{"id":1420,"date":"2025-01-21T17:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T22:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/florida\/?page_id=1420"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:52:26","slug":"the-robert-m-beren-program-on-jewish-classical-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/hamilton-center\/the-robert-m-beren-program-on-jewish-classical-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert M. Beren Program on Jewish Classical Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n  class=\"m_hero-image hero-image\"\n  >\n    <picture class=\"hero-image__background\">\n    <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"\" \/>\n    <source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Alexander_the_Great_in_the_Temple_of_Jerusalem.jpg\" \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Alexander_the_Great_in_the_Temple_of_Jerusalem.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: center\" \/>\n  <\/picture>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col\">\n        <h1 class=\"hero-image__heading\">Robert M. Beren Program on <br>Jewish Classical Education<\/h1>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <div\n    class=\"m_intro intro bg-solid intro--simple\"\n      >\n    <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col\">\n          <div class=\"intro__container \">\n                          <div class=\"intro__title title-small\">What is the Robert M. Beren Program on Jewish Classical Education?<\/div>\n                                      <div class=\"intro__description\">The Robert M. Beren Program on Jewish Classical Education allows students to explore the foundational ideas and great books of Jewish civilization, the history and leaders of modern Zionism and modern Israel, and the influence of Hebraic ideas on Western and American civilization. Rosenthal-Levy Scholars will have full access to the academic and extracurricular programs offered by the Robert M. Beren Program, learning alongside their fellow Hamilton School and University of Florida students.<\/div>\n                                  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"u_content content content--large content--with-image content--right-image\"\n  >\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col\">\n        <div class=\"content__container\">\n                      <div class=\"content__header\">\n              <h2 class=\"content__title title-small\">The Beren Program includes:<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"content__body\">\n                              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Kassy-Essay-Krauthammer-Fellows-right-side-Star-of-David-stained-glass-e1739152132900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"content__image\" \/>\n                                            <div class=\"content__description\"><h3>I. A special cluster of courses on:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Hebrew Bible and Human Nature<\/li>\n<li>Jewish Thought and Philosophy<\/li>\n<li>Jewish Ideas and Western Civilization<\/li>\n<li>Jews and American Democracy<\/li>\n<li>Jewish and Zionist History<\/li>\n<li>Israel and the Future of the Middle East<\/li>\n<li>Anti-Semitism: The History of an Ideology<\/li>\n<li>Modern Jewish Literature and Culture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"u_content content content--large content--with-image content--right-image\"\n  >\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col\">\n        <div class=\"content__container\">\n                                <div class=\"content__body\">\n                              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/shutterstock_2543958763.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"content__image\" \/>\n                                            <div class=\"content__description\"><h3>II. A unique study abroad program in Israel, allowing students to spend time in both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.<\/h3>\n<p>Key areas of study include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Land of the Hebrew Bible &amp; the History of Jerusalem<\/li>\n<li>The Political History of Zionism and Modern Israel<\/li>\n<li>Israeli Military History <\/li>\n<li>Israeli Strategy and the Political Future of the Middle East<\/li>\n<li>The Dynamism of the Israeli Economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"u_content content content--large content--with-image content--right-image\"\n  >\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col\">\n        <div class=\"content__container\">\n                                <div class=\"content__body\">\n                              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/500x500-hebrew_lit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"content__image\" \/>\n                                            <div class=\"content__description\"><h3>III. The intensive study of modern Hebrew language, literature, and culture<\/h3>\n<p>Working in partnership with the Bud Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies, our students have the opportunity to study and develop their capabilities in Modern Hebrew language and their understanding of Hebraic culture. This includes introductory courses for students new to the study of Hebrew, intermediate-level courses that allow students to continue the pursuit of Hebrew language mastery, and advanced courses that allow students to immerse themselves in the masterworks of modern Hebrew literature and culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"u_content content content--large content--with-image content--right-image\"\n  >\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col\">\n        <div class=\"content__container\">\n                                <div class=\"content__body\">\n                              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/800x800-moses_law_rome.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"content__image\" \/>\n                                            <div class=\"content__description\"><h3>IV. Special courses within the Hamilton School majors and minors, exploring key subject areas from a uniquely Jewish and Hebraic angle of vision<\/h3>\n<p>The Robert M. Beren Program believes that Jewish ideas and Jewish history are central to every key field of study and academic major within the Hamilton School :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the <strong style=\"color:#000000 !important\">\u201cGreat Books and Ideas\u201d major<\/strong>, students will have the opportunity to study key biblical texts, the major works of Jewish philosophy, and the masterpieces of Jewish literature.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong style=\"color:#000000 !important\">\u201cPolitics, Philosophy, Economics, and Law\u201d major<\/strong>, students will explore the influence of rabbinic ideas on the development of legal thought, the role of Jewish philosophy in shaping the Western mind, and the influence of Jewish leaders and entrepreneurs on the economic dynamism of the Western world.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong style=\"color:#000000 !important\">\u201cWar, Statecraft, and Strategy\u201d major<\/strong>, students will explore Jewish ideas on the morality of war, the remarkable survival of the Jewish people through history, and the strategic achievements and challenges of modern Israel.<\/li>\n<li>In the <strong style=\"color:#000000 !important\">\u201cAmerican Government, History, Literature, and Law\u201d major<\/strong>, students will explore how Hebraic ideas shaped the American founding and how Jews have influenced every aspect of American culture and society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"u_content content content--large content--with-image content--right-image\"\n  >\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col\">\n        <div class=\"content__container\">\n                                <div class=\"content__body\">\n                              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/Tikvah_080824_0972.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"content__image\" \/>\n                                            <div class=\"content__description\"><h3>V. A wide array of extracurricular and campus leadership opportunities focused on advancing Jewish culture<\/h3>\n<p>The Robert M. Beren Program aims to be a model for building a flourishing culture of Jewish ideas on campus. This includes student-led reading groups, study groups, and publications; a wide array of visiting speakers and conferences discussing the big questions of modern Jewish life; and campus leadership opportunities that bring the Jewish spirit to every aspect of university culture.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Robert M. Beren Program, <a href=\"https:\/\/hamilton.center.ufl.edu\/robert-m-beren-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":1539,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1420","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1420"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2880,"href":"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1420\/revisions\/2880"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rosenthallevyscholars.org\/uf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}