| Week |
Date |
Topic and Readings |
| 1 |
Jan. 6 (Th) |
Concept of Jewish Politics Commentary 1 (to be read during class) |
| 2 |
Jan. 11 (Tu), 13 (Th) | Politics
in the Biblical Period Commentary 2 |
| 3 |
Jan. 18 (Tu), 20 (Th) | Politics
in
the
Middle
Ages
(Europe
& Asia) Biale, "Power & Powerlessness in Jewish History: Corporate Governance" (reserve) Katz, "Tradition and Crisis: Structure of the Kehila" (reserve) Dowty, "The Jewish State: Jewish Politics" (reserve) Court Jew readings Zenner, "Jewish Retainers" |
| 4 |
Jan. 25 (Tu), 27 (Th) | Enlightenment
&
Emancipation Lederhendler, "On Modern Jewish Politics: Varieties" (reserve) |
| 5 |
Feb. 1 (Tu), 3 (Th) |
American
Jewry
-
Arrival
and
Adaptation Sarna, "American Revolution" Elazar, "Community and Polity: American Environment" (reserve) |
| 6 |
Feb. 8 (Tu), 10 (Th)* *1st paper deadline |
American
Jewish
Polity
-
National & Local Maisel, ch. 6 Goren, "New York Jews and the Quest for Community" (reserve) |
| 7 |
Feb. 15 (Tu), 17 (Th) | Jewish Organizational Activity |
| 8 |
Feb. 22 (Tu), 24 (Th) | American Jewish
Political Elites - Roles & Profiles Maisel, chs. 2-5, 7 ,12 Shogan, "Prelude to Catastrophe" (reserve) Elie Wiesel Meier Kahane |
| 9 |
Mar. 1 (Tu), 3 (Th) | No class on March 1; Midterm on March 3 from 10:40-11:30 (4th
period) |
| SPRING
BREAK
-
March
7-11 |
||
| 11 |
Mar. 15 (Tu), 17 (Th) | American
Jewish
Political
Behavior Maisel, chs. 8-11 Sorin, "Prophetic Minority: Roots of Radicalism" (reserve) |
| 12 |
Mar. 22* (Tu), 24 (Th) *2nd paper deadline |
Judaism
in
Israel Cohen & Susser, ch. 1,2 |
| 13 |
Mar. 29 (Tu), 31 (Th) | Religion
&
State
Issues
in
Israel Cohen & Susser, chs. 3-5 Cohen, "Religious Parties in 2006" |
| 14 |
April 5 (Tu), 7 (Th) | Jewish Thought on War |
| 15 |
April 12 (Tu), 14 (Th) |
Judaism
and
Israeli
Foreign
Policy Naor, "Behold, Rachel" Bick, "Rabbis & Rulings" Final on April 14 from 10:40-11:30 (4th period) |
| 16 |
April 19 (Tu) | No class due to Passover: Paper due in hard copy in Anderson 234 and
electronically |