Upcoming Events
Jun
5
“Perhaps They Will Listen”: Prophets and the Art of Persuasion
Online | Online Learning | Public Lectures & Events | The Dynamics of Change
Dr Yael Landman discusses biblical prophets and how their powers of persuasion not only convinced their audiences at the time, but also made their prophecies works of art that have stood the test of time.
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Jun
12
God: Unchanging?
Online | Online Learning | Public Lectures & Events | The Dynamics of Change
In this session, Dr. Alan Cooper, Elaine Ravich Professor of Jewish Studies, JTS, will explore some of the ways in which perception of God has changed, especially in the transition from biblical religion to post-Temple and post-prophetic Judaism.
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Jun
13
Between the Lines: The Confidante
Online | Book Talks | Library Events
Christopher C. Gorham will discuss his book The Confidante, the first-ever biography of Anna Marie Rosenberg, a Hungarian Jewish immigrant with only a high school education who went on to be dubbed by Life Magazine, “The most important woman in the American government.”
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Jun
20
Between the Lines: Where I Am
Online | Book Talks | Library Events
Join us for a conversation with Israeli writer Dana Shem-Ur, who will discuss her piercing novel about life abroad in a cultural setting not one’s own.
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Jun
26
Patient Change, Slow Influence
Online | Online Learning | Public Lectures & Events | The Dynamics of Change
Dr. David Kraemer, Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian and Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, JTS, explores how the Rabbis of Late Antiquity went from being a barely noticeable fringe group to respected authorities for most Jews.
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