B. Master Jewish Studies

Elective Modules: 3 Epoch Modules

Epoch Module Antique Period

• 060073 SE Wisdom and Absurdity - The Book of Qohelet and the Crisis of Wisdom Thought

Epoch Module Rabbinic Period

• 060061 PV Talmud

Epoch Module Medieval Period

Epoch Module Modern Period

• 060070 VO The Kabbalah

Epoch Module Contemporary Period

• 060041 VO Israel and Zionism from 1948 up to the present
• 060056 PV Contemporary Texts
• 060058 VO+UE Contemporary Hebrew Texts

Compulsory Module Hebrew and Aramaic

Compulsory Module Hebrew and Aramaic Texts

• 060056 PV Contemporary Texts
• 060061 PV Talmud
• 060073 SE Wisdom and Absurdity - The Book of Qohelet and the Crisis of Wisdom Thought

Compulsory Modules: 2 Advanced Special Topic Modules

Advanced Special Topic Module A

• 060015 SE An Introduction to Hebrew Manuscripts
• 060057 VO+UE Development of synagogal liturgy - texts and music
• 060064 UE The Shoah in West and East-German Film
• 060066 VO+UE Jews under Islam 2

Advanced Special Topic Module B

• 060038 VO Glückel von Hameln (1645-1724) - ihre außergewöhnliche Autobiographie und die sie bewegenden Ereignisse an Hand von Quellen
• 060055 VO Judaism Contemporary - I know a Jew! May I say "Jude"? How do Jews live in Europe? What is Bar Mitzwah? Where do Jews marry? What is kosher? Questions and Answers!
• 060059 VO The unity of the torah - the oral and written law
• 060065 VO+UE Early kabbalistic texts
• 060068 UE [ de he ] Biblical Texts

Compulsory Final Module Master