Judaic Studies

Courses of Instruction

Hebrew Union College
3077 University Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(213) 749-3424

Registrar: Carol Sofer

Faculty

Professors: Isa Aron, Ph.D.; Lewis M. Barth, Ph.D.; Stanley F. Chyet, Ph.D.; William Cutter, Ph.D.; David Ellenson, Ph.D.; Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, Ph.D.; Uri D. Herscher, D.H.L.; Sara Lee, M.A.; Norman B. Mirsky, Ph.D.; Stephen Passamaneck, Ph.D.; Bruce Phillips, Ph.D.; Michael Zeldin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor: Reuven Firestone, Ph.D.

Lecturer: Yaffa Weisman, Ph.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.

Emphasis in Judaic Studies

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 section in this catalogue for more information.

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