Davar Academy, LLC | Evaluated Learning Experience
Advanced Jewish Law and Custom II (JLAW 320)
Varies – self study.
May 2022 - Present.
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify and explain the laws and customs detailed in the Shulchan Aruch and Mishna Berura; identify the sources and reasoning at the foundation of the laws and customs of day to day Jewish life; explain, analyze, interpret, and apply Torah law, rabbinical institutions and customs; analyze and interpret the rulings of the leading scholars and identify the sources and reasons for conflicting rulings; determine when stringencies and leniencies apply and describe their impact on conduct and behavior; judge practical cases by using their knowledge of the laws and customs prohibitions and leniencies and the criteria by which they are determined.
This course takes an in depth look at Jewish laws and customs observed in day-to-day living. It will cover the concepts, laws and customs commonly encountered and practiced according to the major Rabbinical authorities of the modern era found in the Shulchan Aruch and Mishna Berura. The course will cover the major principles and their underlying premises and how these are applied to novel situations. Topics include priestly blessing, reading of the Torah in the beis hakenesset, customs in the beis hakenesset, washing the hands before a meal, customs during a meal, bircat hamazon and other brachot, mincha, maariv, and krias shema in the evening.
In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Judaic Studies, Jewish History, or Religion (3/22).
