Category - Jewish Theological Seminary Media

Through the impetus of Rabbi Rachel Ain, alumnae of the Double Degree Program are honoring Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz with scholarship support and a beautiful bench on the new JTS campus. Read>>>

On January 11 at 7:30 P.M. ET, JTS’s Dr. Eitan Fishbane will discuss his book, “Embers of Pilgrimage,” a collection of original poems incorporating imagery from the Zohar and other Jewish>>>

Rabbinical School students enjoying an end-of-semester class lunch in Israel!by jtsvoice

Alex Hamilton, fourth-year year Rabbinical School student, headed to his Resnick Internship Fellowship at @rutgershillel via train last Friday. All JTS fourth year Rabbinical and Cantorial students>>>

Last week, Rabbinical School student Anina Dassa was in Penn Station on her way to @princeton_cjl as part of her Slifka-Nadich Fellowship. She teaches, offers pastoral care, and does engagement work>>>

Sass Orol and David Chapman, JTS Rabbinical School students, serendipitously met in the airport last week on their way to serve as student rabbis in Atlanta and Orlando respectively. Our Rabbinical>>>

Read in @officialbroadwayworld about “The Workshop,” a new Jews Of Color Arts Fellowship. The lead sponsor is JTS and our Hendel Center for Ethics and Justice. #linkinbioby jtsvoice

Dr. Yizhar Hess, the Vice-Chairman of the World Zionist Organization, visited the JTS campus yesterday. He spoke of the vital role the WZO can play in strengthening Israel as a Jewish, democratic>>>

Enjoy the last day of Hanukkah and our last riddle answer! Last week we asked: Explain how if you take (1) What Joseph found (מצא), (2) what Joseph was dressed in, (3) what Joseph’s price was, and>>>

Professor Jonathan Milgram, associate professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, met up with JTS Rabbinical School students in Israel. Professor Milgram is on sabbatical for the 2021-2022 academic year and>>>

Last night Jessica Dell’Era, a Rabbinical School student, led us in the Hanukkah blessings and songs.by jtsvoice

Last night’s menorah lighting at JTS.by jtsvoice

Riddle time! Answer to yesterday’s question…The first occurrence of Judith (Yehudit) is in Genesis 26:34 (some time before Judah was born to Jacob), where it is the name of one of>>>

Last night Hanukkah candles were lit by Chancellor Schwartz. Afterwards, the Hanukkah song “Banu Choshech Legaresh” (We Came To Drive Away the Darkness) was sung by all. Who will lead us>>>

Another day of Hanukkah, another riddle! The answer to yesterday’s is: The tribal territory of Dan is mentioned in Genesis 14:14, as a point in Abraham’s pursuit of the forces that took>>>

List College students celebrating #hanukkah together!by jtsvoice

Yesterday’s riddle answer is…. Abraham and Jacob in the first Berakhah; and Adam and Enosh in the fourth Berakhah. (The question was: In the weekday Amidah, there are two Berakhot in>>>

Happy Hanukkah! There was a custom, as far back as medieval times, to present riddles and other clever word and number games on Hanukkah. In that spirit, we are offering a few riddles throughout the>>>