Join us online for the inauguration ceremony of Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz as the eighth chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary. Featuring music, remarks from special guests, and an address by Chancellor Schwartz laying out her vision for the future.
The daily Amidah refers to God as "the One Who Brings Life to the Dead." In this session, Rabbi Mychal Springer will unpack the meaning of these words by exploring the idea of "watering the soul," both metaphorically and through exploration of the connection between resurrection and water—in the form of rain and dew.
In this video from our Omer Scholarship Challenge, Rabbi Jan Uhrbach examines the role of storytelling in the journey from Pesah to Shavuot. Plus more Omer learning with JTS scholars.
In the 11th century, crusaders marched across the Rhine and decimated the region’s Jewish communities. Dr. Raymond Scheindlin will explore the chronicles and poems that deal with the emotional and intellectual upheaval of the times, a body of literature that stands as a monument of Jewish resilience in the face of disaster..
In honor of the Hebrew pulication of Dr. Benjamin Sommer's Revelation and Authority: Sinai in Jewish Scripture and Tradition, Bar Ilan University's Bible Department and the Schechter Institute are co-sponsoring a lecture by Dr. Sommer and a panel discussion at the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem.
Amanda Pogany, a graduate of our Day School Leadership Training Insitute (William Davidson School), will lead a session on Prizmah Podcasts Live. Pogany, head of Luria Academy in Brooklyn, NY, will present "Making Diversity a Strength in a Polarized Age."
Graduating List College senior Alan Imar considers Parashat Emor, reflecting on the challenges of balancing traditional observance with accommodation to the world we live in.
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