Also, two cast members of the "Yiddish Fiddler" in performance at JTS.

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JTS - EVENTS AND LEARNING

July 28, 2023

AFTER DOBBS: FILM AND DISCUSSION
AFTER DOBBS: FILM AND DISCUSSION
location   JTS  |  MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 7:00 P.M. ET
Join us for a screening of the acclaimed documentary short, Under G-d, chronicling efforts by Jewish community members to ensure abortion access. Followed by a discussion with Dr. Michal Raucher, scholar of reproduction and religion and Associate Professor of Jewish Studies at Rutgers, and Dr. Christine Ryan, Associate Director of Columbia Law School’s Law, Right, and Religion project.
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YIDDISH CONCERT WITH FIDDLER CAST MEMBERS
YIDDISH CONCERT WITH "FIDDLER" CAST MEMBERS
location   JTS  |  WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 7:00 P.M. ET
Don't miss "A New York Nigun," featuring two former cast members and the artistic director of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, who'll perform Yiddish theater gems from the early years of Jewish immigration to New York.
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New! Online Beginner Hebrew Course
NEW! ONLINE BEGINNER HEBREW COURSE
location   JTS  |  SEPTEMBER 2023
We've just added this new online Hebrew class to our list of JTS academic courses that members of the public can audit. Explore this and other courses open to auditors. Space is limited.
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Context: New Cohort Starts This Fall
Context: New Cohort Starts This Fall
location   ONLINE | SEPTEMBER 2023
Context is an in-depth, intellectual journey for those who want to better understand Judaism: its culture, religions, texts, and civilization.
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Explore Teen Learning at JTS
EXPLORE TEEN LEARNING AT JTS
location   JTS  |  SUNDAYS, STARTING THIS FALL
Prozdor Teen Learning brings together a diverse group of teens to access classical Jewish texts, improve their Hebrew, and find contemporary meaning in the concepts and values of Jewish tradition.
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Monday Learning: "The Dynamics of Change"

Join us for the next session in our online Summer Learning Series.

FROM JUSTIFICATION TO JUSTICE: EVOLVING JEWISH ATTITUDES TOWARDS ABORTION
FROM JUSTIFICATION TO JUSTICE: EVOLVING JEWISH ATTITUDES TOWARDS ABORTION
location   ONLINE  |   MONDAY, JULY 31, 1:00 P.M. ET
In the 1980s the Conservative Movement's ruling on the permissibility of abortion was based on the assumption that it is generally prohibited but justified in certain circumstances. Today, Jews are advocating for abortion rights based on their own experiences and a different reading of classical sources. Dr. Michal Raucher explores this change and its potential impact on abortion rights in the U.S.
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Remembering a JTS Trustee and Library Champion
Remembering a JTS Trustee and Library Champion
Read Dr. David Kraemer's eulogy for the highly regarded collector, philanthropist, and devoted JTS trustee who served many years as chair of the JTS Library Advisory Board.
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The Art of the Jewish Marriage Contract
THE ART OF THE JEWISH MARRIAGE CONTRACT
location   ONLINE  |  AUGUST 2, 6:00 P.M. ET
In honor of Tu B'Av, Sharon Liberman Mintz, JTS Library curator joins the Eldridge Street Synagogue for a virtual seminar exploring the art and history of decorated Jewish marriage contracts and why they are a rich source of information about broader Jewish history and culture.
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In the Media

Rabbinical Student Has Another Reason to Mourn on Tishah Be'av
RABBINICAL STUDENT HAS ANOTHER REASON TO MOURN ON TISHAH BE'AV
On Tishah Be'av, JTS rabbinical student Amalya Volz mourns the person she was after an assault. Read her story in Tablet.
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Torah Commentary
Torah: The Words Upon Our Hearts
Why are we instructed to keep words of Torah upon, rather than inside, our hearts? Rabbi Jan Uhrbach on Parashat Va’et-hannan.
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