Mizmor Shir Leyom HaShabbat: Shabbat in Liturgy and Song

Oct 25, 2010 By Robert Harris | Video Lecture

Part six of the six-part series, “Shabbat: From Here to Eternity”

A Nation of Priests

Sep 25, 2004 By JTS Alumni | Commentary | Yom Kippur

By Mallory Probert (DS ’05)

This is the way of summer. The earth spins more slowly. Food tastes better. Friends are more engaging. We rediscover the joy of taking afternoon naps during the middle of the week. But then September comes, and it’s dearth of community activities. Perhaps this is the hidden wisdom behind the timing of the Days of Awe – for they occur precisely at the same time as our secular lives resume their frantic pace. 

Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities

Apr 27, 2010 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video

How will the independent minyan movement affect the traditional American Jewish community? What does this new movement imply for the future of synagogues and Jewish education?