Israel at a Crossroads—Expanding the Conversation
Apr 8, 2025Our spring 2025 learning series builds on the discussions from JTS’s Israel at the Crossroads convening.
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Israel at a Crossroads: Navigating Religion, Democracy, and Justice
Apr 7, 2025Over two days, engaged audience members gathered to hear from experts in their fields, Israeli citizens, and spiritual leaders during a time of profound trauma. Watch recordings of the sessions.
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Seeking an Authentic Religious Voice on Transgender People
Apr 2, 2025Rabbi Gordon Tucker writes in the spirit of and the time following International Transgender Day of Visibility.
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The Jewish Theological Seminary Launches New MFA in Creative Writing
Mar 31, 2025JTS is thrilled to announce the launch of our new MFA in Creative Writing, a two-year, low-residency program for emerging writers.
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Apr
28
The “Art” of Zionist Thought and Israeli Identity
With Rabbi Matt Berkowitz, we will explore classical works of pre-State and Israeli art that reflect the ethos of the Zionist vision.
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Apr
23
Staged Reading: Der Nes in Geto (The Miracle in the Warsaw Ghetto)
In observance of Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene and JTS will present a reading of the inspiring play Der Nes in Geto (The Miracle in the Warsaw Ghetto), which was written and produced in New York in the autumn of 1944, just 18 months after the historic Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
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May
4
Join us for the online launch of JTS’s MFA in Creative Writing, where acclaimed author Jonathan Safran Foer will interview program director Etgar Keret.
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