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Jewish Thought Courses

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• Titles of all evaluated learning experiences in the Jewish Thought Courses section

• Descriptions and credit recommendations

Titles, descriptions, and credit recommendations for all learning experiences recommended for college credit within the Jewish Thought 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 Jewish Thought Courses section

Advanced Concepts (Jewish Thought 211)
Advanced Concepts (Jewish Thought 212)
Fundamental Concepts (Jewish Thought 111)
Fundamental Concepts (Jewish Thought 112)
Ideals of Jewish Life (Jewish Thought 311)
Ideals of Jewish Life (Jewish Thought 312)

Descriptions and credit recommendations

Advanced Concepts (Jewish Thought 211)
Location: Toras Moshe, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 26 hours (26 weeks); in addition 39 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: August 1995 - Present.
Objectives: Prepare and review the relevant sources related to pertinent topics; develop an appreciation for areas of Jewish thought and, through written work, analyze its fundamentals.
Instruction: The student prepares the sources; the instructor discusses the prepared material and directs the student in the analysis of the sources toward reaching specific conclusions. Topics covered include: Cycle of the Jewish year: Elul, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Channukah, Purim, and Pesach; emunah - faith; bitachon - trust; hishtadlus - confidence in human agency.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies or Religion (1/00) (1/07 revalidation).

Advanced Concepts (Jewish Thought 212)
Location: Toras Moshe, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 13 hours (13 weeks); in addition 19 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: August 1995 - Present.
Objectives: Prepare and review the relevant sources related to pertinent topics; develop an appreciation for areas of Jewish thought and, through written work, analyze its fundamentals.
Instruction: The student prepares the sources; the instructor discusses the prepared material and directs the student in the analysis of the sources toward reaching specific conclusions. Topics covered include: Continued study of hishtadlus; Shavuos - sinaitic revelation and the giving of the Torah; the Sabbath.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies or Religion (1/00) (1/07 revalidation).

Fundamental Concepts (Jewish Thought 111)
Location: Toras Moshe, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 26 hours (26 weeks); in addition 39 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: August 1995 - Present.
Objectives: Prepare and review the relevant sources related to pertinent topics; develop an appreciation for areas of Jewish thought and, through written work, analyze its fundamentals.
Instruction: The student prepares the sources; the instructor discusses the prepared material and directs the student in the analysis of the sources toward reaching specific conclusions. Topics covered include: Cycle of the Jewish year: Elul, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Channukah, Purim, and Pesach; the study of the Torah and the Torah personality; prayer and tefillin; honoring parents.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies or Religion (1/00) (1/07 revalidation).

Fundamental Concepts (Jewish Thought 112)
Location: Toras Moshe, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 13 hours (13 weeks); in addition 19 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: August 1995 - Present.
Objectives: Prepare and review the relevant sources related to pertinent topics; develop an appreciation for areas of Jewish thought and, through written work, analyze its fundamentals.
Instruction: The student prepares the sources; the instructor discusses the prepared material and directs the student in the analysis of the sources toward reaching specific conclusions. Topics covered include: Cycle of the Jewish year: Independence Day, sefiras haomer, Shavuos, and three weeks of mourning; tzitzis; middos.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies or Religion (1/00) (1/07 revalidation).

Ideals of Jewish Life (Jewish Thought 311)
Location: Toras Moshe, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 26 hours (26 weeks); in addition 39 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: August 1995 - Present.
Objectives: Prepare and review the relevant sources related to pertinent topics; develop an appreciation for areas of Jewish thought and, through written work, analyze its fundamentals.
Instruction: The student prepares the sources; the instructor discusses the prepared material and directs the student in the analysis of the sources toward reaching specific conclusions. Topics covered include: Cycle of the Jewish year: Yom Kippur and repentance, Channukah; Tenth of Teves, Purim, and Pesach; what is a Jew; talmid chochom; Land of Israel; women; interpersonal relations.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 2 semester hours in Judaic Studies or Religion (1/00) (1/07 revalidation).

Ideals of Jewish Life (Jewish Thought 312)
Location: Toras Moshe, Jerusalem, Israel.
Length: 13 hours (13 weeks); in addition 19 hours of supervised peer study.
Dates: August 1995 - Present.
Objectives: Prepare and review the relevant sources related to pertinent topics; develop an appreciation for areas of Jewish thought and, through written work, analyze its fundamentals.
Instruction: The student prepares the sources; the instructor discusses the prepared material and directs the student in the analysis of the sources toward reaching specific conclusions. Topics covered include: Nature of the Torah; love of God; blessings; prayer; interpersonal relations.
Credit recommendation: In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Judaic Studies or Religion (1/00) (1/07 revalidation).

Updated 7/30/07

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