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Jewish Studies Program

Jewish Studies is for Everyone!

The field of Jewish studies draws on a variety of academic disciplines to explore and understand the experience of Jews across the world. In the Jewish Studies Program, students engage with Jewish thought, history, and values through classroom discussion, experiential learning, and community engagement. Through our courses and other programs, we offer students both intellectual training and hands-on skills that will benefit them throughout their lives.


 

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Brie Loskota showcases river exercises from individuals in different locations from the past.

May 12, 2025

Building Peace Through Self-Awareness and Connection

As a researcher with the Center for the Study of Religion and Culture at the University of Notre Dame, peace-...

Heaven Calderon (left) and Stephanie Perez (right) enjoy the quietness and relaxing environment of the classroom at the Peacebuilding Through Art-Making Event on Dec. 3 in the Maple Hall at CSUN. Despite Perez not being a student, she expressed her appreciation for the arts and enjoyed spending time with her friend.

May 12, 2025

Jewish Studies Offers a Creative Space to Process Challenging Classroom Topics

Throughout the fall 2024 semester, CSUN’s Jewish Studies Program offered a wide range of “campus and comm...

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May 12, 2025

CSUN Honors Convocation Puts Spotlight on Outstanding Graduates

Media Contact: Javier Rojas, javier.rojas@csun.edu,  (818) 677-2130 Of the approximately 3,700 graduates i...

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"The Jewish Studies program was a truly transformative part of my education at CSUN, and the Applied Jewish Ethics course was particularly enlightening. Showcasing the relevancy of age-old tenets of Jewish ethics in modern contexts raised a fresh and valuable perspective on ethical realities for me, and meaningfully complemented my other academic involvement in Philosophy and Political Science."

- Justin Vines, Class of 2023, Congressional Caseworker, Office of Congressman Brad Sherman

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Dr. Jennifer Thompson

Jewish Studies Program

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