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| Coming Soon: New Spring Webinar Series on the Power of Emotion: Judaism and the Inner Life |  ONLINE | MONDAYS, JAN 24–APR 4, 2:00 P.M.–3:30 P.M. ET | | Joy. Grief. Anger. Shame. Love. Emotional experience is often at the center of our lives. Join us for sessions that explore perceptions of emotions in Jewish texts and offer surprising and useful insights for understanding the feelings that make up our inner worlds. Faculty include Dr. Sarah Wolf, Dr. David Kraemer, Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky, and more. Details to come. | | | | | | | |
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| | | INTRO LEVEL: JUMPSTART YOUR BIBLICAL HEBREW |  ONLINE | STARTS JANUARY 24, 12:00 P.M. ET | | Back by popular demand! Would you like to read the Tanakh on your own without the need for a translation? Join Dr. David Zev Moster to learn the “big ideas” in Biblical Hebrew to help you get started. Ten Mondays. Note: This course is currently registering for a waitlist. | | Register now → | | | | | | |
| | | BIBLICAL HEBREW WORKSHOP | | ONLINE | STARTS JANUARY 25, 8:00 P.M. ET | | For those with some experience with Biblical Hebrew, take the next step in developing your skills in translating passages of the Tanakh independently. Ten Tuesdays with Dr. David Zev Moster. Note: This course is currently registering for a waitlist. | | Register now → | | | | | | |
| | | JEWS AND THE LEFT: A HISTORY | | ONLINE | STARTS FEBRUARY 7, 7:30 P.M. ET | | This course will focus on the relationship between Jews and left-wing politics in Europe, the Land of Israel, and the United States, from the French Revolution until the fall of Communism. Eight Mondays with Dr. David Fishman. | | Register now → | | | | | | |
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| New Dates: Online Learning for Teens | | ONLINE | BEGINS FEBRUARY 1 | | JTS is excited to pilot an online course for teens this winter. “The Origins of Human Difference” will bring together teens from across North America to access classical Jewish texts and find contemporary meaning in the Jewish tradition. The course includes six sessions. | | | | | | | |
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| Between the Lines: Author Conversations from The Library of JTS | | | |
| | | REMEMBER KHURBM: THE FORGOTTEN GENOCIDE | | ONLINE | JANUARY 10, 1:00 P.M. ET | | Join author Alexander Gendler when he talks about his book, KHURBM 1914-1922: Prelude to the Holocaust: The Beginning. The collection of eyewitness testimonies and other sources reveal the destruction of Jewish life by the Russian army during World War I. | | Register now → | | | | | | |
| | | EMBERS OF PILGRIMAGE | | ONLINE | JANUARY 11, 7:30 P.M. ET | | JTS’s Dr. Eitan Fishbane will discuss his book, Embers of Pilgrimage, a collection of original poems incorporating imagery from the Zohar and other Jewish mystical works. | | Register now → | | | | | | |
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| Stories of Alumni Giving | | | | We’re delighted to share stories of the exceptional ways our alumni have supported the JTS capital campaign. Thank you! | | | | | | | |
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| | | ALUM LEADS PROJECT ON JUDAISM, ZIONISM, AND ANTISEMITISM | | Read in STL Jewish Light about the Narrow Bridge Project, launched by JTS alum Rabbi Michelle Dardashti (RS, DS). The initiative brings together students from Brown University with diverse ideological backgrounds to discuss Jewish peoplehood, Zionism, and antisemitism. | | Read more → | | | | | | |
| | | REIMAGINING TEEN LEARNING | | JTS alum Rabbi Amy Bardack (RS, DS) speaks with the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle about the need to rethink Jewish teen education. “You should always be rethinking things every five years,” she says. “If you’re not, you’re not keeping up with trends and best practices.” | | Read more → | | | | | | |
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