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| Join us this spring to experience the very best of JTS. We’re celebrating our state-of-the-art new campus with a season of events exploring the intellectual, artistic, and religious breadth of Jewish life. See Opening Season events. | | | |
| | | SPACE, PLACE, AND COMMUNITIES OF FAITH |  AT JTS AND ONLINE | MARCH 13, 7:30 P.M. ET | | A discussion with renowned architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, and their partner Paul Schulhof, who will speak with Professor Barbara Mann about their design philosophy and how it is reflected in the new JTS campus. | | Register now → | | | | | | |
| | | STAGED READING OF THE SPANISH PRAYER BOOK | | AT JTS | MARCH 20, 3:00 P.M. ET AND MARCH 21, 7:00 P.M. ET | | Inspired by true events, this intimate drama by playwright Angela J. Davis is set in motion by a plan to auction rare Hebrew manuscripts decades after their disappearance in 1941 Berlin. Director Susan Einhorn leads a cast of veteran actors for this special event. | | Register now → | | | | | | |
| | | HATE ON TRIAL: THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CASE | | AT JTS AND ONLINE | MARCH 30, 7:30 P.M. ET | | Roberta Kaplan, a lead attorney in the recent legal victory over white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia, joins University of Virginia Law School Dean Risa Goluboff to discuss how organizers of violence can be found liable and held accountable. Alan Levine, JTS Board Chair and a key member of the Charlottesville legal team, moderates. | | Register now → | | | | | | |
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| Can American Judaism Change Jewish Identity in Israel? |  ONLINE | MARCH 3, 12:30 P.M. ET | | The hit Israeli TV series “The New Jew” introduced Israelis to a wide range of American Jewish religious expression. Join us when a panel of Israeli experts look at why the show was such a popular sensation, discuss progressive religious innovations in Israel, and explore what’s at stake for all of us in how Israelis choose to be Jewish. | | | | | | | |
| | | ARTIST SALON AT JTS | | AT JTS | MARCH 7, 7:00 P.M. ET | | Join the fellows of The Workshop, an arts fellowship focused on the work of Jews of Color, Jews of Indigenous backgrounds, and Jews of Sephardic and/or Mizrahi heritage, for an evening of art and culture. | | Register now → | | | | | | |
| | | A SUMMER OF TORAH STUDY IN OUR BEIT MIDRASH | | SESSION A: STARTS JUNE 1; SESSION B: STARTS JULY 5 | | This summer, immerse yourself in Torah learning with our Nishma program, where you'll cultivate the skills to learn classical Jewish sources including Talmud, Midrash, halakhah, Hebrew, and parshanut (Torah and its commentaries). Two four-week sessions. | | Apply now → | | | | | | |
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| Purim Eve On (and Off!) Broadway! | | AT JTS AND ONLINE | MARCH 16, 7:00 P.M. ET | | JTS’s famous grown-up Megillah reading and multimedia shpiel is back—with your choice of how to participate, in-person or online! | | | | | | | |
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| Torah: The Sanctity of the Schoolroom | | | | The story of Bezalel is full of lessons for us as we construct our own sacred spaces in the 21st century, writes Dr. Ofra Backenroth on Parashat Vayak-hel. | | | | | | | |
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