Faculty of Arts & Science
2015-2016 Calendar

Centre for Jewish Studies

Faculty


Director
A. Shternshis, MA, D Phil, PhD (GER) Al and Malka Green Associate Professor of Yiddish Studies

Undergraduate Coordinator
Y. Nizri, PhD (CJS, RLG)

Graduate Coordinator
D. Bergen, MA, PhD (HIS) Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Chair of Holocaust Studies

Professors Emeriti
E. Birnbaum, BA, Dipl OAS (NMC)
B.E. Dresher, BA, PhD (LIN)
L.R.M. Garshowitz, PhD (NMC)
J. Kornberg, MA, PhD (HIS)
M.R. Marrus, MA, PhD (HIS)

Professors
E. Adler, MA, PhD (POL) Andrea and Charles Bronfman Professor of Israeli Studies
S. Akbari, MA, PhD (ENG, CMS)
R. Beiner, BA, DPhil (POL)
D. Bergen, MA, PhD (HIS) Chancellor Rose and Ray Wolfe Chair of Holocaust Studies
J. Bryant, MA, PhD (REL, SOC)
R. Brym, MA, PhD (SOC)
S. Chambers BA, MA, PhD (POL)
M. Chazan, M Phil, PhD (ANT)
R. Comay, MA, PhD (PHL)
E. Geva, PhD (SCCP)
R. Gibbs, MA, PhD (PHL)
W. Goetschel, M Phil, PhD (GER, PHL)
A. Harrak, MA, PhD (NMC)
T. Harrison, MA, PhD (NMC)
I. Kalmar, MA, PhD (ANT)
L. Kaplan, MA, PhD (ART)
J. Kloppenborg, MA, PhD (RLG)
J. Kopstein, MA, PhD (POL)
R. Leprohon, MA, PhD (NMC)
L. Livak, MA, PhD (SLA)
M. Meyerson, MA, PhD (HIS)
A. Most, MA, PhD (ENG)
D. Novak, MHL, PhD (RLG) J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Professor of Jewish Studies
C. Orwin, MA, PhD (SM) (POL)
D. Penslar, MA, PhD (HIS) Samuel J. Zacks Professor of Jewish History
J. Retallack, BA, DPhil (HIS)
A. Ripstein, MA, PhD, MSL (LAW, PHL)
J. Ross, MA, PhD (HIS)
M. Subtelny, MA, PhD (NMC)
H. Troper, BA, MA, PhD (OISE)
L. Viola, PhD (HIS)
L. Weinrib, BA, LLB, LLM (POL, LAW)
E. Weinrib, Ph D, LLB (LAW)

Associate Professors
V. Ambros, MA, PhD (SLA)
K. Blouin, MA, PhD (HIS)
A. Cohen, MA, PhD (ART)
R. Dinovitzer, PhD (SOC)
H. Fox, MA, PhD (NMC, RLG)
K. Green, MA, PhD (RLG)
J. Harris, MA, PhD (SMC)
D. Heller, BA, MA, PhD (LIN)
R. Holmstedt, MA, PhD (NMC)
R. Levi, PhD (SOC) George Ignatieff Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies
J. Marshall, MA, PhD (RLG)
T. Meacham, MA, PhD (NMC)
S. Metso, MA, ThD (NMC)
J. Newman, MA, PhD (REL)
W. Saleh, MA, PhD (NMC, REL)
A. Shternshis, MA, D Phil, PhD (GER) Al and Malka Green Associate Professor of Yiddish Studies
K. Weisman, MA, PhD (ENG)
R. Wittmann, MA, PhD (HIS)
P. Wróbel, MA, PhD (HIS) Konstanty Reynert Professor of Polish Studies

Assistant Professors
A. Komaromi, MA, PhD (VIC)
A. Paz, MA, BA, PhD (ANT)

Lecturers
R. Austin, PhD (ERE)
E. Gold, BA, MA, PhD (LIN)
S. Goldberg, MA, PhD (CJS, RLG)
Y. Nizri, PhD (CJS, RLG)

Special Lecturers
F. Bialystok, MA, PhD (HIS)
G. Citron, PhD (PHL)
L. Mor, PhD (DTS)

Introduction

The undergraduate program at the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies (CJS) builds on the expertise and range of the faculty. The program is organized around four areas of interest that reflect the diverse strengths of the CJS. The Specialist and Major programs of study requires one of the gateway courses, CJS200H1 or CJS201H1, and a half credit course at the 400-level. The Minor program of study requires either CJS200H1 or CJS201H1.

Four Areas of Interest:

I. Classical Judaism

The civilization of the people of the book has produced a rich, classical literature: the Hebrew Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Hellenistic texts, as well as rabbinic literature from the earliest targumic and midrashic interpretations through the Talmuds and geonic traditions to medieval commentators on Talmudic texts. We situate these texts in their linguistic and cultural contexts, and study them with philological rigour. Our students learn to trace the development of the Jewish imagination in its interactions with surrounding cultures and to appreciate its many expressions: legal, exegetical, mythic, and mystical. Jewish civilization emerges as a highly variegated collection of phenomena and traditions.

II. Jewish Philosophy and Thought

Both in the ancient world and contemporary society, many vital questions have arisen from Jewish experience and its interaction with diverse religions and philosophies. Why would the perfect, all-sufficient God care to speak to human beings? How could God’s inner life be described? What is the relationship between law and ethics? What future could a particular, religious identity have in a secular democracy based on universal values? What can traditional Jewish sources contribute to contemporary feminism and what does contemporary feminism have to say about the traditionally gendered view of Jewish commandments? In addressing these questions, we teach students to engage critically with the great figures in the history of Jewish thought, from Philo to Maimonides, from Spinoza to Rosenzweig.

III. Jewish History and Social Sciences

Covering the whole range of Jewish history, from ancient Israelites to modern Israel, from medieval Spain to the Holocaust and beyond, our courses explore both the ideal and material aspects of the many contexts in which Jewish civilization has survived and thrived, while offering a unique perspective on world history. Social sciences such as anthropology, political science, and sociology enrich our comprehension of today as well as yesterday by exploring phenomena such as collective memory, group identity, and inter-group conflict. Our courses give students the tools not only to understand the past but also to shape the future.

IV. Jewish Cultures, Languages, and Literatures

We offer a rich variety of courses in Jewish literature, film, and theatre, as well as Yiddish and Hebrew language. How have Jews expressed their resilience and imagination under the extreme conditions of the Holocaust or within communist societies? What is the Jewish contribution to North American popular culture? From the social lives of contemporary Russian Jews to the impact of Israeli folk dance on national identity, from experimental Jewish photography to Jewish involvement in Broadway musicals, we investigate the many ways in which Jews express their identity and creativity in cultures around the world.

More information:

cjs.toronto@utoronto.ca

416-978-1624

www.cjs.utoronto.ca

Centre for Jewish Studies Programs

The Jewish Studies Undergraduate Program is divided into four areas of concentration:

1: Classical Judaism
2: Jewish Philosophy and Thought
3: Jewish History and Social Sciences
4: Jewish Cultures, Languages, and Literatures

Jewish Studies Specialist (Arts prograrm)

There are no specific first-year requirements; however, first-year students are welcome to take CJS200, CJS201, Hebrew Language courses (MHB155 and MHB156) and Yiddish (GER260), which count towards the Jewish Studies Specialist.

(10 FCEs or equivalent, including at least 4 FCEs at the 300+ level and at least 1 FCE at the 400-level.)

1. CJS200H1/CJS201H1

2. 0.5 FCE in 400 level course in the area of concentration (see CJS website for the list of approved and available courses: www.cjs.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses).

3. 3 FCEs or proof of proficiency at the third-year level in one of the following languages: Aramaic, Hebrew, Yiddish. Other languages are accepted with special permission. Students entering the program with requisite linguistic proficiency will choose any 3 FCEs in their first or second areas of concentration (see below) in addition to the regular requirements described in sections 3 and 4.

4. 4 FCEs in one of the four Jewish Studies areas of concentration, of which at least 0.5 FCE at the 400 level. This is in addition to the language requirements in section 2 (above).

5. Additional 2 FCEs in one other area of concentration, with at least 1 FCE at 300+ level.

6. DTS300 or 0.5 FCE to satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning competency of the program, to be chosen from courses in Jewish Studies developing this competency.  If none is available, 0.5 FCE from Breadth  Requirement Category #5: The Physical & Mathematical Universe, or 0.5 FCE approved by the program director.  If taken outside Jewish Studies courses, it is in addition to the requirements in 1-4 above.

Jewish Studies Major (Arts prograrm)

There are no specific first-year requirements; however, first-year students are welcome to take CJS200, CJS201, Hebrew Language courses (MHB155H and MHB156H), and Yiddish (GER260Y), which count towards the Jewish Studies Major.

(6.5 FCEs or equivalent, including at least 2 FCEs at the 300+ level, 0.5 of which must be at the 400-level)

  1. CJS200H1/CJS201H1
  2. 0.5 FCE in a 400-level course in the area of concentration (see CJS website for the list of available courses for any given year: www.cjs.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses)
  3. 4 FCEs in one of the four Jewish Studies areas of concentration, with at least 2 FCEs at the 300+ level. Students choosing "Classical Judaism" concentration must take 2 FCEs of Jewish Studies approved language or demonstrate linguistic proficiency at the second year level.
  4. Additional 1 FCE in one other area of Jewish Studies concentration.
  5. DTS300 or 0.5 FCE to satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning competency of the program, to be chosen from courses in Jewish Studies developing this competency.  If none is available, 0.5 FCE from Breadth  Requirement Category #5: The Physical & Mathematical Universe, or 0.5 FCE approved by the program director.
Jewish Studies Minor (Arts program)

There are no specific first-year requirements; however, first-year students are welcome to take CJS200, CJS201, and Hebrew Language courses (MHB155 and MHB156) and Yiddish Language courses (GER260), which count towards the Jewish Studies Minor.

(4 FCEs or their equivalent, including at least 1 FCE at the 300+ level)

1. CJS200H1/CJS201H1
2. 3.5 FCEs in one of the four Jewish Studies areas of concentration, including at least 1 FCE at the 300+ level (see CJS website for the list of available courses for any given year: www.cjs.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses)


Jewish Studies Courses by Concentration:

Please note: For the most up-to-date lists of courses qualifying for each concentration, see the CJS website: www.cjs.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses

A: Classical Judaism

CJS200H1, CJS201H1, CJS390H1, CJS491H1, RLG100Y1, RLG202Y1, RLG239H1, RLG280Y1, RLG319H1, RLG320H1, RLG326H1, RLG340Y1, RLG342Y1, RLG343H1, RLG345H1, RLG346H1, MHB155H1, MHB156H1, MHB256H1, MHB255H1, MHB355H1, MHB356H1, NML220Y1, NML250Y1, NML320H1, NML350H1, NML351H1, NML357H1, NML358H1, NML420Y1, NML450H1, NML451H1, NML452H1, NMC252H1, NMC284H1, NMC360H1, NMC361H1, NMC370Y1, NMC384H1, NMC450H1, NMC484H1


B: Jewish Philosophy and Thought

CJS200H1, CJS201H1, CJS383H1, CJS390H1, CJS491H1, GER430H1, MHB155H1, MHB156H1, MHB256H1, MHB255H1, MHB355H1, MHB356H1, RLG100Y1, RLG202Y1, RLG220H1, RLG221H1, RLG239H1, RLG280Y1, RLG340Y1, RLG341H1, RLG342Y1, RLG343H1, RLG345H1, RLG346H1, RLG388H1, RLG434H1, RLG446H1, PHL310H1, PHL322H1, PHL323H1, PHL338H1, PHL370H1, POL381H1, POL407Y1, POL421H1, POL430Y1


C: History and Social Sciences

ANT426H1, CJS200H1, CJS201H1, CJS220H1, CJS383H1, CJS390H1, CJS491H1, GER362H1, HIS208Y1, HIS301H1, HIS308H1, HIS317H1, HIS361H1, HIS389H1, HIS414H1, HIS431H1, HIS433H1, HIS444H1, HIS451H1, MHB155H1, MHB156H1, MHB256H1, MHB255H1, MHB355H1, MHB356H1, NMC278H1, NMC477H1, POL381H1, POL407Y1, POL430Y1, RLG430H1, RLG453H1, SLA202H1, SLA302H1, SOC250Y1, UNI280H1, UNI380H1


D. Modern Culture, Languages, and Literatures

ANT426H1, CJS200H1, CJS201H1, CJS220H1, CJS390H1, CJS400H1, CJS491H1, DTS404H1, FAH381H1, ENG375H1, GER260Y1, GER360H1, GER361H1, GER362H1, GER367H1, GER462H1, HIS389H1, MHB155H1, MHB156H1, MHB256H1, MHB255H1, MHB355H1, MHB356H1, NML155H1, NML156H1, NML255H1, NML355H1, NML455H1, NML456H1, RLG430H1, SLA202H1, SLA302H1, SLA303H1, SLA318H1, UNI280H1, UNI380H1

Centre for Jewish Studies Courses


CJS200H1    Introduction to Jewish Thought[24L]

A balanced presentation of the multifaceted approach to the discipline by treating Jewish religion and thought.  The course introduces students not only to a chronological and thematic overview of the subject, but also to different methodological approaches.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CJS201H1    Introduction to Jewish Culture[24S]

General introduction to history, literatures and cultures of Jewish people from antiquity to contemporary. A balanced presentation of multi-disciplinary approaches and multi-methodological approaches to Jewish studies, with a special emphasis on Jewish cultural studies and Jewish secularity.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CJS220H1    The Holocaust in Literature[24S]

The course examines literary works written in different languages, in ghettos and concentration camps during the Holocaust, as well as those reflecting on the genocide in its aftermath. We focus on literature as a means of engaging with the unimaginable and on the cross analysis of eye-witness and memory writing.

Recommended Preparation: CJS200H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

CJS230H1    God, Nation, and Self Transformed: The Secularization of the Jewish Experience[24S]

The course provides a theoretical background to the issue of secularization and examines the diverse attempts to define on a secular basis the Jew, the Jewish nation, and the Jewish God since the breakdown of traditional Jewish society. A variety of Jewish secularisms are examined in a larger, non-Jewish context.

Recommended Preparation: CJS200H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CJS290H1    Topics in Jewish Studies[24L/24T]

An examination of issues in Jewish Studies. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

CJS383H1    Jews and Power[24L]

This course will explore the relationship of Jews to political power.  Among the themes to be covered are: How has the relationship of the Jewish community to political authority changed over time? What is the Jewish conception of political authority? How did Jews protect their communal and individual rights in the absence of sovereignty?  How did the dynamics of antisemitism, philosemitism, and anti-Jewish violence change over time?  How did Zionism and the revival of Jewish sovereignty change the position of Jews in the political order? What are the political and moral dilemmas posed by statehood? And what are the implications of Jewish sovereignty for Jews in the Diaspora? 

Prerequisite: POL101Y1 or CJS200H1 or CJS201H1
Exclusion: POL383H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science or TBA course
Breadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

CJS389H1    Jewish Secularism and Messianic Thought: From Spinoza to Derrida[24S]

This course examines the critical role that Messianic thought plays in the emergence of modern Jewish secular thought. A study of the secular dimension of Messianism in the writings of Jewish philosophers, from Spinoza to Derrida, leading to the larger question of its place in the project of Jewish modernity.

Recommended Preparation: CJS200H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CJS398H1    Independent Study[TBA]

A scholarly project on an approved topic supervised by a faculty affiliated with the Centre for Jewish Studies. 

Prerequisite: CJS200H1 or CJS201H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a None course
Breadth Requirement: None

CJS390H1    Special Topics in Jewish Studies[24L]

An examination of issues in Jewish Studies. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor/program
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

CJS400H1    Research Seminar in Jewish Studies[24S]

An interdisciplinary seminar in which Jewish Studies topics are explored intensively, culminating in a major research paper by each student. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: JSP200H1; permission of the instructor/program
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

CJS401H1    Community & Identity[24S]

Exploration of Jewish notions of community, identity, and humanity in classic and contemporary sources as well as through experiential learning in which students are placed in internships at organizations and institutions that identify themselves as Jewish and as serving the Jewish community in the GTA. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: CJS200 or CJS201 and at least two other half-courses in Jewish Studies; permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CJS401Y1    Community & Identity[48S]

Exploration of Jewish notions of community, identity, and humanity in classic and contemporary sources as well as through experiential learning in which students are placed in internships at organizations and institutions that identify themselves as Jewish and as serving the Jewish community in the GTA. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: CJS200Y1 or CJS201Y1 and at least two other half-courses in Jewish Studies; permission of instructor
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science course
Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

CJS490H1    Advanced Topics in Jewish Studies[24S]

An in-depth investigation of topics in Jewish Studies. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor/program
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

CJS491H1    Advanced Topics in Jewish Studies[24S]

An in-depth investigation of topics in Jewish Studies. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor/program
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

CJS498Y1    Independent Study[TBA]

A scholarly project on an approved topic supervised by a faculty affiliated with the Centre for Jewish Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: CJS200H1 and permission of the Centre
Recommended Preparation: CJS400H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

CJS499H1    Independent Study[TBA]

A scholarly project on an approved topic supervised by a faculty affiliated with the Centre for Jewish Studies. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: CJS200H1 and permission of the Centre
Recommended Preparation: CJS400H1
Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities course
Breadth Requirement: None

Jewish Studies Courses Offered by Affiliated Academic Units

The following is a list of undergraduate courses offered by the academic units affiliated with Centre for Jewish Studies. Courses not appearing below may be considered for credit in a Jewish Studies program with permission of the Director or Associate Director. For up-to-date information, please check the Jewish Studies website (www.cjs.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses).

Department of Anthropology (416-978-4805)

ANT356H1
Anthropology of Religion

ANT426H1
Other Cultures: THe History and Present of an Idea

Department of Art (416-946-7624)

FAH319H1
Illuminated Manuscripts

FAH381H1
Problems in Jewish Art

Canadian Studies (University College; 416-978-8153)

UNI280H1
Canadian Jewish History

UNI380H1
Socio-Cultural Perspective of the Canadian Jewish Community

Department of Classics (416-978-4848)

CLA308H1
Religion in the Greek World

CLA310H1
Religion in the Roman World

Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies (416-946-8464)

DTS200Y1 
Introduction to Diaspora and Transnational Studies

DTS404H1 
Migration and Translation

Department of English (416-978-3190)

ENG434H1
Cook the Books: Modern Food Literature

Department of Geography and Planning  (416-946-3148)

GGR358H1
Geography, Political Economy, and Religion

Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures (416-926-2324)

GER260Y1
Elementary Yiddish

GER261H1
History of Yiddish Cinema

GER322H1
Investigating Kafka

GER360H1
Intermediate Yiddish

GER361H1
Yiddish Literature and Culture in Translation

GER362H1
Soviet and Kosher: Jewish Culture in the Soviet Union

GER367H1
Topics in Yiddish or German Jewish Studies

GER462H1
Advanced Yiddish

Department of History (416-978-3363)

HIS208Y1
History of the Jewish People

HIS242H1
Europe in the Twentieth Century

HIS301H1
Imperial Spain

HIS304H1
Topics in Middle East History

HIS308H1
The Mediterranean, 1300-1800

HIS317H1
Modern GermANY 1914 to the Present

HIS336H1
Medieval Spain

HIS352H1
Secularism and Strife: Modern Jewish Politics and Culture

HIS353Y1
Poland: A Crossroads of Europe

HIS361H1
The Holocaust, from 1942

HIS389Y1
Zionism and Israel

HIS389H1
Jews in the Land of Islam

HIS411H1
Great Trials in History

HIS414H1
The Third Reich

HIS414H1
Down and Out in Medieval Europe

HIS431H1
Gender and the Holocaust

HIS433H1
Polish Jews Since the Partitions of Poland

HIS437H1 
Telling Lies about Hitler

HIS438H1
Inquisition and Society in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

HIS444H1
Topics in Jewish History

HIS450H1 
The Writing of Jewish History.

HIS451H1
World War II in East Central Europe

HIS496H1
Filming Zionism and the State of Israel

HIS496H1
Gender and Jewish History

Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations (416-978-3180)

NML155H1
Elementary Modern Hebrew I

NML156H1
Elementary Modern Hebrew II

NML220Y1
Introductory Aramaic

NML250Y1
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew

NML320H1
Intermediate Aramaic: Targum

NML350H1
Wisdom Literature

NML351H1
History Writings

NML357H1
Midrash Aggadah

NML358H1
Mishnah and Tosefta

NML420Y1
The Jerusalem Talmud

NML450H1
Advanced Biblical Hebrew Grammar

NML451H1
Advanced Babylonian Talmud

NML452H1
Halakhic Midrashim

NML455H1
Modern Hebrew Poetry

NML456H1
Modern Hebrew Prose

NML457H1
Introduction to Comparative Semitics

NMC252H1
Ancient West Semitic Literature

NMC278H1
Introduction to the Modern Middle East

NMC284H1
Judaism and Feminism

NMC351H1
Dead Sea Scrolls

NMC360H1
Archaeology of the Biblical World I: The Bronze Age

NMC361H1
Archaeology of the Biblical World II: The Iron Age

NMC370Y1
Ancient Israel

NMC384H1
Life Cycle and Personal Status in Judaism

NMC450H1
Advanced Biblical Hebrew Grammar

NMC477H1
Nationalism, Ethnicity and Minority Rights in the Middle East

Department of Philosophy (416-978-3311)

PHL217H1 
Introduction to Continental Philosophy

PHL235H1
Philosophy of Religion

PHL310H1 
The Rationalists

PHL313H1
Seneteenth and Eighteenth Century Philosophy

PHL321H1 
Heidegger

PHL322H1 
Contemporary Continental Philosophy

PHL323H1 
Social and Cultural Theory

PHL338H1 
Jewish Philosophy

PHL370H1 
Issues in Philosophy of Law

PHL402H1
Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy

PHL408H1 
Seminar in Philosophy

PHL410H1
Concepts of Difference and Alterity

Department of Political Science (416-978-3343)

POL101Y1 
Democracy, Dictatorship, War & Peace

POL381H1
Topics in Political Theory

POL407Y1
Politics of Origins

POL421H1
Maimonides and His Modern Interpreters

POL430Y1
Comparative Studies in Jewish and Non- Jewish Political Thought

POL479H1
Topics n Middle East Politics

Jointly Offered by Politics and Religion

JPR364Y1Y
Religion and Politics

JPR419H1
Religion and the Secular

JPR457H1
Democracy and the Secular

Department for the Study of Religion (416-978-2395)

MHB155H1  
Elementary Modern Hebrew I

MHB156H1 
Elementary Modern Hebrew II

MHB255H1 
Intermediate Modern Hebrew I

MHB256H1 
Intermediate Modern Hebrew II

MHB355H1 
Advanced Hebrew I

MHB356H1 
Advanced Hebrew II

RLG100Y1
Religions East and West

RLG202Y1
The Jewish Religious Tradition

RLG210Y1Y
Introduction to the Sociology of Religion

RLG213H1 
Reading Sacred Texts

RLG220H1
Philosophical Responses to the Holocaust

RLG221H1
Religious Ethics: The Jewish Tradition

RLG239H1
Special Topics: Jewish and Christian Polemics

RLG280Y1
World Religions: A Comparative Study

RLG319H1
Reconception of Biblical Figures in Early Jewish and Christian Sources

RLG320H1
Judaism and Christianity in the Second Century

RLG326H1
Judaism and the Roots of Christianity

RLG327H1
Magic and Miracle in Early Christianity

RLG340Y1
Classical Jewish Theology

RLG341H1
Dreaming of Zion: Exile and Return in Jewish Thought

RLG342Y1
Judaism in the Modern Age

RLG343H1
Kabbalah: A History of Mystical Thought in Judaism

RLG344H1
Antisemitism

RLG345H1
Social Ecology and Judaism

RLG346H1
Time and Place in Judaism

RLG 384H1F Pluralism and Dialogue

RLG388H1
Special Topics: Kabbalah and Modernity

RLG389H1 
Special Topics

RLG389H1
Talmud and the Art of Reading

RLG411H1
ruth, Religion, and the Public Sphere

RLG433H1
Maimonides and His Modern Interpreters

RLG430H1
Advanced Topics in Judaism

RLG434H1
Modern Jewish Thought

RLG451H1 
The Parables of Jesus

RLG453H1
Christianity and Judaism in Colonial Context 

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures (416-926-2075)

SLA103H1
Golems and Robots on Stage and on Screen

SLA202H1
Jewish Communities in Slavic Countries

SLA302H1
The Imaginary Jew

SLA303H1
Literary Imagination and Jewish Identity in Modern Europe

SLA318H1
Kyiv-Kiev-Kijow: A City through Cultures and Centuries

SLA325H1
Magic Prague

Department of Sociology (416-978-3412)

SOC250Y1
Sociology of Religion

SOC341Y1
The Jewish Community in Europe and North America

SOC397H1
Jews: The Making of a Diaspora People

St. Michael’s College (416-926-1300)

SMC175H1
Mediaeval Civilization

SMC397H1
Religion, Media and Culture

SMC458H1
Historiographies of Religion

University College (416-978-8083)

UNI280H1
Canadian Jewish History

UNI380H1
Socio-Cultural Perspective of the Canadian-Jewish Community

Victoria College (416-585-4508) 

VIC204H1
Canons and Canonicity

VIC401H1
Derrida, the German, the Jew