Recent News
JTS Celebrates Graduates at 127th Commencement Ceremony
Graduates from the institution’s five schools received degrees.
Read MoreStatement in the Wake of the Derek Chauvin Verdict
We commit ourselves to continuing and expanding our work toward achieving racial justice and equity.
Read MoreDr. Jeffrey S. Kress Appointed New Provost at JTS
Dr. Kress will assume the role on July 1, 2021.
Read MoreGraduating Cantors Will Be Ordained, Not Invested
The change will go into effect at this year’s Commencement ceremony on April 29.
Read MoreUpcoming Events
Prozdor Teen Learning May Virtual Information Session
- Online
Experience learning at Prozdor and hear about the program from our director.
Seventh Annual JTS Evening of Learning: Racial Justice and Jewish Values
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- JTS in Your Community
A rare opportunity to study in-depth with JTS’s renowned scholars about racism and reparations, Abraham Joshua Heschel’s teachings on racial justice, and race and reproductive justice.
Entering our Mother’s House: The Book of Ruth as a Model for Welcoming the Other
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- Online Learning
Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky examines how the book of Ruth understands the formation of identity and how it offers a model of inclusion that remains relevant and essential today. Part of our series "The 'Other' in Jewish Text and Tradition."
The Good Life is Rooted in Goodness: Practical Paths to Ethical and Spiritual Character
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- Online Learning
Join us in this online course with Rabbi Eliezer Diamond to follow the approach of the Mussar tradition, which posits that to achieve a state of contentment we need to do the work of acquiring dispositions and habits that can give our life meaning and balance.
