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The Goldstein-Goren Department of Jewish Thought
The Goldstein-Goren Department of Jewish Thought

About us

About

The Goldstein-Goren Department of Jewish Thought is among the leading academic centers worldwide for teaching and research in its field.

Its world-renowned faculty teaches and conducts research at the highest level.

The Department has some 150 students and offers courses and degrees at the BA, MA, and PhD levels. Scholarships are available for graduate students only.

Mission

The Department aims to present students with the works of philosophers and accepted experts on Halakhah and Midrash, and to enable them to investigate how these works have shaped Jewish thought and the Jewish way of life to this day.

The Department opens its doors to continued study and academic research in different areas of Jewish thought

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Students investigate texts from the Talmud, the Midrash, and the Zohar, as well as seminal works by Maimonides, Rabbi Yehuda Halevi, Spinoza, Moses Mendelssohn, and Yeshayahu Leibowitz, among other leading philosophers and figures.