The following non-credit courses are being offered by Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel during the fall term. All courses will begin during the week of October 5 unless otherwise noted. Course Registration Fee: Student $10, Non-student $20 (for one or more courses) Ulpan student $25, non-student $40. Payable to Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel, 1 Bryant Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. No fees for students on scholarship. Registration by mail is accepted.
Hebrew and Yiddish: Language and Literature
Elementary Hebrew Dalia Cohen, Monday 5:30-6:30 pm, Lamont 402
Intermediate Hebrew
Dalia Cohen, Thursday 5:30-6:30. Lamont
402 For students with a vocabulary of approximately 500 words
Ulpan--An Intensive Course in Modern Spoken Hebrew for Beginners
Dalia Cohen, Monday and Thursday, 6:30-7:45 pm, Lamont 402
Elementary Yiddish
Michael Stanislawski, Tuesday, 7:00-8:00 pm, Boylston 2A
Yiddish Poetry and Prose
Rabbi Ben-Zion Gold, every other Thursday, 8:00 pm, beginning October 14, 1 Bryant Strret
For people who know Yiddish and want to keep in touch with it. We will read from the works of Sholem Aleichem, Bergelson, Bailik, Der Nister, Grade, Hofstein, Kulback, Leivick, Manager, Main Leib, and Peretz.
Bible
Bible Lesson of the Week:
Reading of Text and Discussion Rabbi Ben-Zion Gold, Friday, 7:30 pm. as part of the Conservative Service at PBH
Topics in Biblical Religion
Rabbi Gold and guests, Saturday, 11:00 am, as part of the Worship and Study Study Service at PBH
Textual Study of the Book of Genesis with Traditional Commentaries
Rabbi Michael Shmidman, Saturday, after the Orthodox Service, 1 Bryant Street
Parshat HaShavua (Weekly Biblical Portion)
Rabbi Isaac Mann, Saturday, before Mincha, 1 Bryant Street
This course will deal with a different topic each week relating to the Sedra of that particlar Shabbat. The sessions will be text-oriented and will focus on the commentaries of the medieval exegetes. (Familiarity with Hebrew will be helpful.)
Talmud and Midrash
Introduction to the Mishna
Rabbi Abraham Foxbruner, Monday, 5:00-6:00 pm
1 Bryant Street library, beginning September 27.
Study of texts of Eduyoth and Sanhedrin.
Intermediate Talmud
Rabbi Mordecai Feuerstein, Wednesday, 7:30 pm, 1 Bryant Street Library
Talmudic texts and commentaries to be read in the original. For more information, call Rabbi Feuerstein at 864-2962.
Advanced Talmud Shiur (Tractate "Chulin")
Professor Shlomo Sternberg Organizational Meeting, Tuesday, September 28, 1:00 pm, Science Center, Room 325
The Legends of the Talmud and Midrash
Dov Noy, Professor of Jewish Folklore and Hebrew Literature, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Wednesday, 6:15-7:15 pm, 1 Bryant Street library
Materials will be examined from a literary and historical perspective.
Law
Topics in Jewish Law
Rabbi Isaac Mann, Monday, 7:30 pm, 1 Bryant Street
Study of Laws relevant to daily life as formulated in the authoritative code of Jewish Law.
Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Introduction to Jewish Mysticism: Sefer Ha-Bahir
David Ariel, Tuesday, 7:30 pm. Leighton-Room, PBH
Knowledge of Hebrew helpful but not required.
Introduction to Medieval Hebrew Philosophical Texts
Steven Harvey, Monday, 7:00-8:00 pm, beginning October 18, 1 Bryant Street library
Provocative selections from Saakia Maimonides, Falaquera, Gersonides, and Crescas wil be read. The course presupposes no knowledge of Medieval Hebrew
Lubavich Hassidic Thought
Rabbi Leib Scheiner, Tuesday, 8:00 pm
1 Bryant Street library
In this course, we will study the Tania by Rabbi Schneur Zalman (1747-1813), the founder of the Lubavicher-Hassidic movement.
Maimonides: The Man and his Thought within the intellectual history of his period Rabbi Michael Shmidman, Tuesday, 7:30 pm, 1 Bryant Street
Contemporary Israel
The Kibbutz as an Alternative: A Realistic Assessment
Avishai Shafrir, founding member of Kibbutz Adamit,
Monday, 7:30 pm, beginning September 27 1 Bryant Street
Family Life
Conceptions of the Role of Women in Judaism (Seminar)
Leslie F. Keiter, co-coordinator, first meeting, Thursday, October 7, 8:00 pm 1 Bryant Street
Seminar participants will decide on topics for discussion.
Folklore
Introduction to Jewish Folklore
Dov Noy, Professor of Jewish Folklore and Hebrew Literature, the Hebrew University, Jerusalem Wednesday, 7:15-8:15 pm 1 Bryant Street library
Practicum
The Art of Hebrew Letters Terri Barel, Organizational Meeting, Wednesday, October 6, 8:00 pm 1 Bryant Street
Miss Barel, a master calligrapher, will teach the art of Hebrew calligraphy.
Israeli Folk Dancing Roberta Steinberg, Sunday, 3:00 pm Memorial Hall
The Art of Jewish Cooking Mrs. Ruth Master Organizational Meeting Tuesday, October 5, 7:30 pm Hillel Kitchen, 1 Bryant Street
The Melody of Prayer Jane Myers Tuesday, 7:00 pm, Shepard Room, PBH Cantillation for the Torah, Prophets, and Megillot
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