JTS High Holiday Webinars 2025
Standing Together: Prayer, Presence, and the Power of Community
Mondays, September 8, 15, and 29
1:00 – 2:00 pm ET
The High Holidays invite us into a season of profound reflection—not only on who we are as individuals, but on how we show up for one another and the world. This three-part webinar series explores the emotional and spiritual heart of this sacred time, focusing on the themes of vulnerability, responsibility, and connection.
Together, we’ll consider what it means to pray with presence, to engage meaningfully with others—even across difference—and to see these days not just as a personal journey, but as a call to collective transformation. Whether you are returning to familiar rituals or seeking a new way in, this series offers space to reflect, connect, and prepare with intention.
Sources for Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz’s September 29, 2025 Session
Beyond the Sermon:
What High Holy Day Prayers Offer and Demand
With Rabbi Jan Uhrbach, Director of the Block / Kolker Center for Spiritual Arts at JTS
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Jews, Non-Jews, and the Purpose of the High Holidays
With Dr. David Kraemer, Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian and Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics at JTS
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When It’s Easier to Hide:
Jonah, Antisemitism, and Moral Courage
With Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Chancellor and Irving Lehrman Research Professor of American Jewish History, JTS
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