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The Jewish Theological Seminary Fact Sheet

Mission

Founded in 1886 as a rabbinical school, The Jewish Theological Seminary today is the academic and spiritual center of Conservative Judaism worldwide, encompassing a world-class library and five schools. JTS trains tomorrow's religious, educational, academic, and lay leaders for the Jewish community and beyond.

Administration  

Professor Arnold M. Eisen, Chancellor; Rabbi Michael B. Greenbaum, Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer; Rabbi Carol Davidson, Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement; Dr. Alan Cooper, Provost; Ann H. Appelbaum, Counsel; Julie Andersen, Chief Financial Officer.

Schools             

Albert A. List College of Jewish Studies; The Rabbinical School; H.L. Miller Cantorial School and College of Jewish Music; The Graduate School; William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education.

The Library       

Founded in 1893 and recognized today as the greatest Jewish library in the western hemisphere, The Library provides essential resources to students, scholars, social and art historians, and the general public from around the globe. The Library houses close to 400,000 volumes, including 26,000 rare books, the largest collection of Hebrew incunabula (books printed before 1501) in the world, and one of the world’s largest collection of ketubbot (Jewish marriage contracts). One of its more important resources is North America's largest collection of Genizah fragments (35,000 fragments). Of particular note, The Library is the first library worldwide to have its Genizah collection digitized and made available online (through the support of the Friedberg Genizah Project).

Facilities           

Women's League Seminary Synagogue, Stein Chapel, Women's League Educational Pavilion, Matthew Eisenfeld and Sara Duker Beit Midrash, Feinberg Auditorium, Wingate Auditorium, kosher dining hall, class and conference rooms; total of (five buildings comprising the main campus, three residence halls) 475,000 square feet.

Religious Services

Multiple morning, afternoon, Shabbat, and holiday minyanim (prayer services).

Accreditation

Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; chartered by the Regents of the State of New York.

Degrees            

Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Master of Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Hebrew Literature, Doctor of Education, Bachelors and Masters of Sacred Music, Rabbinical Ordination, Cantorial Investiture.

Enrollment*

667 students (List College, 195; H.L. Miller Cantorial School, 44; The Graduate School, 157; The Rabbinical School, 140; William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education, 131)

Faculty*

62 Full Time; 59 Part Time (**Based on Fall 2006 statistics)

Programs          

Va'ad Gemilut Hasadim Center for Community Outreach; Melton Research Center for Jewish Education; JTS Summer School; Joseph and Miriam Ratner Center for the Study of Conservative Judaism; Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies, Schocken Institute for Jewish Research, Saul Lieberman Institute for Talmudic Research; Rebecca and Israel Ivry Prozdor High School; Camp Ramah.

Affiliates            

Schechter Institute for Jewish Studies, Jerusalem; Project Judaica, Moscow; Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Location

3080 Broadway (corner of Broadway and 122nd Street), New York City. Handicapped accessible.

Contact Information

(212) 678-8000; www.jtsa.edu

 

(*Based on Fall 2006 statistics)



 

 
 
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