Thu, Oct 14
|Melton and More via ZOOM
The Many Meanings of Being Jewish
What does being a Jew mean to you? This course will explore diverse understandings of what it has meant to identify as "Jewish" from ancient times to the present day, in a variety of religious; ethno-national; cultural; culinary; hereditary and political contexts.
Time & Location
Oct 14, 2021, 10:00 AM – Jan 06, 2022, 11:30 AM
Melton and More via ZOOM
About the event
Week 1: What Does it Mean to be Jewish? Hebrews, Israelites, Yehudim, Jews
Week 2: Markers and Measures of Jewish Identification
Week 3: How Judaism Became a “Religion”
Week 4: Culture and Community: Food for Thought
Week 5: Antisemitisms and Jewish Identity
Week 6: Jewish DNA: Diving into the Gene Pool, Climbing the Family Tree
Week 7: Jewish Nation-alisms and Israel
Week 8: Conversion and Intermarriage: Double or Nothing?
Week 9: Jews and Politics: Is There a “Jewish Vote”?
Week 10: The Future of Being Jewish: What should “Jewish Education” be Teaching?
Schedule
2,018 hours 30 minutes10 Sessions: Course meets Oct. 14, 21, 28; Nov. 4, 11, 18; Dec. 2, 9, 16; Jan. 6