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| Antisemitism and Allyship | | | Watch recordings of our two-day convening focused on the multifaceted history and present-day dynamics of antisemitism and effective strategies for combating it. | |
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| | A GEFILTE FISH ON THE SEDER PLATE? | | This short video provides insight into a tradition from the tenth century, in which people put a fish on the Seder plate to reflect Miriam. Dr. Anne Lapidus Lerner describes this practice which offers insight into biblical biographies and a messianic meal. | | Watch now → | |
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| | THE MEANING OF THE EVIL CHILD | | On the surface, the question posed by the wicked child is not bad. So why does it become the archetype for evil? Dr. Eliezer Diamond explains the intent of this question and how it fits into the Jewish sense of tyranny. | | Read more → | |
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| | MAKING THE STORY YOUR OWN | | The Haggadah retells a story that we then tell in our way each year. In this video, Dr. David Kraemer makes a case for the importance of personalizing the Passover narrative to ensure that we are creating the possibility for new freedoms to emerge. | | Watch now → | |
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| | PASSOVER RESOURCES | | JTS provides a trove of resources to enrich your Pesah experience—from commentaries to attune your understanding of the Haggadah in new ways, to videos that offer tips for leading a Seder or preparing your home, to visual treasures from The JTS Library. | | Find your guide → | |
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| Prozdor Teen Learning Open House |  JTS | SUNDAY MAY 5, 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. | |
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| | JTS PODCAST: EXPLORING KABBALAH | | NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY | | The Zohar was written in poetic Aramaic and attributed to Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. This episode of Exploring Kabbalah delves into the mysteries around the authorship of the Zohar and how it changed Jewish mystical practice. | | Listen now → | |
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| | IS THE BIBLE A HOPEFUL BOOK? | | Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky explored this question in a lively session of our spring learning series. Through biblical texts, Dr. Kalmanofsky framed ideas of hope and despair and showed the important connections between the two. | | Watch now → | |
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| Torah: A Bitter/ Sweet Pesah | | | This Passover, we can weep at the empty seat at our tables at the same time as we rejoice at the resilience of the Jewish people. | |
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