Jewish Theological Seminary
Photo of first US ordained woman rabbi to be exhibited in National Portrait Gallery
By Yonat Shimron — June 23, 2023
(RNS) — Rabbi Sally Priesand, who is now 76 and retired, was ordained by Hebrew Union College in 1972.
Rabbi Harold Kushner, who wrote bestselling works of practical theology, dies at 88
By Ben Harris and Philissa Kramer — April 29, 2023
(JTA) — 'When Bad Things Happen to Good People', published in 1981, represented Kushner’s attempt to make sense of his son's suffering and eventual death.
The ordination of the first female rabbi 50 years ago has brought many changes – and some challenges
By Carole B. Balin — June 1, 2022
(The Conversation) — Rabbi Sally J. Priesand’s ordination by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion opened the doors to hundreds of women becoming rabbis.
Why Ruth Wisse matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 13, 2022
A Yiddish lesson -- from one of the greatest thought leaders of our time.
‘A burden of beauty’: Five religious artisans on finding inspiration in faith
By Renée Roden — September 7, 2021
(RNS) — Forbidden images, illuminated manuscripts and even maps testify to the creativity humans bring to the project of making the transcendent tangible.
Abraham Joshua Heschel was a spiritual radical. A new documentary shows he’s more timely than ever
By Yonat Shimron — May 3, 2021
(RNS) — A Polish-born Jew from a long line of Hasidic rabbis, he immigrated to America in 1940 and quickly rose to become a leading public intellectual — a civil rights crusader, a champion of interfaith dialogue and an opponent of the Vietnam War.
Philip Roth, acclaimed and controversial novelist who probed Jewish themes, dies at 85
By Kimberly Winston — May 23, 2018
(RNS) — Though Roth was an avowed atheist, Judaism was a perennial theme in much of his work.
How Neil Gillman taught me Judaism 101
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 26, 2017
The late Neil Gillman taught Jewish philosophy. But, he taught me a lesson about human relationships that imprinted itself on my soul.
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