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The Arizona Center
for Judaic Studies
The Louise Foucar Marshall Bldg.
845 N. Park Ave., Suite 420
Tucson, AZ 85721-0159
Tel: (520) 626-5758
Fax: (520) 626-5767
sbs-judaic @email.arizona.edu

Department Director

J. Edward Wright
The Louise Foucar Marshall Bldg.
845 N. Park Ave., Suite 420
Tucson, AZ 85721-0159
Tel: (520) 626-5763
Fax: (520) 626-5767
edwright @email.arizona.edu

JUS '12 grad Marissa Feiwus (L), with JUS '11 grad Karin Finkelstein (C) and Religious Studies major, Michelle Harris (R).
The Hebrew Language Program offers courses in Modern & Biblical Hebrew as well as classical Aramaic.  We keep class sizes small and our students learn not only Hebrew, but the rich, cultural heritage that accompanies the language.
The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies' first Graduate Certificate was earned by Ken Miller (center). Also shown are Amanda Cookson, Beth Alpert Nakhai, Thomas Borin, J. Edward Wright and David Graizbord.
Pictured are former diplomat, Itamar Rabinovich (panelist for the 2011 Symposium on the U.S. Israel Relationship), 2013 graduate and Eta Beta Rho inductee Camille Mathiew and students Megan Berlin & Rachel Twerksy.
JUS '12 grad Marissa Feiwus (L), with JUS '11 grad Karin Finkelstein (C) and Religious Studies major, Michelle Harris (R).
The Hebrew Language Program offers courses in Modern & Biblical Hebrew as well as classical Aramaic.  We keep class sizes small and our students learn not only Hebrew, but the rich, cultural heritage that accompanies the language.
The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies' first Graduate Certificate was earned by Ken Miller (center). Also shown are Amanda Cookson, Beth Alpert Nakhai, Thomas Borin, J. Edward Wright and David Graizbord.
Pictured are former diplomat, Itamar Rabinovich (panelist for the 2011 Symposium on the U.S. Israel Relationship), 2013 graduate and Eta Beta Rho inductee Camille Mathiew and students Megan Berlin & Rachel Twerksy.
Associate Professor Beth Alpert Nakhai Granted Affiliated Faculty Status with the Department of Anthropology.

Beth Alpert Nakhai, Associate Professor in the Arizona Center for Judaic Studies was granted affiliated faculty status with the Department of Anthropology.  Professor Nakhai teaches courses in archeology, Hebrew Bible, women in ancient Israel and Near Eastern history.  She currently holds affiliated faculty status with the School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies. ... read more

Practice your Hebrew at Cafe Ivrit!

Come practice your Hebrew at Café IVRIT Beginners to advanced can practice conversational Hebrew once a week! UA Hillel at Mountain and 2nd Ave. For more info contact the UA Hillel Foundation at (520) 624-6561 ... read more

Women in Ancient Israel to be offered in the fall 2013

WOMEN IN ANCIENT ISRAEL - JUS/GWS 447/547 Professor Beth Alpert Nakhai Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:00 - 3:15 This course provides an intensive investigation of ancient Israelite society, as it focuses on women and on gender. It offers a multidisciplinary approach to reconstructing the social, economic, religious and political lives of women in Iron Age Israel (1200-587 BCE).   more information ... read more

Welcome to The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies

Did you know that the Hebrew language Program at The University of Arizona is one of the largest in the country? Did you also know that many non-Judaic studies Majors enroll in Modern Hebrew in order to fulfill the UA’s Foreign Language Requirement?

Follow the Hebrew@UA! tab to learn more about the Hebrew Language Program at The University of Arizona.

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