| Course title | Kashrut in Moravia: Halakha and Food Production from 16th to 19th Century |
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| Course code | JUD/KM |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminary |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 4 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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1. Introduction: Rabbis and rabbinic institutions in Moravia and a brief outline of Jewish dietary laws (Reading: Miller, Rabbis and Revolution, 11-59) 2. Wine I: Rema and Maharal on Moravian practices (Readings: ShuT Rema, no. 124, Maharal, Derashot, 56-59.) 3. Wine II: Shay Takkanot and Tzemah Tzedeq on Jewish wine-production in 17th c. Moravia (Readings: Shay Takkanot, ed. Halperin, 89-91, ShuT Tzemah Tzedeq, no. 12) 4. Wine III: The so-called ?Nikolsburg wine controversy? (Reading: Leib Pisek, Dimyon aryeh, 3a-4a and Davis, Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, 83-87.) 5. Wine IV: Kosher wine stolen by Gentiles (Reading: Benet, ShuT Har ha-mor, no. 14 and ShuT Millei de-avot, II. Y. D. no. 41 [by Yisrael David Marguliot Yafe of Bösing/Pezinok]) 6. Wine V: The tax paid after kosher wine (Reading: Benet, Parashat Mordecai, Y. D. no. 5) 7. Worms in fruits: Krochmal on spirits and marmalades (Reading: ShuT Tzemah Tzedeq, no. 51 and 52) 8. Wheat: Permitting hadash before counting omer in 1820/1821 and 1847/1848 (reading: ShuT Millei de-avot, I, no. 19 [by Moshe Leib Teltsch of Nikolsburg] and ibid., III, Y. D. no. 11 [by Yisrael David Marguliot Yafe of Bösing/Pezinok]) 9. Fish I: Gentile traders manipulating the price of fish before Rosh ha-shana (Reading: ShuT Tzemah Tzedeq, no. 28) 10. Fish II: The sturgeon-controversy (Reading: Miller, 60-98, Benet, Parashat Mordecai, Y. D. no. 4) 11. Meat I: The kashrut of wide-goose (ShuT Tzemah Tzedeq, no. 29 and ibid., ?Quntres aharon? ad loc.) 12. Meat II: Moravian practices of ritual slaughter (shehita) and Meir Eisenstadt?s crusade against them (ShuT Panim meirot, no. 1-2) 13. Meat III: Can you buy meat from a butcher of bad reputation? (Benet, Parashat Mordecai, Y. D., no. 7) 14. Dairy products: Permitting butter produced by Gentiles (Benet, ShuT Har ha-mor, no. 11 and ShuT Millei de-avot II, Y. D. no. 37 [by Shmuel Teltsch of Nikolsburg]) A reader of the primary sources will be provided at the beginning of the semester
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming) |
| Learning outcomes |
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Familiarity with the basic Jewish dietary laws. Ability to identify the most important Moravian rabbis and documents that shaped the religious aspects of Jewish food production and consumption in early modern Moravia. Ability to analyze the relevant halakhic texts as historical sources.
Familiarity with the basics of Jewish dietary laws. Ability to analyze early modern halakhic texts in the context of Moravian Jewish history. Ability to read simple rabbinic Hebrew texts. |
| Prerequisites |
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- Introduction to Rabbinic literature - Two semesters of Hebrew either Modern or Biblical
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Essay
Students are expected to read the selected sources in Hebrew with the help of English translations. Active participation at the seminars and a short research paper at the end of the semester (5 pages). |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Jewish Studies. Jewish History and Culture (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Jewish Studies. Jewish History and Culture (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Jewish and Israeli Studies (2019) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |