Plus, Biblical Text Through the Lens of Disability Studies

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JTS - EVENTS AND LEARNING

August 1, 2024

AUDIT JTS COURSES THIS FALL
AUDIT JTS COURSES THIS FALL: NEW ONLINE HEBREW CLASSES ADDED
location   JTS  |  CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Study with JTS’s world-renowned faculty and audit graduate-level Jewish Studies and Hebrew language courses through our Open Curriculum initiative. Apply through August 12!
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Summer Learning

New Approaches to Working With Interfaith Couples
NEW APPROACHES TO WORKING WITH INTERFAITH COUPLES
location   ONLINE  |  MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1:00–2:30 P.M. ET
How can rabbis work best with interfaith couples? With alum Rabbi Aaron Brusso, we will consider how we can empower the couple to determine their relationship to the Jewish tradition while also upholding the purpose and meaning of the Jewish wedding ceremony.
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In the Berkshires: Truth and Doubt in Rabbinic Literature
JTS in the Berkshires: Truth and Doubt in Rabbinic Literature
location   LENOX, MA | FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 11:00 A.M.–12:30 P.M.
What do we do when the certainty we desire simply isn’t possible? In the second session of our Berkshires series, Dr. Sarah Wolf will explore how the rabbis of the Mishnah and Talmud grappled with timeless problems and what their wisdom can offer us today.
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A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF BETZELEM ELOHIM: BIBLICAL TEXT THROUGH THE LENS OF DISABILITY STUDIES
A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF BETZELEM ELOHIM: BIBLICAL TEXT THROUGH THE LENS OF DISABILITY STUDIES
location   ONLINE  |  MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1:00–2:30 P.M. ET
JTS alum Dr. Ora Horn Prouser will lead us through an in-depth look at several biblical texts through the lens of Disability Studies. Discover how this approach broadens our understanding of God and ourselves.
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SEEING THE UNSEEABLE LIBRARY EXHIBIT: VISIT THROUGH AUGUST 15
"SEEING THE UNSEEABLE" LIBRARY EXHIBIT: VISIT THROUGH AUGUST 15
location   JTS  |  MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 9:00 A.M.–6:00 P.M.
Only two weeks left to see our "Seeing the Unseeable" Library exhibit! Explore the visual worlds of the Kabbalah.
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Fall Learning

JTS EMERGING LEADERS
JTS EMERGING LEADERS
location   ONLINE  |  COHORT BEGINS NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Teen participants will tackle challenging questions, learn from leading scholars, and develop personalized projects in this new program for rising 11th graders.
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Fall Biblical Hebrew Classes Now Enrolling
Fall Biblical Hebrew Classes Now Enrolling
location   ONLINE | CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Now offering new advanced reading seminar on King Solomon. Develop your skills in reading and translating passages of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) in a live online course with Dr. David Moster. Beginning through advanced classes available.
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Prozdor Teen Learning Program
PROZDOR TEEN LEARNING PROGRAM
location   JTS  |  CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Spots are still open for our program for Jewish teens in the NYC metropolitan area! Join a community of diverse Jewish learners for the 2024–2025 school year.
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LOW-RESIDENCY MEKHINAH
LOW-RESIDENCY MEKHINAH
location   ONLINE  |  CLASSES BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER
Interested in pursuing a Rabbinical School education and need extra preparation? Through online courses, mentorship, and virtual cohorts, our new program allows you to build skills while living and working wherever you are.
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In Case You Missed It

INNOVATIONS AROUND JEWISH DIVORCE
INNOVATIONS AROUND JEWISH DIVORCE
Rabbi Pamela Barmash and Rabbi Karen Reiss Medweb described their work to create egalitarian processes for gittin (Jewish divorce) within the Masorti/Conservative movement during this fascinating conversation.
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Torah Commentary
Torah: Finding God in Spelling Bee
What do the NYT Spelling Bee and the detailing of the 42 divisions of the Israelite camp in the desert have in common?
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