December 12, 2024 “We can’t know where we’re going — let alone where we ought to be going — unless we understand where we’ve come from; and we can’t understand our past without studying it within the>>>

Robert S. Rifkind, longtime trustee and supporter of JTS, endows gift to support a new tenured member of the JTS faculty    December 12, 2024 (New York, New York) — The Jewish Theological Seminary>>>

The fall 2024 issue of Gleanings: Portraits of Jewish Leadership Educational Leadership, the ejournal of the William Davidson School of Graduate School Education, is now available. In this issue>>>

December 4, 2024 Over the last few months, our faculty have been showcasing their scholarship during conferences, symposia, and panels throughout the country, as well as on campus at JTS. In late>>>

This Thanksgiving, we give thanks to the JTS community. Wishing all a joyful and meaningful Thanksgiving!

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Chancellor Emeritus Eisen speaks with Andrew Silow-Carroll, managing editor at Jewish Telegraphic Agency, about his new book “Seeking the Hiding God: A Personal Theological Essay.” Professor Eisen>>>

On Monday, November 18, JTS was thrilled to welcome alumni from The Rabbinical School Class of 2004 to celebrate their 20th anniversary since ordination. Alums traveled from London; Seattle, WA;>>>

JTS welcomes groups – including alumni, synagogues, leadership cohorts, professional affiliates, individuals, donors, and more – to explore our vibrant campus. JTS Days are tailored for each group>>>

It is with great sadness that JTS mourns the loss of Felice Gaer Baran (z”l), director of the American Jewish Committee’s Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights. Ms. Gaer, an>>>

By Rabbi Gordon Tucker In this week’s presidential election, American Jews felt a strong sense of investment, though the perceptions of what was at stake varied considerably across communities and>>>

By Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz    Over the past year, as an educational institution located on Morningside Heights, JTS students, staff, and faculty witnessed and experienced firsthand many of>>>

It is with great sadness that JTS mourns the loss of Professor Yehuda Bauer, a prominent Holocaust historian. Professor Bauer was an international scholar of Holocaust studies and antisemitism>>>

Earlier this month, JTS was honored to host a book launch for Dr. Avigail Manekin-Bamberger’s new book Seder Mazikin: Law and Magic in Late Antique Jewish Society (Jerusalem: Yad Ben Zvi, 2024). Dr>>>

Earlier this month, JTS was honored to host a book launch for Dr. Avigail Manekin-Bamberger’s new book Seder Mazikin: Law and Magic in Late Antique Jewish Society (Jerusalem: Yad Ben Zvi, 2024). Dr>>>

A Major Digitization Project Has Been Completed Thanks to the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) October 9, 2024 – New York, NY– JTS is excited to announce the completion>>>

“I’ve always looked to Psalm 27 to guide me through this season. This psalm cuts right to the trepidation that the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe, conjure up in each of us. As the liturgy reminds us>>>

Zionism: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond—Expanding the Conversation Fall 2024 Learning Series Mondays, November 11–December 16, 2024  1:00–2:00 p.m. ET What does it mean to be a Zionist in 21st-century>>>

Zionism: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond—Expanding the Conversation Fall 2024 Learning Series Mondays, November 11–December 16, 2024  1:00–2:00 p.m. ET* What does it mean to be a Zionist in 21st-century>>>

September 30, 2024 NEW YORK, NY – The Board of Trustees of The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) has elected two new members: Zachary Goldman and Risë Norman. “As we approach the Jewish new year, we>>>

New High Holiday Reader Now Available JTS is thrilled to share our second annual High Holiday Reader. This curated collection of original articles includes submissions from JTS faculty, students>>>

JTS’s next convening will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 29 and 30. During this two-day gathering, experts will discuss the evolving relationship between North American Jews and>>>

The New Recording of an Important Opera Composed by an Assistant Professor in the H. L. Miller Cantorial School The recording of Steal a Pencil for Me, an opera by composer Gerald Cohen (Assistant>>>

JTS deeply mourns the tragic news regarding the murder of six more hostages at the hands of Hamas. Our community has felt a special connection to Hersh Goldberg-Polin through his familial relations>>>

Five Israeli reporters from the Nefesh B’Nefesh press delegation visited JTS this week. While in New York City to cover a new olim flight, they also took the opportunity to visit various Jewish>>>

The Jewish Theological Seminary is pleased to announce its newest exhibition entitled “Illuminating Sacred Text: Contemporary Jewish Book Artists and Their Work,” opening Monday, September 9. This>>>