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Jews and Judaism: An Introduction

Vak
2017-2018

Description

The identity of contemporary Jews is greatly diverse and consists of various elements including religion, culture and ethnicity. Starting with the present and reaching back towards the past, this course will offer a survey of the various forms of Judaism, the holidays and the liturgy.

Course objectives

The student will gain insight into the ever changing identities and manifestations of Jews and Judaism.
The student realizes that terms such as religious or secular do not sufficiently cover the varied and ever-changing lifestyles and forms of expression in Judaism.
The student is challenged to think about models used in the study of religion.
The answers to the exam questions should be clearly formulated and well argumented.

Timetable

Timetable Religiewetenschappen Timetable OCMW Timetable MOS Timetable Religion in a changing world

Mode of instruction

  • Lectures

  • Excursion 19 October 2017– compulsory attendance

  • Films – compulsory attendance

Course Load

Total course load: 140 hours (5 ecs x 28 hours).

  • Hours spent on attending lectures: 2 hours per week x 12 weeks = 24 hours

  • Hours spent on the excursion: 4 hours.

  • Time for studying the compulsory literature 54

  • Time to write a paper (including reading / research) and prepare for the exam 57

  • Exam Review: 1 hour

The Excursion to the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam will take place on Thursday 19 October 2017 at 2.15 pm. More information will be given in the course.

Assessment method

  • a paper relating to the museum excursion to be handed in mid-semester 40%

  • written examination with essay questions at the end of the semester 60%

The minimum grade for the paper is 5.5 and for the examination 5. An average of 6 is the minimum passing grade for the course.

Weighing

The final mark for the course is established by determining the weighted average.

Resit

Rewrites of the paper are to be submitted within 2 weeks after receiving a failing grade. A resit for the written examination is possible.

Exam review

When and where the exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest.

Blackboard

Blackboard

Reading list

E. van Voolen, Joods leven thuis en in de synagoge (Parthenon 2011) or H. Goldberg, Jewish Passages. Cycles of Jewish Life (University of California Press 2003) entire book.
M. Satlow, Creating Judaism. History, Tradition, Practice (Columbia University Press 2006) capita selecta
M. Brenner, A Short History of the Jews (Princeton University Press 2010) entire book
These books will be made available on the reserved book shelf in the University Library. However, as Brenner and Van Voolen are to be read in their entirety, students are expected to purchase them. Satlow is available online via internet and Goldberg is available online via the University Library.

Registration

Students are required to register through uSis

Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs

Registration Studeren à la carte
Registration Contractonderwijs

Contact

All queries should be posed to Prof. Frishman via her university email address.

Remarks

Participation in the excursion to the Jewish Historical Museum as well as attending the film screenings are mandatory.

The Excursion to the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam will take place on Thursday 19 October 2017 at 2.15 pm. More information will be given in the course.