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Chancellor Schwartz Shares Her Thoughts on Israel

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>>>

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Remembering Dr. Alice Shalvi (z”l)

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>>>

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How Shall It End?

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>>>

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The Sacrifices of Hagar, Ishmael, and Isaac

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>>>

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Exile and Return as a Spiritual Paradigm

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>>>

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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 holiday season. Discover new insights into these readings>>>

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The Evolution of Law in the Bible

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 >>>

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