JTS Lectures

Conservative Judaism- The Next Generation

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:41:45 -0400

The Jewish Theological Seminary presents the Henry N. Rapaport Memorial Lecture, "Conservative Judaism: The Next Generation."

Panelists include New York City rabbis Elliot J. Cosgrove, senior rabbi of Park Avenue Synagogue; Jeremy Kalmanofsky of Congregation Ansche Chesed; and Joanna Samuels, former rabbi of Congregation Habonim. JTS Chancellor Arnold M. Eisen moderated the discussion.

This event took place on June 3, 2009.

Boaz Tarsi's "Concert Aria"

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:10:58 -0400

Boaz Tarsi’s “Concert Aria,” a piece for orchestra and soprano solo, performed by the Kiev Philharmonic, has been released on a new three-volume CD titled “Masterworks of the New Era.” Produced by ERM Media and distributed by Naxos, “Concert Aria” is conducted by Robert Winstin with Sharla Nafziger, soprano.

Dr. Tarsi is an associate professor of music at the H. L. Miller Cantorial School. His compositions have been performed, broadcast, and recorded throughout the United States, Israel, and Europe.

Attuning to the Divine: A Conversation on Renewing Theology for Modern Jews

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:15:51 -0400

Dr. Michael Fishbane, Nathan Cummings Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago, and Professor Arnold M. Eisen, chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), discuss "Attuning to the Divine: A Conversation on Renewing Theology for Modern Jews" at the JTS Jack and Lewis Rudin Lecture.

Dr. Fishbane's recently published Sacred Attunement has been hailed by Chancellor Eisen, among others, as one of the most important works of Jewish theology in decades. The conversation between Michael Fishbane and Arnold Eisen focuses on the major themes of Dr. Fishbane's book: the tasks of theology today, why it should proceed via a careful reading of texts and attention to practice, and how one attunes oneself to God and the sacred.

Do Lawyers and Faith-Based Values Belong Together?

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 17:46:12 -0400

The Jewish Theological Seminary presents the Bernard G. Segal Memorial Lecture in Law and Ethics.

Russell G. Pearce, Edward & Marilyn Bellet Professor of Legal Ethics, Morality, and Religion and codirector of the Louis Stein Center for Ethics and Law at Fordham University School of Law, discusses "Do Lawyers and Faith-Based Values Belong Together? A Guide to the Perplexing Issues of Legal Ethics and Professionalism"

Originally Recorded: April 1, 2009

Creating Lively Seders

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:49:21 -0400

Dr. David Arnow discuses the Passover holiday and how to create lively seders.

Dr. Arnow has been an activist in the Jewish community and a writer for many years. His many articles on issues of Jewish interest have appeared in Reform Judaism, Conservative Judaism, Judaism, The Journal of Jewish Communal Service, Contemporary Judaism, Moment Magazine, Tikkun, The Journal of Israeli History, and numerous Jewish newspapers.

Recorded: March 29, 2009 at Congregation Bet Am Shalom, White Plains, NY.

Have Doctors Lost Their Authority in American Culture?

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:44:57 -0400

The Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies presents the third lecture in our Authors Forum: The Ethics of Health Care, Biotechnology, and the Practice of Medicine

"Have Doctors Lost Their Authority in American Culture?"

Speaker: Jonathan Imber, author of Trusting Doctors: The Decline of Moral Authority in American Medicine, and Professor of Ethics and Sociology, Wellesley College

Respondent: Dr. Nancy Berlinger, Hastings Center for Bioethics

Originally Recorded: March 12, 2009

Can The Torah Make Its Peace With Modern Biblical Scholarship?

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:09:33 -0500

Dr. James L. Kugel, director of the Institute for the History of the Jewish Bible at Bar-Ilan University and noted author of How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture, Then and Now, discusses the topic, “Can the Torah Make Its Peace With Modern Biblical Scholarship?” at the Ben Zion and Baruch M. Bokser Memorial Lecture.

This lecture was held on February 18, 2009 at The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, NY.

The Chancellor's Luncheon

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:56:58 -0500

Chancellor Arnold Eisen speaks to a luncheon about the relationship between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel.

What Does Human Personhood Mean in an Age of Sex Selection, Cloning, and Gene Therapy?

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The Jewish Theological Seminary’s Louis Finkelstein
Institute presents its author forum:

What Does Human Personhood Mean in an Age of Sex Selection, Cloning, and Gene Therapy?

Speaker: Eric Cohen, author of In the Shadow of Progress: Being Human in an Age of Biotechnology, and Director of the Tikvah Fund

Respondent: Dr. Josephine Johnston, Hastings Center for Bioethics

What Are the Moral Crises That Arise Daily at Today’s Urban Hospitals?

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:25:35 -0500

The Jewish Theological Seminary’s Louis Finkelstein Institute presents its authors forum:
What Are the Moral Crises That Arise Daily at Today’s Urban Hospitals?
Speaker: Julie Salamon, best-selling author of Hospital, and former reporter and critic for the New York Times and Wall Street Journal

Joined by: Dr. Alan Astrow, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; Martin Payson, Chairman, Maimonides Medical Center

It’s Not Your Parents’ Conservative Judaism, But Will It Be Your Children’s?

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:30:07 -0400

Professor Arnold M. Eisen, Chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary, discusses “It’s Not Your Parents’ Conservative Judaism, But Will It Be Your Children’s?” at a community-wide lecture on Thursday, September 25 at Temple Sholom, Greenwich, CT.

Chancellor Eisen's remarks at the WLCJ/Torah Fund Conference

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 18:00:32 -0400

Chancellor Arnold Eisen addresses the Women's League/Torah Fund Biennial Conference at JTS.

Commencement 2008 - Chancellor Eisen

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:30:59 -0400

Chancellor Arnold Eisen addresses the JTS graduates during the 114th Commencement Exercises.

Commencement 2008 - Musical Performance

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:30:51 -0400

Conducted by Hazan Joanne Rice, the JTS H.L. Miller Cantorial School performs Kol Haneshamah composed by Hazan Debbie Bletstein (JTS, 2007) and Hazan Randy Herman (JTS 2008).

Commencement 2008 - Address by Dean Harold Kongju Koh of Yale Law School

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:30:28 -0400

Harold Kongju Koh, Dean of Yale Law School received an honorary degree and delivered the commencement address on repairing America's human rights reputation at the 114th Commencement Exercises of The Jewish Theological Seminary.