JUDAISM IN THE MODERN AGE

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A study of Jewish communities and movements since the Enlightenment emphasizing historical, intellectual, religious-legal, and socio-cultural developments. Pivotal movements (e.g., Hassidism, Reform, Historical Conservative Judaism, Modern Orthodoxy, Zionism) and major historical events (e.g., the American and French Revolutions, Tsarist oppression, the Holocaust/Shoah and the establishment of the State of Israel) will be analyzed for their ongoing impact on Jewish thought, practice, and social organization. (Cross-listed with RELI 8156 )