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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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AJL Conference: Celebrating Our Graduates 

AJL Conference: Celebrating Our Graduates 

At the recent Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) conference, we celebrated the graduation of 13 participants in the certificate in Judaica and Hebraica librarianship program.

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Summer 2026 Faculty News

Summer 2026 Faculty News

Jul 21, 2026

Over the summer, the JTS faculty has been engaged in academic research and scholarship both at home and across the globe.

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Text and the City Brings Adult Learners Together for an Immersive JTS Experience 

Text and the City Brings Adult Learners Together for an Immersive JTS Experience 

Jul 8, 2026

From June 8–11, JTS welcomed 35 adult learners from across the United States—and even one participant from Switzerland—for the inaugural Text and the City, a new four-day learning experience.

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JTS’s Growing Rabbinical School Featured in “The Forward”

JTS’s Growing Rabbinical School Featured in “The Forward”

Jul 1, 2026

The Forward recently featured JTS in an article highlighting the growing rabbinical class enrollments of JTS and Hebrew Union College.

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Reflections on the Gladstein Fellowship and Masorti Olami Mission to Latin America 

Reflections on the Gladstein Fellowship and Masorti Olami Mission to Latin America 

Dr. Marjorie Lehman, Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, discusses traveling with a cohort of Gladstein rabbinic fellows on a mission to Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santiago, Chile.

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When the Law Falls Short: Empathy and the Work of Civic Repair

When the Law Falls Short: Empathy and the Work of Civic Repair

Jun 11, 2026

Last Thursday, JTS hosted a full-day convening exploring the limits of law and the ethical commitments required to sustain justice in democratic societies. Watch recordings of the sessions.

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Rabbi Naomi Kalish Attends NAJC Conference

Rabbi Naomi Kalish Attends NAJC Conference

Jun 10, 2026

The four-day gathering brought together chaplains and spiritual care professionals from across the country.

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