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| | END-OF-SEMESTER FACULTY SPOTLIGHT | | This month, several JTS faculty members participated in panel discussions, workshops, and award ceremonies, bringing their scholarship to diverse audiences beyond JTS's classrooms. | | Read now → | |
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| | | JEWISH VIRTUE ETHICS: A SYMPOSIUM |  JTS | TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 10:30 A.M.–4:30 P.M. | | Celebrate the recent publication of Jewish Virtue Ethics through explorations of Jewish approaches to virtues related to love and humility, alongside broader philosophical and disciplinary questions. | | Learn more and register → | |
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| What Is the Torah, Actually? Preparing for Shavuot |  ONLINE | MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1:00–2:30 P.M. ET | | Join Dr. Benjamin Sommer for an in-depth look at what defines the distinctive genre of the Torah, where this genre comes from, how it reappears in Jewish culture over time, and what addressing these questions can teach us about Judaism. The final session in our spring series. | |
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| | BIBLICAL HEBREW COURSE | | 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 master teacher Dr. David Zev Moster. | | Learn more and register → | |
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| | JTS IN THE BERKSHIRES SUMMER 2024 | | LENOX, MA | FRIDAYS, JULY 12, AUGUST 9, AND AUGUST 23, 11:00 A.M. | | Join JTS scholars in Lenox, Massachusetts for inspiring learning on the pressing topics of the moment. With Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Dr. Sarah Wolf, and Dr. Yitz Landes. | | Learn more and register → | |
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| | VULNERABILITY AND THE OMER | | In her charge to the new rabbis and cantors ordained by JTS, Rabbi Ayelet Cohen, Pearl Resnick Dean of the Rabbinical School, explored the connections between the unpredictability of the agricultural cycle and the challenges our new graduates face. | | Watch now → | |
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| | INTRODUCING THE GENDER-SENSITIVE TRANSLATION OF THE TORAH | | The Jewish Publication Society recently unveiled The JPS Tanakh: Gender Sensitive Edition. The director of JPS, Dr. Elias Sacks, offered insight into the complex process of translating the Torah and the ways in which scholars balanced gendered elements of the Hebrew language with a non-gendered idea of God. | | Watch now → | |
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