You Say You Want a Revolution: Jewish Encounters with Radical Change
Fall 2025 Learning Series
What does revolution look like in Jewish life—spiritual, social, technological, or political? This fall, join JTS scholars for a provocative webinar series exploring transformative moments across Jewish history. From the emergence of monotheism to the Russian Revolution, from handwritten manuscripts to digital frontiers, from summer camps to the Talmud, we’ll consider how Jews have sparked, resisted, and reimagined change. Each session invites reflection on what revolution means—then and now.
Sources for Dr. Judith Hauptman’s Session
Monotheism: Evolution or Revolution
Dr. Benjamin Sommer
October 20, 2025
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Before the Print Revolution:
Manuscripts and the World They Made
Dr. Mordecai Schwartz
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Peshat: The Reinvention of Reading During the Twelfth Century Renaissance
Dr. Robbie Harris
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Progress, Regress, and Transformation:
Hermann Cohen’s Ezekiel
as a Revolutionary Prophet
Dr. Shira Billet
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Possibility and Peril:
Jews and the Russian Revolution
Dr. David Fishman
A Scholarly Revolution:
Rewriting the Rules of Talmud Study
Dr. Judith Hauptman
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Hanukkah:
Rebellion, Revolution, and Reinvention
Dr. Yitz Landes
December 8, 2025
Revolutionizing Belonging:
Disability Inclusion and the Future of Jewish Camp
Dr. Abigail Uhrman
NEW DATE: December 15, 2025
