The Yaschik/Arnold Jewish Studies Program serves College of Charleston students and others in the Charleston Jewish community and beyond with an interest in Judaism through offerings emphasizing academics, student life, and community outreach.
Jewish Studies is an interdisciplinary academic program, focusing on the diverse elements of the Jewish tradition while emphasizing innovative and creative approaches. Students study history, religion, thought, literature, culture, and Modern Hebrew, among other things. Jewish Studies courses are taught by professors from a wide variety of disciplines with very different perspectives.
Service to the community has been a hallmark of the Jewish Studies Program since its inception. The Program has always been committed to providing meaningful educational and cultural programming for the larger non-academic community, bridging the gap between town and gown. Concerts, lectures, Three-Rabbi Panels, Sunday Morning Brunches, brown bag lunches, Chanukah in the Square, a World of Jewish Culture at Piccolo Spoleto, and the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina are all part of the free programming offerings coordinated by the Yaschik/Arnold Jewish Studies Program. Learning and getting together has not stopped during the Covid-19 pandemic, as the Program’s offerings shifted online. In fact, with the convenience of hosting speakers from far away, the Program expanded its offerings dramatically during the Pandemic.
See here for the Program’s website or visit its Facebook and YouTube pages for regular updates and videos of past events. For further questions, please contact Ms. Kim Browdy, Associate Director for Community Relations.
