Browsing Stern College Syllabi -- Spring and Fall 2021-2022 courses --- JUDS (Judaic Studies) by Title
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Basic Jewish Concepts: Prayer - 14049 - JUDS 1407 - K
(2021-09)Introduction to Prayer The Jewish View of Prayer History of Prayer The Temple and the Sacrifices The Beit Kenesset The Concept and Practice of Berachot The Shema Part I The Shema Part II The Amidah I The Establishment, ... -
Development of Jewish Law - 15426 - JUDS 1511 - K
(2021-09)This course will trace the development of Halakha beginning with the first legal code of the oral law, the Mishnah. We will explore many aspects of the Mishnah including its structure, composition, inclusion of controversy, ... -
The Festivals I: Survey - 13943 - JUDS 1465 - K
(2021-09)COURSE OBJECTIVES: The course will cover a variety of topics relating to Yomim Tovim. Certain topics will be studied in depth, tracing the halacha from earlier sources in chazal and rishonim, until the Shulchan Aruch, ... -
The Individual in Society - 15428 - JUDS 1573 - D2
(2021-09)Course Purposes: This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the varied approaches in the history and literature of Jewish Law to issues in Social and Political ethics, and their contemporary ... -
Intro to Judaism - 13915 - JUDS 1001 - J
(2021-09)Basic Jewish concepts; analysis of the fundamental principles of Jewish legal history and thought. 2.000 TO 5.000 Credit hours This course covers the following basic tenets of Jewish thought: Section I: The Development ... -
Jewish Business Ethics - 14077 - JUDS 1502 - B
(2021-09)Course Purposes: This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the varied approaches in the history and literature of Jewish Law to issues in Jewish business ethics. This will be achieved through ... -
Jewish Law & Cust:Family Law I - 13919 - JUDS 1443 - K
(2021-09)1. Course Description: This course should serve as a guide through many of the laws of Niddah and related topics. Halacha, as it will be presented, will be traced from its point of origin to modern poskim. However, this ... -
Jewish Laws & Customst: Family Law - 15421 - JUDS 1440 - F
(2021-09)Course Description: This course will focus on the laws and values of Jewish marriage and family life. Topics include the Laws of Family Purity, Jewish perspectives on sexuality, childbirth, and parenting. We will also ... -
Jewish Liturgy-Hilchot Tefilla - 13941 - JUDS 1201 - B
(2021-09)Course Goals and Objectives: In this course we will learn nearly all of the essential laws of davening- tefilla, particularly as they pertain to women, while developing a picture of how the חז" ל and later רבנים designed ... -
Jewish Medical Ethics - 15497 - JUDS 1584 - J
(2021-09)Course Overview This course will explore in depth questions related to lack of capacity and how Halacha deals with individuals who suffer from diseases that cause lack of capacity. Dementia and the diseases that cause it ... -
JHIS 4932H - NPT Liturgical Customs Medieval Europe / JUDS 1204H - NPT Jewish Liturgy
(2021-01)The Development of Liturgical Customs and Practices (מנהגי תפילה וברכות ) in Medieval Europe Selected topics in Jewish history. 0.000 TO 3.000 Credit hours -
JHIS 4938H - A Topics: Malbim & Modernity / JPHI 1918H – A Topics: Malbim & Modernity
(2021-01)Course Overview The aim of this class is to explore the thought of one of the most well-known Jewish exegetes of the nineteenth century—Malbim—with a heavy emphasis on his historical and intellectual context. We will ... -
JUDS 1002 - J Introduction to Judaism & Biblical Literature II
(2021-01)Introduction to Judaism Mitzvot Bein Adam L’Chaveiro Commandments Between Man and Man This course covers the following basic tenets of Jewish thought: Section I: Taming the Inner Critic: Judging Others Favorably Section ... -
JUDS 1202: Laws and philosophy of Jewish prayer
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)¶Course Description: This course will focus on the laws that govern daily Jewish prayer. We will study relevant topics including a woman’s obligation in prayer (ex. Must I daven all of Shacharit?), appropriate locations ... -
JUDS 1350 - B Introduction to Jewish Beliefs
(2021-01)Introduction to Jewish Beliefs Mashiach Israel and the End of Days This course covers the following basic tenets of Jewish beliefs: Body and Soul: Part I. Creation of the First Person Part II. How the Body was ... -
JUDS 1402- A Basic Jewish Concepts: Holidays
(2021-01)Purim, Pesach, The Omer, Shavuot and Tisha B’Av This course covers Book of Esther. Laws and Customs of Purim Pesach philosophy Laws of the Pesach Seder Laws of Chametz and Matzah Ideas of the Omer Laws of Sefirat ... -
JUDS 1404: Basic Jewish Concepts - The Shabbat
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)¶Course Description: The course will study the laws and philosophy about Shabbat observance. Objectives: The student will master the laws of the thirty nine Melachot as well as the basic philosophical ideas that Jewish ... -
JUDS 1410: Women and Jewish law
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-09)Course Description ¶The status of women in halacha is complex, but ever-evolving. In this course, we will analyze through a critical, but respectful lens the foundations of halachic Judaism and its relationship to women ... -
JUDS 1433 - C: Kashrut
(2021-01)In this course we will cover several significant issues in Kashrut, particularly those that have practical relevance. We will usually, though not always, come to practical conclusions. The course has two parts: the first ... -
JUDS 1433: Kashrut
(Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University, 2022-01)In this course we will cover several significant issues in Kashrut, particularly those that have practical relevance. We will usually, though not always, come to practical conclusions. The course has two parts: the first ...