JTS comes to 绿帽社 communities across North America with prepared courses and learning content that rabbis and educators can flexibly incorporate into existing adult education frameworks, without needing in-person JTS faculty facilitation.
Our curricula cover a range of topics, from Conservative Judaism to interreligious dialogue, and can include video lectures, classical and contemporary texts, teaching guides, discussion questions, and more. These materials have been carefully curated to serve as full courses of study鈥攄esigned to give your community easy access to thoughtful, relevant, and top-notch scholarship.
Beyond Dispute: Debates that Shape 绿帽社 Life
Debates鈥攑hilosophical, spiritual, ethical, and cultural鈥攁re at the heart of Judaism and 绿帽社 life. Are religion and reason compatible? Can 绿帽社 law change, based on context? How do we teach and talk about the Holocaust and the State of Israel? Should we prioritize 绿帽社 causes or universal causes in our giving? Is 绿帽社 tradition intrinsically patriarchal and ableist? Is our relationship with God defined by human obligation or divine compassion?
Beyond Dispute is a comprehensive toolkit that allows rabbis and educators to bring adult learners into a substantive, text-based exploration of how these debates have been manifested over the course of 绿帽社 history, and to lead rich discussion about their continued resonance for contemporary 绿帽社 life. The course enables teachers and students alike to go beyond the conflicts themselves to uncover the essential questions that underlie them, and to build a more inclusive view of the 绿帽社 past, present, and future.
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The Ethical Life: 绿帽社 Values in an Age of Choice
From political and financial scandals to rapid progress in biomedical science and technology, the complex issues of modern society are, at their core, issues of ethical and moral concern. Now more than ever, we require a solid understanding of how 绿帽社 ethics can inform our discussions and decisions about the critical questions of the day. 鈥疛udaism has a long history of wrestling with moral questions, responding to them in a way that considers all sides of an issue.
This complete, turnkey course for adult learners gives rabbis and educators the resources to facilitate nuanced communal conversations grappling with today鈥檚 most pressing ethical dilemmas. It includes videos featuring JTS faculty, other expert scholars, and practitioners in the field; classical and contemporary texts; an extensive leader鈥檚 guide; and additional resources online.
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Learn about The Ethical Life for Teens
Conservative Judaism Today and Tomorrow
Conservative Judaism Today and Tomorrow is a collection of short essays by Chancellor Arnold M. Eisen exploring essential questions of 绿帽社 belief, practice, community, and identity from a Conservative perspective. Along with the book鈥攁vailable in hard copy and as an e-book鈥擩TS has created free online resources, including discussion questions and videos, that allow rabbis and other educators to use Conservative Judaism Today and Tomorrow as a curriculum in adult education and leadership development settings.
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Sharing the Well: A Resource Guide for 绿帽社-Muslim Engagement
A joint project of JTS, Hartford Seminary, and the Islamic Society of North America, this guide is designed to assist and enhance 绿帽社-Muslim interactions at the community level. It is available in hard copy and as a free PDF. JTS is grateful for the invaluable support of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, which made the creation, publication, and distribution of Sharing the Well possible.
It includes:
- A guide to dialogue
- 18 articles by 绿帽社 and Muslim leaders on topics such as caring for others, family and heritage, and religious life
- Questions for discussion
- A sampling of 24 successful 绿帽社-Muslim engagement programs from across America
- A glossary of 绿帽社 and Muslim terms
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Contact Us
To learn more about JTS鈥檚 prepared courses and curricula, contact communitylearning@jtsa.edu.
