AMES-052 A continuation of First Year Modern Hebrew which assumes basic skills of reading and speaking and the use of the present tense. This course constitutes the final semester of Intermediate Modern Hebrew. Hence, one of the main goals of the course is to prepare the students for the proficiency exam in Hebrew. Emphasis will be placed on grammar skills and ability to read literary texts. The readings are based on literary texts and poetry.
Special attention is given to the recurrence of biblical themes in modern Hebrew writing.
A phenomenological approach to the understanding of central concepts and forms in the religious life of Judaism. Concepts of God, Man and the sanctification of life as seen through the life cycle and sacred calendar of the traditional Jewish community. Selections from several books of the Bible will be read. An introduction to the literary and legal sources of Jewish Law with special emphasis on the dynamics of Jewish jurisprudence from Biblical through modern times. The course will also explore such issues as law and society, law and morality, and law and social ethics from the vantage point of Jewish law.