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Low-Residency Mekhinah Program

Jun 17, 2024

This past semester, the JTS Rabbinical School kicked off the first low-residency mekhinah program with students from across the country.

JTS Board of Trustees Elects Three New Members

Jun 6, 2024

Rachel Gildiner, Jan Popkin, and Liz Sembler join the Board of Trustees.

JTS Alumni in the World: Scholarship and Impact 

May 30, 2024

Our summer 2024 series will feature esteemed JTS alumni who are making important contributions through their work as scholars and thought leaders in their fields.

End-of-Semester Faculty Spotlight

May 22, 2024

This month, Dr. David Fishman, Dr. Yael Landman, Dr. Marjorie Lehman, and Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky shared their scholarship beyond JTS walls.

2024 Commencement Exercises and Ordination

May 20, 2024

Wolf Blitzer, one of the honorary degree recipients, delivered the 2024 Commencement address.

Teen Fellowship Program

May 9, 2024

JTS is excited to invite intellectual and spiritually curious Jews to engage in an educational experience where they can learn more about diverse and meaningful career paths.

In Our Name: A Message from Jewish Students at Columbia University

Read this powerful letter signed by Columbia and Barnard students, including many at List College, articulating their experiences living as Jews on the Columbia campus over the past six months. 

Antisemitism, Resilience, and Leadership: A Video Message from Chancellor Schwartz

May 2, 2024

An important video message from Chancellor Schwartz about recent events.

A Morally Pure Judaism Without Actual Jews

In an article for The Times of Israel, Arnold M. Eisen, chancellor emeritus and professor of Jewish thought, discusses Passover, protests on college campuses, and what to make of a “seder that depicts Zionism as idol worship and ignores the suffering of Israelis.”

Chancellor Schwartz Responds to Protests on Columbia University’s Campus 

Apr 22, 2024

On the eve of Passover, a festival commemorating liberation and freedom, we are both shocked and horrified by the unfolding events just blocks away on the Columbia University campus.