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| | MOSES MENDELSSOHN RETURNS TO JERUSALEM |  CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY | SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 1:00–3:00 P.M. | | This symposium marks the first Hebrew translation of Moses Mendelssohn’s Jerusalem in seventy-five years. Professor Shira Billet, Assistant Professor of Jewish Thought and Ethics, will be one of the panelists. | | Learn more → | |
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| Antisemitism and Free Speech on Campus |  JTS | MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2024, 7:00 P.M. | | In recent months, issues of antisemitism and free speech have roiled college campuses, with tremendous significance for the Jewish community, the nature of higher education, and democracy. How can universities foster both free speech and a sense of inclusion for all, including Jewish students? With Dr. Sigal Ben-Porath of U Penn and David Schizer, J.D., of Columbia Law. | |
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| A Judeo-Arabic Parody of the Life of Jesus | | ONLINE | THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1:00-2:00 P.M. ET | | Author Miriam Goldstein provides the first-ever examination of the Judeo-Arabic versions of Toledot Yeshu (TY), the notorious parody of the life of Jesus originating in Late Antiquity. | |
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| | HOW CAN PRAYER CHANGE OUR MINDSET? | | ONLINE | MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1:00–2:30 P.M. ET | | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with its focus on beliefs, thoughts, and feelings, is a powerful modality for helping people in distress. Join Rabbi Mychal Springer to explore the connections between different types of prayers and evidence-based therapeutic approaches to wellbeing. | | Learn more and register → | |
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| | THE BIBLE AS A SOURCE OF HOPE | | ONLINE | MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1:00–2:30 P.M. ET | | Join Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky to explore what hope means in the context of the Bible, and consider how the Bible can be a valuable resource for cultivating a language of hope for us today. | | Learn more and register → | |
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| | THE PASSOVER HAGGADAH: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | | ONLINE | MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1:00–2:30 P.M. ET | | What led to the creation of the Passover Seder as we know it and how was it influenced by Roman culture? Dr. Robert Harris explores the history of the Haggadah and the rabbinic decisions that continue to shape our religious practice. | | Learn more and register → | |
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| | PROZDOR TEEN LEARNING OPEN HOUSE | | JTS | SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 10:00 A.M.–1:00 P.M. | | 8th to 12th graders and their parents are invited to learn more about JTS’s Ivry Prozdor High School, the premier supplementary Jewish learning program for teens across the New York metropolitan area. | | Learn more and register → | |
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| | NEW JTS PODCAST: EXPLORING KABBALAH | | Join Professor Eitan Fishbane for a journey through the history of Jewish mysticism. The first episode explains the features of mysticism and highlights Biblical elements that become central to future explorations of the nature of Divinity. | | Listen now → | |
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| Torah: Praying in Harmony | | | Rabbi Luciana Pajecki Lederman shares Parashat Tzav’s surprising insight into what takes prayer from an emotional experience to a spiritual one. | |
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