Online Courses

JTS offers multiple opportunities for adult learners across the globe to study online with our renowned faculty. Join an online course on your own or, if you’re an organizational leader, work with us to create a customized learning program for your community.

Join an Online Course

JTS offers online courses that create live, interactive opportunities for study with top-caliber scholars. Encounter compelling Jewish scholarship that brings the texts and wisdom of our tradition to bear on contemporary dilemmas. Courses delve deeply into specific areas of Jewish text, history, philosophy, religion, arts, and literature. 

Who It’s For  

Adult learners across the globe are invited to participate in our live online courses. All levels and types of Jewish learning background are welcome for most courses. Select courses are offered at an advanced level.

JTS also offers online learning programs designed specifically for Jewish clergy.

Biblical Hebrew at JTS

Would you like to read the Bible in the original on your own, without needing to rely on a translation? Enhance your understanding of and appreciation for the Biblical text through JTS’s online Biblical Hebrew program, which offers beginner through advanced courses.

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Contact Us

To learn more about live online courses for individuals or customized learning programs for communities, please contact us at communitylearning@jtsa.edu.

Events

Nov 25

The Origins of the Nation Israel: Biblical, Historical, and Archaeological Data 

Online | Online Learning | Zionism: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond—Expanding the Conversation 

Considering biblical texts and archaeological evidence, Dr. Benjamin D. Sommer will examine the origin of the Israelites as an ethnic and political unit.

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Dec 2

Gleanings from “Zionism: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond”

Online | Online Learning | Zionism: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond—Expanding the Conversation 

Rabbi Gordon Tucker, Vice Chancellor of Religious Life and Engagement, will share his thoughts on our October convening and the new models of engagement with Israel that emerged from our conversations.  

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Dec 16

Hanukkah, Jewish Power, and the Future of Israel Education 

Online | Online Learning | Zionism: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond—Expanding the Conversation 

Chancellor Emeritus Arnold Eisen will discuss Israel education and advocacy with two recent JTS alumni.

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Jan 27

Biblical Hebrew III: Binyanim Boot Camp

Online | Biblical Hebrew | Online Learning

Master Biblical Hebrew verbs in eight live online sessions.

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Jan 28

Biblical Hebrew Workshop II

Online | Biblical Hebrew | Online Learning

In eight live online sessions, develop your skills in translating passages of the Tanakh independently.

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