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You Say You Want a Revolution: Jewish Encounters with Radical Change
Sep 17, 2025
This fall, join JTS scholars for a provocative webinar series exploring transformative moments across Jewish history.
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SPOILER: The Unpredictable Storytelling Festival
Over three unforgettable sold-out evenings, audiences packed the room for lively conversations, unexpected turns, and the chance to hear from expert storytellers.
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Highlights from a Summer of Learning and Engagement
Sep 8, 2025
JTS students, staff, and faculty made a meaningful impact on the wider community this past summer.
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Take a World Tour of Jewish Literary Creativity This Fall at The Grolier Club
Aug 12, 2025
“Jewish Worlds Illuminated: A Treasury of Hebrew Manuscripts from The JTS Library” is on View September 17 – December 27, 2025 at The Grolier Club.
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JTS’s MFA in Creative Writing Launches “SPOILER: The Unpredictable Story Festival”
Aug 7, 2025
Running September 7–10 in New York City at JTS, the festival will feature storytellers from the new MFA in Creative Writing: Etgar Keret (MFA Director), Jonathan Safran Foer (Founding Creative Advisor), Jodi Kantor, Shalom Auslander, Alex Edelman and Deborah Treisman (all creative advisors).
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Standing Together: Prayer, Presence, and the Power of Community
Jul 21, 2025
This three-part webinar series explores the emotional and spiritual heart of this sacred time, focusing on the themes of vulnerability, responsibility, and connection.
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Chancellor Schwartz’s Summer Visit in New England
Jul 15, 2025
She visited Camp Ramah in New England, led a session of “JTS in the Berkshires”, and joined the congregation of Knesset Israel in Pittsfield, MA.
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Paleography Workshop at University of Toronto’s Fisher Library
Professor Marjorie Lehman participates in a paleography workshop in Canada.
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JTS Mourns the Passing of Professor Emeritus Rabbi Neil Danzig z”l
Jul 8, 2025
Professor Danzig z”l taught Rabbinics at JTS for many years. He passed away on July 3.
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Groundbreaking Agreement Between Barnard College and The Jewish Theological Seminary Expands Access to Jewish Studies
Jul 7, 2025
Building on an existing dual degree program, Barnard College students can now take Jewish studies courses at JTS for no additional cost
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