Jewish History and Education through the Lens of JTS’s Rare Manuscripts
Feb 26, 2024 By Yitz Landes | Public Event video | Video Lecture
With Dr. Yitz Landes, Assistant Professor of Rabbinic Literatures and Cultures, JTS
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Between Moscow, Kyiv, and Jerusalem: How The Wars in Ukraine and Gaza Have Changed Russian and Ukrainian Attitudes Toward Israel and Jews
Jan 15, 2024 By David Fishman | Public Event video | Video Lecture
Dr. David Fishman, expert on Ukrainian Jewry, discusses the complex connections between the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and how Russian and Ukrainian attitudes toward Israel and Jews have evolved as a result—both for better and for worse.
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Where Are We Now? Rethinking Exile, Diaspora and Home in Israel and America
Jan 29, 2024 By Arnold M. Eisen | Public Event video | Video Lecture
For many Jews in Israel and America, the war with Hamas has provoked a reconsideration of long-held assumptions about Israel, the Diaspora, and the relationship between the two. This lecture considers whether America can be a true home for Jews or whether is it another instance of exile, albeit different in some respects from all others—and it aska these same questions regarding Israel. We examine a variety of responses to these questions by Americans and Israelis, Zionists and non-Zionists, that sharpen debate and challenge convictions that we hold dear.
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“Zion in the Diaspora”: How Jews Imagined They Lived in Zion Wherever They Actually Lived
Jan 22, 2024 By David C. Kraemer | Public Event video | Video Lecture
Jews through the ages have hoped that one day the Messiah would come, leading them back to Zion. But in the meantime, they lived all over the world, making homes in one diaspora or another. And remarkably, they often spoke of their diaspora homes as “Zion,” a place of redemption long before actual redemption. In this session, we will examine multiple such teachings and traditions including teachings of the great Maharal of Prague (16th century), early Hasidic masters (18th century), and others. We will consider what it means for Jews to imagine themselves in their eternal homes while living abroad
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