Students majoring in Jewish studies may choose to focus their Jewish studies coursework on Modern Hebrew literature and the culture, history, and politics of Israel. This concentration follows the general requirements of the Jewish studies major, with the following modifications:
- The diaspora requirement in the Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts category is eliminated.
- The American requirement for the History and Social Science category is eliminated.
- Students in this concentration take HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 401 and HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 402 (repeatable for credit). These courses can be used to fulfill either the Hebrew Texts requirement or the Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts requirement.
- In the event that a student uses HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 401–HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 402 to fulfill the Hebrew Texts requirement, the student must repeat HEBR-MOD/JEWISH The second time the student takes HEBR-MOD/JEWISH 402, it will count toward the Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts requirement.
- In the six courses taken across the “Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts” and “History and Social Science” clusters, four courses must deal in some way with Israel. Pre-approved for this concentration are:
- HISTORY/MEDIEVAL/RELIG ST 309: The Crusades: Christianity and Islam
- JEWISH/HISTORY 220: Introduction to Modern Jewish History
- JEWISH/CLASSICS/LITTRANS/RELIG ST 227: Introduction to Biblical Literature (in English)
- JEWISH/CLASSICS 241: Introduction to Biblical Archaeology
- JEWISH/RELIG ST 278: Food in Rabbinic Judaism
- JEWISH/LITTRANS 318: Modern Jewish Literature
- JEWISH/LITTRANS/RELIG ST 328: Classical Rabbinic Literature in Translation
- JEWISH/CLASSICS/HEBR-BIB/LITTRANS/RELIG ST 332: Prophets of the Bible
- JEWISH 356: Jerusalem, Holy City of Conflict and Desire
- JEWISH/LITTRANS 367: Israeli Fiction in Translation
- JEWISH/HISTORY 374: Modern Political History of the Jews: Era of Mass Movements, 1870-1970
- JEWISH/HEBR-MOD 401: Topics in Modern Hebrew / Israeli Literature and Culture I
- JEWISH/HEBR-MOD 402: Topics in Modern Hebrew / Israeli Literature and Culture II
- JEWISH/POLI SCI 665: Israeli Politics and Society
- INTL ST 266: Introduction to the Middle East