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May 9, 2024

IN OUR NAME: A MESSAGE FROM JEWISH STUDENTS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
TWO LIST COLLEGE STUDENTS AMONG THE AUTHORS OF IN OUR NAME: A MESSAGE FROM JEWISH STUDENTS AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Read this powerful letter signed by Columbia and Barnard students articulating their experiences living as Jews on the Columbia campus over the past six months. Many List College students were co-signers.
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COMMENCEMENT AND ORDINATION 2024
COMMENCEMENT AND ORDINATION 2024
location   JTS AND ONLINE  |  THURSDAY, MAY 16; COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES: 10:30 A.M. ET; ORDINATION CEREMONY: 3:30 P.M. ET
Next Thursday is JTS's 130th Commencement Exercises and Tekes Hasmakhah (ordination ceremony). Register to join us.
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Tours of Seeing the Unseeable Library Exhibit
TOURS OF SEEING THE UNSEEABLE LIBRARY EXHIBIT
location   JTS  |  WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 5:00–6:00 P.M.; WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 5:00–6:00 P.M.
Learn more about Kabbalah during a guided tour with a JTS expert.
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The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World
location   JTS | MONDAY, MAY 20, 7:30 P.M.
Rabbi Sharon Brous, Rabbinical School alum and author, will discuss her latest book with Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz.
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Monday Learning Series

PRAYING FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM: A LEARNING SESSION IN COMMEMORATION OF YOM HAZIKARON
PRAYING FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM: A LEARNING SESSION IN COMMEMORATION OF YOM HAZIKARON
location   ONLINE  |  MONDAY, MAY 13, 1:00–2:30 P.M. ET
Jerusalem has been a central figure for Jews throughout history. Join Dr. Alan Cooper to explore biblical and post-biblical texts about Jerusalem that remain meaningful for us today.
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GENDER, THE BIBLE, AND THE ART OF TRANSLATION
GENDER, THE BIBLE, AND THE ART OF TRANSLATION
location   ONLINE  |  MONDAY, MAY 20, 1:00–2:30 P.M. ET
What does it mean to faithfully render biblical Hebrew into contemporary English, especially as it pertains to gender? Join guest presenter Dr. Elias Sacks, director of the Jewish Publication Society, to hear about the methodologies, values, and scholarly considerations that informed the recent gender-sensitive edition of the JPS Tanakh.
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New Biblical Hebrew Course
New Biblical Hebrew Course
location   ONLINE | EIGHT TUESDAYS BEGINNING JUNE 18, 2:00–3:30 P.M. ET
Solidify your knowledge of biblical Hebrew verbs in our fast-paced Binyanim Bootcamp, led by Dr. David Zev Moster.
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JTS PODCAST: EXPLORING KABBALAH
NEW JTS PODCAST: EXPLORING KABBALAH
NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY
This week's episode looks at the ways in which kabbalists used the Sefirot and the Divine Name in order to create meditative and ecstatic practices.
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In Case You Missed It

THE ART OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR ESTHER LURIE
THE ART OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR ESTHER LURIE
Dr. Shay Pilnik (JTS PhD '13), director of Emil A. and Jenny Fish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Yeshiva University, reflected on the ways in which art during the Holocaust was therapeutic, an act of resistance, and a form of testimony in this lecture marking Yom Hashoah.
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ANTISEMITISM AND ALLYSHIP: CASE STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF ANTISEMITISM
ANTISEMITISM AND ALLYSHIP: CASE STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF ANTISEMITISM
The first session during our recent convening featured Dr. Benjamin Gampel, Dr. Rebecca Kobrin, Dr. Avinoam Patt, and Dr. David Fishman.
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News

THINKING ABOUT THE INEFFABLE
THINKING ABOUT THE INEFFABLE
Dr. Eitan Fishbane, professor of Jewish Thought at JTS, was featured in the Jewish Standard about his seven-episode JTS podcast, “Exploring Mysticism.”
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List College Freshman in The Forward
LIST COLLEGE FRESHMAN IN THE FORWARD
Zachary Singerman wrote an op-ed about his experiences as a student at Columbia University and JTS this past year.
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Torah Commentary
Torah: Who Among Us Is Holy?
Talia Kaplan asks what it would mean for the entire community of Israel to be holy.
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