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Chancellor Uram Visits the West Coast

Chancellor Uram Visits the West Coast

Aug 11, 2026

Chancellor Uram recently spent several days on the West Coast meeting with JTS alumni, longtime friends and colleagues, current and prospective partners, and leaders across the Jewish community. 

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Chancellor Uram Speaks at Women’s League Convention

Chancellor Uram Speaks at Women’s League Convention

Jul 30, 2026

At the recent national Women’s League for Conservative Judaism (WLCJ) Convention in Alexandria, Virginia, attendees gathered for four days of learning, leadership, and community.

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Past and Presence: Encountering the High Holidays 

Past and Presence: Encountering the High Holidays 

Jul 28, 2026

This three-part online webinar series explores how Jewish tradition has preserved, interpreted, and renewed the themes of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur through sacred objects, timeless texts, and personal prayer. 

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Resilience and Hope on Tishah Be’av 

Resilience and Hope on Tishah Be’av 

Jul 23, 2026

Rabbi Ayelet Cohen, Pearl Resnick Dean of The Rabbinical School and Dean of the Division of Religious Leadership, reflects on Tishah Be’av.

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Upcoming Events

Aug 17

Objects of Awe: The Meaning of the High Holidays Through Treasures from the JTS Library 

Online | Online Learning | Past and Presence: Encountering the High Holidays

Rabbi Marcus Mordecai Schwartz will explore how objects from The JTS Library preserve memory, shape religious imagination, and offer fresh perspectives on the spiritual work of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.  

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Aug 24

Fear, Trauma, and the High Holidays: Reading Ancient Texts with Compassion 

Online | Online Learning | Past and Presence: Encountering the High Holidays

Rabbi Naomi Kalish will explore how the themes of fear and trauma surface throughout the High Holidays.

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Aug 31

From Nothing to Nothing: Finding Your Own Voice in Prayer 

Online | Online Learning | Past and Presence: Encountering the High Holidays

Cantor Rabbi Shoshi Levin Goldberg will explore the quiet prayer recited at the conclusion of the Amidah.

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Sep 8

SPOILER: The Unpredictable Story Festival 

JTS | MFA in Creative Writing | Public Lectures & Events

JTS’s MFA in Creative Writing invites you to its second storytelling festival, featuring the program’s director, Etgar Keret, Ira Glass, Françoise Mouly, and David Remnick. 

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Oct 6

Biblical Hebrew I: Jumpstart Your Biblical Hebrew (fall afternoon)

Online | Biblical Hebrew | Online Learning

In ten live online sessions, learn the “big ideas” in Biblical Hebrew.

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