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General Information About JTS's Annual Lectures
- The Gerson D. Cohen Memorial Lecture was established in 1993 by the Honorable Howard M. Holtzmann, honorary chairman of the JTS Board of Trustees, as a tribute to the late Gerson D. Cohen, who served as chancellor of JTS from 1972 to 1986.
2006–2007 Lecture:
“Can a People of the Book also be a People of God? Theological Musings in Memory of Gerson D. Cohen”
Rabbi Gordon Tucker, senior rabbi, Temple Israel Center, White Plains, New York, adjunct assistant professor of Jewish Philosophy, JTS - The Abraham and Minnie Kay Memorial Lecture, which is held at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington DC, was endowed by Jack and Barbara Kay, and Harold and Sylvia Greenberg, in memory of their (Jack and Sylvia's) parents, Abraham and Minnie Kay, who were longtime Jewish communal leaders and supporters of JTS.
2006–2007 Lecture:
“The Future of American Judaism”
Professor Arnold M. Eisen, chancellor, JTS - The Henry N. Rapaport Memorial Lecture was established in 1982 by Selma Rapaport Pressman, a past president of Women's League for Conservative Judaism and a longtime JTS board member, in memory of her late husband. A distinguished attorney and committed Jew, Mr. Rapaport (1905–1980) served as president of Temple Israel in White Plains and president of the United Synagogue. He was an active member of the JTS board and a generous benefactor of its scholarly programs.
2006–2007 Lecture:
“Illuminating the Scribal Arts”
Rabbi Matthew L. Berkowitz, senior rabbinic fellow, JTS - The Jack and Lewis Rudin Lectures (Fall and Spring) provide the opportunity for eminent academics, religious leaders, intellectuals, and public figures to discuss topics of interest with the JTS community and the public at large.
2006–2007 Lectures:
“Rethinking Zionism: Challenges and Opportunities at a Time of Crisis”
Professor Arnold M. Eisen, chancellor, JTS
“Unity Within Diversity: Theories of Law in Conservative Judaism”
Rabbi Elliot Dorff, PhD, rector and Sol & Anne Dorff Distinguished Service Professor in Philosophy, University of Judaism - The Bernard G. Segal Memorial Lecture in Law and Ethics was established by JTS in honor of the late philanthropist and community leader. Mr. Segal was the first Jewish president of the American Bar Association and the first Jewish chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association.
2006–2007 Lecture:
“Tolerance in an Age of Terrorism”
Martha L. Minow, Jeremiah Smith Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School