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June 6, 2024

LOW RESIDENCY MEKHINAH
LOW RESIDENCY MEKHINAH
Through online courses, mentorship, and virtual cohorts, our semester-long Low Residency Mekhinah program allows you to build skills for Rabbinical School while living and working wherever you are.
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AUDIT JTS COURSES THIS FALL
AUDIT JTS COURSES THIS FALL
location   JTS  |  CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Join JTS students and our renowned faculty in the classroom. Audit graduate-level Jewish Studies and Hebrew language courses through our Open Classroom initiative.
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Monday Learning

NEW SERIES: JTS Alumni in the World: Scholarship and Impact
NEW SERIES: JTS Alumni in the World: Scholarship and Impact
location   ONLINE | MONDAYS, JUNE 17 TO AUGUST 12, 1:00–2:30 P.M. ET
Our esteemed JTS alumni are making important contributions through their work as scholars and thought leaders in their fields. Join them this summer for nine outstanding learning sessions.
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JEWS IN THE AMERICAN POLITICAL AND PUBLIC SQUARE
JEWS IN THE AMERICAN POLITICAL AND PUBLIC SQUARE
location   ONLINE  |  MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1:00–2:30 P.M. ET
Join Dr. Lauren Strauss to explore Jewish participation in the American political system. We will focus on significant case studies from the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries and consider what it means to be a minority in a democratic society and a Jew in the modern world.
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RELIGIOUS MISCONCEPTIONS: AMERICAN JEWS AND THE POLITICS OF ABORTION
RELIGIOUS MISCONCEPTIONS: AMERICAN JEWS AND THE POLITICS OF ABORTION
location   ONLINE  |  MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1:00–2:30 P.M. ET
How have American Jews contributed to reproductive politics, and how have reproductive politics transformed American Judaism? Join Dr. Rachel Kranson for a discussion of these timely questions, which she explores as part of her latest research.
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Learn with JTS at the JCC Manhattan This Shavuot
Learn with JTS at the JCC Manhattan This Shavuot
location   JCC MANHATTAN | TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 9:00 P.M–5:00 A.M.
Join Dr. David Kraemer for his session "Meeting God in 'Exile'" at this popular and eclectic annual program sponsored by the JCC Manhattan.
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CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF JTS IN THE BERKSHIRES
CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF JTS IN THE BERKSHIRES
location   LENOX, MA  |  FRIDAYS, JULY 12, AUGUST 9, AND AUGUST 23, 11:00 A.M. ET
JTS scholars explore pressing topics of the day through a scholarly lens. Join Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Dr. Sarah Wolf, and Dr. Yitz Landes in Lenox, MA.
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Prozdor Teen Learning Program
PROZDOR TEEN LEARNING PROGRAM
location   JTS  |  CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Calling all teens in the NY area! Join a community of diverse Jewish teens who are looking to grow as Jewish learners.
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Timely and Timeless
Timely and Timeless
This week we wrapped up our series Timely Insight, Timeless Wisdom, which featured faculty and guests highlighting new research and contemporary challenges. Catch up on the whole series with online recordings.
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Shavuot Learning

How Torah Defies Classification
HOW TORAH DEFIES CLASSIFICATION
In this online session, Dr. Benjamin Sommer explored what the many literary genres of the Bible teach us about the essence of Judaism.
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WHY DO WE EAT DAIRY ON SHAVUOT?
WHY DO WE EAT DAIRY ON SHAVUOT?
Chancellor Emeritus Ismar Schorsch writes about the simplicity of a dairy meal and how it is a symbol of the sanctity of the holiday.
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WELCOMING OTHERS IN THE STYLE OF RUTH
WELCOMING OTHERS IN THE STYLE OF RUTH
Despite her outsider status, Ruth is welcomed into the land and people of Israel. Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky shares insight into this book, which we read on Shavuot.
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News

JTS ALUM HONORED FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN JEWISH EDUCATION
JTS ALUM HONORED FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN JEWISH EDUCATION
Rabbi Judd Kruger Levingston, alum of the Rabbinical School, William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education, and Kekst Graduate School, is a recipient of the 2024 Covenant Award.
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RACHEL GILDINER TO JOIN SRE NETWORK AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
RACHEL GILDINER TO JOIN SRE NETWORK AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Rachel Gildiner, a List College alum and newly appointed member of the JTS Board of Trustees, will drive SRE Network's strategy and advance its efforts to foster safe, respectful, and equitable Jewish workplaces.
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Torah Commentary
Torah: Becoming Like the Wilderness
To let Torah take root in one’s heart, a person must first make themselves into a midbar, an inner empty wilderness.
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