Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
3077 University Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 749-3424
FAX: (213) 747-6128
Email: louchheim@huc.edu
www.huc.edu

Chair: Reuven Firestone, Ph.D.

Registrar: Carol Sofer
Email: csofer@huc.edu

Professors: Isa Aron, Ph.D.; Lewis M. Barth, Ph.D.; William Cutter, Ph.D.; David Ellenson, Ph.D.; Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, Ph.D.; Reuven Firestone, Ph.D.; Sara Lee, M.A.; Stephen Passamaneck, Ph.D.; Bruce Phillips, Ph.D.; Michael Zeldin, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors: Rachel R. Adler, Ph.D.; Sharon Gillerman, Ph.D.; David Kaufman, Ph.D.; Adriane Leveen, Ph.D.; Adam Rubin, Ph.D.; Dvora Weisberg, Ph.D.

Adjunct Associate Professor: Steven F. Windmueller, Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professor: Yaffa Weisman, Ph.D.

Lecturers: Rivka Dori, M.A., M.S.; Richard Levy, D.D.

Judaic Studies is offered by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, an independent college adjacent to the USC campus. Students of the program receive regular course credit and their degrees from USC. Hebrew courses may be used to fulfill graduation requirements in a foreign language; courses which meet humanities general education requirements may be used as electives or may be used for major credit with the approval of an advisor.

A Bachelor of Arts in Religion with an area of emphasis in Judaic Studies is offered cooperatively by the School of Religion and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Program requirements are listed in this catalogue under Religion.

The Ph.D. program in Religion and Social Ethics, offered at USC through the School of Religion, may be taken with a concentration in Judaic Studies. Applicants for the joint Ph.D. program in Religion and Social Ethics with Hebrew Union College should apply to USC; applications are considered jointly with Hebrew Union College. Applicants are required to demonstrate proficiency in Hebrew. See the Department of Religion for more information.

The minor in Jewish American Studies offers the opportunity to study the experiences and cultures of the American Jewish community in relation to those of other American peoples. For the minor, 24 units of American Studies and Judaic Studies are required. Required courses include AMST 202, 301, and JS 180, 375, 383 and either 381 or 382.

The minor in Judaic Studies provides the opportunity for in-depth study of Jewish thought, ethics, history, literature, tradition, spirituality and women’s studies using approaches developed through the academic study of religion. It is an interdisciplinary program that challenges and stimulates students to examine and learn about Judaism as a topic of scientific interest.

For the minor, 24 units in Judaic Studies and Religion are required. The following courses are required: REL 301, JS 180 and JS 322. Three additional courses may be chosen from among JS 311, 321, 361, 375, 381, 382, and REL 312.