The class meets twice weekly in Room 3:
Boys: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Girls: Section 1: Mondays / Everyone: Wednesdays / Section 2: Thursdays
For your edification: Chaim Soloveitchik's classic article Rupture and Reconstruction: The Transformation of Contemporary Orthodoxy
Step One: Please check out the David Project's Website; it's designed for students using the curriculum.
Step Two: Get informed (You may have to register for these sites, but they are free)
| News | Media Watches, Arab News |
|---|---|
| New York Times | Debka |
| The Washington Post | Isranews |
| The Jerusalem Post | Palestinian Information Center |
| Ha'aretz (English) | MidEastTruth |
| Yediot Aharonot (English) |
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Course Outline:
We will cover the Medieval Period from the 8th century through the 13th, focusing on the development of Jewish life and scholarship in Ashkenaz and Sepharad.
Text: Handouts, and plenty of them