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The Gwendolyn and Joseph Straus School
Judaism’s Response to Modernity: Modern Jewish Thought From a preamble by Maimonides, and in the seventeenth century, Spinoza, we will trace intellectual, religious, political, social, and philosophical currents in modern Judaism, as being rooted in the historical context of the times. Amongst the scholars covered in the course are Mendelssohn, Hermann Cohen, Salanter, Buber, Ahad Ha’am, Geiger and other Wissenschaft thinkers, Rosenzweig, Zacahrias Frankel, J.B. Soloveitchik, Heschel, Mordechai Kaplan, S.R. Hirsch, Esriel Hildesheimer, and Abraham Isaac Kook. The course will include study of texts with additional readings to help develop a historical and philosophical context for each period. Jerome Chanes Tuesday, 7:45 – 9:15 p.m. 4-session course: April 21, May 5, 12, 19. Tuition: $200  God in the 'Years of Fury': A Look at Holocaust Theology Many theological reflections have been written in the wake of the Holocaust, but what was being said during that treacherous time? How did rabbis and Jewish philosophers reckon with their reality? How did they make sense of God in the face of despair? What was their response to the enormity of Jewish suffering? We will focus on religious writings from the years 1939-1945 and take a glimpse at post-Holocaust thought. Erin Leib Smokler Wednesday, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. 16-session course: January 21, 28, February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20. Tuition: $500 The Works of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik: A Philosophical Analysis The legacy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik is often the subject of debate in Modern Orthodox circles. We will endeavor to show that Rav Soloveitchik’s writings merit serious study, through detailed analysis of selections from his philosophical writings, including some of his less read philosophical works, such as The Halakhic Mind. Daniel Rynhold Wednesday, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. 5-session course: April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20. Tuition: $250 |
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