July 13–18, 2008

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A key component of Hebrew College’s Online Master of Arts in Jewish Studies (MAJS) degree program is a week-long summer residential institute at the Hebrew College campus. Matriculated students, who interact regularly via the Internet, will build personal connections with one another and faculty, as they study and socialize during this intensive program.

While at Hebrew College, we invite you to take advantage of courses scheduled prior to and following the seminar. These include intensive two-week, 3-credit courses and intensive four-week Hebrew language courses. Read more...

UC=undergraduate credit; GC=graduate credit; NC=noncredit

A Text That Binds: The Akedah in Jewish
History and Thought
Breuer
3 GC, $2,685; not available for NC
INTD 526
Note: Open only to students in the Online MAJS program.

The biblical narrative of Abraham's near-sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22) is, without question, one of the most powerful, compelling and yet troubling passages of the Pentateuch. This narrative, referred to simply as the Akedah (Binding of Isaac), is a text that Jews have returned to time and again, with reverberations across Jewish history and through two millennia of Jewish literature. In this course, we will trace the manifold ways in which this text was read, interpreted and appropriated. The goal of the course is not only a cross-culture literary history of the Jews, but an exercise in reading that allows us to appreciate the intellectual and religious forces shaping Jewish societies throughout the ages.

More about the Online Master of Arts in Jewish Studies At the forefront of developing and delivering online Jewish study courses, Hebrew College offers a Master of Arts in Jewish Studies that can be pursued from the comfort of your home, anywhere in the world. The program, which can be completed in two to three years, maintains the same high standards of academic excellence that have characterized Hebrew College since its founding in 1921. Students participate in online courses, independent study, a small number of courses taken at local colleges or universities, and two one-week summer seminars at Hebrew College's campus near Boston, Massachusetts. This is a unique opportunity to engage in meaningful, interactive study and academic inquiry into Jewish sources and tradition. Hebrew College's emphasis on small classes, the availability of individual advisers and mentors as well as direct access to faculty foster a caring and dynamic online learning community. For more information 617-559-8610 hebrewcollege.edu/online

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