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JTS Remembers David Weiss Halivni
Jun 29, 2022
Professor Halivni made a profound and lasting impact on Talmud study at JTS and in the larger world of Jewish scholarship.
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“The Art of the Ketubbah”: New Book from JTS Library
Jun 15, 2022
The Library of JTS has published “The Art of the Ketubbah,” showcasing its world-class collection of more than 600 ketubbot, or Jewish marriage contracts, accompanied by detailed commentary.
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Summer 2022 Learning Series: Stories and Storytelling
Jun 2, 2022
Mondays, starting June 20, join JTS scholars to explore stories drawn from ancient, rabbinic, medieval, and modern Jewish literature.
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New Library Exhibit on Jewish Marriage
May 26, 2022
“To Build a New Home: Celebrating the Jewish Wedding” illustrates the evolution of Jewish marriage practices with rare materials from the 12th century to the present day.
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Commencement and Ordination 2022
May 19, 2022
Watch the videos of JTS’s 128th commencement and Tekes Hasmakhah, ceremony of ordination.
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JTS Celebrates Inauguration of Chancellor Schwartz
May 17, 2022
After a two-year delay due to Covid-19, JTS celebrated the inauguration of Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz.
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A Discourse That Is as Flat as Matzah
Apr 19, 2022
Chancellor Schwartz discusses two recent events that ignore the Seder’s modeling of a nuanced approach to real-life challenges.
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The Themes of Passover, and the Bonds of History, Tie Our Struggles to Those of Ukrainian Jews
Apr 14, 2022
Chancellor Schwartz writes in JTA about her great grandfather who fled antisemitism in Ukraine and what the Hagaddah teaches us about our moral responsibility to others.
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JTS Appoints Two New Faculty Members
Apr 6, 2022
Dr. Shira Billet will join the faculty as assistant professor of Jewish Thought and Ethics, and Dr. Yael Landman will join as assistant professor of Bible.
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Spring 2022 Learning Series
Apr 4, 2022
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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