Introduction to Peace Studies from a Jewish Perspectives

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This course, the first in a series of three, will introduce Peace Studies through the lens of Jewish sacred texts, Tanakh, Talmud, and Halakha, as well as in examining current events that promise conflict while searching for relief, if not resolution. Each class will have a primary text and numerous additional texts which the class will prepare. The first half of every class will be spent in presentation of the material while the second half will spent in a guided discussion.