Fall 2026 Courses

Fall 2026 Courses

The Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures (NESA) oversees the Jewish studies and Hebrew majors and minors, and the Jewish Oral History Minor.

For more information on these courses, contact department listing the course by clicking on the subject heading.

Fall 2026 JEWISH STUDIES COURSES*

If you are age 60+, you can take these courses free of charge.  *subject to change  
     
ART    
ART 3204The Language of Drawing: Word and ImageMonday and Wednesday - 12:00 pm –2:45 pmSuzanne Silver 
ART 5254Painting NowMonday and Wednesday - 9:00 am –11:45 amSuzanne Silver 
     
CSR    
RELSTDS 2222From Ishtar to Christ: The History of Mediterranean ReligionsMonday, Wednesday, Friday - 11:30 am - 12:25 pmSarah Iles Johnston 
RELSTDS 2370Introduction to Comparative Religion - Recitation Sections: 002 (26110)
,  003 (26111), 004 (26712), 005 (26713)Monday and Wednesday - 12:40 pm – 1:35 pm; Friday - 10:20 am – 11:15 am; 11:30 am – 12:25 pm; 12:40 pm – 1:35 pm 
Issac Weiner 
RELSTDS 3667Messages from Beyond: Divination, Prophecy, and the Occult in Religion and Culture.Wednesday & Friday - 11:10 am – 12:30 pmDaniel Frank 
     
EDUTL    
TLED 7431Introduction to Ethnography of Literacy and Language in Classrooms and CommunitiesWednesday - 7:05 pm –9:25 pmLaurie Katz 
     
GERMAN    
GERMAN 3252.02The Holocaust in German Literature and Film
Tuesday and Thursday -
12:45 pm - 2:05 pm
Berni Beringer 
GERMAN 3254HRepresentations and Memory of the Holocaust in Film.Tuesday and Thursday 
- 12:45 pm –2:05 pmPaul Reitter 
GERMAN 8300Seminar in Intellectual History and Cultural StudiesWednesday - 2:20 pm –4:35 pmPaul Reitter 
     
HEBREW    
HEBREW 1101.1
Elementary Hebrew ITuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday -  10:20 AM- 11:15 AM 
HEBREW 1101.1
Elementary Hebrew ITuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - 12:40PM -1:35PM 
HEBREW 1103.01
Intermediate Hebrew ITuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - 11:30AM-12:25PM 
HEBREW 2241HCulture of Contemporary IsraelTuesday and Thursday - 2:20 pm –3:40 pm 
Adena Tanenbaum 
HEBREW 2700Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 
Tuesday and Thursday - 2:20 pm –3:40 pm 
James D. Moore 
HEBREW 3245Israeli Film & Society 
Wed & Friday - 12:45 pm – 2:05 pmNaomi Brenner 
HEBREW 3704
Women in the Bible and Beyond
Online- TBA
TBA
 
HEBREW 5100Introduction to Biblical HebrewWed & Friday - 9:35 am - 10:55 amDaniel Frank 
     
HISTORY    
HISTORY 2453History of Zionism and Modern IsraelTuesday and Thursday -  9:35 am–10:55 amOri Yehudai 
History 2680It's The End of The World!: Apocalypticism in Christianity, Judaism, and IslamTuesday and Thursday - 12:45 pm - 2:05 pmMatt Goldish 
HISTORY 3480Israel/Palestine: History of the Present 
Tuesday and Thursday - 12:45 pm – 2:05 pmOri Yehudai 
     
JEWISH STUDIES    
JEWSHST 2201Introduction to Jewish Culture, Thought, and PracticeTuesday and Thursday - 3:55 pm –5:15 pmAdena Tanenbaum 
JEWSHST 2242HCulture of Contemporary IsraelTuesday and Thursday - 2:20 pm –3:40 pmAdena Tanenbaum 
JEWSHST 2453History of Zionism and Modern IsraelTuesday and Thursday -  9:35 am–10:55 amOri Yehudai 
JEWSHST 2700Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 
Tuesday and Thursday - 2:20 pm –3:40 pm 
James D. Moore 
JEWSHST 3245Israeli Film & Society 
Wed & Friday - 12:45 pm – 2:05 pmNaomi Brenner 
JEWSHST 3480Israel/Palestine: History of the Present 
Tuesday and Thursday - 12:45 pm – 2:05 pmOri Yehudai 
JEWSHST 3704
Women in the Bible and Beyond
Online- TBA
TBA
 
     
NELC    
NELC 3025Citizenship and DiasporaWednesday & Friday - 9:05 am –10:55 am Naomi Brenner 
NELC 3667Messages from Beyond: Divination, Prophecy, and the Occult in Religion and Culture.Wednesday & Friday - 11:10 am – 12:30 pmDaniel Frank 
NELC 5145Digital Editions of Ancient Texts and ArtifactsWednesday - 2:15 pm –5:00 pmJames D. Moore 
     
POLSCI    
POLITSC 4318The Politics of International TerrorismTuesday &  Thursday -  9:35 am - 10:55 amDonald Avery Sylvan 
     
SASIA    
SASIA 3025Citizenship and DiasporaWednesday & Friday - 9:05 am –10:55 am Naomi Brenner 
     
SEELC    
POLISH 5230Polish Literature: Subverting National Paradigms: The Jewish “Return,” LGBTQ+ Representation & Other Trends in Post-Communist Polish Culture & Media.Wed & Friday - 12:45 pm - 2:05 pmDiana Sacilowski 
     
YIDDISH    
YIDDISH 2241Yiddish CultureTuesday and Thursday - 11:10 am –12:30 pmSaul Zaritt 
YIDDISH 5194Group StudiesTuesday and Thursday - 12:45 pm - 2:05 pmSaul Zaritt