Educational Programs

Under the guidance of the coordinator of Community Outreach and the educational program associate, the Va'ad orchestrates an array of educational programs that inspire the JTS community to pursue volunteer opportunities and offers greater insight into some of the broader issues surrounding the Va'ad's community-service programs. Past programs have focused on topics related to domestic violence, addiction, autism, and homelessness. 

To offer your ideas for future educational programs, please contact vaad@jtsa.edu or Abbi Sharofsky, educational program associate, at absharofsky@jtsa.edu.


Upcoming Educational Programs

“For the Sins We Have Committed”:
Engaging in the Act of Teshuvah in Prison
Monday, September 15, 12:15pm, Seminar Rm

Join us as we learn with Rabbi Teresa Snyder, a prison chaplain, about teshuvah and the ways in which we ask for forgiveness from God, others, and ourselves. Please contact Abbi Sharofsky, educational program associate at absharofsky@jtsa.edu with any questions and to RSVP. Please feel free to bring your own lunch. 


View 2007–2008 Educational Programs


Rabbi Jim Rosen of Beth El Temple in West Hartford, Connecticut addresses JTS students at the spring 2008 Conference on Autism Awareness and Inclusion in the Jewish Community.