Class lectures will be supplemented by discussion, and on occasion, music and other media. Medieval Jewish Literature. Discussions will center on literary innovations and the role of medieval Hebrew literature within the context of the history of Western European literature. A term paper and a seminar report are the course requirements. This course is run on a seminar basis and is based on a selection of contemporary Israeli works of fiction, films, and plays.
Emphasis is on readings, discussion, and analyses.
Contemporary short stories, novels, poems, and plays serve as the basis for discussion. Grades will be based on written and oral assignments and two examinations. Advanced knowledge of Hebrew is required for the course. Topics in the Study of Judaism. Of all movements in Jewish mysticism, perhaps none has a richer set of mystical practices and teachings than Eastern European Hasidism.