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Rabbinical School Class of 2004 Reunion

Nov 20, 2024

On Monday, November 18, JTS was thrilled to welcome alumni from The Rabbinical School Class of 2004 to celebrate their 20th anniversary since ordination.

“JTS Days”: Visiting the JTS Campus

JTS welcomes groups to explore our vibrant campus, offering visitors an intimate opportunity to connect with JTS’s rich history and learn how it aligns with our vision for the Jewish future.

Remembering Felice Gaer (z”l)

Nov 10, 2024

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, who received an honorary JTS degree in 2018.

Reflections on This Week’s Presidential Election

Nov 8, 2024

Rabbi Gordon Tucker explores looking at the election and its results through the lens of Jewish tradition.

Zionism: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond

Nov 6, 2024

Over the course of two-days, JTS hosted scholars, religious leaders, practitioners, and writers and examined the changing nature of American Jewish affinities with Zionism and Israel.

A Sukkot Open House Points the Way Forward  

As the anniversary of October 7 approached, JTS invited our neighbors from surrounding academic institutions and influential interfaith organizations to an open house in the JTS sukkah.

Zionism: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond 

Oct 28, 2024

The Jewish Theological Seminary is hosting two-day convening to examine the changing nature of American Jewish affinities with Zionism and Israel.

Remembering Professor Yehuda Bauer (z”l)

Oct 23, 2024

It is with great sadness that JTS mourns the loss of Professor Yehuda Bauer, a prominent Holocaust historian who received an honorary doctorate from JTS in 2004.

JTS Hosts Book Launch for Dr. Avigail Manekin-Bamberger’s “Seder Mazikin: Law and Magic in Late Antique Jewish Society”

Oct 21, 2024

The book is one of the only sustained monographs on Aramaic magic bowls.

JTS Unveils Newly Digitized Archive of Over 1,750 Rare Audio and Video Files

Oct 9, 2024

A major digitization project has been completed thanks to the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).