Section Info: JWST-112-01

Course Title: Introduction to Judaism

Start Date: 01/19/2021 End Date: 03/12/2021

Term: Spring Semester 2021

Description: Judaism is a 3,500-year-old tradition that has developed over time as Jewish communities all over the world creatively interacted with the different cultural and historical milieus in which they lived. This course explores the ways in which Judaism has sought to transform ordinary life into sacred life. What are the ways in which Judaism conceives of God, and what is the meaning of life? What roles do study, prayer, ethics, sex, marriage, family, rituals of the life cycle, and community play in Judaism? These and other questions will be taken up through study of diverse types of religious literature and historical evidence.

Distribution(s): I - Humanities

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Mara Benjamin		benjamin@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021	Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.	Monday	02:30PM - 03:45PM	TBA	TBA	Weekly
01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021	Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.	Tuesday and Thursday	02:15PM - 04:00PM			Weekly
01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021	Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc.	Wednesday and Friday	03:00PM - 04:00PM			Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
None

Comments

Additional Comments

Course Tags
MOD0001	MOD-1: Courses meeting in Module 1	This course meets in Module 1.
MEET0003	+MEET-3: Expects to meet 3 days per week, on average	This class is expected to meet 3 days per week, on average

Cross-listed Sections

JWST-112-01 Introduction to Judaism

RELIG-112-01 Introduction to Judaism

Course Availability
Section status: Open	Capacity: 18	Enrollment: 16	Available: 2	Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
To be determined.

Additional Book Comments

This is NOT the complete book list for this class.