HILLEL INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES

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