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JTS Convocation Honors Rabbis for Over 25 Years of Dedicated Service

Feb 12, 2016

Honorary doctorates were awarded to 40 rabbis—all members of the Rabbinical Assembly (RA).

In Appreciation of Torah—and the Rabbis Who Teach It

Adapted from the address Arnie Eisen delivered on April 29, 2015, at the JTS Convocation.

JTS’s Dr. Alan Mittleman Awarded Grant to Write Book on Philosophy of Holiness

Dr. Alan Mittleman has received a two year grant for $70,000 from the Herzl Institute.

Rabbi Stephanie (Fingeroth) Ruskay Named New Associate Dean of The Rabbinical School of JTS

Rabbi Ruskay comes to JTS from AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps.

JTS Announces 2015 Commencement Honorary Degree Recipients

Chancellor Arnold M. Eisen will deliver the keynote address at the 121st Commencement Exercises.

JTS Names Its Graduate School for Gershon Kekst, Former Board Chairman

The Graduate School will be named the Gershon Kekst Graduate School in honor of its longtime leader, advisor, and supporter, Gershon Kekst.

The Jewish Theological Seminary Confers 103 Degrees at 2015 Commencement

The distinguished graduates are the newest JTS cohort of professional and lay leaders set to serve around the globe as rabbis, educators, cantors, scholars, and community leaders.

Arnold M. Eisen, Chancellor, JTS, Shares 2015 Commencement Remarks

Remarks from Chancellor Eisen at JTS’s 2015 commencement.

JTS Alumni and Student Named to the Jewish Week’s “36 Under 36” List of Visionary Leaders

The Jewish Week’s eighth annual “36 Under 36” list of rising Jewish innovators features JTS alum Ira Stup (LC ’09) and current student Raysh Weiss.

JTS Partners with Congregation Chevrei Tzedek to Expand Gladstein Fellowship in Entrepreneurial Lead

The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is pleased to announce an important partnership with Congregation Chevrei Tzedek of Baltimore, Maryland as part of the Gladstein Fellowship in Entrepreneurial Leadership, a joint project between JTS and United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.