judaic studies

WELCOME TO JUDAIC STUDIES

The Judaic Studies Department at Binghamton University offers all undergraduate students the opportunity to explore and gain an interdisciplinary perspective on over three millennia of Jewish culture, Jewish social, political and economic history, Jewish literature, modern and postmodern Jewish thought as well as on Israel. The department's teaching and affiliated faculty includes scholars from the humanities and the social sciences and the undergraduate curriculum covers a wide array of courses including courses in modern Hebrew, Yiddish, and Israeli literature.

Students completing a Judaic Studies major have a liberal arts degree that prepares them not only for graduate, but also for professional studies (for example, Law, Business, Public Administration), as well as for careers in Jewish communal service.

Please note the new Department Office location: Library Tower 1307 (13th Floor).

New Degree Program Announced

The Department of Judaic Studies and the School of Public Administration are pleased to announce an new JUST-MPA degree program at Binghamton. Click for details.

Spring Courses

This Spring we are offering a wide range of courses in History, Ethics, Cinema, Political Science, Philosophy, and Religious Thought. Some of our new include:

Shana Kantor is teaching a course on the history, structure, and function of Jewish non-profit organizations.

Rabbi Shalom Kantor is offering a new course on Jewish Social Justice.

Professor Sariel Birnbaum is teaching courses on cinema in the modern Middle East.

Professor Joe Hodes is teaching a course on Judaism and Islam.

Professor Randy Friedman is teaching a seminar on Faith and Reason.