Public Events at JTS
JTS’s public lectures and events articulate a vision of what Judaism in North America is and might become. They feature engaging personalities—scholars, writers, artists, and community leaders—who bring contemporary issues into dialogue with Jewish texts, values, traditions, and themes.
JTS also welcomes over a thousand individuals to our free, open-to-the-public High Holiday services every year.
Event Topics Include:
- Prayer and spirituality
- Israel
- Ethics and public policy
- Music and visual culture
- Interreligious issues
- Judaism in the public sphere
Join Us Online
Many JTS events are livestreamed, which will be noted in the event listing. We invite synagogues and other Jewish communal organizations to hold public screenings of these outstanding programs. To learn more, contact publicevents@jtsa.edu.
General Information
- Reservations are required for all programs.
- Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
- Photo ID is required for admission to JTS.
- Events are held at JTS unless otherwise noted.
- JTS is wheelchair accessible. Please notify us in advance of any special needs so that we can best accommodate you.
- ASL interpretation is available upon request. Please notify us at least seven business days prior to the program so that we can arrange for an interpreter.
Events
Gender Identity in Rabbinic Literature
Online | Online Learning | Public Lectures & Events | The Space In Between
Join Dr. Marcus Mordecai Schwartz, assistant professor, Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS, as he examines gender identity in rabbinic literature.
Read MoreLove Your Neighbor As Yourself
Online | Online Learning | Public Lectures & Events | ScholarStream
Dr. Sarah Wolf, assistant professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS, discusses what classical Jewish sources say that we owe others.
Read MoreDefying All Categories: Witches in the Talmud
Online | Online Learning | Public Lectures & Events | The Space In Between
Dr. Marjorie Lehman, professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS, takes a closer look at the way the Rabbis of the Talmud describe women on the margins of rabbinic culture.
Read MoreHow to Confront Anti-Religious Bigotry
Online | Interreligious Dialogue | Online Learning | Public Lectures & Events
Join our distinguished multifaith panel for a discussion about the problem of anti-religious bigotry and how interfaith cooperation can serve as a bulwark against bias.
Read MoreJews and Christians Read the Bible
New York State | Interreligious Dialogue | Public Lectures & Events
This session, led by Dr. Robbie Harris, JTS, examines the commonalities and differences between Jews and Christians in their study of the Bible, the relationships and mutual influences that rabbis and churchmen had on one another, and in particular, the arguments through which they typically interacted.
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