With Dr. Benjamin Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS We’ve heard its stories; we’ve heard it chanted in synagogue; we’ve seen it hoisted in the air displaying handwritten>>>
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With Dr. Benjamin Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS We’ve heard its stories; we’ve heard it chanted in synagogue; we’ve seen it hoisted in the air displaying handwritten>>>
JTS ALUMNI IN THE WORLD: SCHOLARSHIP AND IMPACT SUMMER 2024 LEARNING SERIES  Mondays, June 17 – August 12, 2024 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET Join esteemed JTS alumni to hear about the important contributions>>>
JTS faculty members have been sharing their scholarship far beyond the classroom these past few weeks. Read about the different panels, awards, and workshops they’ve been participating in. On May 7>>>
With special guest presenter Dr. Elias Sacks, Director of The Jewish Publication Society How should English translators of the Hebrew Bible approach questions relating to gender? When should gender>>>
JTS celebrated its 130th Commencement ceremony in its atrium on Thursday, May 16. It was a festive day as we conferred degrees on our students and esteemed honorary degree recipients. Wolf Blitzer>>>
n Commemoration of Yom Hazikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terror) With Dr. Alan Cooper, Elaine Ravich Professor of Jewish Studies, JTS ABOUT THE SERIES: Timely Torah>>>
JTS’s new teen program offers a 10-month fellowship opportunity for high school students across North America to grow their Jewish identity, connect with other passionate teens, and explore their>>>
Two List College students were among the co-authors of a powerful letter signed by Columbia and Barnard students, including most List College students, articulating their experiences living as Jews>>>
With Dr. Shay Pilnik, Director, Emil A. and Jenny Fish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Yeshiva University (JTS PhD ‘13) In Commemoration of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) The>>>
JTS has been proud to foster a sense of sanctuary and community during these difficult days. Please watch this important video message from Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz.
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“Last week, with memories of my family’s Passover seders still vivid, I watched video of the protest ‘seder in the streets’ held in Brooklyn on the second night of the holiday—and was shocked, though>>>
On the eve of Passover, a festival commemorating liberation and freedom, we are both shocked and horrified by the unfolding events just blocks away on the Columbia University campus. Columbia and>>>
Case Studies in the History of Antisemitism Dr. Tamara Neuman (moderator), Director of Convenings, JTS Dr. Benjamin Gampel, JTS Dina and Eli Field Family Chair in Jewish History Dr. Rebecca Kobrin>>>
Chancellor Schwartz shares how we can find ourselves in each of the four children in the seder. The Pesah seder has long been the most observed Jewish ritual by American Jews, and many look forward>>>
Theatrical excerpt/conversation: Mikhl Yashinsky’s new Yiddish play “Di psure loyt khaim” (The Gospel According to Chaim) Mikhl Yashinsky, Yiddish playwright Dr. Nahma Sandrow>>>
In the aftermath of the horrific events of October 7, issues of antisemitism and free speech have roiled college campuses, with …
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Current List College students (Natan Rosenbaum, Eden Yadegar, Talia Levin and Daniel Caplan) will be in conversation with Claire Miller, JTS Rabbinical School student.
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Ted Deutch, AJC Chief Executive Officer and Edward and Sandra Meyer Office of the CEO and former Congressman
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Dr. David Kraemer, JTS Joseph and Dora Abbell Librarian and Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics.
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With Dr. Robert Harris, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS In the years following the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, Jewish observance of Passover underwent a seismic>>>
Rabbi Jan Uhrbach provides practical advice on how to approach the Seder this year when many will face difficult conversations about Israel. Many of us are approaching seder this year with concern>>>
