Renowned Scholar, Academic Leader, and First Female Chancellor in the Institution’s 139 Year History Will Step Down Following Distinguished Tenure; Will Become Chancellor Emerita and Remain a Faculty>>>

June 4, 2025 Congratulations to Dr. Yael Landman, Assistant Professor of Bible, for receiving the Berkowitz Fellowship from the NYU School of Law. Throughout the 2025–2026 school year, Dr. Landman>>>

In a letter to the community, Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz reflected on the 131st Commencement Exercises and Tekes Hasmakhah: Ceremony of Rabbinic and Cantorial Ordination. May 28, 2025 Dear JTS>>>

May 28, 2025 From May 19–26, a group of 27 Muslims, Jews, and Christians toured Andalusian Spain together. Generously sponsored by the Milstein Center for Interreligious Dialogue at JTS, the group>>>

May 28, 2025 JTS celebrated its 131st commencement ceremony in its atrium on Thursday, May 22. It was a festive day as we conferred degrees on our students and esteemed honorary degree recipients. Dr>>>

May 20, 2025 Chancellor Schwartz has had a busy month strengthening partnerships and engaging with the community. Earlier this week, she had the pleasure of reconnecting with H. E. Prof. Dr>>>

May 16, 2025 JTS is proud to have received a prestigious grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a project called, “Cataloging, Preserving and Digitizing At-Risk Broadsides, Ephemera>>>

May 14, 2025 JTS recently co-hosted, together with several local faith-based institutions, a screening of a remarkable film by Ilana Trachtman, Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round. The film tells the>>>

May 14, 2025 Professor George Yaakov Kohler of Bar-Ilan University recently delivered a public evening lecture at JTS on “Leo Baeck on Repentance and Forgiveness Before and After the Holocaust” in>>>

May 15, 2025 Over the spring, JTS organized and participated in numerous events highlighting our love of Israel and the Jewish state.  Professor Suzanne Last Stone, Avihai Mandelblit, and Chancellor>>>

Though the Jewish people continue to face significant challenges, we at JTS are inspired by the enthusiasm of our students as they come together in community and study. Get to know some of our>>>

Dr. Sandra Fox joins JTS Faculty in this Critical Role  May 1, 2025—New York, NY —The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), one of the world’s foremost institutions of Jewish higher education, announced>>>

April 28, 2025 Last week, alumni, friends, family, and beloved colleagues came together to celebrate and honor Cantor Nancy Abramson. In a special tribute, the Green Room of the auditorium was>>>

April 29, 2025 Congratulations to Professor Benjamin D. Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, who was one of 32 fellows selected by the National Humanities Center for the 2025–26>>>

Work will be done in the former KGB Archives in Chernivtsi  Led by JTS Professor, Dr. David Fishman and Senior Editor Alexander Ivanov, the Jewish Archival Survey (JAS) is dedicated to locating>>>

April 23, 2025 Rabbi Burt Visotzky, PhD, Director, Milstein Center for Interreligious Dialogue, shares a reflection after the death of Pope Francis. Rabbi Visotzky had the honor of meeting Pope>>>

At the end of March, Mekhinah students from across the country gathered on the JTS campus for an immersive week of learning and community. The group of 12 students spent their days studying, praying>>>

Israel at a Crossroads—Expanding the Conversation Spring 2025 Learning Series Mondays, April 28–May 19, 2025 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET   This series builds on the discussions from JTS’s Israel at the>>>

April 7, 2025 On April 1-2, engaged audience members gathered to hear from experts in their fields, Israeli citizens, and spiritual leaders during a time of profound trauma. Through in-depth panel>>>

April 2, 2025 Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Vice Chancellor for Religious Life and Engagement, writes in the spirit of and the time following International Transgender Day of Visibility. Among the students I>>>

Acclaimed Israeli writer Etgar Keret to lead the new master’s degree   March 31, 2025 (New York, New York) – The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is thrilled to announce the launch of our new MFA in>>>

5785 Passover Reader Now Available As you prepare for Passover, we invite you to explore a collection of thought-provoking essays to deepen your holiday experience. This year’s edition examines the>>>

The Judge Simon H. Rifkind Award Luncheon was held on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. This year, JTS honored Neil Barr, Chair and Managing Partner, Davis Polk and>>>

March 19, 2025 On March 12, 2025, JTS welcomed Prof. Yemima Hadad of Leipzig for a lunchtime lecture in Jewish thought and political philosophy, entitled “Pregnancy as a Political Revolution:>>>

The Afghan Liturgical Quire (ALQ) will be featured in the exhibit “Sacred Words: Revealing the Earliest Hebrew Book”  March 18, 2025, New York, NY — The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is proud to>>>