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JTS Receives a 2025 Covenant Foundation Grant

JTS Receives a 2025 Covenant Foundation Grant

Jan 8, 2026

JTS is proud to have received a $124,000 grant over three years from The Covenant Foundation in support of our Emerging Leadership Fellowship (ELF) program.

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JTS Awarded $10,000 Grant from the Adamah Climate Action Fund

JTS Awarded $10,000 Grant from the Adamah Climate Action Fund

Jan 6, 2026

Through an LED lighting upgrade, JTS is projected to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 69 tons and save $50,000 per year.

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Celebrating the Exceptional Students in the Division of Religious Leadership

Celebrating the Exceptional Students in the Division of Religious Leadership

Dec 22, 2025

As we come to the close of 2025, we take this moment to reflect on, and celebrate, the exceptional students in the Division of Religious Leadership.

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Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz Quoted in CNN

Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz Quoted in CNN

Dec 16, 2025

“Building interreligious bridges has never been more important,” said Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz. “Isolation is not the answer.”

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Upcoming Events

Feb 9

Let’s Get Pragmatic: What Is the JTS MFA Really Like?

Online | Admissions | MFA in Creative Writing | Truth or Fiction? The JTS MFA in Three Acts

Join current JTS MFA students as they share their experiences in the JTS MFA in Creative Writing program and offer advice for anyone thinking of applying—from the application process itself and workshop.

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Feb 23

JTS Rabbinic Convocation Livestreams

Online

JTS will bestow honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees for the Rabbinic classes of 1999 and 2000.

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Mar 5

Introduction to Classical Judeo-Arabic

Online | Online Learning

This online course offers a window into the vast literature composed in Judeo-Arabic and into the daily lives of Jewish communities in the medieval Arabic-speaking world. 

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Apr 27

Honoring Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz

JTS

Join us to honor and celebrate Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz’s extraordinary accomplishments, vision, and leadership.

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Jun 4

Fundamentals of Biblical Hebrew: Reading and Pronunciation

Online | Biblical Hebrew | Online Learning

 Learn to read Biblical Hebrew consonants and vowels with confidence. Begin with the Alef Bet and end by reciting entire passages.

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