YOUR ISRAEL
Go beyond media soundbites and politically charged narratives. Experience Israel through 4,000 years of Jewish history, culture and literature.
Israel is always at the center of the world's stage. So many opinions. So many debates. So much drama.
What is it all about? Where does Israel fit in the Jewish experience? Can you be Israel's ambassador on campus?
Join YOUR ISRAEL Ambassadors 4000 and find out!
- 6 90-minute classes (Wednesdays 7:30-9)
- Joint Israeli Shabbat
- Israel related project: a 2-3 page essay on "Jewish People and Israel in the ___th (pick your) century"
- Receive a $300 stipend!
APPLY HERE! (the course is called "Your Israel" on application)
Syllabus:
I. Homeland:
IF JUDAISM IS A RELIGION OF IDEAS, WHY DO JEWS CARE SO MUCH ABOUT LAND?
II. Sentiments:
WHY DOES ISRAEL PERPETUALLY RAISE THE IRE OF THE ENTIRE WORLD?
III. Preemptive Strikes:
WHAT ARE THE ETHICS OF PREEMPTIVE STRIKES AND COLLATERAL DAMAGE?
IV. Civilian Casualties:
HOW SHOULD ISRAEL PROTECT ITSELF AGAINST AN ENEMY THAT HIDES BEHIND HUMAN SHIELDS?
V. Captured Territories:
WHAT SHOULD ISRAEL DO WITH TERRITORIES CAPTURED DURING THE SIX-DAY WAR? Perspectives on Zionism, "occupation" and more
VI. Deal of the Century:
WHAT LIES AT THE HEART OF THE LAND-FOR-PEACE DEBATE?
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