Courses

The Berkeley Institute supports and coordinates undergraduate and graduate courses in Jewish and Israel studies in a range of disciplines accross the university.

2012 - 2013 Courses:

History of Zionism (History 100.006)
Prof. Yaacov Yadgar, Schustermann Visiting Israeli Professor, Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israeli Law, Economy and Society, Professor of Political Science, Bar-Ilan University

Seminar on Israeli Political Culture (PS 149Y)
Prof. Yaacov Yadgar, Schustermann Visiting Israeli Professor, Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israeli Law, Economy and Society, Professor of Political Science, Bar-Ilan University 

Modern Jewish Thought (JS 120/001)
Dr. Leon Wiener Dow, Post Doctoral Fellow in Jewish Law at the Robbins Collection, Berkeley School of Law, Schusterman Post Doctoral lecturer.

2011-2012 Courses:

History of Israel (History 100.2)
Prof. John Efron, Department of History

The Israeli Experience – Explorations in Psychology of Identity (Psychology 168)
Prof. Nurit Novis-Deutsch, Goldman Visiting Israeli Professor, Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israeli Law, Economy and Society  

Jewish Collective Identity and Memory (Jewish Studies 39E)
Prof. Nurit Novis-Deutsch, Goldman Visiting Israeli Professor, Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israeli Law, Economy and Society

Comparative Constitutional Law: The Case of Israel (Legal Studies 190)
Dr. Daniella Beinisch, Gilbert Foundation Lecturer in Israeli Law and Society

The Music of Israel (Music 190)
Dr. Francesco Spagnolo, Curator, Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life

Psychology of Religion (Psychology 192)
Prof. Nurit Novis-Deutsch, Goldman Visiting Israeli Professor, Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israeli Law, Economy and Society

Jewish Law in Comparative Perspective (Law 265.4)
Prof. Kenneth A. Bamberger, School of Law

 

2010-2011 Courses:

Jewish Law in Comparative Perspective: Comparative Visions of the Legal Enterprise (Law 265.4)
Prof. Kenneth A. Bamberger and David Kasher, School of Law

Democracy, Civil Liberties and National Security: Israel in Comparative Perspective (Legal Studies 190.7/Political Science 123H)
Prof. Menachem Hofnung, Herbert Samuel Professor of Political Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Inaugural Visiting Professor, Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israeli Law, Economy and Society