Ted Sasson

Sasson undoubtedly loves Israel, Israeli culture, and literature and media on the subject. This course requires a pretty sizable amount of reading that is followed up by class discussions. While they are intended to be discussions, at times Sasson will lecture for long stretches without student input, causing the class to occasionally fall behind schedule. Beyond the reading, there are three essays that Sasson grades quite hard. He looks for very in-depth writing including many citations and clear research. There are also a few screenings, but nothing too much. Again, Sasson truly enjoys the topic he covers and is extremely knowledgeable on the subject, but the reading and essays can make the class challenging at times.

Sasson undoubtedly loves Israel, Israeli culture, and literature and media on the subject. This course requires a pretty sizable amount of reading that is followed up by class discussions. While they are intended to be discussions, at times Sasson will lecture for long stretches without student input, causing the class to occasionall …Read more

Professor Ted is very knowledgeable about the topic and very accommodating to students' needs. There was a study trip for this course when I took at and the planning was very comprehensive and immersive to help us understand the context of our materials.

This course was overall very fun and interesting. It was a small group of kids and we all got very close by the end of the semester. It was very lecture/discussion-heavy and had 3 papers and one large project. Only about 45 ish pages of reading a week although it can get repetitive. The course nonetheless was a gem and would recommend it 100% if you want to learn more about the diversity of Judaism in America,.

This course was overall very fun and interesting. It was a small group of kids and we all got very close by the end of the semester. It was very lecture/discussion-heavy and had 3 papers and one large project. Only about 45 ish pages of reading a week although it can get repetitive. The course nonetheless was a gem and would recommen …Read more