Jewish Studies (JWST)Arts and Sciences
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Classes
JWST 1102
Course Description
Intended for beginners. Provides a thorough grounding in reading, writing, grammar, oral comprehension, and speaking. Students who complete the course are able to function in basic situations ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1102
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF White Hall B14
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Shoer, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1102
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF White Hall B14
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Shoer, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 1777
Course Description
Intended for advanced beginners. Builds further competence in reading, writing, oral comprehension, speaking and grammar. Course material is presented and discussed in the context of Ashkenazi ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 1777, NES 1777
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTWRF Stimson Hall G24A
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Kraemer, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous
This course is part of the Shared Course Initiative and will be streamed from Yale University using videoconferencing technology. Students who may have a scheduling conflict with the published course time should contact the instructor.
JWST 2100
Course Description
The course is aimed at training students in exact and idiomatic Hebrew, expanding vocabulary and usage of grammatical knowledge, and acquiring facility of expression in both conversation and writing. Uses ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 2100
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Uris Hall 254
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Hollander, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For scheduling conflicts, contact instructor.
JWST 2644
Course Description
This course is an introduction to Jewish identities, values, and practices from the ancient to modern era. Organized thematically, it examines Judaism as a religious phenomenon, with a particular emphasis ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 2644, RELST 2644
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 103
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Mokhtarian, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 2790
Course Description
What does it mean to call a film is "Jewish"? Does it have to represent Jewish life? Does it have to feature characters identifiable as Jews? If artists who identify as Jews—actors, directors, screenwriters, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2790, NES 2790, PMA 2490, VISST 2790
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall 110
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Shapiro, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 2853
Course Description
Before Jewish politics, Jewish identity and Jewish philosophy, there was Jewish law. No other institution is more important to the history of Judaism and to the Jewish way of life. In this lecture course, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2853, RELST 2853
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Morrill Hall 106
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Litvak, O
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 2958
Course Description
In the course we will study the history of the lands, peoples, and states of Eastern Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries as an integral part of modern Europlean and global history. We will ask what ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2958
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Rockefeller Hall 112
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Florea, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 3102
Course Description
This is the second course in our third-year Modern Hebrew language sequence. Like its predecessor, it focuses on developing speech proficiency, reading and listening comprehension, and writing. It does ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 3102
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MTWR Uris Hall 438
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Hollander, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 3717
Course Description
This class examines modern articulations of identity by and about two distinct Jewish diasporas: Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews. Sephardic Jews trace their origins to the Iberian Peninsula prior to the end ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3744, JWST 6777, NES 3717, NES 6777
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Starr, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 3720
Course Description
This course focuses on how Biblical texts represent women in ancient Israel, and how the Bible's representations constitute both a fabrication and a manifestation of social life on the ground. We will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 3721, FGSS 6721, JWST 6720, NES 3720, NES 6720, RELST 3720, RELST 6720
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Sibley Hall 115
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Monroe, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 3888
Course Description
This course explores the interactions between Jews, Christians, and other religious groups in late antiquity, especially in Sasanian Persia circa the first through seventh century C.E. Students pay particular ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 6888, NES 3888, NES 6888, RELST 3888, RELST 6888
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Mokhtarian, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 4102
Course Description
Seminar covering a topic in Biblical Hebrew prose. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 4102, HEBRW 6102, RELST 4102
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Genesis Ancestors
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Uris Hall 438
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Monroe, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 4195
Course Description
This seminar explores the politics of identity-making by analyzing the role that identity played in the social and cultural developments that shaped the Ibero-Atlantic. Our primary focus will be on the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4195, HIST 6195, JWST 6195
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W McGraw Hall 215
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Juni, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 4721
Course Description
This course focuses on issues of conflict, peace, and reconciliation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories as well as Sub-Saharan Africa. Both regions exemplify how issues ranging from nationalism ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 4721, DSOC 4721, GOVT 4723, IARD 4721, NES 4721, STS 4721
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Cornell In Washington DC
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Leuenberger, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
JWST 4742
Course Description
Martyrdom is one of the most troubling legacies of monotheistic belief. The idea and the practice of martyrdom remain with us, despite the inroads of secularization into every other aspect of Judaism and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4742, HIST 6742, JWST 6742, RELST 4742, RELST 6742
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W McGraw Hall 145
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Litvak, O
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 4767
Course Description
How does nature and the environment shape religious traditions?  And what impacts do religious thought and practice have on the environment?  These two questions are at the heart of this seminar in which ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 6767, NES 4767, NES 6767, RELST 4767, RELST 6767
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Uris Hall 398
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 4992
Course Description
For undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or do extensive reading on a special topic. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise ... view course details
JWST 6195
Course Description
This seminar explores the politics of identity-making by analyzing the social, cultural, and political developments that shaped the Ibero-Atlantic. Our primary focus will be on the interplay between pre-formed ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4195, HIST 6195, JWST 4195
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W McGraw Hall 215
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Juni, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 6720
Course Description
This course focuses on how Biblical texts represent women in ancient Israel, and how the Bible's representations constitute both a fabrication and a manifestation of social life on the ground. We will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 3721, FGSS 6721, JWST 3720, NES 3720, NES 6720, RELST 3720, RELST 6720
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Sibley Hall 115
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Monroe, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 6742
Course Description
Martyrdom is one of the most troubling legacies of monotheistic belief. The idea and the practice of martyrdom remain with us, despite the inroads of secularization into every other aspect of Judaism and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4742, HIST 6742, JWST 4742, RELST 4742, RELST 6742
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W McGraw Hall 145
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Litvak, O
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 6767
Course Description
How does nature and the environment shape religious traditions?  And what impacts do religious thought and practice have on the environment?  These two questions are at the heart of this seminar in which ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 4767, NES 4767, NES 6767, RELST 4767, RELST 6767
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Uris Hall 398
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Haines-Eitzen, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 6777
Course Description
This class examines modern articulations of identity by and about two distinct Jewish diasporas: Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews. Sephardic Jews trace their origins to the Iberian Peninsula prior to the end ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3744, JWST 3717, NES 3717, NES 6777
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Starr, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 6888
Course Description
This course explores the interactions between Jews, Christians, and other religious groups in late antiquity, especially in Sasanian Persia circa the first through seventh century C.E. Students pay particular ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 3888, NES 3888, NES 6888, RELST 3888, RELST 6888
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
Instructors
Mokhtarian, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person