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America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment  

America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment  

Mar 25, 2026

Our Summer 2026 Learning Series explores the rich and surprising intersections between Jewish thought and American life.

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From the Beit Midrash to the Streets: A Window into the Rabbinate

From the Beit Midrash to the Streets: A Window into the Rabbinate

Mar 4, 2026

This past January, 27 prospective and 18 current rabbinical students came to JTS for a four-day immersive.

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30th Yahrzeit of Matthew Eisenfeld and Sara Duker z”l

30th Yahrzeit of Matthew Eisenfeld and Sara Duker z”l

Feb 25, 2026

Classmates, colleagues, friends, and family gathered together for a special virtual learning session on Monday, February 23 in memory of Matthew Eisenfeld and Sara Duker.

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JTS Professor Robert Harris is Appointed the 2027 JTS—Rome Fellow

JTS Professor Robert Harris is Appointed the 2027 JTS—Rome Fellow

Feb 17, 2026

This fully funded fellowship will support Professor Harris’s teaching at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (PUST) in Rome during the Spring 2027 semester.

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Upcoming Events

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 will discuss the work of Edmund Cahn and Robert Cover and the relevance of Shalom Spiegel.

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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, and 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 lead this session in our Summer 2026 Learning Series.

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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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