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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?
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Health Care Reform: Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going? Does Judaism Have Guidance to Offer?
Apr 12, 2010 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video
Presented by the Louis Finkelstein Institute of The Jewish Theological Seminary.
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Religion, Science, and Wonder
Feb 17, 2010 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video
Look up at the natural world, and what do you see? You see a world filled with so much wonder and greatness that only a divine being could have created it. However, modern science explains these wonders with complex explanations and equations, showing that God might not have been the creator of this world. Dr. Janna Levin, professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College, and Rabbi Shai Held, cofounder and rosh yeshiva at Mechon Hadar and chair in Jewish Thought look at these different thoughts.
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A Conversation on Creation and Evolution
Nov 17, 2009 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video
One of the most hotly debated contradictions between the Bible and current scientific knowledge is creationism and Darwin’s theory of evolution. In this program, two leading philosophers, Lenn Goodman and Philip Kitcher, address this perceived conflict.
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Making Our Democracy Work
Jan 2, 2006 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event audio
Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer of the United States Supreme Court examines such matters as why the American public accepts the Court’s decisions, what the Court must do to maintain the public’s trust, and how our courts make our democracy work.
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Dr. Abraham Joshua Heschel on Peace
Oct 5, 1972 By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Documentary | Short Video
Dr. Abraham Joshua Heschel discussed peace in this clip called “Abraham Joshua Heschel Remembered,” and is from the last interview he gave before his death in 1972.
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The Power of Emotion: Judaism and the Inner Life
By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video | Video Lecture
Joy. Grief. Anger. Shame. Love. Emotional experience is often at the center of our lives. JTS scholars explore perceptions of emotions in Jewish texts and offer surprising and useful insights for understanding the feelings that make up our inner worlds.
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The Dynamics of Change
By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video | Video Lecture
Change is an integral part of life and a central feature of the Jewish experience. Join JTS scholars for an in-depth exploration of significant changes—religious, political, and personal—throughout Jewish history and life. Together we’ll consider core questions such as: What inspires change? What circumstances are most conducive to change, and what (or who) drives it? How do we experience change and adapt to its impact? How can Jewish values and ideas inspire us to change the world for the better?
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Relating to God
By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video | Video Lecture
Join JTS scholars to explore what Jewish texts and thought can teach us about how we might understand, experience, and be in relationship with the divine.
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JTS High Holiday Reader 5784
By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Collected Resources | Commentary | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
JTS provides extensive resources to help you reflect and focus your intentions around Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This year, we are pleased to provide a new printable reader to make your holiday experience more engaging, especially if you plan to spend many hours sitting in synagogue services. This curated collection of commentaries by JTS faculty and staff—entitled Choice and Change—offers insights into the text, liturgy, and themes of the High Holidays.
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High Holiday Reflections
By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Collected Resources | Shabbat Shuvah | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Explore these sources from JTS Scholars, Students, and Alumni to enrich the Yamim Nora’im.
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Forgiveness
By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Collected Resources | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
much more complex challenge of seeking forgiveness from those who we have wronged. It means reflecting on our shortcomings and forgiving ourselves and reaching out to those we have hurt. These resources provide guideposts on going through this difficult process.
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Holidays
By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Collected Resources | Hanukkah | Pesah | Purim | Rosh Hashanah | Shavuot | Shemini Atzeret | Simhat Torah | Sukkot | Tishah Be'av | Yom Hashoah | Yom Hazikaron-Yom Ha'atzma'ut | Yom Kippur
Explore these sources from scholars and students at JTS to enrich your holiday experience.
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Dangerous Ideas: Censorship Through a Jewish Lens
By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video | Video Lecture
Throughout Jewish history, certain texts and ideas have been deemed too dangerous to circulate—whether by outsiders who banned Jewish writings, or Jewish leaders who suppressed ideas considered heretical or beyond the pale. In this series, JTS scholars will examine efforts to control knowledge from ancient to contemporary times, exploring the ways in which censorship both reflects and shapes broader ideological struggles. They will discuss the varying motivations for controlling or revising narratives, and consider whether and under what circumstances it might make sense to suppress certain ideas. These discussions will illuminate past struggles and help us understand the battles over censorship and free expression playing out today.
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Senior Sermons: Class of 2023
By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Short Video
Presentations by senior Rabbinical School students in 5783 Alex Hamilton – Noah Israel Gordan – Lekh Lekha Aaron Leven – Hayyei Sarah Gavriella Kornsgold – Toledot Andy Weissfeld – Vayetzei Benjy Forester – Vayishlach Amelia Wolf – Vayeshev Adam Gillman – Va’era Stefanie Gedan – Yitro Grace Gleason – Ki Tissa Rishe Groner – Tazria-Metzora
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Hanukkah Learning
By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Collected Resources | Hanukkah
Learn with JTS Faculty and Students to enrich your Hanukkah celebrations.
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A Wandering People: Jewish Journeys, Real and Imagined
By The Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event video | Video Lecture
Notions of home and homeland have been redefined by Jewish wandering. Drawing on literary, spiritual, and historical sources and responses, JTS scholars explore what happens when Jews—whether by force or voluntarily, whether in reality or in the imagination—travel from one place to another.
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