Spring 2024
JEWISH 122 002 - LEC 002
Topics in Judaism
Religion and Spirituality in Education—Israeli and American Cases
Hanan Alexander
Class #:34142
Units: 3to4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Jewish Studies Program
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
0
Enrolled: 8
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 8
Waitlist Max: 2
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 6 to 10 hours of outside work hours per week.
Final Exam
THU, MAY 9TH
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Hildebrand B51
Other classes by Hanan Alexander
Course Catalog Description
A course on trends in Jewish religious, cultural, and social life. The course will study innovative and conservative aspects of thought, ritual, and belief in relation to contemporary life and traditional Jewish values in at least one country other than the United States.
Class Description
This course will examine the roles of religion and spirituality in education from the perspective liberal democratic society in two paradigm cases, Israel and the United States. It will review similarities and differences in the ways each school system conceives and practices such notions as secular and religious, initiation and indoctrination, diversity and inclusion, and public and private. For example, public schools do not offer religious instruction in the United States, due to the constitutional separation of religion and state, whereas religious schools receive state funding in Israel, as they do in many other countries that require no such separation. The course will also consider critiques of these concepts and practices based on gender, race, class, nationality, language, and the search for meaning, as well as similarities and differences between the impact of religious affiliation and nationalism and the influence of extremism in each educational system.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Requirements class fulfills
Meets International Studies, L&S Breadth
Meets Philosophy & Values, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None