Course Archive

2016–2017

Fall 2016 Courses

Junior Seminar: Occupy Wall Street in Comparative Perspective

Political Science 191

Prof. Michael Shalev, Hebrew University

Whereas in the U.S. Occupy Wall Street mobilized primarily tent activists and met with a mixed public reception, earlier the same year protests of “indignant” youth in Southern Europe and Israel spurred mega-demonstrations and won broad public support. What explains the appearance of rare “encompassing” protests, and why did they occur in some countries and not others during the 2011 protest wave? Did...

2019–2020

Fall 2019 Courses

Minority Rights in a Nation State: The Israeli Balance

Legal Studies 190

Prof. Roy Peled, College of Management – Academic Studies

In its’ declaration of independence, Israel declared itself as the fulfillment of the national aspirations of the Jewish people, and at the same time committed to maintaining full equality among all its citizens’ regardless of nationality. These potentially contradicting commitments have been at the center of Israeli political and legal...

2022–2023

Fall 2022 Courses

Religion, Gender, and Law: The Case of Israel

Legal Studies 190 - SEM 004

Prof. Masua Sagiv, Bar-Ilan University Faculty of Law; Shalom Hartman Institute Scholar-in-Residence

The course will explore the intersection of gender, religion, and law in Israel, as manifested in social movement activism through law and society. The course will illustrate and reflect upon different strategies and spheres for promoting social change, by examining core issues involving gender, religion and law in Israel: religious marriage and divorce...

2012–2013

2012–2013 Courses

Modern Jewish Thought

Jewish Studies 120

Prof. Leon Wiener Dow, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation Post-Doctoral Lecturer; Post-Doctoral Fellow in Jewish Law, Robbins Collection for Civil and Religious Law, Berkeley Law

History of Zionism

History 100.006

Prof. Yaacov Yadgar, Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund Visiting Israeli Professor

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