Courses

A survey of Jewish mystical thought from the early Rabbinic period (Merkavah mysticism) through the classical period of the Zohar and Lurianic Kabbalah to Hasidism and neo-Hasidic movements in our day.

A survey in Jewish philosophy, from Ancient, Medieval to Modern times, covering the Wisdom Literature of the Hebrew Bible, Talmudic thought, Moses Maimonides, Baruch Spinoza, Hassidic thought, Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, and Emmanuel Levinas. This survey shows the contributions of Jewish thought to Western philosophy in the realms of epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics.

Exploration of the political, cultural, and religious history of Jews in the Islamic world from the rise of Islam to the 16th century. Topics to be covered include the historical relationship between Judaism and Islam, the organization and structure of the Jewish community and developments of Jewish law, philosophy, religious writing and literature.

The influence on modern Yiddish literature of the major Jewish ideologies in Eastern Europe and in the West. The course will explore the expressions in Yiddish literature of various intellectual currents from the Haskalah to the present.

The relation of leading theories of law to contemporary concepts of justice and to important issues in constitutional law and current politics, such as equality, crime, and privacy.

A study of key works by the greatest Russian writers of the nineteenth century. Readings will include: Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky. Lectures and readings in English.

A study of key works by the greatest Russian writers of the nineteenth century. Readings will include: Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky. Lectures and readings in English.

Study of the structure and function of the skeletal, articular, and muscular systems in relation to human motor performance.

Kinesiology

Korean Lang Exempt