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Prof. Yemima Hadad (Leipzig University) Visits JTS to Lecture on Margarete Susman, Hannah Arendt, and Martin Buber
Mar 19, 2025
JTS welcomed Prof. Yemima Hadad for a lunchtime lecture entitled “Pregnancy as a Political Metaphor: Margarete Susman and Hannah Arendt Giving Birth to Revolution in Times of War,” which presented material from her new work in feminist philosophy.
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The World’s Oldest Jewish Book on Display at The Jewish Theological Seminary
Mar 18, 2025
The Afghan Liturgical Quire (ALQ) will be featured in the exhibit “Sacred Words: Revealing the Earliest Hebrew Book,” on display from March 19–July 17.
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Chancellor Schwartz Shares Her Thoughts on the Passing of Robert S. Rifkind (z”l), Beloved Board Member
Mar 13, 2025
JTS mourns the passing of Robert S. Rifkind (z”l).
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JTS Student Ambassadors
Mar 4, 2025
JTS’s Student Ambassador initiative invites JTS rabbinical and cantorial students into communities around North America.
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How Do We Move Forward?
Chancellor Schwartz wrote in the Times of Israel about her experiences visiting Israel at the time the bodies of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas (z”l) were returned.
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Rabbinical School Class of 2009 Bench Dedication in Memory of Rabbi Fred Elias z”l
Feb 26, 2025
Members of the Rabbinical School Class of 2009 returned to the JTS campus from as far away as California, Pennsylvania, Virginia. and Vermont—and joined remotely from Israel—to honor and celebrate the life and Torah of their classmate who passed away in 2000.
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Songleader Boot Camp
Feb 20, 2025
On February 16–18, a delegation of 18 JTS undergraduate and graduate students and staff traveled to this year’s energizing Songleader Boot Camp in St. Louis, where they connected with a multitude of JTS alumni and shared their voices in Torah and song.
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Baruch Dayan Ha’emet Shiri, Kfir, Ariel, and Oded
As we have mourned so many times since October 7, our hearts are once again filled with anguish.
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Columbia University Students Can Now Spend Their Dining Dollars at JTS’s Kosher Café
Feb 19, 2025
About 10–20 students on the Columbia meal plan have eaten at our dining hall since the program took effect in late January.
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