Upcoming Events
The Passover Haggadah: Questions and Answers
Online | Timely Insights, Timeless Wisdom
Dr. Robert Harris will explore what led to the rabbinic decision to conduct the Seder as a new type of festive meal.
Read MoreArt as Witness: The Work and Remarkable Survival Story of Esther Lurie
Online | Timely Insights, Timeless Wisdom
In Commemoration of Yom Hasho’ah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Dr. Shay Pilnik will share the survival story of celebrated artist Esther Lurie, the only Israeli artist to win the prestigious Dizengoff Prize for Drawing twice in her career.
Read MoreBetween the Lines: The Boy with the Star Tattoo
Online | Book Talks
JTS presents a book talk with author Talia Carner about her newest book The Boy With the Star Tattoo, an epic historical novel of ingenuity and courage, of love and loss.
Read MorePraying for the Peace of Jerusalem
Online | Timely Insights, Timeless Wisdom
With Dr. Alan Cooper, Elaine Ravich Professor of Jewish Studies, JTS
Read MoreWhat Is the Torah, Actually? Preparing for Shavuot
Online | Timely Insights, Timeless Wisdom
Dr. Benjamin Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, JTS, will consider what defines the distinctive genre of the Torah, where this genre comes from, how it reappears in Jewish culture over the ages, and what addressing these questions can teach us about the Jewish religion.
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