- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Introduction to Judaism - lecture 2900-JSL-WDJ-OG
During the course the following issues will be discussed:
1. Judaism or Judaisms – general information; history of Judaism (chronological and geographical divisions; ashkanazi and sefaradi Jews and their cultural legacy; Jewish languages literatures; the main epochs and historical events that had an impact on Judaism, e.g., Haskalah, Zionism, Shoah, State of Israel) and the history of research on Judaism; fundamental research problems;
2. Basic concepts of the Jewish tradition (eg. Oral and written Torah, halacha, kashrut, etc.), the Jewish concept of time; the question of calendar;
3. Jewish holidays and rituals: Sabbath, three pilgrim festivals (Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot as well as Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah), high holidays (Rosh Ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur as well as Yamim Noraim), Hanukkah, Purim, Tisha be-Av;
4. The cycle of Jewish life: customs and rituals (circumcision/brit mila, bar/bat mitzvah, traditional education, wedding/chupa and divorce (geth), burial and mourning);
5. Jewish spaces: "kosher" home, synagogue, beit midrash, mikvah, cemetery;
6. Religious currents and movements that originated from or operate within Judaism: Samaritans, Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes; Sabbathaism, Frankism, Hasidism (and mitnagdim), Chabad; Orthodox, Conservative and Reform Judaism, as well as neo-orthodoxy; the Karaite “issue”; Jewish mysticism.
Type of course
general courses
obligatory courses
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student will: 1. know the most important Jewish holidays and customs, as well as main factions and religious movements within Judaism, and basic concepts and ideas related to this tradition; 2. Correctly use appropriate terms related to the discussed topics; 3. Independently find and use the literature on the subject.
Assessment criteria
The final test. It is required to obtain at least 50% of points to pass the test. Grades:
51-60% = 3
61-70% = 3,5
71-80% = 4
81-90% = 4,5
91-99% = 5
100% = 5!
Two absences from the classroom are allowed.
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: