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March 7, 2024

SEEING THE UNSEEABLE: KABBALISTIC IMAGERY FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

JTS | TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 5:30–7:30 P.M.

Join us for the opening event of our newest Library exhibit. Learn about the role of the visual in the Kabbalistic imagination and hear from exhibit curator Dr. Elly Moseson.

MORDECAI THE JEW AND ESTHER THE GREEK: THE CHANGING POLITICS OF THE BOOK OF ESTHER IN ANTIQUITY AND OUR TIMES

ONLINE | MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1:00–2:30 P.M. ET

Purim is coming! Gain a deeper appreciation for the Book of Esther in this online learning session with Dr. Aaron Koller.

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Chant the Megillah

Learn the cantillation for the Book of Esther. Download a breakdown of the megillah trope to enhance your reading.

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LAW AS A MORAL FORCE: WHEN PRESIDENT TRUMAN AND CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN STUDIED TALMUD AT JTS

ONLINE | MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1:00–2:30 P.M. ET

Discover a fascinating moment in JTS history when Chief Justice Earl Warren and former President Harry S. Truman came to JTS to study. Find out how their time at JTS impacted them and how this historical moment sheds light on significant aspects of American Jewish history in the 1950s and 1960s.

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LEARN WITH JTS AT THE 2024 JEWISH UNIVERSITY FOR A DAY

STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY | SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 10:45 A.M.

Join Dr. Sarit Kattan Gribetz, a JTS fellow, for her presentation on Helena of Adiabene at this annual event sponsored by Stony Brook Hillel.

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Antisemitism and Allyship: Assessing the Present, Imagining the Future

JTS | APRIL 8 AND 9

Special guests at this two-day convening include Dr. Mary Boys (Skinner and McAlpin Professor of Practical Theology at UTS), Dr. Shaul Kelner (Associate Professor of Sociology and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University), and Rabbi Yonah Hain (Rabbi at Columbia/Barnard Hillel).

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LEARNING WITH JOY

Read the spring issue of Gleanings: Portraits of Jewish Educational Leadership, a publication of the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education.

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Between the Lines

PERFECT ENEMY

ONLINE | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1:00–2:00 P.M. ET

Join us as author Alex Sinclair discusses his suspenseful thriller about Akiva Cohen, a fictional Israeli scientist.

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BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: JEWISH WAR BRIDES AFTER THE HOLOCAUST

ONLINE | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1:00–2:00 P.M. ET

Historian Robin Judd, whose grandmother survived the Holocaust and married an American soldier after liberation, introduces us to the Jewish women who lived through genocide and went on to wed military personnel after the war.

In Case You Missed It

PROFESSOR NASARUDDIN UMAR, A RESPECTED INDONESIAN RELIGIOUS LEADER, COMPLETES FELLOWSHIP AT JTS

The six-week intensive fellowship, run in partnership with American Jewish Committee (AJC), focused on interfaith dialogue and the study of Judaism.

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RACHEL BLACK, H. L. MILLER CANTORIAL STUDENT, PERFORMS A "WEDDING"

During her Nusah presentation, Rachel simulated a Jewish wedding ceremony with the help of her classmates.

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LIST COLLEGE STUDENTS ON SMASHING THE GLASS

LIST COLLEGE STUDENTS IN "SMASHING THE GLASS"

The wedding of Victoria and Judah, two LC alums, was featured on a popular wedding blog. The two met while studying at JTS.

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Torah: The People Step Up

Parashat Vayak-hel contains valuable lessons about moving forward when our leaders fail us.

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