Jewish Studies

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Students completing the M.A. in Jewish Studies will be able to: * a) conceptualize the development of Jewish culture and history over time (from the era of the Bible until the present) and space (comparing the variety of Jewish cultural production in a given historical moment);
* b) recognize and analyze classical, pre-modern Jewish sources (Bible, Mishna, Talmud, Maimonides, etc.);
* c) understand the variety of methodologies (historical, literary, philological, anthropological, philosophical, and sociological) used to study Jewish culture;
* d) demonstrate language proficiency (two years) in Hebrew or another Jewish language;
* e) investigate Jewish culture through its literature, mainly in the original language, though if necessary in translation; and
* f) critically read, think and write on the Jewish experience, at the appropriate graduate level.

* Jewish History I: Ancient and Medieval
* Jewish History II: Early Modern and Modern
* American Jewish Life: Social Science Approaches
* The Bible through Literary Eyes
* The Akedah: The Binding of Isaac and Its Reverberations
* Rabbinic Literature
* Kafka
* Benjamin, Scholem, Arendt
* Europe and Its Jews: Problems and Directed Readings in Modern Jewish Historiography
* Jewish-Christian Relations through the Ages
* The Jews in Muslim and Christian Spain
* Jewish Memory, Identity and Culture

* A completed online application * Official transcripts from previously attended institutions * GRE scores * Two letters of recommendation * A personal statement (1-2 pages) * A writing sample (optional) * Application fee English Language Requirements TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test: 79

A majority of full-time graduate students receive some financial aid and most full-time doctoral students receive full support. The level of support often is dependent upon the specific graduate program and your degree status. There are three forms of financial assistance available to graduate students: merit-based, need-based, and non-need based aid.

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