Jewish Theological Seminary

Rabbi Mike Uram, Chancellor I am pleased to share with you Fear and Wonder: Reflections on Uncertainty, Hope, and Renewal for the Days of Awe 5787. This year's essays-written by JTS faculty, leadership, and students-engage with the current moment we are l

Shira Bodnar, RS/CS 2030, Tanenbaum Fellow, Beth Tzedec Congregation This summer my dad turned 81 years old. He was born in Russia and raised in Poland right after the end of the Sho'ah, in which most of his family was murdered. Facing intense antisemitis

Dr. Lisa Springer, Dean of the Division of Lifelong and Professional Studies and Associate Provost for Continuing and Digital Learning Artificial Intelligence. What emotions do those words evoke? When I ask my AI-training groups, inevitably, the word "fea

A Rosh Hashanah Page from the Bamberg Maḥzor (1279) Dr. Marcus Mordecai Schwartz, Ripps Schnitzer Librarian for Special Collections Watch video of Dr. Schwartz sharing his thoughts on this topic The Hebrew word mahzor literally means "cycle." Today it usu

Rabbi Naomi Kalish, Harold and Carole Wolfe Director of the Center for Pastoral Education; Assistant Professor of Pastoral Education Watch video of Rabbi Kalish sharing her thoughts on this topic. Amid gatherings with family and friends, festive meals, bl

Rabbi Jan Uhrbach, Director of the Block / Kolker Center for Spiritual Arts The Talmud in Masekhet Yoma 86a makes an extraordinary statement: אמר רבי חמא (בר) חנינא: גדולה תשובה שמביאה רפאות לעולם, שנאמר: "ארפא משובתם אוהבם נדבה Rabbi Hama bar Hanina said

High Holiday Music from JTS Cantorial Students Cantor Rabbi Shoshi Levin Goldberg, Director, H. L. Miller Cantorial School At their best, familiar melodies on the High Holidays serve as a time machine, transporting us to our earliest memories of sitting b

Dr. David Davar, Director, JTS Counseling Center In 1973, singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen was stranded on the Greek island of Hydra, drowning in a deep existential crisis. Profoundly depressed and creatively empty, he believed he had nothing left to say t