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Hayyei Sarah: A Shabbat of Comfort and Healing
Feb 19, 2023
Rabbi Naomi Kalish, director of the Center for Pastoral Education at JTS, reflected on the story of Abraham from Parashat Hayyei Sarah and related it to many people’s experiences during the pandemic. As a result, she created a Shabbat program called “Hayyei Sarah: Finding Comfort and Renewal in Jewish Sources.” Utilizing the topics of this specific parashah, death, burial, loss, grief, consolation, and reconciliation, the same issues we struggled with during the pandemic, we partnered with synagogues to create special programs where we explored themes dedicated to spiritual care, healing, compassion and resilience.
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JTS Appoints Rabbi Joel Seltzer as New Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement
Feb 14, 2023
Rabbi Joel Seltzer, a JTS alum, was appointed to serve as Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement. In this role, Rabbi Seltzer will lead the institution’s development and communications efforts.
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Spring 2023 Learning Series
Jan 18, 2023
On Monday, January 30, JTS will launch its new spring learning series, entitled “The Space In-Between: Thresholds and Borders in Jewish Life and Thought.” Join JTS scholars to delve into the idea of liminality—the time or space in between—which we encounter often in Jewish ritual, identity, law, and life.
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JTS Remembers Professor Menahem Schmelzer
Dec 13, 2022
JTS and the world of Judaic studies have lost a towering scholar and a beloved colleague and teacher with the death of Dr. Menaham Schmelzer, the Albert B. and Bernice Cohen Professor Emeritus of Medieval Hebrew Literature and Jewish Bibliography.
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New Library Exhibition: The Art of Lynne Avadenka and the Craft of Jewish Women Printers
Nov 28, 2022
“The Work of Her Hands: The Art of Lynne Avadenka and the Craft of Jewish Women Printers” will feature rare books printed by Jewish women from the earliest days of Hebrew publishing and new artwork created by American artist/printmaker Lynne Avadenka.
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I’m a Jewish Historian and My Grandparents Ran a Deli. Maybe We’re in the Same Business.
Nov 16, 2022
“Like so many other American Jews from the New York area, I have been eagerly awaiting “I’ll Have What She’s Having,” the new exhibit on the American Jewish deli now on view at the New-York Historical Society. After all, the deli was our family business,” writes Chancellor Schwartz in JTA.
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At the Midterm Elections, Antisemitism on the Rise
Nov 4, 2022
“Sadly, antisemitism is out in the open again in the United States. Its tropes have found fertile ground in public discourse,” writes Chancellor Schwartz in eJP.
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A 21st Century Zionism and the Days of Awe
Sep 29, 2022
Chancellor Schwartz reflects in “The Times of Israel” on attending the conference marking the 125th anniversary of the first Zionist Congress. She shares her vision for a 21st century Zionism that “will be forged through deep learning, active listening, and engaged dialogue.”
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Finding Balance in the New Year
Sep 14, 2022
Chancellor Schwartz explores how to achieve balance between essential work and spirituality by embracing rituals.
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New Library Exhibition: Jews of Corfu
Aug 23, 2022
The JTS Library’s new exhibit offers a selection of rare materials that tell the fascinating history of Corfu’s vibrant but little-known Jewish communities.
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