News

JTS Professor Robert Harris is Appointed the 2027 JTS—Rome Fellow

Feb 17, 2026

This fully funded fellowship will support Professor Harris’s teaching at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (PUST) in Rome during the Spring 2027 semester.

Second Annual Emerging Leaders Fellowship Shabbaton

Feb 11, 2026

20 teens traveled from 12 states and two countries to spend Shabbat together.

The Jewish Theological Seminary Launches New MA in Ritual Leadership

Feb 9, 2026

The MA in Ritual Leadership is a two-year, low-residency program designed for people who are committed to Jewish community and seek to deepen their engagement in prayer and ritual life.

RTI: Learning, Community, and Renewal

Jan 27, 2026

RTI, the Rabbinic Training Institute, offered a five-day experience for Conservative rabbis.

Seasons of Responsibility: Interreligious Conversations on Environmental Justice and Repair 

Jan 22, 2026

Our online winter/spring learning series interreligious series explores responsibility, repair, and leadership in the face of urgent ecological challenges.

JTS Receives a 2025 Covenant Foundation Grant

Jan 8, 2026

JTS is proud to have received a $124,000 grant over three years from The Covenant Foundation in support of our Emerging Leadership Fellowship (ELF) program.

JTS Awarded $10,000 Grant from the Adamah Climate Action Fund

Jan 6, 2026

Through an LED lighting upgrade, JTS is projected to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 69 tons and save $50,000 per year.

Celebrating the Exceptional Students in the Division of Religious Leadership

Dec 22, 2025

As we come to the close of 2025, we take this moment to reflect on, and celebrate, the exceptional students in the Division of Religious Leadership.

Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz Quoted in CNN

Dec 16, 2025

“Building interreligious bridges has never been more important,” said Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz. “Isolation is not the answer.”

JTS Mourns the Passing of Professor Emeritus Rabbi Eliezer Diamond z”l

With deep sadness, we mourn the passing of Rabbi Eliezer Diamond z”l, the Rabbi Judah Nadich Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics.