Comparing Prayers

Comparing Prayers

Does prayer happen differently in a synagogue and a mosque?

An exciting new course offering from the UW NELC department offers students a rare chance to answer that question by studying Jewish and Islamic prayers side by side. Prayer and Poetry in the Jewish and Islamic Traditions (NEAR E 320/520) will be co-taught by Prof. Naomi Sokoloff and Prof. Samad Alavi. Students will have the opportunity to study the meaning of prayers from both faith traditions. In addition, they will read modern poetry that draws on prayer as a source of inspiration.

See the flyer below for more information, and click here for info on all Jewish Studies Winter 2015 courses. Registration begins Nov. 7th!

About the Author: Hannah Pressman

Dr. Hannah Pressman writes about modern Jewish culture, religion, and identity. A lifelong lover of languages and literatures, she earned her Ph.D. in modern Hebrew literature from New York University. She is co-editor of Choosing Yiddish: New Frontiers of Language and Culture (2012). Her writing has appeared in Tablet, the Forward, Lilith, eSefarad, and My Jewish Learning. Dr. Pressman is the former Communications Director and Graduate Fellowship Coordinator at the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies. She is currently at work on a memoir about her Sephardic family history, connected to explorations of contemporary American Jewish identity.