犹太研究计划认识​​到犹太人和犹太教是西方文明遗产的一个独特但不可或缺的组成部分。犹太研究课程分析了从父权制时代到现在的犹太文明及其各种文化和宗教表现形式。犹太研究课程涵盖了犹太人民的全部经验，涵盖了艺术，人文和社会科学的各个领域。此外，由于与许多其他宗教和文化的动态接触影响了犹太文明的发展，因此课程在这些主导社会的更广泛背景下审视犹太人和犹太教，并丰富了人们对美国和世界犹太人的了解。
The Jewish Studies Program recognizes that Jews and Judaism constitute a distinct yet integral component of the heritage of Western civilization. Jewish studies courses analyze the civilization of the Jews and its various cultural and religious expressions from the patriarchal period to the present. Jewish studies courses embrace the total experience of the Jewish people, spanning the spectrum of the arts, humanities, and the social sciences. Moreover, since dynamic contact with many other religions and cultures influenced the development of Jewish civilization, courses view Jews and Judaism within the broader context of these dominant societies, and enrich one's understanding of American and world Jewries.