JTS’s Student Ambassador initiative places a select group of rabbinical and cantorial students in Conservative synagogues across North America for one to two Shabbatot throughout the year. This>>>

March 4, 2025 “The Jewish people are so tiny in number that we often remark to one another that only two degrees separate us from our fellow Jews, not the proverbial six. Nowhere is this more evident>>>

Thirty-six high school students gathered in Washington, DC in early February for the inaugural Ruchot program.  Ruchot meaning “winds” in Hebrew, conjures up images of “winds of change.” This>>>

Last week, JTS Rabbinical School alumni, along with JTS faculty and staff, gathered together to remember their colleague and friend, Rabbi Fred Elias (z”l). Members of the Rabbinical School Class of>>>

On February 16–18, a delegation of 18 a delegation of 18 JTS undergraduate and graduate students and staff traveled to this year’s energizing Songleader Boot Camp in St. Louis, where they connected>>>

As we have mourned so many times since October 7, our hearts are once again filled with anguish. 
Baruch Dayan Ha’emet Shiri, Kfir, Ariel, and Oded. 

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The JTS cafe now accepts Flex as part of the Columbia Dining program. Flex, a dollar-for-dollar declining balance account, allows Columbia students, faculty and staff to add funds to as needed>>>

February 18, 2025 “As provost of The Jewish Theological Seminary and interim dean of its William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education, I was appalled to read about an attack on a bookshop>>>

Last week, Dr. Robert Harris, JTS Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, hosted a one-day conference in partnership with the Academic Engagement Network on “Ecumenical Zionism: Jews>>>

February 11, 2025 On Friday, January 31–Sunday, February 2, 14 11th graders from around the country gathered at JTS for our first Emerging Leaders Fellowship Shabbaton. Over two days, they prayed>>>

The Jewish Theological Seminary is pleased to announce its newest exhibition entitled “Sacred Words: Revealing the Earliest Hebrew Book,” opening Wednesday, March 19. This new exhibition will feature>>>

January 22, 2025: Just days before the U.S. presidential inauguration, as analysts were continuing to examine post-election data on the polarization within Jewish communities and beyond, it felt like>>>

January 19, 2025After so many months of anguished prayers, JTS is deeply grateful that Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Doron Steinbrecher have been released from captivity. May God’s mercy and the>>>

Michaels was most recently Chief Operating and Financial Officer at Camp Ramah in California January 13, 2025 — New York, NY— The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), one of the world’s preeminent>>>

What’s Next? New Ways of Engaging Jewish SourcesWinter 2024 Learning Series Mondays, February 3–March 24, 2025* 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET   JTS is well-known as a hub of innovative scholarship and a center>>>

Monday, December 23, 2024: Chancellor Eisen has appeared on several podcasts and in the media over the past few weeks, discussing his book, Seeking the Hiding God: A Personal Theological Essay, as>>>

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>>>