Be'ur Tefillah

This is a comprehensive course in the laws and meaning of Prayer. This course will enable the students to acquire a better understanding of the evolution of tefillah, as well the nature and importance of kavannah (intention).

Chasidism
Open to Juniors and Seniors

With an emphasis placed on “Avodat Hamoach and Avodat Halev”, the synergy created between intellectuality and spirituality, students delve into the history of the development of the Chasidic Movement. Covering the era that began with the expulsion of Jews from Spain, through the Shabbtai Zvi period, culminating in the period of the Ba’al Shem Tov, students learn about the Gedolim (The Rabbinic Giants) – both Mitnagdim and Chasidic Masters of that time period and the impact they had on Jewish beliefs and practices.

Contemporary Halachic Issues
Open to Seniors

Through a study of both early and modern texts, students examine a variety of contemporary
Halachic issues, including the death penalty, euthanasia, organ transplants, vegetarianism,
abortion, health issues, academic integrity, relationships with secular Jews, and pluralism.
The goal of this class is not only to teach content, but to enable the students to engage in
independent learning and research.

Life Cycles
Open to Seniors

The life cycle of the Jew, from birth to death, is covered in depth from the perspective of
Halacha, ritual, and minhag (custom). Many unique texts are used as source material for these classes.

Machshevet Yisrael
Open to Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors

This is an advanced course in the fundamental concepts of Jewish belief and thought. The
curriculum covers the "Thirteen Principles of Faith," as enumerated by Rav Moshe Ben Maimon, (the Rambam), in his introduction to Perek Chelek, the tenth chapter of Sanhedrin.
Topics include belief in G-d, attributes of G-d, prayer, prophecy, revelation, Moshe Rabbeinu’s unique role in history, the development of Halacha, reward and punishment, and the Mashiach.

The course also focuses on a number of significant concepts, including: Jews among the nations, miracles, nature, faith and human effort. The students study the writings of important Jewish philosophers, and the curriculum includes material from the Midrash, the writings of Rambam, Ramban, and R’ Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, as well as contemporary thinkers such as Rav Avraham Y. HaKohen Kook, Rav Yosef Dov Halevi Soloveitchik, Rav Eliyahu Dessler, and Rav Yitzchok Hutner.

The curriculum is designed to facilitate discussions and reflections on philosophical ideas as they relate to the students’ own experiences and understanding of Judaism.

Parshat Hashavua
Open to Juniors and Seniors

A review of the weekly Torah reading with an in-depth analysis of special topics, keeping in mind the precept of shnayim mikrah v’echad targum, – that one should have a basic understanding and familiarity with the weekly Torah portion.

Religious Zionism
Open to Juniors and Seniors

This course will attempt to place Religious Zionism within the context of general Jewish History as a source of hope and faith, and set it within the framework of Modern Jewish History as a force in the establishment and existence of the Modern State of Israel. The course will draw on the original sources and writings of the giants of the movement including Rav Zvi Hirsch Kalischer, Rav Avraham Y. HaKohen Kook, and Rav Yosef Dov Halevi Soloveitchik. The course will also deal with the contemporary challenges to Religious Zionist ideals as reflected in current events.

Yeshiva University
86-86 Palo Alto Street
Holliswood, NY 11423
718-479-8550
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