RAB 502 Yesodot Pilot
This is an experimental course meant to help students continue to develop the linguistic and analytical skills for interpreting Jewish sacred literature. Organized around the selections from the synagogue lectionary, students will read the biblical text closely, alongside rabbinic exegesis, medieval commentaries, and medieval and modern philosophical literature under the guidance of instructors and with reference to selected secondary sources. One weekly session will be devoted primary source study in havruta and one session will be devoted to synthetic discussion. Students' engagement with Hebrew sources will be keyed to the development specific linguistic competencies.