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
Seeing the Unseeable: Images of the Divine in Kabbalistic Texts
Online | Timely Insights, Timeless Wisdom
This session will preview the JTS Library’s exhibit opening on March 26, co-curated by Dr. Marcus Mordecai Schwartz, and a new JTS podcast on Jewish mysticism featuring Dr. Eitan Fishbane.
Read MorePrayer Through a Lens of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Online | Timely Insights, Timeless Wisdom
With Rabbi Mychal Springer, Adjunct Professor, JTS, and Manager of Clinical Pastoral Education, New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Read More“Awaiting the Good Hour”: Hope in the Bible as a Resource for Religious Life
Online | Timely Insights, Timeless Wisdom
Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky will explore what hope means in the context of the Bible, looking particularly at how the prophets Jeremiah and Isaiah use maternal imagery to convey hope, and consider how the Bible can be a valuable resource for cultivating a language of hope for us today.
Read MoreAntisemitism and Allyship: Assessing the Present, Imagining the Future
| Conventions
Join us to discuss Antisemitism and Allyship on Monday and Tuesday, April 8 and 9.
Read MoreThe Passover Haggadah: Questions and Answers
Online | Timely Insights, Timeless Wisdom
Dr. Robert Harris will explore what led to the rabbinic decision to conduct the Seder as a new type of festive meal.
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