Jewish Studies Curriculum Initiative
Bring the breadth of Jewish history and civilization into your classroom with ready-to-use teaching modules curated by experts.
Organized as modules and centered around core teaching themes, each unit includes primary sources, expert interpretation, and supplementary resources for both students and instructors. Posen Library curricula offer flexibility and are designed to be easily integrated into coursework in a variety of ways—perfect for launching a new class or refreshing a syllabus to include new perspectives and voices.
Teaching Modules Coming Fall 2025
Jewish Emancipation, Citizenship, and Belonging from Revolutionary France to the Modern Middle East
Trace the evolution of Jewish citizenship from eighteenth-century France through Europe, the Ottoman Empire, and the Middle East, where debates over rights endu
Geraldine Gudefin
The Origins of Rabbinic Judaism
The rabbis of late antiquity shaped Judaism through debates in the Mishnah, Talmud, and midrash, balancing continuity, change, and authority.
Erez DeGolan
Who Is an American? Citizenship, Law, and Jewish History in the U.S.
Explore how Jewish encounters with American citizenship, from the colonial era to today, reveal how the U.S. has continually redefined who belongs and why.
Lila Corwin Berman