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| | TUESDAY: CAN WE HEAL OUR TOXIC POLITICS? |  JTS | TUESDAY, MAY 2, 7:00 P.M. | | At this moment of civic discord, JTS has invited three distinguished scholars to explore the concept of "civic friendship"—a mutual respect among democratic citizens that's seen as foundational for a thriving civil society. Chancellor Emeritus Arnold Eisen will moderate as panelists explore this idea and its potential for lessening the political enmity that afflicts American society. | | Learn more and register → | |
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| | DISSENT AND TOLERANCE IN JEWISH HISTORY | | ONLINE | FOUR SESSIONS STARTING WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 10:30 A.M. ET | | When membership within the Jewish community was compulsory, individuals and groups often engaged in fierce conflict over social and ideological issues such as the nature of Jewish identity and the boundaries of the Jewish faith. Join Dr. Benjamin Gampel to explore how those boundaries were tested, frayed, and made impermeable. Co-presented with the 92nd Street Y New York. | | Learn more and register → | |
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| Commencement 2023 |  AT JTS AND ONLINE | THURSDAY, MAY 18, 10:30 A.M. ET AND 3:30 P.M. ET | | Register to watch the livestream of JTS's 129th Commencement or to attend the Tekes Hasmakhah (ordination ceremony) in person. | |
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| | FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS | | ONLINE | MAY 9–11 | | Early childhood educators and professionals are invited to join Dr. Lyndall Miller for a series of webinars exploring the new Leadership Guide developed from 10 years of JTS's Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Institute (JECELI). | | Learn more and register → | |
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Monday Learning: The Space in Between |
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| | SARAH'S LAUGH: DOUBT, TRUST, AND THE AMBIGUITY OF THE WOMB | | ONLINE | MONDAY, MAY 1, 1:00 P.M. ET | | The Rabbis highlight the stories of two biblical women who struggled with infertility, Sarah and Hannah, on Rosh Hashanah—thus lifting up infertility as being at the heart of Jewish religious experience, echoing in the birth of each new year. Rabbi Mychal Springer will explore how struggling to conceive or give birth is a liminal experience intimately bound up with Jewish tradition. | | Register now → | |
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| | ON THE PASSAGE FROM THIS LIFE TO THE NEXT | | ONLINE | MONDAY, MAY 8, 1:00 P.M. ET | | Dr. David Kraemer explores Talmudic teachings on the passage from life to death, which have profound implications for our understanding of Jewish rituals around death and mourning, Jewish theology, and more. | | Register now → | |
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| Celebrating Cantor Nancy Abramson | | AT JTS AND ONLINE | MONDAY, MAY 1, 7:00 P.M. ET | | An evening of performances honoring Cantor Nancy Abramson, a remarkable leader, cantor, teacher, and mentor, on the occasion of her retirement. | |
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| Torah: "And You Shall Be Holy to Me" | | | Our role is not just to celebrate things that are already holy, but to find ways to elevate the things, the people, and the experiences that have not been seen as holy in the past. JTS alum Amram Altzman on Aharei Mot–Kedoshim. | |
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