Knowledgeable professor in terms of lecture material and is a good interactor with the class. Everything in the class was done through the TA, who was a harsh grader. Also, only four assignments were given the entire semester, so if you didn't do great on one of them, it was hard to get an A.

Rosenblum is a a great lecturer with lots of knowledge and passion about the course subjects. I would take a class with him again if it was with a different TA. 5(ish) essays with a VERY condescending and rude TA who grades harshly. Very unhelpful too. Discussion attendance mandatory.

Rosenblum is like a professor out of a movie. Lectures fascinating. Readings not super long, often antiquated/Biblical language. Four papers. Grading harsh (law student standards; I witnessed a student who'd never gotten below an A receive her first 70). Grading standards clear, lots of feedback. Topics varied, never boring. Discussion mandatory.

The professor certainly knew the material and was very excited to teach it. Lectures could be more organized, though they could be understood so long as you did the assigned reading. The grading scale is a bit harsh with 94% required for an A. There are two papers with an extremely open-ended prompt. I strongly recommend meeting with a TA for them.

Not a great class or professor. Extremely boring if you are not interested in the subject, and you have to go to lecture he refuses to post his slides. There's 4 papers and thats your entire grade, and they are graded harshly. Would not recommend to anyone if you are not interested in the class.

Honestly, I would recommend everyone at UW takes a course with Prof Rosenblum! Did you ever think you could be laughing so hard it hurts about a lecture? I honestly think Prof. Rosenblum should do stand-up comedy. His lectures are so engaging, and I have too many random quotes from this man stored in a funny quote document!

I would not recommend taking this class online because we did not have class discussions due to the asynchronous lectures. The class is made up of 4 papers and weekly small assignments. The workload is light. The class emphasizes a few main concepts. Prof is very dedicated to Jewish studies and is willing to help you learn and discuss readings.

Prof Rosenblum is like your classic professor you think of in a movie, a true intellectual, fantastic lecture voice, really thought provoking lectures. I worked hard on the essays and achieved good grades, give them lots of deep thought. I was slightly intimidated in discussions, more because of my intelligent peers than the professor.

I loved my class with Professor Rosenblum. He knows what he's doing and if you think he's too abstract you're probably not thinking hard enough. His material is tough but overall very rewarding.

super abstract. Theres literally no clear answers in this class, which makes the papers a pain to write -you have to be vague, but not too vague. Do the readings - because you have to write two papers with a very open-ended prompt. the more you read, however, they will basically write themselves.

I had Professor Rosenblum for Jewish Business, Law, and Ethics (a new class) and I thoroughly enjoyed it! The class consisted of 2 papers and 2 take home written exams. The prompts encourage you to expand on the readings and lectures, so participating in both is necessary! Professor Rosenblum is very intelligent so come with questions.

Dr. Rosenblum is an excellent instructor. Passionate about the material and loves to answer questions/engage in lectures. Read the material and come to lectures with questions and he will be very responsive. Truly loves what he does and wants to share that enthusiasm with his students! The class is new; material is extremely interesting.

Simply one of the best. I had Dr. Rosenblum multiple times and enjoyed every minute- he is engaging, fun, caring, and interesting. Do the work, read the books and participate, and you'll do fine. He loves it when people come to his office hours and ask for help, and if your work turns out stupid he will laugh to lessen the blow of your uncaring.

This class was structured quite differently from how I expected it to be. The class involved many readings, some of which were quite confusing, long, and complex. I wish that Rosenblum would have taken the time to explain himself and the readings in more detail. My TA was my savior for this class, as she clarified the material much better than he.

By far the least favorite professor I have had during my college career. He somehow managed to take an incredibly interesting topic and make it dry and tedious. Loves to hear himself talk to the point that I think he forgets the students are even there. Does not care about if you are actually learning as long as you show up and listen to him.

This course was extremely interesting and I credit Rosenblum for taking material that was slightly bland and making it extremely engaging. You MUST go to class, as he does not post his slides. And yes, I do agree with the comment below on his ego. However, he definitely has worked hard to get into the position he is in today.

I need to be honest with you all. I did not read for this class past the first week and that is completely do-able IF and ONLY IF you do to lecture and take excellent notes. Honestly Rosenblum is pretty dry but he's not unfair. There are maybe 3 people in lecture that care so I'd recommend it for credit but definitely NOT for fun. #naptime

Jordan has a huge ego and thoroughly enjoys listening to himself spew his knowledge to an audience. He listens to respond, in effect, not processing what you are really saying. I advise against disagreeing with the guy or questioning the validity of the readings he assigns. He is an expert in his area of study, but not an effective pedagogue.

His lecture are confusing and hard to follow. He does not grade fairly or care about his students. He is very interested in hearing himself lecture. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.

I strongly advise against taking this course. Lectures are very discussion based and the class format is the same every single time. Not interesting at all. Talks about himself a lot. When grading, it's not clear what his grading is based on and the class itself is VERY boring. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.

Great professor. Always willing to help you to learn.

Definitely knows his stuff, makes the information interesting.

Course is very ideas based; material can feel extremely repetitive. Two papers, two exams-all very straight forward. A lot of assigned reading but listening in lecture is most important. Prof's attempts to create an effective course make him come off as a bit strict and cooky, but there's no denying he knows his stuff.

Very systematic professor. The concepts may be difficult to wrap your head around, but he makes them fairly manageable. His grading is super straightforward and he tells you exactly what to study. He is very open to questions and will answer everything in the least biased way possible. Decent prof., fascinating information. Definitely recommend.

I only took this class to fulfill a liberal studies requirement. I new very little about Judaism beforehand, but the class was fair and I was able to do quite well. He makes expectations clear and is always willing to discuss any topic with students. The review sheets include every topic that will be on the exams. I also like his sense of humor.

I dislike Rosenblum with a passion so this review may be biased. The class is completely discussion-based, so readings are mandatory if you want to participate or get anything out of the class at all. That said, I didn't read a page for that class and got a B. Not too hard of a workload - two tests and two papers. Loves talking about himself.

A great professor who encourages really good discussion and thought provoking.

He is a very nice man, but the lectures are extremely boring. He is helpful though, and the grading is more than fair.. GO RED

Great class great professor. This guy is an absolute genius and made a less interesting topic extremely interesting. Ask him any question and i'm sure he'll know the answer. Readings were a little tough and boring, but are very clearly explained during lecture. Come to class, its worth it

He is very nice. He grades very easily and wants everyone to get a good grade. Always available for office hours. Attendance is mandatory but you can miss up to 3 classes. You need to read the books but class is just a discussion of the readings so it is not 100% necessary

He is ridiculously learned in his field...he can pretty much answer any question you have. Participation, attendance, and questions should be a must to do well in his class. Limited assignments, but they count a lot. Overall, a good prof to choose.

He's not very clear in his teaching and he makes the content very boring. He is blatantly very critical of aspects of Judaism that he himself grew up around yet doesn't follow now.

He's a great teacher he knows what he's talking about and is willing to draw from the modern times and make the class intersting.

very smart professor, knows his stuff. pop quizzes about reading from Learn@UW so do those.. your TA is really helpful in this class

terrible professor, terrible class! he's unclear, disorganized, and doesn't teach. he tries to make everything into a 'discussion,' so instead of learning anything, you just listen to annoying people in the class say ignorant things. rosenblum is an idiot. he tries to hide his lack of knowledge by turning everything into a discussion

You will get much more out of this class than you expect to. Ask questions. Any questions. He answers them without hesitation and with inhuman accuracy and clarity.

He's very earnest and clear in his teaching, and answers students' questions with more honesty and clarity than most professors I've ever seen. And Rosenblum KNOWS HIS STUFF. I don't believe there is a single question on this earth about Rabbinic literature that he doesn't have an informed and well-read answer on!

A really smart guy... some lectures were unclear and disorganized but overall he's really interested in the subject