Rothberg Online

Interactive Online Hebrew Course for Beginners:

The course is designed for beginners to impart basic vocabulary and grammar for communication in a variety of essential day-to-day situations. 

Course Description:

• Conversation: Simple dialogues and stories from everyday life.
• Comprehension: Listening to short stories and recorded conversations.
• Reading: Dialogues and texts in easy Hebrew on various topics.
• Writing: Short dialogues and passages on topics taught in class.
• Grammatical Skills: Elementary grammatical structures, inflection of the strong verb in the past and present tenses; frequent weak verbs.

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Israel’s Security in Perspective – Non-Credit Online Lecture Series

This Non-Credit Online Lecture Series provides an in-depth exploration of the history of the State of Israel, emphasizing its national security and relations with neighbors. Covering the Zionist pre-state era to the present, the program delves into subjective elements of national security, its ties to political and socioeconomic factors, and examines changing perceptions in response to the evolving Middle East. A guest lecturer, a former high-ranking official, offers theoretical insights coupled with firsthand experiences, addressing the day-to-day challenges in the field.

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Never Again and Now: A Study of Antisemitism

During recent years, and particularly after October 7th 2023, the world has witnessed an upsurge in antisemitic incidents and rhetoric on city streets, in work and domestic spaces and on university campuses in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. How can we define this term, antisemitism, that has been used to denote a range of phenomena that disparage Jews and Judaism, and try to explain how and why it has changed and continues to do so?

This lecture series invites students to think deeply about contemporary discourses of and about antisemitism in the light of their historical precedents and recent resonances.

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