Welcome
The Program in Jewish Studies offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the religion, history, literatures, languages, social experience, and cultures of the Jewish people. Through a variety of lenses, the program conveys the complex interaction of forces that create and express Jewish cultural and religious identities. Students completing the program will gain knowledge of the field along with the tools necessary for continued study of Judaism and Jewish civilization in all its manifestations.
Two Evenings with Award-Winning Filmmaker and Virtual Reality Creator, Avi Dabach
The Department of Religious Studies and the Program in Jewish Studies are proud to welcome award-winning filmmaker and virtual reality creator, Avi Dabach, to our campus for two exciting events! Through an immersive virtual reality workshop and a lecture, Dabach will showcase his use of virtual reality and documentary filmmaking to explore history, memory, and cultural heritage.
Registration is requested for both events, found at the links below.
Click here for more information on both events
Inside the Great Synagogue of Aleppo: An Immersive Virtual Reality Experience
Tuesday, February 17th at the Geller Hillel Student Center
5:00pm dinner and presentation
Searching for Jewish Aleppo: A Filmmaker’s Quest to Restore Syria’s Lost Heritage
Wednesday, February 18th at the Baker-Nord Institute in Clark 206
6:00pm refreshments | 6:30pm lecture
Two Evenings with Avi Dabach are sponsored by: the Baker-Nord Institute, Geller Hillel, the Department of Religious Studies, and the Program in Jewish Studies
Jewish Studies Open House: An Explore Event!
The Program of Jewish Studies invites you to an Open House event. Come have a “nosh” (snack), learn about the program, and create some fun letterpress prints to share for the new year. All are welcome!
This Explore event takes place on
Thursday, September 25th at 5pm
in the New Gutenberg Annex / Bellflower 101
Questions? Contact professor Barbara Mann at: bem71@case.edu
Monthly Hebrew Culture Table – Fall ’25
Please join us this fall for our monthly “Hebrew Culture Table”. In these meetings, we will discuss short Hebrew texts, in translation (poems, short stories, explore Israeli art and talk about contemporary Israeli culture – using the text as an opportunity to delve into central aspects of Israeli society, its history and social makeup. No prior knowledge of Hebrew is required. Refreshments will be provided
Please contact Dr. Nadav Linial with questions at: nxl386@case.edu
Wednesday’s 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Guilford House Parlor
September 17th, 2025
October 22nd, 2025
November 19th, 2025
Jewish and Hebrew Studies Fall ’25 Courses
Fall ’25 Courses
It’s not too late to add Jewish and Hebrew Studies to your schedule! Seats are still available for a number of our courses
JWST/WLIT 285: Land-Identify-Nation: An Introduction to Israeli Literature – Nadav Linial – TR 11:30-12:45
JWST/ENGL/WLIT 293: Introduction to Modern Jewish Literature, 1880-1945 – Barbara Mann – MW 12:45-2:00
JWST/HSTY/RLGN 389: History of Zionism – Alanna Cooper and Jay Geller – MW 12:45-2:00 (Closed for Registration)
HBRW 101: Elementary Modern Hebrew I – Nadav Linial – MWF 8:25-9:15
HBRW 201: Intermediate Modern Hebrew I – Nadav Linial – MWF 10:35-11:25
HBRW/JWST/ARAB/ETHS/RLGN/SPAN 303: Multicultural Spain: Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Coexistence – Barbara Mann, Ramez Islambouli, and Damaris Punales-Alpizar – W 2:15 – 3:05
Hebrew Program
Funding is available to help support Hebrew language study at CWRU and abroad, for both academic year courses and summer programs. Contact Barbara Mann bem71@case.edu for details.
Come learn how to create letter press prints in Hebrew at the New Gutenberg Annex!