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August 8, 2024

RUCHOT: COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND ADVOCACY TRAINING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7–MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Announcing our new seminar for high school students who want to change the world! Learn how to start organizing in your community through Zoom workshops and an immersive weekend in Washington, DC.

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Summer Learning

TOMORROW IN THE BERKSHIRES: TRUTH AND DOUBT IN RABBINIC LITERATURE

LENOX, MA | FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 11:00 A.M.–12:30 P.M.

Purchase tickets now! Dr. Sarah Wolf will explore how the sages confronted the challenges of living with uncertainty and highlight the relevance of their views for us today.

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"Seeing the Unseeable" Library Exhibit: One Week Left!

JTS | MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 9:00 A.M.–6:00 P.M.

"Seeing the Unseeable" closes August 15! Don't miss your final opportunity to explore the visual worlds of the Kabbalah through rarely seen images from our Library collection.

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A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF BETZELEM ELOHIM: BIBLICAL TEXT THROUGH THE LENS OF DISABILITY STUDIES

ONLINE | MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1:00–2:30 P.M. ET

How can studying the Bible through the lens of Disability Studies enrich our understanding? Learn how this approach broadens our appreciation of God and ourselves with alum Dr. Ora Horn Prouser.

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News

1964 Rabbinical School Reunion

On the 60th anniversary of their ordination, rabbis from Hawaii to Brazil to Israel reunited virtually to discuss their personal and professional accomplishments since their JTS days.

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JTS ALUM APPOINTED NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT

Rabbi Paul Resnick, who spent his entire professional and volunteer life in the Jewish nonprofit sphere, is excited for his new role in Western Connecticut.

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Fall Learning

Audit a Class at JTS: New Online Hebrew Classes Added

AUDIT A CLASS: NEW ONLINE HEBREW CLASSES ADDED

JTS | CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 3

Audit graduate-level Jewish Studies and Hebrew language courses through our Open Classroom initiative. Applications accepted through August 12.

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MAKING MIDRASH

JTS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 7:00–9:30 P.M.

Join us at JTS for an evening of study, poetry, and art-making in preparation for the High Holidays.

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FALL BIBLICAL HEBREW CLASSES NOW ENROLLING

ONLINE | CLASSES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 9

Develop your skills in reading and translating passages of the Tanakh in these live online courses with Dr. David Zev Moster. Beginner through advanced courses available.

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