Academic Calendars Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies Artificial Intelligence Biotechnology Computer Science Cybersecurity Data Analytics and Visualization Digital Marketing and Media Mathematics Occupational Therapy Physician Assistant Physics Speech-Language Pathology Calendars Fall 2024 Academic Calendar Fall 2024 Academic Calendar All entries are subject to updates DAY/S OF THE WEEK DATE/S EVENT Monday-Thursday April 22- August 29 Online Registration for Fall 2024 Semester. A late registration fee of $50 begins August 30 Monday August 26 First Day of Classes Monday September 2 Labor Day, No Classes Tuesday September 3 Last day to Add a Course without special permission. Last day to withdraw and drop a course with 100% tuition refund and no W mark on academic record Tuesday September 10 Last day to withdraw and drop a course with 75% tuition refund Tuesday September 10 Last day to submit work for Spring & Summer 2024 Incomplete Grades Wednesday September 11 Written Comprehensive Exam for September 2024 MA Degree Candidates Tuesday September 17 Last day to withdraw and drop a course with 50% tuition refund Tuesday September 24 Last day to submit change of grades for incomplete grades earned in Fall 2023. Last day to withdraw and drop a course with 25% tuition refund. Students will be subject to full tuition payment for classes dropped after this date. Monday September 30 Official Date of September 2024 Graduation Wednesday-Friday October 2-4 Rosh Hashana Break, No Classes Sunday October 6 Tzom Gedaliah Thursday October 10 Follows a Friday schedule. All classes will take place remotely. Monday October 14 Follows a Thursday schedule. All classes will take place remotely. Tuesday October 15 Follows a Friday schedule. All classes will take place remotely. Wednesday - Sunday Oct. 16- Oct. 27 Sukkot Recess, No Classes Monday October 28 Classes Resume Monday October 28 Last day to drop without a W Tuesday October 29 Mark of "W" begins for course withdrawal Tuesday October 29 Follows a Thursday schedule Friday November 1 Last Day to File for Comprehensive Examination (with the Revel office) for January 2025 MA Degree to be taken on December 18. Last Day to File for January MA 2025 Degree with the Registar's office. Monday-Tuesday Nov. 4 - Jan. 21 Online Registration for Spring 2025 without a late fee Wednesday November 6 Last Day to Drop a Course with a "W" appearing on transcript. Students are obligated to complete the work in any course not officially dropped by this date. Applications for spring 2025 admission to the MA program and for scholarships for that program (including all supporting documents) filed by this date will receive priority in the granting of financial aid. Thursday- Friday November 28-29 Thanksgiving Recess, No Classes Tuesday December 3 Bernard Revel Memorial Day, 2 Kislev Wednesday December 18 Written Comprehensive Examination for January 2025 MA Degree Candidates Wednesday December 25 No Classes Thursday-Thursday Dec. 26 - Jan. 2 Hanukkah, Classes Meet Monday December 30 Follows a Wednesday schedule, Last Day of Classes Thursday January 2 Last Day to apply for admission to the Doctoral Program for Fall 2025, including submission of supporting materials Thursday January 30 All Fall 2024 grades are due Friday January 31 Official Date of Graduation for January 2025 Spring 2025 Academic Calendar Spring 2025 Academic Calendar All entries are subject to updatesDAY/S OF THE WEEKDATE/SEVENTMon-TuesNov. 4 - Jan 21Online Registration for Spring 2025. A late fee of $50 begins January 22. TuesdayJanuary 2Last Day to apply for admission to the Doctoral Program for Fall 2025, including submission of supporting materialsWednesdayJanuary 15First Day of ClassesMondayJanuary 20MLK Jr Day, No ClassesWednesdayJanuary 22Follows a Monday scheduleThursdayJanuary 23Last day to Add a Course without special permissionLast day to withdraw and drop a course with 100% refund and with no W mark on academic recordFridayJanuary 24Last Day to Submit Work for Fall 2024 Incomplete GradesThursdayJanuary 30Last day to withdraw and drop a course with 75% refundThursdayJanuary 30All Fall 2024 grades are dueFridayJanuary 31Official Date of January 2025 GraduationThursdayFebruary 6Last day to withdraw and drop a course with 50% refundThursdayFebruary 13Last day to withdraw and drop a course with 25% refund. Students will be subject to full tuition payment for classes dropped after this date. ThursdayFebruary 20Last day to drop without a W markFridayFebruary 21Mark of "W" begins for course withdrawalsMondayMarch 3Last Day to File for May 2025 Degree with the Registrar's officeTuesdayMarch 11Follows a Thursday scheduleThursday March 13Ta‘anit Esther, No ClassesFridayMarch 14Purim, No ClassesWednesdayMarch 26Preferred date for applications to the Masters Program for Fall 2025 admission, including all supporting documents, by applicants and current students requesting scholarships and fellowships. Late applications will be considered, but priority in the granting of financial aid will be given to those who file by this date.WednesdayMarch 26Last Day to drop a course with a "W" appearing on transcript. Students are obligated to complete the work in any course not officially dropped by this date. FridayMarch 28Last Day to File for Comprehensive Examination for May 2025 degree.Monday- ThursdayApril 7-June 26Online registration for Summer 2025 semesterWednesdayApril 9Follows a Friday scheduleThursday-MondayApril 10-21Passover Recess, No ClassesWednesdayApril 16Rabbi Samuel Belkin and Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Memorial Day, 18 NisanMonday-ThursdayApril 21- August 30Online registration for Fall 2025 semesterTuesdayApril 22Classes ResumeThursdayMay 1Yom ha-‘Azma’ut, No ClassesWednesdayMay 7Written Comprehensive Examination for May 2025 MA Degree Candidates.ThursdayMay 15Last Day of ClassesWednesdayMay 21Commencement ExercisesTuesdayJuly 1Last Day to File for September 2025 Degree with the Registrar’s office.TuesdayJuly 1Last Day to File for Comprehensive Examination (in the Revel office) for September 2025 Degree. Summer Session 2024 HARRY FISCHEL SCHOOL FOR HIGHER JEWISH STUDIES AT BERNARD REVEL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES Revel is offering an online summer program this year. Apply online here: . Course registration will be done online. Please go to: BR Student Resources. Scroll down and click: Instructions for Web Registration. Classes for credit are open to qualified graduate and advanced undergraduate students in Jewish Studies and related fields at and other academic institutions. (Appropriate documents must be filed in the Office of the Dean, Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies). Students at may take these courses toward fulfilling degree requirements. Students from other institutions may take the courses as transient students for possible transfer credit at their home institution. Qualified individuals who do not fit into these categories may register with permission of the Dean. ACADEMIC CALENDAR* Classes meet: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday June 17-July 18 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, July 1-3 MONDAY April 15-THURSDAY June 20 Online Registration MONDAY, June 17 First day of classes MONDAY, June 24 Late registration. Last day to add a course. THURSDAY, June 27 Last day to drop a course without its appearing on record. Last day to withdraw from a course with a 100% tuition refund. Students will be subject to full tuition payment for classes dropped after this date. FRIDAY, June 28 Mark of “W” begins for course withdrawals. MONDAY, July 1 Deadline to apply for the September 2024 MA comprehensive examination and register for Masters Research with the Revel office; Deadline to apply for the September 2024 degree with the Registrar’s office MONDAY, July 1 Last day to drop a course with a “W” mark on academic record. Students are obligated to complete the work in any course not officially dropped by this date THURSDAY, July 18 MONDAY, August 19 MONDAY, September 30 Last day of summer semester classes Final grades for summer 2024 due Degree conferral date *All entries are subject to updates SCHEDULE OF COURSES Courses that are starred (*) do not require Hebrew 9:00am-10:40am Dr. Joseph Angel *BIB 5201 Beginners Biblical Hebrew I (CRN 60624) This course introduces students to Standard Biblical Hebrew (SBH) and lays the foundation for direct study of the Hebrew Bible. Working systematically through a textbook, students are introduced to the alphabet and vowel system and to the basic elements of the language, grammar, and vocabulary of the Hebrew Bible. By the end of the course, students will have studied numerous samples of biblical texts and be able to read, analyze and understand a number of biblical narrative passages. 9:00am-10:40am Dr. Shalom Holtz BIB 7401 Book of Jeremiah (CRN 60625) Study of selected chapters in the book of Jeremiah, with the goal of gaining familiarity with modern historical and philological tools and methods of exegesis. Topics considered will include: the historical events surrounding the decline and fall of biblical Judah, the composition of the book, and Jeremiah's description of the prophetic experience. 11:00am-12:40am Dr. Malka Simkovich *JHI 6244 Diaspora and Exile in Ancient Jewish Thought (CRN 60626) This course will explore how early Jews understood the categories of sacred space, exile, and diaspora, and how Jews within and without the Land of Israel related to one another in the ancient world. We will begin by studying biblical texts that address the Babylonian exile and the question of whether God would fully restore the Land of Israel and its Temple to their former glory after the exile came to an end. We will then consider how Jews throughout the ancient world developed strategies to accommodate the realities of global Jewish life, and close with an examination of how the early rabbis developed new approaches to the exile and God’s place within it. 11:00am-12:40pm Revel Faculty *JST 6001 Reflections on Jewish-Christian Relations [HEBRAIC STUDIES CAPSTONE] (CRN 60719) This team-taught course is the culmination of the Hebraic Studies Program for Christians. As such, it will explore central aspects of the historical and theological relationship between Judaism and Christianity. Areas of study include biblical interpretation, the relationship of Jews and Christians in various historical periods, and Jewish and Christian attitudes towards key theological themes. Instructors will include specialists in both Judaism and Christianity. 6:00pm-7:40pm Dr. Daniel Rynhold *The Early Modern Period: Spinoza and Mendelssohn (JPH 6860) JPH 6860 (CRN 60628) Whether Baruch Spinoza can be thought of as a “Jewish philosopher” has always been subject to debate. This course will analyze his key philosophical ideas in relation both to his medieval Jewish forebears and the major Jewish thinker who followed him - Moses Mendelssohn. Topics to be covered will include: the nature of God; the immortality of the soul; the status of Jewish Law; Philosophy & Theology in the Bible; and the relationship between religion and state. 7:50pm-9:30pm Dr. Josh Karlip Secularism and Religion in Zionism and Israel JHI 6508 (CRN 60627) From its inception, the Zionist movement has been divided between competing secularist and religious visions of Jewish national renaissance. In this course, we will explore this tension from an historical perspective. The first half of the semester will discuss rabbinic attitudes toward Ḥibat Zion and Theodor Herzl; the conflict between cultural and religious Zionism; the theological arguments of both anti-Zionist and Zionist rabbis; the religious Zionist drashah as synthesis of traditional Judaism and Zionism; and the rise of Mizraḥi as a political movement. During the second half, we will explore the tensions between secularism and religion in the State of Israel. Topics will include: The attitudes of the founders of the State of Israel toward Judaism and the question of the halakhic or secular nature of Israeli law; the compromise achieved at the founding of the State; differing attitudes within the ḥaredi world toward the state; and the transformation of religious Zionism following the Six Day War. The course will end with a look at the contemporary tensions between ḥilonim and ḥaredim in Israel today. All classes will meet on ’s Zoom platform. For further information contact: Office of the Dean Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies 500 West 185th Street, Furst Hall Third Floor New York, NY 10033-3201 Email:reveladmissions@yu.edu *All entries are subject to updates