The Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Faculty of Studies text courses 2011/2012
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The Paideia One-Year Jewish Studies Program 2011/2012 Meet the Isaiah Berlin Fellows 2011-2012 from Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Republic of Azerbaijan, Romania, Russia and Ukraine.
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Text Courses at PAIDEIA 2011/2012 A Unique Event in the World of Jewish Studies! August 29 – September 21
Studying the Bible, the Inter-testamental Literature and the Midrash Co-taught by Prof. Yair Zakovitch & Prof. Avigdor Shinan (Hebrew University) October 3 – 12
The Jewish Society in Modern Era – Between Tradition and Modernity Prof. Mordechai Zalkin (Ben-Gurion University) October 17 – 27
Early Kabbalah and its Origins Prof. Boaz Huss (Ben-Gurion University)
Join us for a program dedicated to the study and interdisciplinary interpretation of the textual sources that have served as the wellsprings of Jewish
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interpretation of the textual sources that
A concentrated look at the main religious, educational, social and economic processes with crucial impact on the Jewish collective consciousness and way of life from the mid 18th century to the Holocaust. Major concepts and historical development of early Kabbalah, examining themes such as theosophy, theurgy, the problem of evil and the structure of the human psyche. Central texts include the Bahir, Abraham Abulafia and the Zohar.
November 7 – 17 Medieval Halakhah PhD Candidate Rachel Furst (Hebrew University)
A survey of the development of Jewish law from the end of the Talmudic period up until early Modernity. With focus on text and meta-text, the course follows the different and conflicting ways that Jews extracted practical conclusions from the multivalent layers of the Talmud.
November 21 – December 1 The Philosophy of Maimonides Prof. Frederek Musall (The Hochschule für Jüdische Studien, Heidelberg)
Reading Maimonides, the foremost Jewish scholar of all time and one of civilization’s greatest minds. Examining the thinking of Maimonides in the context of Jewish philosophy as well as in an Islamic and Medieval context.
January 4 – 12 JoinJewish us Philosophy Choices in Modern program PhD Candidate for RaniaJaeger (Bar-Ilan University)
Examining the responses of Jewish thought to the challenges of the modern world. The thinkers, whose works we will read, committed themselves to finding new ways of giving meaning and direction to modern Jewish life thus approaching the past from the perspective of the present.
dedicated to the study and January 16 – 20 Introduction tointerdisciplinary Jewish-Christian Relations: From Sour Grapes to Sacrament of the interpretation Prof. Jesper Svartvik (University of Lund) textual sources that have 9served as the January 30 – February wellspring Jewish The Hasidic Path: Theory andof Society PhD Candidate civilization. Assaf Tamari
Identifying the stumbling blocks in Jewish-Christian encounters, from Antiquity over Reformation and the Shoah to the post-war European dialogue between Jews and Christians—characterized by an unsurpassed mutual respect and candor. Presenting the central Hasidic ideas by reading excerpts from the vast Hasidic library, and focusing on the relationship between theory and social order in Hasidism.
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February 13 – 23 Jewish Philosophical Responses to the Holocaust Dr. Nicham Ross (Ben Gurion University)
Where was God during the Holocaust? Focusing on the varying responses of several Jewish theologians and spiritual leaders to the problem of evil in general, and to the extreme example of the Holocaust in particular, in light of pre-modern Jewish attitudes to catastrophe and destruction.
March 5 – 15 Modern Hebrew Literature Prof. Anat Feinberg (The Hochschule für Jüdische Studien, Heidelberg)
Identifying the landmarks of modern Hebrew literature during recent generations: the writers of prose and poetry classics who designed the topics, structures, characters and style of Modern Hebrew Literature.
March 19 – 23 Judaism and Islam: Contact and Conflict as reflected in the Qur’an and Muslim Tradition (Hadith) Prof. Meir Bar-Asher (Hebrew University)
An historical outline of the political, legal and societal relationships between Judaism and Islam throughout the Medieval Ages and how these are reflected in the Qur’an and the Hadith, with an analysis of Midrashic influence on Islamic scripture.
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Exposing the rich variety of interpretations, the different ideologies they convey and the continuity from pre-biblical traditions to late rabbinical traditions. This course is co-taught by world renowned scholars in Bible and Midrash: Prof. Zakovitch and Prof. Shinan.
have served as the wellspring of Jewish civilization.
In addition to the intensive text courses, Paideia provides year long courses on Bible, Talmud and the Hebrew language.