Summer Courses
FIRST YEAR HEBREW INTENSIVE (12 credits)
Monday through Friday 8:00 am – 10:20 am
June 21 – August 20
Heb 099 Audit fee: $900
Have you ever wanted to learn Hebrew? In these nine dynamic
and enjoyable weeks you can complete the entire first-year university
sequence in modern Hebrew.
INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM (4 credits)
Monday through Thursday 10:30 am – 12:50 pm
June 21 – July 15
Hst 099 Audit fee: $300
Judaism is a religion of ancient ties to a foundational text, a land,
a people, and a way of life. It is also a world civilization that has
undergone surprising changes in its more than 3,000 year history.
In this course we will explore the religious beliefs and practices of
Judaism, from its Biblical origins to the variety of its modern forms.
ISRAELI SOCIETY THROUGH DRAMA (1 credit)
Tuesdays 7 – 9:20 pm
June 22, 29, July 6, 13
Eng 099 Audit fee: $100
Journey with complex characters through controversial issues in
works by three Israeli playwrights. Gain an appreciation of Israeli
drama and a deeper understanding of the Israeli experience. Includes
attendance at three Israel Onstage productions.
Religious Community, Ethnic Continuity,
and
Group Relations in Modern America
of American Jews (1 credit)
Wednesdays 7 – 9:20 pm
June 23, 30, July 7, 14
JSt 099 Audit fee: $80
Historical overview and contemporary analysis of the institutions
and dynamics of organized American Judaism, including its relationship
with Israel and Jewish populations abroad, intracommunity divisions,
assimilation, financing, intergroup relations, and responses to antisemitism.
JEWISH PHOTOGRAPHERS (1 credit)
Thursdays 7 – 9:20 pm
June 24, July 1, 8, 15
JSt 099 Audit fee: $80
This course examines Jewish photographers and their influences
on photographic movements including contemporary, creative, documentary,
and photojournalistic photography.
Medical Ethics and Jewish Tradition (1 credit)
Monday through Thursday 7 – 9:20 pm
June 14 - June 17
JSt 099 Audit fee: $80
How is a millennia-old legal-ethical tradition applied to contemporary
situations and new technologies? Using real-life situations and classic
Jewish texts, we will identify how Jewish ethics are implemented when
dealing with such issues as cloning, genetic engineering, abortion, and
end-of-life decisions.
For registration information call Judaic Studies at 503 725 3917 or e-mail judaicst@pdx.edu.
