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Monday! The Space In Between: Thresholds and Borders in Jewish Life and Thought |
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Starting this Monday, January 30, join JTS scholars for a weekly lecture series delving into the idea of liminality—the time or space in between—which we encounter often in Jewish ritual, identity, law, and life. |
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| | BETWEEN THIS WORLD AND THE NEXT: RABBINIC VISIONS OF PURGATORY |  ONLINE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1:00 P.M. ET | | Gehenom is often thought of as the Jewish version of hell, but the Talmud presents something more nuanced: part purgatory, part hell, part passageway. Join Dr. Rachel Rosenthal for a close reading of texts about Gehenom in order to gain a clearer understanding of its purpose and what it might tell us about rabbinic views of what happens after we die. | | Register now → | |
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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 | | Dr. Eitan Fishbane will delve into the fascinating and spiritually rich world of the Kabbalah of Tzfat in the sixteenth century. Join him to explore foundational ideas like Tzimtzum and shevirat ha-keilim, the shattering of the vessels, as well as the origins of well-known rituals like Kabbalat Shabbat and Tikun Leil Shavuot. | | Register now → | |
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| | BIBLICAL HEBREW ADVANCED SEMINAR: THE BOOK OF JONAH | | ONLINE | EIGHT WEDNESDAYS: MARCH 8, 15, 22, 29; APRIL 19, 26; MAY 3, 10, 2:00 P.M. ET | | Are you interested in reading a book of the Tanakh from start to finish in the original Hebrew? Join Dr. David Zev Moster to read the Book of Jonah in its entirety. In addition to discussing literary themes, you will focus on the most difficult passages to explore multiple options for translation and interpretation. | | Learn more and register → | |
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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, 2023, 7:30–8:30 P.M. ET | | Fights about the fate of of Israel and the Zionist movement have long been a staple of both Jewish and American political culture. Historian Eric Alterman traces this debate from its origins to the present day. | |
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| | THE INTERPRETATION OF VIOLENCE IN SACRED TEXTS | | ONLINE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1:00 P.M. ET | | Join us for a discussion of Violence and Peace in Sacred Texts: Interreligious Perspectives, a collection of essays by experts from a range of religious backgrounds. We'll welcome the book's editors and two contributors, including JTS Professor Alan Mittleman, author of Does Judaism Condone Violence? Holiness and Ethics in the Jewish Tradition. | | Register now → | |
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| | A READING AND CONVERSATION WITH JOY LADIN | | ONLINE | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1:00 P.M. ET | | Join us online to hear from poet and literary scholar Joy Ladin in conversation with Jessica Jacobs, author and founder and executive director of Yetzirah, a nonprofit literary organization for Jewish poets. | | Register now → | |
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| Library Exhibit: "The Work of Her Hands" | | JTS | THROUGH MARCH 16, 2023 | | Using historic pieces from the JTS Library collection and new artwork created by Lynne Avadenka, this exhibition explores the role of Jewish women in culture and history, and their involvement with the early printing of Hebrew books. | |
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| | THREE PASTORS AND THE RABBI’S SON | | Writing in the Times of Israel JTS alum Rabbi Adam Raskin describes how hosting a Shabbat dinner with two Christian clergy members had a powerful effect on his high-school aged son. | | Learn more → | |
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