Students must take a minimum of 26 credit hours per semester. Each Judaic studies class is worth 2 university credits; students must take 16 credits of Judaic studies each semester. Additionally, students must choose a minimum of 10 general studies credits per semester, but may take more if schedule permits.*
Tentative Course Listings for the 2020-21 Academic Year
Men’s Judaic Beginners Track
| Course |
Teacher |
Syllabus |
Course number |
Credits |
| Introduction to Jewish Experience |
Meir Balofsky |
fall |
07-940-02, 07-950-03 |
2 |
| Introduction to Rabbinic Literature |
Rabbi Ari Yablok |
|
07-948-03, 07-953-03 |
2 |
| Topics in Torah |
Rabbi Eli Menaged |
fall | spring |
07-935-02, 07-945-03 |
2 |
| Talmud: Aggada |
Rabbi Ari Kahn |
fall & spring |
02-371-81, 02-372-81 |
2 |
| Topics in Halacha |
Rabbi Eli Menaged |
fall | spring |
|
2 |
| Topics in Rambam |
Rabbi Yitzie Klapper |
fall | spring |
07-937-02, 07-947-03 |
2 |
| Topics in Mishna |
Rabbi Yitzie Klapper |
fall | Spring |
|
2 |
| Transitional Figures in Jewish History |
Meir Balofsky |
|
07-939-02, 07-949-03 |
2 |
Men’s Judaic Advanced Track
| Course |
Teacher |
Syllabus |
Course number |
Credits |
| Business Law in Jewish Legal System |
Rabbi Dr. Baruch Finklestein |
fall |
02-561-80, 02-035-80 |
2 |
| Contemporary Halacha Issues: Law & Ethics |
Rabbi Ari Kahn |
fall & spring |
02-367-81, 02-368-81 |
2 |
| Introduction to Rabbinic Literature |
Rabbi Ari Yablok |
|
07-944-02, 07-954-03 |
2 |
| Literary Approach to the Bible |
Dr. Zvi Shimon |
fall | spring |
01-002-80, 01-010-80 |
2 |
| Midrash: The World of the Sages |
Rabbi Ari Kahn |
fall & spring |
02-499-80, 02-500-80 |
2 |
| Talmud: Aggada |
Rabbi Ari Kahn |
fall & spring |
02-371-80, 02-372-80 |
2 |
| Topics in Halacha |
Rabbi Eli Menaged |
fall | spring |
07-941-02, 07-951-03 |
2 |
| Topics in Rambam |
Rabbi Yitzie Klapper |
|
07-936-02, 07-946-03 |
2 |
Women’s Judaic Beginners Track
| Course |
Teacher |
Syllabus |
Course number |
Credits |
| Foundations of Judaism |
Dr. Chana Tannenbaum |
fall | spring |
05-453-80, 05-453-81 |
2 |
| Introduction to Jewish Experience |
Meir Balofsky |
fall |
07-940-02, 07-950-03 |
2 |
| Pirkei Avot |
Rabbi Yitzie Klapper |
fall | spring |
05-241-81, 05-242-81 |
2 |
| Survey of Biblical Literature |
Dr. Chana Tannenbaum |
|
05-123-80, 05-023-80 |
2 |
| Talmud: Aggada |
Rabbi Ari Kahn |
fall & spring |
02-372-81 |
2 |
| Topics in Halacha |
Rabbi Eli Menaged |
fall | spring |
|
2 |
| Transitional Figures in Jewish History |
Meir Balofsky |
|
07-939-02, 07-949-03 |
2 |
| Women in Jewish Law |
Mrs. Miriam Schwartz |
fall | spring |
05-241-80, 05-242-80 |
2 |
Women’s Judaic Advanced Track
| Course |
Teacher |
Syllabus |
Course number |
Credits |
| Business Law in Jewish Legal System |
Rabbi Dr. Baruch Finklestein |
fall & spring |
02-561-80, 02-035-80 |
2 |
| Contemporary Halacha Issues |
Rabbi Ari Kahn |
fall & spring |
02-367-81, 02-368-81 |
2 |
| Literary Approach to the Bible |
Dr. Zvi Shimon |
fall | spring |
01-002-80 , 01-010-80 |
2 |
| Survey of Biblical Literature |
Dr. Chana Tannenbaum |
fall | spring |
05-165-80, 05-065-80 |
2 |
| Survey of Biblical Women |
Dr. Chana Tannenbaum |
|
05-305-8, 05-306-81 |
2 |
| Talmud Aggada |
Rabbi Ari Kahn |
fall & spring |
02-371-81, 02-372-81 |
2 |
| Talmud: Midrash, World of the Sages |
Rabbi Ari Kahn |
fall & spring |
02-499-80, 02-500-80 |
2 |
| Topics in Halacha |
Rabbi Eli Menaged |
fall | spring |
|
2 |
| Transitional Figures in Jewish History |
Meir Balofsky |
|
07-939-02, 07-949-03 |
2 |
| Women in Jewish Law |
Mrs. Miriam Schwartz |
fall | spring |
05-242-05, 05-241-05 |
2 |
Co-Ed General Studies
| Course |
Teacher |
Syllabus |
Course number |
Credits |
| Biology |
Dr. F. Shalit |
fall & spring |
80-055-01, 80-056-01 |
3 |
| Biology Lab |
Kayla Rapps |
fall | spring |
80-057-01, 80-058-01 |
1 |
| Calculus |
Dr. Tamara Lefcourt Ruby |
fall | spring |
88-731-01/02, 88-732-01/02 |
4 |
| English Composition (fall semester) |
Mrs. Chani Hadad |
fall |
37-098-02 |
3 |
| English Literature |
Mrs. Chani Hadad |
|
37-098-03, 37-098-04 |
3 |
| English Literature & Writing (spring semester) |
Mrs. Chani Hadad |
spring |
37-091-01 |
3 |
| Finance |
Dr. K. Mishel |
fall | spring |
66-251-80, 66-253-80 |
3 |
| Jewish Identity and Leadership |
Prof. Adam Ferziger |
fall & spring |
04-669-80, 04-670-80 |
3 |
| Management (spring semester) |
Dr. S. Gottlieb |
spring |
66-027-01 |
3 |
| Marketing (fall semester) |
Dr. S. Gottlieb |
fall |
66-024-01 |
3 |
| Psychology |
Dr. Neil Bauer |
fall | spring |
60-008-01, 60-009-01 |
2 |
| Statistics |
Dr. Tamara Lefcourt Ruby |
fall | spring |
88-760-01, 88-761-01 |
2 |
| Statistics Recitation |
Dr. Tamara Lefcourt Ruby |
|
88-760-02, 88-761-02 |
1 |
| Ulpan: Hebrew Language, Level Aleph |
Tzili Alon |
fall | spring |
06-025-01 | 06-035-01 |
2 |
| Ulpan: Hebrew Language, Level Bet |
Dr. Sigal Shlomo |
fall | spring |
06-026-01, 06-036-01 |
2 |
| Ulpan: Hebrew Language, Level Gimmel |
Dr. Ruth Bitan – Cohen |
fall | spring |
06-023-01, 06-024-01 |
2 |
* Courses listed are for current academic year, 2020-21. Courses are subject to change each year, based on teacher availability, program size, and demand. *There are additional courses given in English in the university, which may be available to students who have the proper prerequisites.
