2012 Undergraduate Summer Seminar
Jewish Thought and Enduring Human Questions
Announcing an intensive workshop for undergraduates on Jewish texts, Jewish thought, and Jewish perspectives on the great questions of human life featuring Michael Walzer, Ruth Gavison, Leon Kass, Moshe Halbertal, Shai Held, and many more master teachers from academia and beyond.
APPLICATIONS FOR 2012 ARE NOW CLOSED.
 Leora Batnitzky Princeton University |
 Leon Kass University of Chicago |
 Michael Walzer Institute for Advanced Study |
 Moshe Halbertal Hebrew University |
The program will take place under the leadership of Leora Batnitzky (Princeton University), Director of the Tikvah Project on Jewish Thought. Professor Batnitzky will be joined by outstanding faculty and senior lecturers from other universities. The topics for this year’s seminar will include: Tradition and Authority; Evil and Suffering; Love and Desire; God and Politics; and the Future of Jews and Judaism. Instruction will take the form of lectures, seminars on foundational texts, focused text study, and individual mentoring.
As in past years, the student community will include Israelis and Europeans in addition to North Americans, all united by a serious interest in the Jewish intellectual tradition and the current situation of the Jews as a people. Dorm accommodations and kosher meals will be provided throughout the program. There is no fee for participation and students will be offered a $1,000 stipend from the Tikvah Fund. Travel stipends, based on need, are also available.
In conjunction with the Princeton seminar, Middlebury Language Schools will offer an intensive four-week program in Modern and Biblical Hebrew. Hebrew reading competence is not a requirement for the Princeton program. However, such skill will be of great service there, since close reading of texts will be emphasized. Students who are accepted to the Princeton program will be able to enroll in the Tikvah Hebrew Program at MLS at no cost (space permitting). The program is intended for beginners, so no prior knowledge of Modern or Biblical Hebrew is required. Contact hebrew@tikvahfund.org with questions or to apply.
Contact tikvah@princeton.edu with questions.