JWST 357 - Jewish Sexual Ethics

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
RELG
Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 Credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WADV

How have different streams of Jewish tradition grappled with questions of sexual ethics? This course will

examine ways the Jewish tradition has grappled with sexuality, and the roles sex and sexuality have played in

situating Jews in the broader world and in situating groups of people within Judaism itself. We will also engage a

set of particular questions that animate contemporary discussions of sexual morality, including menstrual

regulations, homosexuality, premarital sexuality, and sexual health.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: R. Epstein-Levi
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Cross List Information cross-listed with RELG 357