Our new president shares thoughts on interreligious education, diversity within community, and the mix of scholarship and religious commitment that makes the GTU unique. From the Fall 2018 Issue of Skylight.
Bill Zangeneh-Lester and other GTU students and alumni are working to expand religious understanding among the diverse populations at a local community college.
CJS alumna Merissa Nathan Gerson (MA, ’13) is the driving force behind a campaign that encourages Jewish communities to oppose sexual violence and declare that “Consent is a Jewish value.” As part of the “Ken Means Yes” campaign, Jewish communites are encouraged to incorporate a brief reading of a Talmud-based script into services on Yom Kippur.
In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Center for Jewish Studies, Professor Naomi Seidman looks back at the key people and events that shaped the Center during its first half-century.
As the Center for Jewish Studies marks its fiftieth year, CJS Director Deena Aranoff reflects on the cooperative spirit and critical engagement that continue to characterize its work.
