Course Offerings

The Jewish Studies Program offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary curriculum for those pursuing the minor and anyone looking to fulfill their core requirements. Below, you will find our most recent course schedules and descriptions, as well as information on previously offered courses.

  • Course

    Time

    Instructor

    Flags/Core

    JWST 1000 Intro to the Hebrew Bible

    TR 06:00 - 07:40P

    Peters, J.

    FND: Theological Inquiry

    JWST 1190 New Testament Contexts

    TR 08:00 - 09:40a

    Fisher, R

    FND: Theological Inquiry

    JWST 1190 New Testament Contexts

    TR 09:55 - 11:35a Fisher, R. FND: Theological Inquiry
    JWST 3000 Modern Jewish History

    TR 09:55 - 11:35a

    Feinstein, M. EXP: Hist Analysis & Perspective

    JWST 3636 Trends of Jewish Thought

    TR 11:50 - 01:30P

    Diamond, Mark

    INT: Faith & Reason 
    JWST 3750 01 Judaism: Religion/Hist/Culture MW 03:40 - 05:20p Klein, G. EXP: Hist Analysis & Perspective

    JWST 3998 SS: Bible and Comedy

    TR 09:55 - 11:35a

    Emanuel, S. INT: Interdisciplinary Connect

    JWST 3998 SS: Medieval Philosophy

    MW 09:55 - 11:35a Peters, C. INT: Faith & Reason

    JWST 3998 SS: Interrel Engag & Practice

    TR 03:40 - 05:20P

    Greenberg, L.

    INT: Faith & Reason 

    JWST 3998 SS: Ancient Jerusalem

    TR 08:00 - 09:40a

    Ben-Marzouk, N.

    INT: Interdisciplinary Connect

    JWST 4370 Nazi Germany & ?s of Conscnc

    TR 11:50 - 01:30p

    Feinstein, M

    INT: Faith & Reason

    JWST 4400 Interreligious Exp & Engagement

    TR 03:40 - 05:20p

    Diamond, M

    INT: Faith & Reason

    JWST 4900 Capstone Project

    TBA

    Levitsky, H.

     

     

  • Course

    Time

    Instructor

    Flags/Core

    JWST 1000
    H Bible/OT: Theo, Hist, Interp

    TBA

    Faculty

    FND: Theological Inquiry

    JWST 1998
    SS:World Religions in LA

    TBA

    Faculty

    FND: Studies in Amer Diversity

    JWST 1998
    SS: New Testament Contexts

    TBA Faculty FND: Theological Inquiry
    JWST 3510
    Ideas of Zionism


    TBA

    Faculty EXP: Hist Analysis & Perspctv 

    JWST 3636
    Trends of Jewish Thought

    MW 11:50 - 01:30 P

    Diamond, Mark

    INT: Faith & Reason 
    JWST 3998
    SS: Monsters & the Monstrous
    TBA Faculty  

    JWST 4340
    Literature of the Holocaust

    MW 11:50 - 01:30 P

    Feinstein, M FLAG: Engaged Learning

    JWST 4370 
    Nazi Germany & Questions of Conscience

    TBA Faculty  INT: Faith & Reason

    JWST 4400
    Interreligious Exp & Engagemnt

    MW 03:40 - 05:20 P

    Diamond, Mark

    INT: Faith & Reason 

    JWST 4545

    Jewish Resilience in Mdrn Era

    TR 11:50 - 01:30 P

    Feinstein, M

    INT: Faith & Reason

    JWST 4340
    Literature of the Holocaust

    TR 09:55 - 11:35 A

    Feinstein, M

    FLAG: Engaged Learning

     

  • Course

    Time

    Instructor

    Flags/Core

    JWST 1000
    Intro to the Hebrew Bible

    TR 12:00p-1:30p
    TR 2:00p-3:30p

    Lu, Rosanna

    FND: Theological Inquiry

    JWST 1000
    Intro to the Hebrew Bible

    MWF 3:30p-4:30p
    MWF 5:00p-6:00p

    Smith-Christopher, D FND: Theological Inquiry
    JWST 1998
    SS: World Religions in L.A.
    TR 8:00a-9:30a
    TR 10:00a-11:30p

    Greenberg, L FND: Studies in Amer Diversity

    JWST 1998
    SS: New Testament Contexts

    MWF 11:00a-12:00p Emmanuel, S FND: Theological Inquiry

    JWST 1998
    SS: New Testament Contexts

    TR 10:00a-11:30a
    TR 12:00p-1:30p

    Fisher, R

    FND: Theological Inquiry
    JWST 3000
    Modern Jewish History
    TR 2:00p-3:30p

    Feinstein, M

    EXP: Hist Analysis & Perspctv
    FLAG: Information Literacy

    JWST 3510 Ideas of Zionism

    MW 2:00p-3:30p   Diamond, M   EXP: Hist Analysis & Perspctv
    FLAG: Information Literacy; Oral Skills   

    JWST 4340 Literature of the Holocaust

    TR 10:00a-11:30a
    TR 12:00p-1:30p
    Feinstein, M FLAG: Engaged Learning

    JWST 4400
    Interreligious Exp & Engagement

    MW 4:00p-5:30p Diamond, M INT: Faith & Reason and FLAG: Engaged Learning
    JWST 4998
    Jewishness in the Middle Ages
    W 6:30p-9:30p Sebastian, J
    FLAG: Information Literacy 
    INT: Interdisciplinary Connect 
  • Fall 2021 course descriptions will be available in August 2021

  • Course

    Time

    Instructor

    Flags/Core

    JWST 1000
    Intro to the Hebrew Bible

    MWF 8:00a-9:00am
    MWF 9:30a-10:30a

    Fisher, R

    FND: Theological Inquiry

    JWST 1000
    Intro to the Hebrew Bible

    TR 11:50a-1:20p

    Klein, G

    FND: Theological Inquiry

    JWST 1998
    SS: World Religions in L.A.

    MWF 8:00a-9:00a
    MWF 9:30a-10:30a
    Greenberg, L FND: Studies in Amer Diversity
    JWST 1998
    SS: New Testament Contexts


    TR 7:50a-9:20a
    TR 9:50a-11:20a

    Emanuel, S  

    JWST 3500
    Politics of Modern Israel

    MWF 9:30a-10:30a

    Di Pasquale, G

     
    JWST 3636
    Trends of Jewish Thought
    TR 1:50p-3:20p Diamond, M  FLAG: Engaged Learning
    INT: Faith and Reason

    JWST 3998
    SS: American Jewish Literature

    M 6:30p-9:30p Levitsky, H FLAG: Writing  

    JWST 3998 
    SS: Culture & Politics of Weimar Germany

    TR 1:50p-3:20p  Drummond, E  FLAG: Oral Skills, Writing 
    INT: Interdisciplinary Connect 

    JWST 3998
    SS: Medieval Philosophy

    MW 4:00p-5:30p

    Peters, C

     

    JWST 4350 History and Psychology of the Holocaust & Genocide

    TR 9:50a-11:20a
    11:50a-1:20p

    Feinstein, M

    INT: Interdisciplinary Connect
    FLAG: Writing

    JWST 4400
    Interreligious Exp & Engagement

    TR 3:50p-5:20p

    Diamond, M

    INT: Faith & Reason and FLAG: Engaged Learning

    JWST 4900 Capstone Project

    TBD

    Levitsky, H

     
  • For details on Spring 2021 courses, consult our course descriptions here

  • The LMU Bulletin maintains the complete list of all Jewish Studies courses. See all courses.

  • Below are the links to Jewish Studies course descriptions that have been offered in previous semesters. Most courses in Jewish Studies rotate frequently, so if a course you are interested in appears here but not on the current schedule, it will most likely appear during the following semester or year. If there is a particular course you are interested in that hasn't been offered in a while, please reach out to jewishstudiesprogram@lmu.edu to convey your interest.

    Fall 2020 

    Spring 2020

    Fall 2019

    Spring 2019

    Fall 2018

    Spring 2018

    Fall 2017