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\u201cTeaching has been a life-long passion for me. I began teaching as a graduate student at Indiana and have never stopped. My students have ranged from tots through seniors, and thousands of undergraduates in between. Teaching continues to inspire and fulfill me.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>
Bruce Ruben              <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Bruce teaching in Weimar, 2014.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hunter College of the City University of New York<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Taught Jewish history at Hunter College of the City University of New York since the early 1990s (with a hiatus during the years he served as director of the Cantorial School.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the courses he frequently offered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • History 208: History of the Jews (a one semester survey of Jewish history.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • History 210: History of Judaism (a one semester survey of Jewish intellectual history with a focus on texts.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • History 309: Ancient Jewish History: (Bible to Destruction of Second Temple)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • History 319: Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History (Destruction of Second Temple to French Revolution)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • History 320: Modern Jewish History (French Revolution to Present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • History 357: American Jewish History (Colonial to Current periods)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • History 3412C: History of Antisemitism (Bible to Present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • History 3411T: History of Jewish Music<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • History 25082: History of Jewish Mysticism<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • History 300\/400: Supervision of research projects for history majors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Hebrew Union College<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    While serving as director of the cantorial school Bruce taught:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Survey of Modern Jewish History<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • History of the Holocaust<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Jewish History to 1492<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Survey of Jewish History<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Sabbath Liturgy and Modes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      The Juilliard School: Evening Division<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • History of Jewish Music<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Jewish Theological Seminary<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        • Nusach Coach<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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          Guest Teaching\/Lectures<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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          • \u201cMax Lilienthal and the Americanization of Hanukkah\u201d 
            Bene Israel Rockdale Temple, Cincinnati, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • \u201cHistory of Antisemitism\u201d – four sessions               
             Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • \u201cThe Viennese Rite and American Moderate Reform\u201d         
            Association for Jewish Studies Convention, 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • \u201cTrade School or Academic Program: Priorities for Cantorial Education\u201d 
            Abraham Geiger College Conference, Weimar, Germany. 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • History of Cantillation      
            Music Department of Cambridge University (UK) – guest teacher, 2004<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Music and Reform in Mid-Nineteenth Century America: Rabbinic Perspectives           
            American Conference of Cantors Convention, 2003<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Scholar in Residence
            Bene Israel Rockdale Temple, 2003<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • \u201cThree Hundred Years of Jewish Music\u201d                                        
             University of Virginia – lecture, 2002<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • \u201cMax Lilienthal and Isaac M. Wise: Creators of Moderate American Reform\u201d 
            Association for Jewish Studies Convention – lecture, 2000<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • History of the Hebrew Union College – School of Sacred Music
            Symposium marking its 50th<\/sup> anniversary, 1998<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • \u201cThe Bible as Libretto,\u201d    
            Carnegie Hall – Weill Recital Hall – panelist, 1997<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Chanukah – Historical Discussion  
            NBC Television – \u201cSunday Morning,\u201d 1995<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Adult Education Lectures (Selected)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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            • \u201cCultural Pathways into American Society,\u201d 2000<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u201cLiturgy and Nusach,\u201d 1999<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u201cA House Divided: Nineteenth-Century Origins of American Jewish Movements,\u201d 1998<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u201cMax Lilienthal: A Founder of American Reform Judaism,\u201d 1997<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u201cAdult Bar and Bat Mitzvah,\u201d 1984-1998<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u201cThe Marranos,\u201d 1988<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u201cSabbatai Sevi,\u201d 1988<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u201cEarly Chassidic Tales,\u201d 1987<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u201cThe Impact of the Reform Movement on Jewish Music,\u201d 1986<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u201cThe Golden Age of Cantorial Music, \u201c1986<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u201cPsychology of Religion,\u201d 1985<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u201cJewish Magic and Superstition,\u201d 1984<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u201cHistorical Survey of Jewish Music,\u201d 1983<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • \u201cJewish Mysticism,\u201d 1983<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              \u201cBruce Ruben delivers deeply informative lectures in an exceptionally friendly and engaging manner, which never fail to draw the students in and hold their attention \u2013 and leave them knowing a lot more than they did when they came in.\u201d<\/strong>
              Ben Hett, Hunter College, City University of New York<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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