, Ilana
View Books
NEJS 110B 1 Readings in the Hebrew Bible
[ hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG11
Open
4 / 999 / 0
Greene, Nathaniel View Books
NEJS 125A 1 Just Communities and Neighborhoods in Talmudic Literature
[ hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
T 6:30 PM–9:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302
Open
7 / 999 / 0
Kaye, Lynn View Books
NEJS 126A 1 Intermediate Talmud
[ hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302
Open
5 / 999 / 0
Kimelman, Reuven R View Books
NEJS 127A 1 Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism
[ hum ]
T 2:00 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202
Open
7 / 999 / 0
Kimelman, Reuven R View Books
NEJS 127B 1 The Jewish Liturgy
[ hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202
Open
9 / 999 / 0
Kimelman, Reuven R View Books
NEJS 129A 1
Syllabus
Gender, Sex, and the Family in Ancient Near East and Beyond
[ hum ]
M,W,Th 12:00 PM–12:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203
Open
14 / 999 / 0
Fein, Sari View Books
NEJS 140B 1 Gender, Ghettos, and the Geographies of Early Modern Jews
[ hum ]
T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103
Open
6 / 999 / 0
Freeze, ChaeRan View Books
NEJS 141B 1
Syllabus
Human Rights: Law, Politics, Theology
[ hum ]
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies201
Open
26 / 999 / 0
Mirsky, Yehudah View Books
NEJS 143A 1
Syllabus
Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Medieval Spain
[ djw hum ]
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Rabb Graduate Center345
Open
6 / 999 / 0
Decter, Jonathan P View Books
NEJS 144A 1
Syllabus
Jews in the World of Islam
[ hum nw ]
T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Rabb Graduate Center345
Open
6 / 999 / 0
Decter, Jonathan P View Books
NEJS 160B 1 Legal Controversies in Israeli History
[ djw hum nw ]
M,W 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Golding Judaica Center101
Open
49 / 999 / 0
Kaye, Alexander View Books
NEJS 162A 1 American Judaism
[ hum ss wi ]
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies002
Open
44 / 999 / 0
Sarna, Jonathan View Books
NEJS 166A 1 Carnal Israel: Exploring Jewish Sexuality from Talmudic Times to the Present
[ hum ]
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitiesG11
Open
17 / 999 / 0
Freeze, ChaeRan View Books
NEJS 174A 1 Minorities and Others in Israeli Literature and Culture
[ fl hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr202
Open
9 / 999 / 0
Szobel, Ilana View Books
NEJS 181B 1
Syllabus
Film and the Holocaust
[ hum ]
T 2:00 PM–4:50 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr212
Open
19 / 999 / 0
Rivo, Sharon Pucker View Books
NEJS 184A 1 Cultural and Historical Jewish Museum Studies
[ hum ]
W 2:00 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies202
Open
6 / 999 / 0
Smith, Ellen View Books
NEJS 190A 1 Introduction to Islamic Theology
[ hum ]
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103
Open
3 / 999 / 0
El-Tobgui, Carl S View Books
NEJS 191A 1
Syllabus
The Bible and the Qur'an
[ hum ]
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302
Open
6 / 999 / 0
Dost, Suleyman View Books
NEJS 194B 1
Syllabus
Sufism: Mystical Traditions in Classical and Modern Islam
[ hum nw ]
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies301
Open
16 / 999 / 0
Dost, Suleyman View Books
 

(200 and above) Primarily for Graduate Students

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
NEJS 200B 1 Old Babylonian Akkadian Texts
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
M,W 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Rabb Graduate Center345
Open
2 / 999 / 0
DeGrado, Jessie View Books
NEJS 201B 1 Akkadian Literary Texts II
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Rabb Graduate Center345
Open
3 / 999 / 0
DeGrado, Jessie View Books
NEJS 203A 1 Elementary Hittite
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies103
Open
10 / 999 / 0
Wright, David View Books
NEJS 221A 1
Syllabus
Reading Yiddish Literary and Historical Texts
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
M,Th 12:00 PM–1:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302
Open
4 / 999 / 0
Kellman, Ellen View Books
NEJS 236A 1 Seminar on Modern Jewish and Israeli History and Historiography
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Golding Judaica Center106
Open
3 / 999 / 0
Kaye, Alexander View Books
 

Arabic, Hebrew and Yiddish Courses

Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
ARBC 20B 1
Syllabus
Beginning Arabic II
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
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
Open
6 / 999 / 0
Khashaba, Hanan View Books
ARBC 20B 2
Syllabus
Beginning Arabic II
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
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
9 / 999 / 0
Khashaba, Hanan View Books
ARBC 40B 1
Syllabus
Intermediate Arabic II
[ fl hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
M,T,W,Th 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Golding Judaica Center103
Open
12 / 999 / 0
El-Tobgui, Carl S View Books
ARBC 103B 1
Syllabus
Middle Advanced Arabic: Contemporary Arab Media
[ fl hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
M,W,Th 12:00 PM–12:50 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 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
ASAC_209
Open
17 / 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
9 / 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
ASAC_209
Open
11 / 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
Open
12 / 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
16 / 18 / 0
Antebi, Guy 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
16 / 999 / 0
Antebi, Guy View Books
HBRW 121B 1 Let's converse in Hebrew: Life Challenges of an Israeli Family through a TV Series
[ fl hum oc ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
This is an experiential learning course.
M,W 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
ASAC_209
Open
13 / 18 / 0
Hascal, Sara View Books
HBRW 167B 1 The Sleeping Beauty: The Revival of Modern Hebrew
[ dl fl hum ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
M,W 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
ASAC_209
Open
11 / 18 / 0
Hascal, Sara View Books
YDSH 20B 1
Syllabus
Continuing Yiddish
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
M,T,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies302
Open
5 / 999 / 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 140B 1
Syllabus
Charity and Poverty in Islamic Societies
[ djw nw ss ]
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr201
Open
5 / 999 / 0
Singer, Amy 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
GRK 20B 1 Continuing Ancient Greek
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes.
M,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr112
Open
7 / 999 / 0
Christensen, Joel View Books
LING 110A 1
Syllabus
Phonological Theory
[ ss ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Volen Nat'l Ctr for Complex119
Open
24 / 999 / 0
Plaster, Keith View Books
LING 125B 1
Syllabus
Linguistic Typology
[ ss ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
M,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Volen Nat'l Ctr for Complex119
Open
13 / 999 / 0
Goldberg, Lotus View Books