Browsing Stern College for Women Syllabi -- Spring and Fall 2021-2022 courses by Title
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JUDS 1604PQT Modern Jewish Problems
(2021-01)Goal: To critically examine a number of issues that are of great significance for the American Jewish community. The themes that will be discussed are: • The Contemporary Theological Significance of the State of Israel: ... -
JUDS 1820 - L Mishnah: Pirkei Avot I
(2021-01)Course Objective: Students will become knowledgeable in the lives and times of the Great Rabbis of Pirkei Avot as we study and analyze their timeless teachings. -
JUDS 1839: Intro to Talmud: Topics in Tefillah
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)Objectives: 1. Learn how to navigate a page of the Talmud 2. Gain Talmud reading comprehension skills 3. Learn how the development of Halacha works 4. Apply all of these skills to learn about prayer 5. See how Chazal ... -
JUDS 1841 B: Introduction to Talmud I
(2021-01)Course objectives: This course will be an introduction to the rules and principles of תורה שבעל פה in all major aspects, especially הלכה . Since these rules are primarily relevant for early development of תורה שבעל פה , ... -
JUDS 1841: Introduction to Talmud
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)Course Description: Welcome to Intro to Talmud! In this course, we will explore some fundamental questions about our Oral Tradition: - What is the Torah she’baal peh? - Who are we talking about when we refer to Chazal, ... -
JUDS 1843: Intermediate Talmud
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)¶Course Description This course will explore extensively two types of legal documents: The first, to terminate a marriage through a divorce and the second, to execute civil transactions. It will analyze similarities and ... -
JUDS 1844: Intermediate Talmud
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)Objective My goal is to enable students to read and comprehend texts of Talmud and Rishonim. In order to accomplish this I require the students to prepare the assigned material in advance of class. During the formal ... -
JUDS 1845H: Advanced Talmud: Gittin
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)¶Course Title Gittin ¶Course Description This course will explore extensively two types of legal documents: The first, to terminate a marriage through a divorce and the second, to execute civil transactions. It will ... -
JUDS 1846H: Advanced Talmud
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)1. Objective In my teaching I have several objectives: The student should acquire proficiency in reading, translating, and analyzing precisely Talmud and many of the difficult and complex commentaries of the Rishonim. ... -
JUDS 1848H - GHQ Advanced Talmud
(2021-01)Selected Talmudic texts with medieval and modern commentaries; emphasis on methodology; beit midrash method of small-group study supplements lectures. For advanced students in Jewish studies. 0.000 TO 5.000 Credit ... -
JUDS 1859 - IP Selected Rabbinic Literature
(2021-01)Philosophy: The first Mishnah in Avos teaches that Moshe received the Torah from Sinai and passed it on to Yehoushua. From that moment in time, the Torah and our tradition has been unbrokenly transmitted from teacher to ... -
JUDS 1933-NPT Rav Soloveitchik on the Holidays II
(2021-03)Course Description Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (known often as “The Rav”) was a Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva University who laid so much of the foundation of the YU Torah community and its worldview. He has administered ... -
JUDS 4934J: Topics: Jewish Liturgy
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2021-08)Welcome! This course will on the topic of Tefillah (Prayer). We will explore the idea of Tefillah in general and focus on the Tefillah of Shemona Esrei (the Amida) specifically. Throughout the course we will explore the ... -
JUDS 4935-L Topics: Development of Jewish Law
(2021-01)II. COURSE TOPICS AND GOALS January 19-March 16 In the first half of the semester we will look at the sources for Rabbinic responsibility, who has that authority, what is the binding nature of Rabbinic ordinances, and ... -
JUDS 4937: Haggadah Insights
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses primarily on the interpretations of a diverse group of scholars who have written on the Haggadah, a text we are familiar with from the Pesach Seder. We will learn about these ... -
JUDS 4937: Holocaust Responsa
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)¶Course Description: This course will study issues of halakha and hashkafa that emerged both during and after the Holocaust. We will study responsa written during WWII such as Rabbi Ephraim Oshry’s Sh”T Mi’Ma'amakim. We ... -
JUDS 4938: Topics: Weekly Mitzvot
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)COURSE OBJECTIVES: Welcome to a wonderful new semester in Stern College for Women! I am excited to learn and grow together with you through our study of Halacha from the weekly Parsha. Halacha is intricate, extensive and ... -
JUDS 4939J Weekly Mitzvot II
(2021-01)Course Description This course focuses on learning about Jewish ideas and mitzvot ( commandments) and how they appear in the weekly Torah portion. Each week w e will analyze a single mitzvah, zooming into details and ... -
JUDS1501K Topics: Jewish Business Ethics
(2021-01)Course objective: To explore and understand the Jewish view of business relationships and its application in the modern workplace. We will study classical texts of Halacha – the Talmud and its commentaries – in order ... -
JVCW 1003: Jewish Public Policy
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)Class Description and Goals So, what is Jewish public policy? It is an amalgamation of two terms: Jewish & public policy. Let’s start with the latter. Academic definitions of public policy often tend to be so broad that ...
