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Undergraduate students interested in the cultural, historical, and societal development of Judaism are encouraged to consider the Jewish Studies minor.

The Jewish Studies program is fortunate to have instructors from eight different departments throughout the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts at UCSB: the Department of Classics, the Department of English, the Department of Film and Media Studies, the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies, the Department of History, the Department of History of Art and Architecture, the Department of Political Science, and the Department of Religious Studies.

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Jewish Studies and Israel Studies in America: Entanglements, Boundaries, and the Public University, with Carol Bakhos

This talk will survey the fields of Jewish Studies and Israel Studies in America from their origins to the present. It will consider the ways in which they intersect and how they are distinct.

The Central Issues of the Priestly Struggle in the Dead Sea Scrolls (Taubman Symposia)

Professor Rachel Elior’s writings have stimulated lively discussions among scholars in her areas of research. These include, among others, early Jewish mysticism, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Messianism, Hasidism, and the role of women in Jewish culture.

New Online Jewish Studies Summer Course: Jewish Existentialism (PHIL 183)

UC San Diego's Department of Philosophy is offering a new online summer course open to students from all UC campuses.

Undergraduate students interested in the cultural, historical, and societal development of Judaism are encouraged to consider the Jewish Studies minor.

Featured News & Events

Jewish Studies and Israel Studies in America: Entanglements, Boundaries, and the Public University, with Carol Bakhos

The Central Issues of the Priestly Struggle in the Dead Sea Scrolls (Taubman Symposia)

New Online Jewish Studies Summer Course: Jewish Existentialism (PHIL 183)

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