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With Dr. Benjamin Sommer, professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS Lecture Summary: If we look at the opening verses of Genesis 1 in the context of other ancient near eastern creation>>>

The Henry N. and Selma S. Rapaport Memorial Lecture Inspired by the legacy of Rabbi Neil Gillman (z”l), in the year of his fifth yahrzeit Can Jewish thought help us understand our role in confronting>>>

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Moonlit Night – Sim Shalom Words and Music: Ukrainian Folk Song additional text: Prayer for Peace from the Jewish Liturgy Adapted and Arranged by Natasha Hirschhorn Performed by the H.L. Miller>>>

With Dr. Shira Billet, Assistant Professor of Jewish Thought and Ethics When the famous German Jewish philosopher Hermann Cohen died in 1918, he was described in Jewish periodicals as “the greatest>>>

With Dr. Jonathan Ray, Samuel Eig Professor of Jewish Studies, Georgetown University, and JTS Alumnus In July 1656, Baruch Spinoza was excommunicated from the Jewish community of Amsterdam for his>>>

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Part of our fall learning series “Dangerous Ideas: Censorship Through a Jewish Lens” With Dr. Alan Mittleman, Aaron Rabinowitz and Simon H. Rifkind Professor of Jewish Philosophy>>>

Dr. Jack Wertheimer, professor of American Jewish history at JTS, co-authored with Alex Pomson the new book “Inside Jewish Day Schools: Leadership, Learning, and Community,” which seeks>>>

Part of the series, “Dangerous Ideas: Censorship Through a Jewish Lens” With Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, PhD, Rabbi Judah Nadich Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics Jews always viewed Jesus as one>>>

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With Dr. Benjamin Levy, Adjunct Assistant Professor The rabbis of late antiquity did not write books of theology or political treatises. Rather, they composed stories that would draw the heart and>>>

The JTS Library houses one of the largest collections of rare Judaica in the world. This series will highlight some of these beautiful and unique works. This episode focuses on the evolution of the>>>

The JTS Library houses one of the largest collections of rare Judaica in the world. This series will highlight some of these beautiful and unique works. This session focuses on a Karaite Ketubbah, a>>>

The JTS Library houses one of the largest collections of rare Judaica in the world. This series will highlight some of these beautiful and unique works. This session focuses on a Venetian Ketubbah, a>>>