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Titles of all evaluated learning experiences in the Bible, History, Jewish Thought, and Philosophy Courses section
Titles, descriptions, and credit recommendations for all learning experiences recommended for college credit within the Bible, History, Jewish Though, and Philosophy Courses section can be found below. To locate information on additional learning experiences, which have also been recommended for college credit, use the Organization Directory Page link above for a complete list of titles for all learning experiences or use the following links to go directly to other sections:
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Titles of all evaluated learning experiences in the Bible, History, Jewish Thought, and Philosophy Courses section
BIBLE
Advanced Biblical Exegesis: Deuteronomy (BIB 370)
Advanced Biblical Exegesis: Exodus (BIB 355)
Advanced Biblical Exegesis: Genesis (BIB 350)
Advanced Biblical Exegesis: Numbers (BIB 365)
Biblical Exegesis: Joshua (BIB 205)
Biblical Exegesis: Judges (BIB 225)
HISTORY
American Jewish History (HIS 455)
Early Modern Jewish History (HIS 355)
History: Medieval Spain (HIS 375)
History: Mishnaic Period (HIS 365)
History of the Oral Law (HIS 385)
Jewish Folklore (HIS 457)
Modern Jewish History (HIS 360)
Modern Middle East History (HIS470)
Response to Modernity (HIS 480)
JEWISH THOUGHT
Jewish Thought and Liturgy I (JTH 380)
Jewish Thought and Liturgy II (JTH 385)
Writings of Luzzato I (JTH 400)
Writings of Luzzato II (JTH 410)
PHILOSOPHY
Biomedical Ethics: A Jewish Perspective (PHI 425)
Descriptions and credit recommendations
BIBLE
Advanced Biblical Exegesis: Deuteronomy (BIB 370)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2010 - Present.
Objectives: Analyze the narrative of the Deuteronomy and the major moral, religious, and theological issues of the book; examine the text using a variety of classical and modern commentaries; develop and apply biblical research skills and techniques.
Instruction: An advanced study of the Book of Deuteronomy with classical and modern commentaries focusing on understanding the major moral, religious, and theological issues.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/10).
Advanced Biblical Exegesis: Exodus (BIB 355)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2010 - Present.
Objectives: Analyze the narrative of the Book of Exodus and the major moral, religious, and theological issues of the book; examine the text using a variety of classical and modern commentaries; develop and apply biblical research skills and techniques.
Instruction: An advanced study of the Book of Exodus with classical and modern commentaries focusing on understanding the major moral, religious, and theological issues.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/10).
Advanced Biblical Exegesis: Genesis (BIB 350)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2010 - Present.
Objectives: Analyze the narrative of the Book of Genesis and the major moral, religious, and theological issues of the book; examine the text using a variety of classical and modern commentaries; develop and apply biblical research skills and techniques.
Instruction: An advanced study of the Book of Genesis with classical and modern commentaries focusing on understanding the major moral, religious, and theological issues.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/10).
Advanced Biblical Exegesis: Numbers (BIB 365)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2010 - Present.
Objectives: Analyze the narrative of the Book of Numbers and the major moral, religious, and theological issues of the book; examine the text using a variety of classical and modern commentaries; develop and apply biblical research skills and techniques.
Instruction: An advanced study of the Book of Numbers with classical and modern commentaries focusing on understanding the major moral, religious, and theological issues.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/10).
Biblical Exegesis: Joshua (BIB 205)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: May 2005 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the narrative of the Book of Joshua and the major religious and historical elements of the book; examine and analyze the text using a variety of classical commentaries; develop and apply biblical research skills and techniques.
Instruction: A study of the Book of Joshua with the 11th century commentary of Rashi and other classical commentaries, in the original Hebrew, focusing on understanding the major religious and historical elements. Students conduct a close reading of the text applying research skills to uncover the meaning and understand the message of the narrative. Major topics covered in the course are the conquest of the Land of Israel; division of land; tribal boundaries; the charge to Joshua; the inauguration of the cities of refuge.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/05) (5/10 revalidation). NOTE: This course is not offered with the proficiency examination option.
Biblical Exegesis: Judges (BIB 225)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Discuss the narrative of the Book of Judges and the major religious and theological issues of the book; examine and analyze the text using a variety of classical commentaries; develop and apply biblical research skills and techniques.
Instruction: A study of the Book of Judges with classical commentaries focusing on understanding the major religious and theological issues. Students conduct a close reading of the text applying research skills to uncover the meaning and understand the message of the narrative. Major topics covered in the course are the judgeship of Deborah; the song of Deborah; Gideon’s test of G-d; Jephtha’s vow; the life of Samson; the idol of Micha; and Pilegesh B’Givah..
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06).
HISTORY
American Jewish History (HIS 455)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2010 - Present.
Objectives: Examine the Jewish experience in America; discuss the central events and personalities in American Jewish history from colonial times to the present; and examine events in American history and its effects on Jewish life in America.
Instruction: A study of the American Jewish community from its colonial beginnings to the present, emphasizing such topics as, waves of Jewish immigration; patterns of Jewish settlement; economic activities; communal ties; philanthropic organizations; diversity within Jewish religious affiliation, with an emphasis on the various streams of the American Judaism; and challenges of traditional Judaism in America.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in History or Judaic Studies (5/10).
Early Modern Jewish History (HIS 355)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2010 - Present.
Objectives: Examine and discuss the Early Modern Jewish History utilizing primary and secondary texts and documents. Discuss central events and personalities in Jewish history from the 1700’s to the 1880’s; examine the impact of emancipation, revolutions and reactions in Europe and changes arising from political, social, and economic developments and mass movements during the early modern period, on Jewish communities around the world; and analyze the impact of the forces and events of world history upon Jewish history.
Instruction: This course examines the early modern period of Jewish History. Topics include: Emancipation; Reform; French Revolution; Hassidic movement; Yeshiva; Enlightenment; Czar; Pale; and Mussar movement. The course also deals with the rise of nationalism, social movements, religious, cultural, social, political, and economic developments, and their impact.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in History or Judaic Studies (5/10).
History: Medieval Spain (HIS 375)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Examine and discuss the historical period of medieval Spain utilizing primary and secondary texts and documents.
Instruction: A study of the major historical, cultural and political events, involving or affecting the Jewish people, in medieval Spain, emphasizing the lives of influential figures. Topics include the lives of R. Shmuel Hanagid; R. Yehudah Halevy; Jewish age of poetry; Maimonides, his life and works; controversies and bans on the works of Maimonides; Disputation; Columbus and the discovery of the New World.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in History, Judaic Studies, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06).
History: Mishnaic Period (HIS 365)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Examine and discuss the major historical, cultural and political events and trends in Jewish history from the fall of Betar through the completion of the Mishna, emphasizing the lives of influential figures.
Instruction: An in–depth study of the major historical, cultural and political events and trends in Jewish history from the fall of Betar through the completion of the Mishna. Topics include the Bar Kochba revolt; the impact of the Bar Kochba revolt; Hadrianic persecutions; Mishna; daily life in Mishnaic and Talmudic times; and the transition from the Mishnaic to Talmudic era.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Jewish History, Judaic Studies, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06).
History of the Oral Law (HIS 385)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Analyze the development of the Oral Law (Torah She’baal Peh), from Sinai to the redaction of the Talmud; Identify key personalities in the chain of tradition; identify the important works of Torah, their functions and impact; and discuss key concepts in the transmission of Torah.
Instruction: A study of the history and development of the Jewish tradition, emphasizing the evolution and transmission of the Oral Law from Sinai to the redaction of the Talmud. Topics include the primary components of the Oral Law; methods of codification; masters; legal authority; and impact of historical context and settings.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Jewish History, Judaic Studies, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06).
Jewish Folklore (HIS 457)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2010 - Present.
Objectives: Examine and discuss Jewish folklore, its impact at that time and its impact for the future.
Instruction: This course examines a variety of episodes in Jewish history or folklore, much of which are stranger than fiction. Topics to be addressed include: Jewish Perspectives of Early Christianity; Rabbinic controversy; Forgers and Forgeries of Jewish texts; and the Golem.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Folklore, History, Judaic Studies, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/10).
Modern Jewish History (HIS 360)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2010 - Present.
Objectives: Examine and discuss the Modern Period of Jewish History utilizing primary and secondary texts and documents. Discuss central events and personalities in Jewish history from the 1880’s to the present; and examine the impact of revolutions and reactions in Europe and changes arising from political, social, and economic developments and mass movements during the modern period, on Jewish communities around the world.
Instruction: The course studies topics from the modern period of Jewish History, the 1880’s to the present. Topics include emigration to America; World War I; Zionism; World War II; the State if Israel; and the impact of social movements, religious, cultural, social, political, and economic developments.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in History (5/10).
Modern Middle East History (HIS470)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2010 - Present.
Objectives: Analyze the history of Jews in the Middle East; examine the historical relationship between Islam and Judaism and the Arabs and Jews; and examine primary and secondary texts.
Instruction: A study of Jews and the Modern Middle East. Focusing on the transition to modern times in the Middle East; Messianism; impact and European intervention on behalf of non-Muslims; social, economic, and cultural transformations; Zionism and Mideast Jewry; Arab & Jewish nationalism; World War II; and Mideast, Israel, and new diasporas.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in History, Judaic Studies, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/10).
Response to Modernity (HIS 480)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2010 - Present.
Objectives: Examine the Rabbinic response to general culture in modern times; define modernity and its challenges to traditional Jewish life; analyze world events and its impact on general culture; examine general culture and its impact on the Jewish communities; examine the emergence of new forms of religious and political expression among Jews as a response to emancipation; and discuss and contrast the differences between Western and Eastern Europe in terms of emancipation, religious reform.
Instruction: Students study the factors that influenced Rabbinic responses and the variety of responses these influences helped to generate. Topics include: world events and its impact on general culture; general culture and its impact on the Jewish communities; cultural differences between Eastern and Western Europe; the Torah only approach; Torah and Derech Erez approach; and Rabbinic personalities including Rabbis Bernays, Ettlinger, Hirsch, Hildesheimer, Dessler and Schwab, and their views and differing approaches relating to modernity.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in History, Culture, Sociology, or Judaic Studies (5/10).
JEWISH THOUGHT
Jewish Thought and Liturgy I (JTH 380)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: An in depth analysis of the Jewish liturgy, highlighting the meaning and background of the text of the liturgy, including translations and clarifications of words and phrases.
Instruction: Students undertake a close reading and in depth examination of selections from the Jewish liturgy. The student enhances his/her understanding of the meaning of the prayers and the theology behind the structure and framework of the different sections of prayer.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Jewish Thought, Liturgy, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06).
Jewish Thought and Liturgy II (JTH 385)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: May 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Analyzing selections of the Jewish liturgy emphasizing the Amidah- the core of Jewish prayer. The meaning and backgrounds of the prayers will also be emphasized, including translations and clarifications of words and phrases.
Instruction: Students undertake a close reading and in depth examination of selections from the Jewish liturgy. The student enhances his/her understanding of the meaning of the prayers and the theology behind the structure and framework of the different sections of prayer.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Jewish Thought, Liturgy, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06).
Writings of Luzzato I (JTH 400)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2005 - Present.
Objectives: Analyze the theological and ethical themes discussed in Luzzato’s writings; discuss man’s duty in the world; and examine human character traits and their effects.
Instruction: A close study of the theological and ethical themes in Luzzto’s masterpiece, The Path of the Just. Topics include man’s duty in the world; and the traits of vigilance, diligence, expurgation and self-denial.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Jewish Ethics, Jewish Thought, Judaic Studies, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06).
Writings of Luzzato II (JTH 410)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2005 - Present.
Objectives: Analyze the theological and ethical themes discussed in Luzzato’s writings; and analyze the principles of religious belief in a systematic manner.
Instruction: This course examines the theological and ethical themes of Luzzato’s The Way of G-d; Students will study a systematic approach to Jewish thought. Major topics include the existence of G-d; creation; good and evil; freewill; the soul; resurrection; and providence.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Jewish Ethics, Jewish Thought, Judaic Studies, Near Eastern Studies, or Religion (5/06).
PHILOSOPHY
Biomedical Ethics: A Jewish Perspective (PHI 425)
Location: Association for Hebraic Studies Institute, Suffern, NY, authorized instructional sites, or approved proctor sites.
Length: Classroom-based or distance learning course administered through the Association for Hebraic Studies Institute.
Dates: January 2006 - Present.
Objectives: Analyze ethical issues that arise in the field of medicine; identify the general ethical principles; examine Jewish ethical principles that govern biomedical decisions; and compare and contrast Anglo-Saxon law, Jewish and other religious perspectives.
Instruction: This course examines biomedical ethical dilemmas and compares the secular, religious and Jewish perspectives. Topics covered include abortion, genetics, cloning, stem cell research, artificial insemination and euthanasia.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Philosophy, Ethics or Biomedical Ethics (5/06).
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