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- Jewish Studies at the University of Utah.
- For more information, course listings and lecture announcements, visit the University's Jewish Studies Home Page. Or try the University's Middle East Center course listings, particularly for Hebrew courses. The latter is more often up-to-date. Additional courses are often offered in the English, Anthropology and History departments and the College of Law.
- Faculty publications in Jewish studies, Judaica, Jewish anthropology, religion, law, culture, languages, politics, history, etc.
- Speakers and More Listings.
- Click here for Upcoming Events at (and near) Utah Hillel. These events are all free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
- For current listings of Jewish studies talks on campus, including MidEast Week and Holocaust Week and special guest Judaica speakers, go to the Jewish Studies Events Listings. These events are all free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
- For a list of talks and discussions at the University of Utah regarding Israel and the Mid-East generally, visit the University's Mid-East Center web site. These events are all free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
- For listings of summer and semester abroad courses; national policy, study and academic conferences; and student leadership gatherings, try our National Activities listings.
Please send Hillel your listings or contact us to be on our mailing list.
- Study Groups. Interested in studying Jewish texts?
- Courses. Here are the Judaica courses offered for credit at the University of Utah.
- Chevruta or other informal study. Contact Hillel for help finding a study partner or teacher for non-credit study.
- Not-for-credit courses.
- Hillel. In collaboration with the Utah School of Jewish Studies we are in the preliminary stages of creating an adult education program for the community as a whole. Click here for current listings.
- The Jewish Students Association (JSA) together with Bais Menachem - Chabad of Utah offers non-credit study opportunities.
- Congregation Kol Ami has a range of adult education classes and study opportunities with Rabbi Rosen.
- Sha'arei Tefila Synagogue offers weekly classes with Rabbi Galandauer.
- Chavura B'Yachad offers a monthly study group.
- Internet and distance learning.
- join a SLC group to discuss materials prepared for distance learning on, for example, Second Temple history or Jewish mysticism (offered by W.Z.O.), A.J. Heschel (offered by Koach) or introduction to Talmud study (offered by the Jewish Theological Seminary or HUC affiliated Maqom) or Tolerance in Traditional Torah Sources (materials prepared by the Shoresh/Pardes on Campus program of the Orthodox Union), or one that you organize -- check the Jewish Education listings at Jewishnet.
- Extensive adult education and distance learning offerings from JTS (Jewish Theological Seminary).
- Earn a Masters or PhD in Jewish Studies from Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies Distance Learning Program.
- Introduction to Biblical Hebrew.
- Self-study.
- How to Interpret a Stop Sign: a guide to Jewish exigesis.
- Internet Jewish History Sourcebook and Medieval Jewish sources on various topics in English translation.
Maimonides
in English & Hebrew (includes some secondary sources too).- If your Hebrew is good, here is a library of Jewish texts (mostly available on paper at Marriott). For Talmud study, try the Webshas Index to the Talmud.
- Or if a course is too much to contemplate, try the tidbits at This Month in Jewish History.
- Hebrew. The Jewish tradition is fully accessible only in Hebrew. Take a language class!
- Here is information on Hebrew offered for credit at the University of Utah. If that site isn't up to date, try the U's Middle East Center site.
- Intensive summer Hebrew courses are offered in Israel and closer to home -- see Utah Hillel's Summer Programs listings.
- Non-credit Hebrew classes are also available off campus -- usually at Kol Ami and the JCC. Contact Utah Hillel or them for current information. For national information, call The National Center for the Hebrew Language at 212-339-6023 (introductory and advanced ulpan listings US and Israel; Hebrew materials on the web; literary clubs, etc.).
- For beginners, Hebrew is available on the internet from Macom or ORT. For vocabulary practice try Rosetta Stone's free internet download, or talk to the folks at Utah School for Jewish Studies, who have tested most of the commercial programs. Or visit the JOIN reviews of Hebrew teaching software, At Home With Hebrew (which describes its own and a few competitors' products), Dor L'Dor (learning letters) or Davka Software (all sorts of Judaica and Hebrew software), Kabbalah Software (similar) or Right to Left Software (similar). For Biblical Hebrew, try this Introduction to Biblical Hebrew.
- For real beginners: Free Hebrew Alphabet Flash Cards.
- More advanced students can see our listings of Israeli media (including Israeli TV and radio news on the web), the Hebrew University's Virtual Library, borrow from Marriott Library's superb Hebrew collection, or join the local Israeli socializing group. Anyone interested in forming a Hebrew book club should contact Hillel. For more Hebrew resources on the web, visit our links page.
- For additional Israel based programs see the Israel listings below. For additional Israeli related web connections, including the results of our survey of cheap phone rates to Israel, see the Israel section of Utah Hillel's Jewish web links page.
- Take an internet-based Hebrew language course (if anyone has tried this company, please write us with an evaluation): HebrewOnline.com
- Do you know the correct Hebrew for "Home Page," "rollerblade" or "cellphone"? Learn a brand new word at the Hebrew Language Academy.
- Hebrew (and Arabic) Lunch Discussion Table. The Mid-East Center sponsors a weekly discussion table Fridays at 1 PM for both beginners and advanced speakers. Come use or practice your Hebrew and/or Arabic! Contact us, or the Mid-East Center, for the current location.
- Yiddish. We have brochures on summer programs (for credit) in Yiddish at YIVO/Columbia University (NYC) and Oxford; see Utah Hillel's Summer, Semester, study abroad, etc. page for more details. The National Center for Yiddish Books now has an interesting magazine as well as a museum and a useful website that also serves as a gateway to Yiddish on the web. Visit Yiddisha: useful Yiddish vocabulary. For other internet resources, see Utah Hillel's Jewish Web Links Page.
- Study or Work in Israel. The Jerusalem Report prepares a superb guide to dozens of Israel-based programs annually in October or November. Contact information for and descriptions of some of the most popular Israel programs appear on Utah Hillel's Israel Programs; Summer, Semester & Year Programs Page. For still more, see The Israel Experience, the W.Z.O. Israel site, or the W.Z.O. U.S.D. (University Student Dep't) North American site (1- 800-27ISRAEL).
- Israel News Services. Read, listen to or watch the news in English or Hebrew. See Utah Hillel's listings of Jewish and Israeli Media links.
- Israeli Politics and Culture on the Web. See our Israel and Hebrew web links listings.
- More Study Opportunities Domestically and Abroad. Check our Summer, Semester, and Study Abroad page for extensive listings of Israeli University One Year programs, Summer Schools, and our Conferences page for out-of-town conferences, short term study opportunities and courses.
Our listings and the mailings we have on file include many term, summer and longer programs including kibbutz (ulpan and volunteer); university summer, semester, one year, Junior Year Abroad and graduate study programs; yeshiva and rabbinical academies from Reconstructionist to Orthodox; archaeological digs; kibbutz study programs on kibbutz, environmental issues and more; Hebrew and Yiddish language study; summer schools in the US, Israel and Europe; arts programs in Israel, Young Professionals internships in Israel, aliyah and more. Scholarship assistance is available for many of the programs. Check out our Programs page and then contact us!
W.Z.O. U.S.D. will set up a "Israel Information Fair" on request on campus. Call (800) 27-ISRAEL. See what you are missing: take a web-tour of Jerusalem at Jerusalem Mosaic.
Whatever you want to do, we will do our best to help you. Here are some ideas for projects you could organize. Or borrow an idea from a large, well-funded Hillel, such as Harvard Hillel or Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life's X-Change listing of successful programing from small and large Hillels around the country. International Hillel grants and some local funding are available for both student and faculty initiated projects.
Where we have been: Interested in what Utah Hillel has done recently? Click here for our archives of expired announcements.
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