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“Upholding Human Dignity in Turbulent Times: An Interreligious Convening”

“Upholding Human Dignity in Turbulent Times: An Interreligious Convening”

Nov 13, 2025

The Jewish Theological Seminary will host a two-day convening featuring a diverse group of speakers.

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Semester at List

Semester at List

Nov 11, 2025

Meet Aria Levitt, a junior from Vancouver, British Columbia, who is participating in the Semester at List College Program for students seeking a strong Jewish educational opportunity.

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Chancellor Schwartz Reflects on the World Zionist Congress

Chancellor Schwartz Reflects on the World Zionist Congress

Nov 6, 2025

Throughout the Congress, Chancellor Schwartz experienced an overpowering sense of hope.

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Chancellor Schwartz’s Trip to Israel: A Meaningful Week

Chancellor Schwartz’s Trip to Israel: A Meaningful Week

Nov 5, 2025

Chancellor Schwartz spent a meaningful week in Israel as the lead delegate of the MERCAZ slate at the World Zionist Congress. This year’s gathering featured the largest MERCAZ/Masorti delegation in history, representing Conservative/Masorti communities from more than 15 countries.

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Upcoming Events

Nov 24

Possibility and Peril: Jews and the Russian Revolution 

Online | You Say You Want a Revolution: Jewish Encounters with Radical Change

Explore with Dr. David Fishman the Jewish socialist movement known as the Bund, the revolutionary role of figures like Leon Trotsky, and Lenin’s complex position on the “Jewish question.”

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Dec 1

A Scholarly Revolution: Rewriting the Rules of Talmud Study 

Online | You Say You Want a Revolution: Jewish Encounters with Radical Change

Discover with Dr. Judith Hauptman how Professor David Weiss Halivni’s method reshaped the study of Talmud.

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Dec 8

Hanukkah: Rebellion, Revolution, and Reinvention

Online | You Say You Want a Revolution: Jewish Encounters with Radical Change

Dr. Yitz Landes will explore how the Hasmonean revolt reshaped Judaism, how later generations reinterpreted its meaning, and how the story of Hanukkah continues to evolve in Jewish tradition.

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Dec 8

The John Leopold and Martha Dellheim Senior Recital

JTS| Online

Cantorial School senior Marc Szechter will perform a wide range of Jewish music.

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Dec 11

On Emotion and Existentialism in Hasidic Mysticism: An Exploration of Two New Books in the Field

JTS | Book Talks

Explore mysticism with the authors of two recent books, Dr. Leore Sachs-Shmueli and Dr. Eli Rubin. Professor Eitan Fishbane will moderate.

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