The Beautiful Possible: A Novel
Mar 2, 2016 By Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event audio
A lively discussion with Amy Gottlieb on her epic debut novel The Beautiful Possible, in the vein of Nicole Krauss’s The History of Love. Gottlieb’s story follows a postwar love triangle between an American rabbi, his wife, and a German-Jewish refugee.
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Josephus and the Theologies of Ancient Judaism
Mar 25, 2013 By Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event audio
A Discussion with Dr. Jonathan Klawans, Author, JTS, March 19, 2013, 7:30 PM
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Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey Between Genders
Mar 5, 2013 By Joy Ladin | Public Event audio
Dr. Joy Ladin, David and Ruth Gottesman Professor of English, Stern College for Women – Yeshiva University, discusses her work Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey Between Genders.
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Development, Learning, and Community
Dec 4, 2012 By Jeffrey Kress | Public Event audio
Dr. Jeffrey S. Kress, associate professor and chair of Jewish Education and academic director of the Experiential Learning Initiative at JTS, talks about Development, Learning, and Community: Educating for Identity in Pluralistic Jewish High Schools. Dr. Kress’s recent book uses data drawn from a study of pluralistic Jewish high schools to illustrate the complex and often challenging interplay between the cognitive and social elements of education.
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A Short History of Jewish Ethics
Nov 7, 2012 By Alan Mittleman | Public Event audio
In this Library Book Talk Professor Alan L. Mittleman discusses his book, A Short History of Jewish Ethics: Conduct and Character in the Context of Covenant.
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A Feminist Commentary on Massekhet Taanit
Oct 4, 2012 By Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary | Public Event audio
As part of The Library’s series of book talks, Dr. Tal Ilan delivers a lecture on A Feminist Commentary on Massekhet Taanit: How to Read Gender into a Commentary of the Mishnah and the Babylonian Talmud.
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Jewish Mysticism and the Spiritual Life
Oct 27, 2011 By Eitan Fishbane | Public Event audio
Eitan Fishbane, assistant professor in the Department of Jewish Thought of The Jewish Theological Seminary, presents a Library book talk on Jewish Mysticism and the Spiritual Life: Classical Texts, Contemporary Reflections.
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Hope in a Democratic Age
Oct 27, 2011 By Alan Mittleman | Public Event audio
Dr. Alan Mittleman, director of the Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies and the Tikvah Institute for Jewish Thought, as well as professor of Jewish Philosophy at JTS, discusses his book Hope in a Democratic Age, in this Library book talk.
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