| Section of Course |
Unit |
| Jewish History |
|
| Unit 1 |
Beginnings: From the Creation of the World to the Exodus |
| Unit 2 |
From the time of the Judges to the Exile in Babylon |
| Unit 3 |
Restoration and Rebuilding: Second Temple Judaism |
| Unit 4 |
Conflict with Rome & the Creation of Rabbinic Judaism |
| Unit 5 |
Galut to Ghetto: the Diaspora Experience |
| Unit 6 |
Revolution & Reform: Jewish Responses to Modernity |
| Unit 7 |
The 20th Century: Catastrophe in Europe; Rebirth in Israel |
| Unit 8 |
The Jewish World Today |
| The Life Cycle |
|
| Unit 1 |
Birth and Youth: Circumcision to Bar & Bat Mitzvah |
| Unit 2 |
Joining the Family: Conversion to Judaism |
| Unit 2 |
Adulthood: Marriage and Family |
| Unit 3 |
Death, Funeral Practices and Mourning Rituals |
| The Calendar |
|
| Unit 1 |
Concepts of Time: Days, Weeks, Months, Seasons, Years |
| Unit 2 |
Pilgrim Festival: Harvests and History |
| Unit 3 |
Pesach: Haggadah and Seder, Freedom & History |
| Unit 4 |
Shavuot: Torah and Lifelong Learning |
| Unit 5 |
Sukkot: A Metaphor for Modern Life |
| Unit 6 |
Spiritual Highs: The High Holy Days |
| Unit 7 |
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur: Prayers & Practices |
| Unit 8 |
Warriors and Maidens: Minor Festivals and Fast Days |
