 | Also, does Jewish theology still matter? |
| | | | Abraham Joshua Heschel's 50th Yahrtzeit |
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| JTS was Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s academic home for 27 years. This week, we commemorated Heschel's 50th yahrtzeit with an online Mishnah study (see below). On Monday, Chancellor Emeritus Arnold M. Eisen and Hadar's Rabbi Shai Held will speak at a Heschel remembrance on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As we continue to remember Heschel, we also invite you to delve into some of the many discussions and writings on Heschel we have offered, including Heschel's last public interview.
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| | | REMEMBERING HESCHEL ON MLK DAY |  ONLINE | MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 7:00 P.M. ET | | Join Arnold M. Eisen, JTS professor and chancellor emeritus, and Rabbi Shai Held, president and dean of the Hadar Institute, for a conversation on Abraham Joshua Heschel’s life and thought, including his significant alliance with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. An MLK Day presentation from Harvard Hillel, Hadar, and JTS. | | Register now → | |
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| | | | | Why Jewish Theology Still Matters |  ONLINE | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 7:30 P.M. ET | | Inspired by the legacy of Rabbi Neil Gillman (z”l), a panel including Professor Mara Benjamin, Rabbi Toba Spitzer, Rabbi Mychal Springer, and Professor Arnold M. Eisen will explore new directions in Jewish theology and what they have to say to contemporary Jews. The annual Henry N. and Selma S. Rapaport Memorial Lecture. | |
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| | | Deepen your understanding of Jewish texts, history, and thought in courses with our outstanding scholars. |
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| | | THE KABBALAH OF TZEFAT | | ONLINE | SIX WEDNESDAYS: FEBRUARY 8, 15, 22, MARCH 1, 8, 15; 1:15 P.M. ET | | How did a small town in the upper Galilee become a revolutionary spiritual center in the 16th century? Dr. Eitan Fishbane will introduce you to the texts and ideas that were developed in this extraordinary time and place, and explore the thought of the brilliant and creative scholars and mystics who made the town home. | | Register now → | |
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| | | MITZVOT: OBLIGATION IN JEWISH THOUGHT | | ONLINE | FOUR MONDAYS: MARCH 13, 20, 27; APRIL 3; 7:00 P.M. ET | | What does it look like to value religious obligation in a world that privileges free choice and the rights of the individual? Join Dr. Sarah Wolf to explore classical and contemporary Jewish sources about commandedness and to consider the tensions between obligation and choice. | | Register now → | |
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| | | | WE ARE NOT ONE: A HISTORY OF AMERICA'S FIGHT OVER ISRAEL | | ONLINE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 7:30 P.M. ET | | Fights about the fate of the state of Israel, and the Zionist movement that gave birth to it, have long been a staple of both Jewish and American political culture. Historian Eric Alterman traces this debate from its 19th-century origins to today in his latest book. | | Register now → | |
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| | | | | | | Torah: God in Search of Man | | | If we fail to sense God's presence or to hear God’s voice, it is because we have allowed our lives to be overwhelmed by distractions. Chancellor Emeritus Ismar Schorsch on Parashat Shemot. | |
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