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History of Jewish Thought

Research and Academia

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Where to study it

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What you study

Studies focus on the masterpieces of Jewish thought through the generations and compare them with the patterns of thought in general philosophy, providing an in-depth familiarity with Jewish thought from the Second Temple period to the modern era. Courses in the degree include: Jewish-Hellenistic Apocryphal Literature, Qumran Literature, Ancient Mystical Literature, the Thought of the Sages, Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Kabbalah in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Jewish Philosophy in the Modern Era, Kabbalah and Mysticism in the Modern Era, Philosophy of Jewish Law, Zionist Thought, Scientific Thought, Myth, and more.

After the degree

Graduates’ salaries are below average 13,000 ₪ Average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across all institutions)

Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across all institutions)

In short, in plain words

In the history of Jewish thought, students study major works of Jewish thought throughout the generations and compare them with general thought.

Courses in the degree include the thought of the Sages, medieval Jewish philosophy, Kabbalah and Zionist thought.

A plain-words retelling of the Avodata data

Admitted students and graduates — by type of institution

average across universities

  • Program length: 3 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students 105 points
  • Average psychometric score 670 points

average across all institutions

  • Program length: 3 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students 105 points
  • Average psychometric score 670 points

An unofficial guide. Every fact comes from a public source — the institutions' sites, the Council for Higher Education, the Labor Ministry's Avodata, the Ministry of Defense — and links to it. Requirements change: check the institution's site before you apply.

How the data was collected

  • The Council for Higher Education register of institutions and programs — 2 Oct 2026
  • Avodata, Ministry of Labor: fields, employment and pay — 2023 data, collected 2 Oct 2026
  • Institutions' sites: admission requirements — checked 2 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2026
  • The Russian, English and French text is machine-translated and reviewed; where they differ, the Hebrew original prevails

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