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The Jewish Theological Seminary Launches New MFA in Creative Writing
Mar 31, 2025
JTS is thrilled to announce the launch of our new MFA in Creative Writing, a two-year, low-residency program for emerging writers.
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The Seder’s Call: Moving Beyond the Table
Mar 27, 2025
Explore our collection of thought-provoking Passover essays to deepen your holiday experience.
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2025 Judge Simon H. Rifkind Award Luncheon
The Judge Simon H. Rifkind Award Luncheon was held on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at the Pierre Hotel in New York City, honoring Neil Barr, Chair and Managing Partner, Davis Polk and Wardwell LLP, and Thomas J. Reid, Chief Legal Officer at Comcast Corporation.
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Prof. Yemima Hadad (Leipzig University) Visits JTS to Lecture on Margarete Susman, Hannah Arendt, and Martin Buber
Mar 19, 2025
JTS welcomed Prof. Yemima Hadad for a lunchtime lecture entitled “Pregnancy as a Political Metaphor: Margarete Susman and Hannah Arendt Giving Birth to Revolution in Times of War,” which presented material from her new work in feminist philosophy.
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The World’s Oldest Jewish Book on Display at The Jewish Theological Seminary
Mar 18, 2025
The Afghan Liturgical Quire (ALQ) will be featured in the exhibit “Sacred Words: Revealing the Earliest Hebrew Book,” on display from March 19–July 17.
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Chancellor Schwartz Shares Her Thoughts on the Passing of Robert S. Rifkind (z”l), Beloved Board Member
Mar 13, 2025
JTS mourns the passing of Robert S. Rifkind (z”l).
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JTS Student Ambassadors
Mar 4, 2025
JTS’s Student Ambassador initiative invites JTS rabbinical and cantorial students into communities around North America.
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How Do We Move Forward?
Chancellor Schwartz wrote in the Times of Israel about her experiences visiting Israel at the time the bodies of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas (z”l) were returned.
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Rabbinical School Class of 2009 Bench Dedication in Memory of Rabbi Fred Elias z”l
Feb 26, 2025
Members of the Rabbinical School Class of 2009 returned to the JTS campus from as far away as California, Pennsylvania, Virginia. and Vermont—and joined remotely from Israel—to honor and celebrate the life and Torah of their classmate who passed away in 2000.
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