Part of our series "The 'Other' in Jewish Text and Tradition" January 25, 2021, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET Although most Talmudic anecdotes feature men, some feature wives, mothers, and daughters of rabbis. These women learned Jewish law, and even, on occasion, helped formulate it. Join Dr. Judith Hauptman to study several of these short […]
SURPRISING LESSONS FROM THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS WITH DR. DAVID KRAEMER Wednesdays Jan 13, 20, 27 and Feb 3, 10, 17 7:00-9:00 p.m. ET Most people have heard of the […]
ONLINE MINI-COURSE WITH RABBI MORDY SCHWARTZ Thursdays, January 21, 28 and Feb. 4, 11 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET Responsa are among the oldest and most enduring forms of Jewish literature. We […]
ONLINE CEREMONY Sunday, January 31, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. ET JTS will bestow honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees at a convocation ceremony recognizing distinguished members of the rabbinate who have served the Conservative Movement and the Jewish people with distinction for over 25 years. REGISTER For more information, contact convocation@jtsa.edu. The honorees (Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa) are: […]
OTHER GODS: WHAT THE BIBLE THINKS ABOUT OTHER NATIONS' DEITIES (OR: IS THE BIBLE REALLY MONOTHEISTIC?) February 1, 2021, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET Part of our series "The 'Other' in Jewish Text and Tradition" This session is generously sponsored by the Messer family in memory of Susan Kortsen. The Bible frequently instructs the nation […]
LEGACY OF BLOOD: JEWS, POGROMS, AND RITUAL MURDER IN THE LAND OF THE SOVIETS Monday, February 1, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. ET As part of Between the Lines: Author Conversations from The Library of JTS, join us for an online discussion with author and historian Elissa Bemporad about her book, Legacy of Blood: Jews, Pogroms, and Ritual Murder […]
DIFFERENT BUT EQUAL WITH DR. ALAN COOPER Part of Our Series "The 'Other' in Jewish Text and Tradition February 8, 2021, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET Jewish conceptions of chosenness or election—rooted especially in the language of Exodus 19:5-6—traditionally were hierarchical, often asserting Jewish superiority over others. Such notions run afoul of modern ideas about social justice, typically […]
