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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
History of Jewish People & Contemporary Jewry
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Prof. Israel Yuval
Coordinator Office Hours:
to be scheduled
Teaching Staff:
Prof. Israel Yuval
Course/Module description:
Sacred time offers a launching point between the sacred metaphysical and the transient physical. It attaches to it abstract ideas and distant historical memories, and boasts of eternal cycles. It seeks to block the flow of the present, but in practice it reflects its changing values and thus reflects the tension between the permanent and the transient.
In both religions, the holy time has an ancient, biblical or pagan origin, and in both the ancient holidays received a new interpretation that suited the spirit of the times and their religious ideals. The calendrical and liturgical calendar of the two religions brings together their sacred time, and this closeness also created the need for differentiation, with each side denying the sanctity of the other's time. The bulk of the liturgical texts of the two religions was created in the first millennium AD, at the time of the establishment of houses of prayer in both religions, and it reflects a hidden discourse with the competing religion. In the Middle Ages, additional customs and prayers were added to them. The course will present the development of the Holy Days from the beginning of Christianity and the destruction of the Second Temple to the end of the Middle Ages.
Course/Module aims:
Course requirements:
Full attendance and active participation in classes, preparation and reading bibliography.
Writing a seminar paper, or a paper instead of a test. The topic should be approved by the teacher.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To think critically, and to adopt original perspectives
Attendance requirements(%):
100
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Course/Module Content:
Lesson 1: Introduction – holy time and holy place; the weekly and annual organization; The need for differentiation
Lesson 2: From Lent to Easter; From Purim to Passover
Lesson 3: Passover – from a holiday of sacrifice to a family celebration
Lesson 4: Passover - from Passover in Egypt to Passover in Jerusalem
Lesson 5: Pesach and Passover in the Middle Ages
Lesson 6: Shavuot and Pentecost
Lesson 7: Tisha B'av - the debate about the consolation prophecies
Lesson 8: Judgment Day and Rosh Hashanah
Lesson 9: From Sukkot to the dedication of the temple
Lesson 10: Hanukkah and Christmas - the birth of light and Christ
Lesson 11: Sabbath versus Sunday - rest or idleness
Lesson 12: Summary
Required Reading:
to be published
Additional Reading Material:
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Home Exam / Referat 100 %
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