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Courses - Fall 2023
HEBR
HEBR106
Intensive Elementary Hebrew I
Credits: 4
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have appropriate Foreign Language Placement Assessment (FLPA) score.
Credit only granted for: HEBR111 or HEBR106.
An intensive study of fundamentals of Hebrew reading, writing, listening and Israeli culture. Covers present tense in all verb categories, basic syntax and builds vocabulary.
HEBR206
Intermediate Intensive Hebrew I
Credits: 4
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Must have completed HEBR107 OR HEBR112; or must have appropriate Foreign Language Placement Assessment(FLPA) score.
Restriction: Must not be a fluent/native speaker of Hebrew.
Credit only granted for: HEBR206 or HEBR211.
Provides a comprehensive review of the fundamentals of Hebrew grammar and oral skills, and introduces new skills in future tense verb conjugation, and communication in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
HEBR249C
Special Topics in Hebrew Studies; Israeli Culture in Television, Film and Music
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Modern Israeli film, television and music through a cultural and historical lens. Taught in Hebrew.
HEBR298B
Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSHU
Cross-listed with: JWST262, ENGL262.
Credit only granted for: JWST262, HEBR298B, or ENGL262.
Origins of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), with attention to literary formations, archaeology, and social-political settings. Explorations of major questions, including who wrote the Bible, and when; relationships of the biblical tradition to the mythology and religious structures of ancient Israel's near eastern neighbors; and dynamics of politics, religious leadership, and law.
HEBR313
Conversation and Composition I
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
GenEd: DSHU
Prerequisite: HEBR212; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.
A practical language course recommended for all students continuing with Hebrew. Review of grammar and composition. Selected readings. Oral and written exercises.
HEBR386
(Perm Req)
Experiential Learning
Credits: 3 - 6
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F
Restriction: Must have a Learning Proposal approved by the Office of Experiential Learning Programs, faculty sponsor, and student's internship sponsor; and junior standing or higher.
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HEBR498B
Special Topics in Hebrew; What Did the Rabbis Think the Bible Really Means
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: Course will be taught in English, with readings in Hebrew. Students should have at least first year Hebrew or equivalent. Cross-listed with JWST469C. Credit only granted for JWST469C or HEBR498B.

Sacred texts like the Hebrew bible challenge human understanding the voice of the divine, they demand our constant study, interpretation and reinterpretation. Jewish scholars have been engaged in this process, known as exegesis, for many centuries, and have used many different methods to make the Bible give up its mysteries. In this course we will use the method of close reading to watch as rabbis struggled with, and argued over, biblical passages in order to construct Jewish law and Jewish rationalist and mystical theologies. We will examine issues ranging from vegetarianism to messianism, gender to eros, the purpose of life, the holiness of Jerusalem to the legitimacy of Halacha. The course is based on close text study of the biblical text and rabbinic commentaries in Hebrew.
HEBR499
(Perm Req)
Independent Study in Hebrew
Credits: 1 - 3
Grad Meth: Reg
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