Lifelong Learning
JTS’s Lifelong Learning programs extend our sophisticated scholarship and meaningful insights into Torah beyond the classroom to Jewish learners around the world. We offer a wide variety of opportunities to learn with JTS scholars—from podcasts to online courses to events on campus and much more.
Our rich trove of online resources provides 24/7 access to Jewish learning for anyone who seeks it. And our programs for teens give them a chance to learn with top scholars about the relevance of Jewish texts to their lives as global citizens today.
Courses of Study
Summer Text Study Intensive
Through three summer sessions, JTS offers exceptional summer learning opportunities to students at a wide range of levels, for both credit and non-credit study.
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Summer Hebrew Intensive
For those who would like to take their Hebrew language skills to the next level, JTS offers a high-quality, intensive Hebrew language program during the summer.
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Nishma
This flexible summer program combines intensive beit midrash-style learning with university-level Hebrew study in order to provide participants with a firm foundation in Jewish text study.
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Biblical Hebrew
Enhance your understanding of biblical grammar with our interactive online courses offered at several skill levels. Register a la carte or complete a four-course Certificate.
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Context Two-Year Program
JTS’s online Context program is an intellectual journey covering the sweep of Jewish history and civilization and the major texts of the Biblical, Rabbinic, Medieval, and Modern periods. The program fosters a sense of being at home in Jewish culture, religion, and civilization.
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Audit a Graduate Course
Audit graduate-level Jewish Studies and Hebrew language courses on our New York campus through the Open Classroom initiative, deepening your Jewish knowledge and broadening your horizons.
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JTS Podcasts
The depth and breadth of JTS learning to go: from in-depth topics to our weekly parashah commentaries and the prophets, reimagined.
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Celebrating Heschel
Discover a collection of testimonials, audio-visual materials, and writings exploring Heschel’s work and his enduring impact.
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JTS Torah Commentary
Our online Torah archive is an invaluable resource for Jewish educational content, produced and curated by JTS scholars and teachers, with new content added every week. Access Torah commentaries, video recordings of major public programs, holiday resources, and more.
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Curricula
Bring JTS learning to your community through our turnkey curricula and other carefully curated educational content, which utilize videos, texts, and incisive questions in courses that can be integrated into your existing adult education frameworks.
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Convenings
JTS offers large-scale convenings that address subjects of great importance in the Jewish community and the world at large.
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Webinars
Through our weekly series, JTS scholars explore themes of contemporary sociological and spiritual importance through in-depth study of religious, historical, and philosophical texts. Several themed series are offered throughout the year, each featuring scholars from an array of disciplines. Join us for the full series or for individual sessions.
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Library Book Talks and Exhibits
Engage with notable Jewish thinkers on their new publications through our ongoing “Between the Lines” series, an initiative of the Library of JTS.
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Prozdor
Prozdor is JTS’s innovative program in Judaic and Hebrew studies for students in grades eight through twelve attending public or private school in the New York area. Meeting on Sundays, Prozdor offers Hebrew language, traditional beit midrash learning, and experiential programming.
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Ruchot
This D.C.-based seminar is designed for high school students who want to change the world.
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Emerging Leaders Fellowship
The JTS Emerging Leaders Fellowship offers 11th graders from across North America the opportunity to study Jewish text, tradition, and history together through online weekly sessions and a Shabbaton in New York.
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Ethics Curriculum for Teens
The Ethical Life teen curriculum is a comprehensive toolkit for educators, designed to bring teen learners into conversation about compelling social and interpersonal issues through a Jewish lens.
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