Maimonides Schools for Jewish Studies
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| Established: | 1969 |
| Type: | Jewish theological college |
| Religious affiliation: | Jewish |
| Faculty: | 12 |
| Location: | Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, ON, Canada |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Website: | www.maimonidescollege.com |
Maimonides Schools for Jewish Studies is a Jewish theological college offering graduate-level classes and degrees at the Masters level in the province of Ontario in the Toronto, Ontario area as well as Hamilton, Ontario. The school is classified as a privately funded Ontario institution with degree granting authority[1] and was established and chartered as an institute of higher learning invested with university powers by an act of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario in 1969. The registrar's office is in the Bnai Brith Building at 15 Hove Street in Toronto, Ontario. The Maimonides Schools General Office is at 235 Bowman Street Hamilton, Ontario.
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[edit] History
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario established and chartered the Maimonides Schools of Jewish Studies as an institute of higher learning invested with university powers in 1969.
[edit] History
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario established and chartered the Maimonides Schools of Jewish Studies as an institute of higher learning invested with university powers in 1969.
The school is named after Moses Maimonides, a twelfth-century rabbi, physician, and philosopher.
[edit] Programs
The Maimonides Schools of Jewish Studies offers classes in Jewish studies for adult learners in the Greater Toronto Area. Each year, there are three ten-week quarters. Degree and non-degree learners are welcome. Classes may also be taken for graduate degrees: Master of Jewish General Studies (MJGS) and Master of Arts in Jewish Studies (MAJS).
The areas of study
- Classic texts of Jewish tradition (text): Tanakh and related literature, Classical rabbinic literature and Codes and responsa literature.
- Jewish philosophy and thought (concept): : Medieval Jewish philosophy, Modern Jewish philosophy and Jewish mysticism, kabbalah, hasidut, musar.
- History and culture of Jewish civilizations (Context): Ancient, Medieval and Modern
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