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Dangerous Ideas: Censorship Through a Jewish Lens
By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video | Video Lecture
Throughout Jewish history, certain texts and ideas have been deemed too dangerous to circulate—whether by outsiders who banned Jewish writings, or Jewish leaders who suppressed ideas considered heretical or beyond the pale. In this series, JTS scholars will examine efforts to control knowledge from ancient to contemporary times, exploring the ways in which censorship both reflects and shapes broader ideological struggles. They will discuss the varying motivations for controlling or revising narratives, and consider whether and under what circumstances it might make sense to suppress certain ideas. These discussions will illuminate past struggles and help us understand the battles over censorship and free expression playing out today.
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Evolution of Torah: Journeys in Torah Study
By Marcus Mordecai Schwartz | Podcast or Radio Program
Establishing Torah Culture (Season 2, Episode 1) How did geographic diversity and separation impact rabbinic culture? In the season opener, we begin with the story of the four captives, the story that ended season one. This narrative offers an example of how rabbinic learning spread. We introduce the challenges and opportunities that faced Jewish communities […]
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Vulnerability and the Omer
By Ayelet Cohen
This speech was delivered at Tekes Hasmakah, the Ordination of JTS Rabbinical and Cantorial Students, in May 2024 by Rabbi Ayelet Cohen. TRANSCRIPT In the time you have been at rabbinical and cantorial students at JTS, the world has been transformed, punctuated by COVID and bookended by war. This Shabbat, Parshat Emor calls us to […]
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The Power of Emotion: Judaism and the Inner Life
By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video | Video Lecture
Joy. Grief. Anger. Shame. Love. Emotional experience is often at the center of our lives. JTS scholars explore perceptions of emotions in Jewish texts and offer surprising and useful insights for understanding the feelings that make up our inner worlds.
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JTS Library Treasures
From the Collection The JTS Library has over 400 Megillat Esther in its collection. Enjoy these three megillot from Austria, Italy, and Iraq. Viennese Megillah (circa 1850-1925) Baghdadi Megillah (c. 1850) Italian Megillah (ca 1700s) Postcards
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Evolution of Torah
By Marcus Mordecai Schwartz | Podcast or Radio Program
This JTS Podcast explores the ways in which Jewish legal culture changed after the destruction of the Second Temple with Rabbi Mordecai Schwartz. A History of Rabbinic Literature Season 1 An introduction to the first 1000 years of rabbinic literature in five episodes Establishing Rabbinic Culture Season 2 A six-episode series focused on the distinct […]
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Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simhat Torah
Explore these sources from scholars and students at the Jewish Theological Seminary to enrich your fall holiday experience.
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Preparing for Pesah
Preparing for Pesach can feel like a marathon leading to the Seders. As former JTS Chancellor Ismar Schorsch writes, “It took God but six days to create the world; it took my mother at least twice that long to prepare for Passover.” These resources offer ways to help with this preparation, both in terms of […]
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High Holiday Webinars
Join JTS in preparing for the High Holiday season with meaningful and enriching sessions led by faculty.
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Senior Sermons: Class of 2023
By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Short Video
Presentations by senior Rabbinical School students in 5783 Alex Hamilton – Noah Israel Gordan – Lekh Lekha Aaron Leven – Hayyei Sarah Gavriella Kornsgold – Toledot Andy Weissfeld – Vayetzei Benjy Forester – Vayishlach Amelia Wolf – Vayeshev Adam Gillman – Va’era Stefanie Gedan – Yitro Grace Gleason – Ki Tissa Rishe Groner – Tazria-Metzora
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JTS High Holiday Webinars 2022
Join JTS in preparing for this 5783 High Holiday season with two meaningful and enriching sessions.
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Purim on Broadway
Complete Purim services from the JTS, featuring the megillah reading and much holiday merriment. Purim Eve On (and Off) Broadway 2022/5782 Purim Off Broadway 2021/5781 Purim On Broadway 2020/5780 Purim On Broadway 2018/5778
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Ya Notein Binah
YAH NOTEIN BINAH WORDS Israel Najara (ca. 1555 – 1625 | Spain)MUSICTraditional UzbekMelody Adapted byMargo Hughes-Robinson (’21 RS, KGS)Siddur Lev Shalem (p. 123) “HUMAN BEINGS . . . CAN PLANT SEEDS WITH SONGS . . . TAKE INSTRUCTION, SING TO GOD.”Born in Damascus, the Kabbalist and prolific paytan Israel Najara adapted the themes andrhythms of […]
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Telling the Story
The central portion of the Haggadah is Maggid, where the story of the Exodus is presented, providing the broad scope of the story–from wanderings to slavery to freedom. Texts The Telling (David Hoffman): Finding personal context in the maggid verses from Deuteronomy The Meaning of Pesah (Matthew Berkowitz): The importance of compassion in the haggadah […]
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Hanukkah Learning
By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Collected Resources | Hanukkah
Learn with JTS Faculty and Students to enrich your Hanukkah celebrations.
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Nusah and Cantillation
Recordings by Cantor Arianne Brown and Rabbi & Hazzan Seth AdelsonProject coordinator: Rabbi David Freidenreich Nusah hatefillah—or simply nusah—is the prayer chant tradition that Jews have been using in synagogues, homes, and batei midrash (houses of study) for nearly two millennia. Virtually all liturgy is associated with a traditional nusah—a particular musical mode and set of motifs […]
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The Future of Catholic-Jewish Relations
Catholic-Jewish dialogue has flourished since the promulgation of the Second Vatican Council’s 1965 Decree on non-Christian religions, Nostra Aetate. His Eminence Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, the first African American cardinal in the Catholic Church, discusses the history of that dialogue and to explore how current discussions might guide Catholic-Jewish relations in the future.
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Gleanings
“Ruth came and gleaned in a field, behind the reapers, and as luck would have it, it was the piece of land belonging to Boaz, who was of Elimelech’s [Naomi’s late husband’s] family” (Ruth 2:3). Text Leftover Scraps (Julia Andelman): Using Millet’s painting, The Gleaners, to highlight the mitzvah of leaving the corners of fields and […]
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High Holiday Reflections
By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Collected Resources | Shabbat Shuvah | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Explore these sources from JTS Scholars, Students, and Alumni to enrich the Yamim Nora’im.
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