New Course this Spring: JST 383 Exploring Work as Calling in Today’s World
Join Rebbeca Liberty for this exciting new elective course this spring!
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David L. Smith “On Inhumanity”
David Livingstone Smith (Philosophy, University of New England) spoke on the dehumanization and demonization of Jews and his new book, On Inhumanity: Dehumanization and How to Resist It (Oxford, 2020) in this virtual colloquium co-sponsored by UMaine Judaic Studies and the UMaine Philosophy Department.
Read moreHebrew 101, Fall 2020, Online
If you would like to: -Speak, understand, read or write Hebrew -Refresh your “rusty” knowledge of Hebrew -Learn about Jewish culture Then join Shellie Batuski for HBR 101: BEGINNING MODERN HEBREW I. NO BACKGROUND REQUIRED. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. * Fall Semester, Tues & Thurs, 2:00- 3:15 p.m. on ZOOM. *3 Credits *Fulfills requirements for General […]
Read moreProf. Doug Allen named 2020 Gould Award winner
Professor of Philosophy Doug Allen has been named the 2020 Steve Gould Award winner for his “superior qualities of unselfishness and compassion in the course of service to the university and its ideals.” We are honored to have Dr. Allen on the Judaic Studies Advisory Committee where he continues to offer sage advice on all […]
Read moreSummer Course: MUH 650 Entartete Musik Professor Phillip Silver May 11 – May 29, 2020
MUH 650 Entartete Musik with Professor Phillip Silver, May 11 – May 29, 2020 Entartete Musik (Degenerate Music) was the term applied by the Nazis to any musical work influenced by jazz, the avant-garde, or written by composers of Jewish descent. This music, at odds with the perverse racial and cultural policies of the regime, was banned […]
Read moreRabbi Lerner on “The Festival of Freedom”
Rabbi Darah Lerner of Congregation Beth El and Judaic Studies instructor at UMaine, and others recently shared Pesach memories on the American Rabbi Project podcast.
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JST 200-0001 – Introduction to Judaism, 3 Cr., The Maples 17, 11:00-12:15 PM, TTh This course presents students with a survey of the developments in Jewish belief, practice, institutions and self-understanding from the Biblical period through the present day. Through the study of both primary and secondary sources, students will become familiar with the major […]
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Attention students! It’s ADD/DROP WEEK through Monday so there is still time to enroll in HBR 102: Beginning Modern Hebrew II. If you know a little Hebrew and want to learn more, considering adding HBR 102! The prerequisite is Hebrew 101 or the equivalent, i.e. knowledge of some basics, like the Hebrew alphabet. Schedule: Tuesday […]
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CLA 202-0990 Mythology of the Ancient Near East, North Africa, and Greece 3 Cr. On-line Surveys the mythologies of the ancient Mediterranean Basin, including Hebrew Mythology. Through lectures, reading and video the major deities and heroes of each culture will be presented within their cultural context, including the stories associated with them. Instructor: James Patrick […]
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