Events Calendar

Upcoming Events

Apr 15

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.

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May 6

Art 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.

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May 7

Between 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.

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May 13

Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem

Online | Timely Insights, Timeless Wisdom

With Dr. Alan Cooper, Elaine Ravich Professor of Jewish Studies, JTS 

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May 20

What 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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