Judaic Studies Program at UCF

Judaic Studies Program at UCF For more than 25 years, the Judaic Studies Program at UCF has enhanced Judaic knowledge, scholarship, and awareness in Central Florida.

The program offers an interdisciplinary Minor in Judaic Studies and a Certificate in Judaic Studies. Judaic Studies forms an essential component of the university curriculum because the roots of western culture, civilization, and major world religions lie in ancient Jewish thought and practice, as manifested in the Hebrew Bible and subsequent writings.

03/02/2026

Happy Purim from UCF Judaic Studies!

What would a course on Jewish folklore be without mention of Lilith? My new video is out!
10/28/2024

What would a course on Jewish folklore be without mention of Lilith? My new video is out!

Jewish folklore (via several ancient documents, from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the mystical master-work, the Zohar) takes us right back to the Garden of Eden t...

On this somber anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacres, I had the privilege of hosting a zoom presentation with my goo...
10/07/2024

On this somber anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacres, I had the privilege of hosting a zoom presentation with my good friend and colleague Prof. Zev Garber (Los Angeles Valley College) on the biblical book of Jonah. There’s a surprising connection with the events of this day. If there’s any time to spare before the storm, check it out…

Jonah’s divine calling to go to Nineveh to proclaim imminent punishment to the Ninevites (Assyrian conquerors of the Kingdom of Israel, 722-721) is seen not ...

My video game on the siege of ancient Jerusalem just got nominated as a finalist in this conference! It’s at the Orlando...
09/26/2024

My video game on the siege of ancient Jerusalem just got nominated as a finalist in this conference! It’s at the Orlando Convention Center, December 2-6! I’ll be there and made the best game win… Mine!😎

Most important video I've ever created!
08/19/2024

Most important video I've ever created!

08/18/2024
Now out on YouTube; the most important video I've ever created:
08/18/2024

Now out on YouTube; the most important video I've ever created:

Denial. A troublesome word, especially when it comes to denying the Holocaust. But there's a new kind of denial running rampant in the world today. Denial of...

I'm deeply saddened by the tragic events of yesterday in Majdal Shams (a Druze town in the Golan Heights) where 12 child...
07/28/2024

I'm deeply saddened by the tragic events of yesterday in Majdal Shams (a Druze town in the Golan Heights) where 12 children were killed by a Hezbollah rocket. This hits home for me, since it's where I shot part of my documentary on the Israeli Druze.

Almost all Israel tours routinely stop at a little village in the hills of Galilee called Daliyat Al-Karmel. It's home to one of the best shopping bazaars in...

New video out on YouTube!
07/22/2024

New video out on YouTube!

Long ago in the land of Israel, long before the birth of Christianity, long before Jesus and John the Baptist, back in the days when a great Jewish temple st...

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