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JTS in Partnership with the Association of Jewish Libraries Awarded Grant to Launch Innovative Certificate Program in Judaica and Hebraica Librarianship

JTS in Partnership with the Association of Jewish Libraries Awarded Grant to Launch Innovative Certificate Program in Judaica and Hebraica Librarianship

Aug 24, 2023

JTS launches a certificate program in Judaica and Hebraica Librarianship. Participants will learn from expert librarians how to develop and curate collections of Judaica and Hebraica as well as learn state-of-the-art reference, cataloging, and archival processing techniques.

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JTS Digitizes and Makes Historical Recordings Available Thanks to Federal Grant

JTS Digitizes and Makes Historical Recordings Available Thanks to Federal Grant

Aug 15, 2023

JTS received a grant from The National Historical Publications and Records Commission, enabling us to digitize historic audio-visual files.

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The Torah of the New Year

The Torah of the New Year

Aug 6, 2023

Join JTS faculty for a close reading of several of the biblical texts that we read during the fall holiday season.

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Remembering Dorothy Tapper Goldman

Remembering Dorothy Tapper Goldman

Jul 27, 2023

Dr. David Kraemer, JTS Librarian and professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, delivered a eulogy at the funeral of Dorothy Tapper Goldman, a devoted JTS trustee who served for many years as advisory board chair of its renowned library

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Upcoming Events

Oct 10

Biblical Hebrew I: Jumpstart Your Biblical Hebrew

Online | Biblical Hebrew | Online Learning

In 10 live online sessions, we will cover the “big ideas” in Biblical Hebrew to help you get started and dive into the fundamentals of grammar such as nouns, verbs, prefixes, and suffixes.

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Oct 11

Biblical Hebrew IV: Advanced Reading Seminar on the Story of Samson

Online | Biblical Hebrew | Online Learning

In nine live online sessions, we will do a close reading of the story of Samson (Judges 13–16) in its entirety.

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Oct 17

The Afterlife: Classical Jewish Views

Online | Online Learning

How have Jews thought about the idea of the afterlife? This four-session online course with Dr. Benjamin Sommer examines both biblical and rabbinic understandings of resurrection and immortality.

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Oct 18

Between the Lines: Qohelet

JTS | Book Talks | Library Events

Philosopher Menachem Fisch and artist Debra Band discuss their book Qohelet: Searching for a Life Worth Living.

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Oct 24

Midwives, Exorcists, and Shamanesses: Female Ritual Leaders of the Shtetl

Online | Online Learning

This six-session online course will look at forgotten Ashkenazi female ritualists of the shtetl, discussing how such roles challenge the dominant narratives of Jewish history and “tradition,” and also consider their relevance for Jewish practice today.

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