JTS TESTIMONIALS

“For almost 125 years, The Jewish Theological Seminary, this great center of learning, has been about innovation born of tradition, and the finest in Jewish education and scholarship. With its new direction, vision, and plan, I am confident that JTS will continue this legacy, make its mark on the Jewish community for generations to come, and grow from strength to strength.”

Gershon Kekst, JTS Board of Trustees, Chair Emeritus

"The Jewish Theological Seminary strategic plan is rooted in a vision of what our community and our people need. As it evolves, it has the potential for positioning the seminary to provide strong leadership for the historic opportunity to revitalize our community."

John Ruskay, Executive Vice President & CEO, UJA-Federation of New York

 

"Chancellor Eisen’s vision builds on JTS’s historic commitment to preparing leaders for the American Jewish community by shining the light of learning widely and deeply in order to captivate Jews yearning for integrated, purposeful lives fueled by intellectual honesty, religious faith, and communal nourishment. I look forward to working with him to achieve that vision—to touch the lives of future leaders in a vibrant community brimming with scholarly engagement, religious fervor, and global purpose."

Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Irving Lehrman Research Associate Professor of American Jewish History and Dean of the Albert A. List College of Jewish Studies, JTS

 

"A deep-seated belief in the salvific power of Jewish learning . . . animates the administration’s strategic plan and positions The Jewish Theological Seminary well in its crucial and sacred mission to help Jews and their communities realize their full Jewish potential. As a member of the JTS faculty, I and my colleagues dedicate our ample intellectual strength, tireless energy, and bounteous good will to aid our academic and religious home in this holy work. In particular, we are heartened that the distinguished members of our Board of Trustees have pledged their financial resources to support this preeminent institution of Jewish higher education in its goal to apply the fruits of rigorous academic scholarship to the cultivation of rich and vibrant Jewish communal lives."

Benjamin Gampel, Dina and Eli Field Family Chair in Jewish History, JTS

 

"I want to congratulate Chancellor Eisen and his administration on their creative vision for mobilizing The Jewish Theological Seminary as a vital resource for revitalized American Jewish life and depth, partnering with the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies and other centers of Conservative Jewish learning and leadership development. We at the Ziegler School look forward to working with the scholars and teachers of JTS in collaborating for the benefit of a worthy Jewish future."

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, Abner and Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, American Jewish University

 

“With its new strategic plan, JTS has artfully succeeded in wresting the creative possibilities of tomorrow from the challenges of today." Read More »

Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin, Director, Baltimore Jewish Environmental Network

 

"JTS is positioning itself to catalyze, mobilize, and energize the current and nascent leadership of the vital Jewish center, consisting of the Conservative Movement, the Innovative Ecosystem, and secular Jewish maximalists. It’s a bold and pioneering aspiration—and one whose success is critical not only to the institutional mission of JTS in the twenty-first century. It is critical to the vitality of Judaism in North America in the coming years." Read More »

Steven M. Cohen, Research Professor of Jewish Social Policy, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion