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Chancellor Schwartz Shares Her Thoughts on Israel

Chancellor Schwartz Shares Her Thoughts on Israel

Oct 9, 2023

Chancellor Schwartz shares her thoughts with the community about the war in Israel.

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Fall 2023 Learning Series 

Fall 2023 Learning Series 

Oct 5, 2023

Join JTS scholars to explore the concept of friendship through Jewish texts, history, and thought.

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Remembering Dr. Alice Shalvi (z”l)

Remembering Dr. Alice Shalvi (z”l)

Oct 2, 2023

JTS mourns the death of Dr. Alice Shalvi (z”l), an innovative educator, social activist, and feminist. Dr. Shalvi received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from JTS in 1999 and later went on to win the Israel Prize in 2007. Upon receiving this great honor, the Israel Prize judges called Dr. Shalvi “revolutionary and […]

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JTS in Partnership with the Association of Jewish Libraries Awarded Grant to Launch Innovative Certificate Program in Judaica and Hebraica Librarianship

JTS in Partnership with the Association of Jewish Libraries Awarded Grant to Launch Innovative Certificate Program in Judaica and Hebraica Librarianship

Aug 24, 2023

JTS launches a certificate program in Judaica and Hebraica Librarianship. Participants will learn from expert librarians how to develop and curate collections of Judaica and Hebraica as well as learn state-of-the-art reference, cataloging, and archival processing techniques.

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JTS Digitizes and Makes Historical Recordings Available Thanks to Federal Grant

JTS Digitizes and Makes Historical Recordings Available Thanks to Federal Grant

Aug 15, 2023

JTS received a grant from The National Historical Publications and Records Commission, enabling us to digitize historic audio-visual files.

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The Torah of the New Year

The Torah of the New Year

Aug 6, 2023

Join JTS faculty for a close reading of several of the biblical texts that we read during the fall holiday season.

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Remembering Dorothy Tapper Goldman

Remembering Dorothy Tapper Goldman

Jul 27, 2023

Dr. David Kraemer, JTS Librarian and professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, delivered a eulogy at the funeral of Dorothy Tapper Goldman, a devoted JTS trustee who served for many years as advisory board chair of its renowned library

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JTS Board of Trustees Elects New Member 

JTS Board of Trustees Elects New Member 

Jul 12, 2023

Barry Lovell joins the Board of Trustees after 9 years as chair of the Religious Leadership Advisory Board.

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JTS Appoints Joseph Maybloom as Chief Enrollment Officer 

JTS Appoints Joseph Maybloom as Chief Enrollment Officer 

Jul 6, 2023

Maybloom will lead the institution’s recruitment efforts and work with leadership to build a robust enrollment funnel.

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Scholars Visit JTS Library to Examine Handwritten Notes in Books 

Scholars Visit JTS Library to Examine Handwritten Notes in Books 

Jun 6, 2023

A group of scholars and graduate students gathered in the JTS Library’s Rare Book Room for two days last month to decipher handwritten inscriptions in centuries-old printed books.

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