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Category: The Jewish Theological Seminary
The Dignity of Self-Definition
We can choose, in our relationships, to see others as if through G-d’s eyes. This helps us be less alone and to see one another's ...
Alex Friedman
November 15, 2024
JTS Senior Sermon
Learning
Fat Liberation in Gan Eden
God created humans with naked bodies and no shame. Now, we live in a world that wants us to forget that we were made in ...
Rebecca Galin
November 14, 2024
JTS Senior Sermon
Learning
Our Proselytizing Ancestors: Three Tools for Holding Conviction in Mixed Company
Sasson Brown, RS '25, speaks on the unexpected act of Abraham and Sarah's proselytizing and the lessons we can learn from it.
Sassoon Brown
November 8, 2024
JTS Senior Sermon
Learning
On Relationships with God and Other Human Beings
Ilana Sandberg (JTS RS '24) explores parashat Ki Tisa and speaks on relationships with God and other human beings.
Ilana Sandberg
February 29, 2024
JTS Senior Sermon
Learning
The Torah of Disorienting Moments
Talia Kaplan (JTS RS '24) explores parashat Mishpatim and the Torah of disorienting moments, reflecting on her rabbinical school experience.
Rabbi Talia Kaplan
February 7, 2024
JTS Senior Sermon
Learning
Binding Love and Loss
Amalya Volz (JTS RS '24) explores Parashat Yitro through the binding of love and loss and the people of Israel's relationship with God.
Rabbi Amalya Volz
February 1, 2024
JTS Senior Sermon
Learning
Finding Quiet Solace in a Stormy World
Caleb Brommer, RS '24, speaks on finding quiet solace in a stormy world, for his JTS senior sermon, on Parashat Vayishlach.
Caleb Brommer
November 30, 2023
JTS Senior Sermon
Learning