Introduction to Judaism 3600-7-HE1-WJ1
Basic subjects to be covered:
1) The Jews (Who are the Jews? Facts and figures), the Jews throughout the world (North America, Israel, Former Soviet Bloc countries, The European Union, Latin America)
2) The evolution of the Jewish believes: from Abraham to the reform
3) The Jewish people and its past (The Jewish nation, Universalism, Assimilation, Dispersion, Genocide)
4) Jewish books (The Bible, The prayer book, The Talmud, The Shulkhan Arukh, The Zohar, The Guide of the Perplexed,)
5) The family (The family as a unit, The Jewish home, Rites of passage)
6) The community (The Jewish community, The synagogue, The worship of the synagogue)
7) Religious services (The cycle of the year, Moments of life)
Type of course
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge, the alumnus:
- knows and understands basic philosophical trends and terms as well as the role of philosophical reflection in culture shaping processes [K_W03]
-has detailed and organized knowledge of Jewish philosophy and religion [K_W07]
- basic cultural phenomena of Judaism and Israel [K_W10]
- knows and understands basic analysis and interpretation methods of various products of culture characteristic of chosen theories and schools of research within the scope of cultural and literary studies, linguistics, philosophy and religion studies and history [K_W18]
- knows and understands basic analysis and interpretation methods of various products of culture characteristic of local traditions in Judaism and Israel [K_W19]
Skills, the alumnus:
-can indicate sources of cultural differences in Israel and the Jews in the diaspora [K_U02]
-can use the basic terminology from the domain of Jewish philosophy and religion [K_U03]
-can indicate most important intellectual problems, dilemmas, aesthetic preferences taking shape inside the culture of Judaism and Israel [K_U10]
- can interpret the basic notions of the Jewish and Israeli culture through a linguistic/philological analysis [K_U15]
- is able to function correctly in the linguistic and cultural environment of Israel [K_U17]
- can present detailed notions from the area of cultural problems of Israel and the Jews in Polish and Hebrew taking into account the intellectual tradition of Judaism and Israel [K_U21]
Social competences, the alumnus:
- understands the need to learn the entire life [K_K01]
- is able to setting the right goals and identifying ways to achieve them in the research, professional and social domain [K_K04]
-makes others aware of the cultural distinctness and its religious, philosophical, traditional and historical roots and its significance for understanding modern world [K_K05]
-sees the need of dialogue between cultures [K_K06]
-is aware of significance the culture of Judaism and Israel have for the culture of the world [K_K07]
- takes proactive approach to spreading and promoting the cultural and linguistic heritage of the Jews and Israel [K_K08]
-perceives the positive socio-cultural values of Judaism and Israel and possibility to use them in own personal development and effective intercultural communication [K_K09]
Assessment criteria
Attendance necessary for obtaining the pass, attendance as well as test marks make up the final end-of-year mark
Practical placement
Does not apply
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