On My Mind
Arnold M. Eisen, the seventh chancellor of JTS, contributes regularly to print and online media and discusses Jewish education, philosophy, and values on his blog. Read more about Chancellor Eisen
At West Point
May 19, 2011
I spent a day at West Point last week—meeting Jewish and non-Jewish cadets, seeing the sights, talking about leadership education with administration and faculty, and teaching a class about Judaism, the distinctive pattern of religious belief and practice in America, and the role of religion in stimulating and sanctifying violence—and in eliciting and sanctifying compassion.
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Remembering Gershon Kekst (z”l)
Mar 21, 2017
Below are the eulogies delivered for Gershon Kekst by former JTS Chancellor Ismar Schorsch and me at the funeral on March 19, 2017. Together, Dr. Schorsch and I had the privilege of working with Gershon during his remarkable 18 years of service as chair of the JTS Board of Trustees.
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