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Course Topics
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- Government’s Rights & Restrictions
- The Judiciary: More than “Law & Order”?
- The Monarchy: Is it an ideal?
- The Prophet: Who speaks for G-d?
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Course Objectives
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- To familiarize the student with the classical foundations of Jewish
belief
- To present applications of these philosophical principles for
everyday life
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Course Schedule
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- Schedule to be announced
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- Self-Paced Study: Students can read the material
and correspond at their own pace.
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Interactive Feature
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- Question & Comments: Students are invited to
respond to questions and/or raise questions of their own, via E-mail.
- Personal Responses: Students will receive personal
responses to their letters, via E-mail.
- On Line Posting: Select teacher-student
correspondences will be posted on-line for viewing and comments by the
entire class.
Confidentiality
of student correspondence will be respected |
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Classical Sources
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- Midrashic Literature (1st
- 6th centuries Israel & Babylon) - The repository of the
Oral Law
- "The Kuzari"
(Rabbi Yehudah Ha'levy, 1080-1145, Spain) - Examines
the fundamentals of Judaism based on the philosophical dialogue
between the Khazar king and a Jewish scholar.
- The Writings of Maimonides (Rabbi
Moshe, son of Maimon, 1135-1204, Egypt) - From the
comprehensive works of one of the great codifiers of Jewish
knowledge.
- Rabbi Nissim's Discourses (Rabbi
Nissim, son of Reuben, 1290-1375, Spain) - Topical exposition
of the tenets of Judaism.
- "The Book of Fundamentals"
(Rabbi Yosef Albo, 1380-1444, Spain) - A
systematic presentation of Jewish belief, from general principles to
precise details.
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