Jewish Studies (JWST)Arts and Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.
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- Schedule of Classes - October 30, 2025 7:09PM EDT
Classes
JWST 1102
Course Description
Intended for beginners. Provides a thorough grounding in reading, writing, grammar, oral comprehension, and speaking. Students who complete the course are able to function in basic situations ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1102
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 1102
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 1777
Course Description
Elementary Yiddish II is the second in a three-class sequence that will enable students to meet their Arts & Sciences language requirement in Yiddish. It provides a further introduction to, and deepening ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 1777, YIDSH 1777
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
JWST 2100
Course Description
The course is aimed at training students in exact and idiomatic Hebrew, expanding vocabulary and usage of grammatical knowledge, and acquiring facility of expression in both conversation and writing. Uses ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 2100
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 2155
Course Description
Religion is a term with a rich history but without a precise definition. Everyone can describe a religious idea or a religious experience even though there is no agreement about what it is that makes an ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2155, RELST 2155
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 2629
Course Description
This course provides a literary and historical introduction to the earliest Christian writings, especially those that eventually came to be included in the New Testament. Through the lens of the Gospel ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2613, NES 2629, RELST 2629
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 2644
Course Description
This course is an introduction to Jewish identities, values, and practices from the ancient to modern era. Organized thematically, it examines Judaism as a religious phenomenon, with a particular emphasis ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 2644, RELST 2644
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 2790
Course Description
What does it mean to call a film is Jewish? Does it have to represent Jewish life? Does it have to feature characters identifiable as Jews? If artists who identify as Jews-actors, directors, screenwriters, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2790, PMA 2490, VISST 2790
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 2853
Course Description
Before Jewish politics, Jewish identity and Jewish philosophy, there was Jewish law. No other institution is more important to the history of Judaism and to the Jewish way of life. In this lecture course, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2853, RELST 2853
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
JWST 3102
Course Description
This is the second course in our third-year Modern Hebrew language sequence. Like its predecessor, it focuses on developing speech proficiency, reading and listening comprehension, and writing. It does ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 3102
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 3104
Course Description
This course develops oral and written communication, as well as reading and listening comprehension, through engagement with Israeli media (newspapers, radio reports, and television and internet news) ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HEBRW 3104
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 3200
Course Description
This course aims to familiarize students with the history of Scandinavia, ca. 800-1100 ad. Although well known as a dramatic chapter in medieval history, this period remains enigmatic and often misunderstood. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 3200, MEDVL 3200, NES 3200
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Falk, O
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
JWST 3523
Course Description
Islamophobia and Judeophobia are ideas and like all ideas they have a history of their own. Although today many might think of Islamophobia or Judeophobia as unchangeable---fear of and hatred for Islam ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 3523, RELST 3523
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 3722
Course Description
Students will practice critical, close reading and examination of historical primary sources that are essential for the study of modern Jewish nationalism and statehood. In our discussions, we will identify ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 3722
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 3825
Course Description
This course will explore Holocaust survivor testimonies, from the multilayered history of their recording across the globe and their increasing institutionalization after the 1980s to their current uses ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GERST 3825, HIST 3835, SHUM 3825
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
JWST 4013
Course Description
Antisemitism, a deep-seated prejudice against Jews, is seeing a global revival. The most brutal U.S. instance was the 2018 Tree of Life Synagogue massacre, where Robert G. Bowers, an active anti-Semitic ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LAW 4013
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
JWST 4644
Course Description
Several Bronze Age kingdoms situated around the Eastern Mediterranean underwent a violent collapse around 1175 BCE. Archaeological and textual evidence suggest that two major socioeconomic processes played ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4644, ARKEO 6644, CLASS 4744, CLASS 7744, JWST 6644, NES 4644, NES 6644
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
JWST 4992
Course Description
For undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or do extensive reading on a special topic. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise ... view course details
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Burns, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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JWST 6644
Course Description
Several Bronze Age kingdoms situated around the Eastern Mediterranean underwent a violent collapse around 1175 BCE. Archaeological and textual evidence suggest that two major socioeconomic processes played ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4644, ARKEO 6644, CLASS 4744, CLASS 7744, JWST 4644, NES 4644, NES 6644
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)