Upcoming Events
Jun
4
Biblical Hebrew IV: Advanced Reading Seminar–The Sinai Story Part I (summer afternoon)
Online | Biblical Hebrew | Online Learning
Afternoon. In nine live online sessions, read the central narrative passages describing the first events and laws at Sinai.
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Jun
8
Jewish Storytelling and American Law in Post-WWII America
Online | America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment | Online Learning
Dr. Shira Billet examines how Robert Cover, Edmund Cahn, JTS professor Shalom Spiegel, and others brought Jewish narrative traditions into American law schools and legal thought.
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Jun
15
The Changing Landscape of Jewish American Literature
Online | America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment | Online Learning
Author and JTS alum Rabbi Benjamin Resnick reflects on how the field of Jewish American literature has changed today.
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Jun
22
One Nation Under God? Heschel, Niebuhr, King and the Intersection of Religion and Politics in America
Online | America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment | Online Learning
Chancellor Emeritus Arnold Eisen and E. J. Dionne will explore Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Joshua Heschel, and Reinhold Niebuhr and their distinct approaches to prophecy, justice, and political responsibility.
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Jun
29
Deuteronomy and the Separation of Powers
Online | America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment | Online Learning
Dr. Benjamin D. Sommer will attend to the political philosophy of Sefer Devarim and how it emphasizes the diffusion of authority among several bodies of governing officials and the subordination of all these officials to the law.
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