printer friendly pageJEWISHST 104: Hebrew Forum (AMELANG 131A)
Intermediate and advanced level. Biweekly Hebrew discussion on contemporary issues with Israeli guest speakers. Vocabulary enhancement. Focus on exposure to academic Hebrew.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2-4
Instructors:
Shemtov, V. (PI)
JEWISHST 104A: First-Year Yiddish, First Quarter (AMELANG 140A)
Reading, writing, and speaking.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Levitow, J. (PI)
JEWISHST 104B: First-Year Yiddish, Second Quarter (AMELANG 140B)
Continuation of
AMELANG 140A. Prerequisite: AMELANG.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Levitow, J. (PI)
JEWISHST 104C: First-Year Yiddish, Third Quarter (AMELANG 140C)
Continuation of
AMELANG 140B. Prerequisite:
AMELANG 140B. Fulfills the University Foreign Language Requirement.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Language
Instructors:
Levitow, J. (PI)
JEWISHST 105: Hebrew Forum (AMELANG 131B)
Intermediate and advanced level. Biweekly Hebrew discussion on contemporary issues with Israeli guest speakers. Vocabulary enhancement. Focus on exposure to academic Hebrew.
JEWISHST 106: Reflection on the Other: The Jew in Arabic Literature, the Arab in Hebrew Literature (AMELANG 126, COMPLIT 145)
How literary works outside the realm of western culture struggle with questions such as identity, minority, and the issue of the other. How the Arab is viewed in Hebrew literature and how the Jew is viewed in Arabic literature. Historical, political, and sociological forces that have contributed to the shaping of the writer's views. Arab and Jewish (Israeli) culture.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Shemtov, V. (PI)
;
Zilbergerts, M. (TA)
JEWISHST 107A: Biblical Hebrew, First Quarter (AMELANG 170A, RELIGST 170A)
Establish a basic familiarity with the grammar and vocabulary of Biblical Hebrew and will begin developing a facility with the language. Students that are enrolled in this course must also enroll in Beginning Hebrew. This course requires no prior knowledge of Hebrew and will begin with learning the alphabet. By the end of the year, students will be able to translate basic biblical texts, will be familiar with common lexica and reference grammars, and will have sufficient foundational knowledge to enable them to continue expanding their knowledge either in a subsequent course or own their own.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
JEWISHST 116: Lessons in Ecological Restoration: Israel and the Middle East (BIO 162)
The environment in the Middle East reflects the impacts of millennia of continued human activities, with degraded soils, biodiversity loss and contaminated water resources. In a trial and error process since its inception, Israel has pursued an ambitious program of ecological restoration through afforestation, aggressive water management and environmental conservation. This course evaluates the effectiveness of different environmental policies from ecological perspectives. It also assesses potential regional ecological cooperation as part of a Middle Eastern peace process.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Tal, A. (PI)
JEWISHST 120: Genesis and Gender: Male and Female in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (RELIGST 130)
What does it mean to be a man or a woman? And what role have classical religious traditions played in shaping understandings of gender differences? Investigation of the construction of gender identities, roles, and differences in three monotheistic faiths. Interpretation and retellings of the story of Adam and Eve in the Bible and the Qu'ran, commentaries, lives and practices of religious communities, religious iconography down to the present.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender
JEWISHST 127D: Readings in Talmudic Literature (JEWISHST 227D, RELIGST 170D, RELIGST 270D)
Readings of the talmudic texts. Some knowledge of Hebrew is preferred. The ongoing seminar is designed to study the making of the talmudic sugya (unit of discourse), along with classic commentaries. Students will consider some of the recent developments in the academic study of Talmudic literature, introduced by the instructor. The goal of the ongoing seminar is to provide Stanford students and faculty with the opportunity to engage in regular Talmud study, and to be introduced to a variety of approaches to studying Talmudic texts. In 2013-14 sugyot will be selected from the context of civic and criminal law.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
5 times
(up to 5 units total)
Instructors:
Fonrobert, C. (PI)
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