As we navigate our personal and professional roles during this distressing time, rabbis, cantors, chaplains, educators, and other leaders in helping professions are invited to gather for an online>>>
As we navigate our personal and professional roles during this distressing time, rabbis, cantors, chaplains, educators, and other leaders in helping professions are invited to gather for an online>>>
Each morning during our Shaharit morning prayers, we read Psalm 30, which includes the verse: הָפַ֣כְתָּ מִסְפְּדִי֮ לְמָח֢וֹל לִ֥֫י פִּתַּ֥חְתָּ שַׂקִּ֑י וַֽתְּאַזְּרֵ֥נִי שִׂמְחָֽה׃ “You turned>>>
“Two Are Better Than One:” Friendship in Jewish Text, Thought, and Life Eight Mondays, October 23–December 11, 2023 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET Friendship is a critical component of our daily lives, our>>>
JTS mourns the death of Dr. Alice Shalvi (z”l), an innovative educator, social activist, and feminist. Dr. Shalvi received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from JTS in 1999 and later went>>>
With Rabbi Gordon Tucker The Torah presents Shemini Atzeret—the “Eighth Day of Assembly”—as an add-on to the seven days of the Sukkot pilgrimage festival. The lulav is set aside, and the sukkah>>>
With Dr. Aaron Koller In the Torah readings for Rosh Hashanah, we read about the dissolution of Abraham’s family. First Ishmael is banished and nearly dies in the desert; Hagar leaves the household>>>
With Rabbi Mychal Springer The haftarot of the High Holidays link personal teshuvah with the return to the land of Israel. When we hold these two returnings together the spiritual and communal>>>
August 24, 2023 New York, NY – The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) has been granted $249,581 by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program to>>>
August 15, 2023 JTS is delighted to share that it was the recipient of a prestigious grant from The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), an affiliate of the National>>>
Part of the series, The Dynamics of Change It’s human nature to build and rebuild, organize and disorganize. Institutions both large and small are grappling with the challenging tasks of shaping the>>>
Part of the series, The Dynamics of Change With Annabel Gottfried Cohen, MRes, PhD student in Modern Jewish Studies, JTS, and curator of Living Yiddish in New York exhibit, JTS Library For newly>>>
High Holidays Webinars: The Torah of the New Year September 6, 12, 19, 26 1:00–2:15 p.m. ET Join JTS faculty for a close reading of several of the biblical texts that we read during the fall>>>
September 6, 12, 19, 26 1:00–2:15 p.m. ET Join JTS faculty for a close reading of several of the biblical texts that we read during the fall holiday season. Discover new insights into these readings>>>
Dr. David Kraemer, Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian and Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, delivered this eulogy at the funeral of Dorothy Tapper Goldman, a devoted JTS trustee who served for many>>>
Join us on Wednesday, September 6 for an evening of Yiddish music featuring former cast members of the acclaimed musical “Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish.” They’ll perform Yiddish theater gems from>>>
The #jtsramahconnection extends to our four-legged friends too! @campramahby jtsvoice
Part of the series, The Dynamics of Change This session has generously been sponsored by Yale Asbell, JTS Trustee. With Dr. Benjamin Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS >>>
@listcollege students Kira Kress and Elisheva Malomet enjoying the summer! Kira is a Freiberg-Hammerman Ramah Ambassador at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires this summer. This ambassador program supports>>>
It was a full day of #jtsramahconnections at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires! Yesterday, JTS alumni gathered together during “Clergy and Educator Day” to visit with campers, brainstorm, and>>>
Yesterday, Talia Kaplan took a break from her chaplaincy rotation at Bellevue Hospital to visit @truahrabbis. It was during an internship at T’ruah in 2016 that Talia began having conversations with>>>
Chancellor Schwartz and incoming @mywlcj president Julia Loeb at this year’s convention.by jtsvoice
Part of the series, “The Dynamics of Change” With Dr. Eitan Fishbane, Professor of Jewish Thought, JTS The term tikkun, which refers to the process of cosmic-divine repair as well as the>>>
Earlier today, Chancellor Schwartz addressed the crowd at the @mywlcj 2023 Convention. Did you know that Women’s League was founded by Mathilde Roth Schechter, wife of Solomon Schechter, a past>>>
They’re not wearing this year’s t-shirt, but these JTS alums at @campramahne know that “JTS is everywhere”! #jtsramahconnection @nationalramahby jtsvoice
Last month, Professor Jonathan Milgram spoke at the “Editions of Classical Jewish Literature in the Digital Era” conference, sponsored by the University Of Haifa. The conference brought>>>