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Herzog scraps appearance at JTS after objection from pro-Palestinian students

Fri, 15 May 2026 08:10:53 +0000

President says unspecified 'circumstances' preventing his travel to Conservative Judaism flagship in New York; chancellor slams 'public media spectacle' around campus controversy

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JTS ‘breaks mold,’ names campus innovator Rabbi Mike Uram as next chancellor

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:19:27 +0000

Unusually for the Conservative Judaism flagship, new head does not hold a doctorate, but after serving at JFNA and Penn Hillel, he believes his novel background will be an asset

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Letter by famed Jewish mystic sells for nearly $400,000 at auction

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:33:46 +0000

Ramchal manuscript was quietly sold by Jewish Theological Seminary during financial crisis; scholar decries transfer of text to private owner as a 'scandal'

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Rabbi Eliezer Diamond, beloved Jewish seminary professor and author, dies at 73

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 09:53:51 +0000

Diamond mentored generations of rabbis during illustrious career as a rabbinic scholar at Conservative flagship in NYC

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Rabbi Neil Danzig, scholar who unlocked mysteries of the Talmud, dies at 74

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:21:59 +0000

Longtime professor of rabbinics at Jewish Theological Seminary explored writings of the Geonim, the Jewish leaders and scholars during the late sixth to mid-11th centuries

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Conservative flagship’s 1st woman chancellor, Shuly Rubin Schwartz, to step down in 2026

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:24:59 +0000

The outgoing head of the Jewish Theological Seminary since 2020 says she never intended a 'lengthy tenure' and will return to the faculty, where she has been serving since 1991

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From radical drag queen to rabbi, film depicts journey of a Jewish law breaker

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:46:26 +0000

'Sabbath Queen' follows gay scion of rabbinic dynasty Amichai Lau-Lavie for two decades as he challenges traditional Judaism's norms and becomes a respected communal leader

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Museum of the Bible unveils newly dated ‘oldest Jewish book’

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 04:44:20 +0000

Museum says 5-inch by 5-inch codex, including prayers, poems and Haggadah, is relic from Jewish minority in 8th century Afghanistan

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US rabbinical students, in Israel for the year, weigh whether to stay and how to help

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 03:19:22 +0000

Most programs were just getting underway when Hamas launched its massive onslaught of terror, forcing many pupils to consider their options amid an uncertain future

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Children’s book to depict Jewish Theological Seminary’s library during 1966 fire

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 20:36:36 +0000

Volume from author Caroline Kusin Pritchard will look at how neighbors pitched in to help save books that were damaged by extinguishing water

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After 2-year delay, Shuly Rubin Schwartz inaugurated as JTS’s first woman chancellor

Thu, 19 May 2022 02:45:32 +0000

Rubin Schwartz is first woman to head Conservative movement's Jewish Theological Seminary in its 136-year history

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One of 2 Conservative US rabbinical schools is slashing tuition — by nearly 80%

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:21:22 +0000

The Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies has lowered its tuition to $7,000 amid dwindling attendance and fewer rabbinical students overall, in the hopes of setting an upward trend

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Jewish Theological Seminary names first woman as dean of its rabbinical school

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 03:17:52 +0000

Rabbi Jan Uhrbach succeeds Rabbi Daniel Nevins as head of Conservative Judaism’s flagship seminary

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First female chancellor of JTS says she ‘knows what needs to be done’

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:01:04 +0000

Even with a pandemic and a drop in Conservative movement affiliation, Shuly Rubin Schwartz is calmly and confidently facing her new role at her alma mater

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Prominent US Jewish seminary names 1st woman leader in its 134-year history

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 02:32:57 +0000

Jewish Theological Seminary, the preeminent higher learning institution for Conservative Judaism in US, announces appointment of Shuly Rubin Schwartz as new chancellor

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