The Jewish Theological Seminary Academic Bulletin 2009â2010
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
<strong>Academic</strong> <strong>Bulletin</strong> 2009–2010<br />
(http://www.jtsa.edu/<strong>Academic</strong>s/Registrar/<strong>Academic</strong>_<strong>Bulletin</strong>.xml)<br />
General Information<br />
Pg 3 Overview<br />
Pg 5 <strong>Academic</strong> Calendar<br />
Pg 11 Tuition and Fees<br />
Pg 12 Financial Aid, Fellowships, and Scholarships<br />
Pg 13 Prizes and Awards<br />
Pg 21 Registration<br />
<strong>Academic</strong> Information<br />
Undergraduate School<br />
Pg 25 Albert A. List College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
Graduate Schools<br />
Pg 39 William Davidson Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education<br />
Pg 42 <strong>The</strong> Graduate School<br />
Pg 58 H. L. Miller Cantorial School and College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music<br />
Pg 72 <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School<br />
Pg 83 Summer Sessions<br />
Pg 84 Distance Learning<br />
Courses of Instruction<br />
Pg 85 Ancient Judaism<br />
Pg 88 Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages<br />
Pg 93 General Music<br />
Pg 94 Hazzanut<br />
Pg 95 Hebrew Language<br />
Pg 97 Interdepartmental Studies<br />
Pg 98 <strong>Jewish</strong> Art and Visual Culture<br />
Pg 100 <strong>Jewish</strong> Education<br />
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Pg 101 <strong>Jewish</strong> Gender and Women's Studies<br />
Pg 103 <strong>Jewish</strong> History<br />
Pg 106 <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature<br />
Pg 110 <strong>Jewish</strong> Music<br />
Pg 111 <strong>Jewish</strong> Professional Leadership<br />
Pg 112 <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies and Public Administration<br />
Pg 114 <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies and Social Work<br />
Pg 116 <strong>Jewish</strong> Thought<br />
Pg 120 Liturgy<br />
Pg 123 Medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
Pg 127 Midrash and Scriptural Interpretation<br />
Pg 132 Modern <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
Pg 136 Multidisciplinary Courses<br />
Pg 137 Professional and Pastoral Skills<br />
Pg 138 Talmud and Rabbinics<br />
<strong>Academic</strong> Community<br />
Pg 142 Student Life<br />
Pg 145 Residence Life<br />
Pg 151 JTS Policies<br />
Libraries and Research Centers<br />
Pg 152 <strong>The</strong> Library of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Pg 154 Abraham and Mollie Goodman Language Resource Center<br />
Pg 155 Saul Lieberman Institute of Talmudic Research<br />
Pg 156 Melton Research Center for <strong>Jewish</strong> Education<br />
Pg 157 Shalom Spiegel Institute for Medieval Hebrew Literature<br />
Israel, Europe, and South America<br />
Pg 158 Schechter Institute for Judaic Studies<br />
Pg 161 Schocken Institute for <strong>Jewish</strong> Research<br />
Pg 163 Project Judaica<br />
Pg 165 Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano<br />
Community Education and Outreach<br />
Pg 166 Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies at the Louis Stein Center<br />
Pg 167 Rebecca and Israel Ivry Prozdor High School<br />
Pg 168 Ramah Camps and Programs<br />
Pg 170 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Museum<br />
Pg 172 Governance<br />
Pg 180 Faculty<br />
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Overview of JTS<br />
History of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong> (JTS) was founded in 1886 through the efforts of two<br />
distinguished rabbis, Dr. Sabato Morais and Dr. H. Pereira Mendes, along with a group of<br />
prominent lay leaders from Sephardic congregations in Philadelphia and New York. Its mission<br />
was to preserve the knowledge and practice of historical Judaism. In 1887, JTS held its first class<br />
of ten students in the vestry of the Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue, New York City's oldest<br />
congregation.<br />
Since then, JTS has greatly expanded its mission, creating a beautiful campus and evolving into<br />
the prestigious center of <strong>Jewish</strong> learning it is today. A <strong>Jewish</strong> university with a world-class<br />
faculty and diverse student body, JTS grants undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees<br />
through its five schools and offers enriching programs for the <strong>Jewish</strong> community in the United<br />
States, Israel, and around the world.<br />
JTS schools and facilities include <strong>The</strong> Graduate School; <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School; H. L. Miller<br />
Cantorial School and College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music; William Davidson Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Education; Albert A. List College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies; the Rebecca and Israel Ivry Prozdor High<br />
School, a model supplementary school; a summer school; five research institutes, including the<br />
Melton Research Center for <strong>Jewish</strong> Education; lay leadership and professional institutes;<br />
community education programs; student residence halls; and the incomparable, worldrenowned<br />
collections of <strong>The</strong> Library.<br />
In addition, JTS's affiliation with <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Museum and consortia with prestigious academic<br />
neighbors support and enhance the scholarly ambience of its community of learning.<br />
An engine for outreach, JTS is committed to the introduction of religious alternatives in Israel<br />
and eastern Europe through its Schechter Institute for <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies in Jerusalem; training a<br />
new Russian <strong>Jewish</strong> intelligentsia through Project Judaica, its <strong>Jewish</strong> studies program in<br />
Moscow; and raising a generation of literate and observant Jews in North America through its<br />
intensive work with the Ramah camps and Schechter schools. JTS is also committed to providing<br />
adults with <strong>Jewish</strong> knowledge and experience through a panoply of innovative programs, helping<br />
to create a responsible and informed Conservative <strong>Jewish</strong> voice on public issues from religious<br />
pluralism in Israel to bioethics.<br />
Our multifaceted community is committed to making Judaism come alive for new generations<br />
and bringing the richness and vitality of traditional <strong>Jewish</strong> values into the twenty-first century.<br />
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Accreditation<br />
JTS is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and is chartered by the<br />
Regents of the State of New York. <strong>The</strong> Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an<br />
institutional accrediting agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education and the Council for<br />
Higher Education Accreditation. JTS offers the degrees of bachelor and master of arts, master of<br />
philosophy, doctor of philosophy, doctor of Hebrew literature, doctor of education, and bachelor<br />
and master of sacred music, and it ordains rabbis and confers the diploma of hazzan on qualified<br />
candidates. Inquiries regarding JTS's accreditation and licensing may be directed to Dr. Michael<br />
B. Greenbaum, vice chancellor / chief operating officer.<br />
Middle States<br />
<strong>The</strong> Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA), established in 1887, is a<br />
nonprofit, membership association, dedicated to educational improvement through evaluation<br />
and accreditation. <strong>The</strong> Commission on Higher Education is the unit of the Middle States<br />
Association of Colleges and Schools that accredits degree-granting colleges and universities in<br />
the Middle States region. It examines the institution as a whole, rather than specific programs<br />
within the institution.<br />
New York State<br />
<strong>The</strong> Regents of New York State are responsible for the general supervision of all educational<br />
activities within the state, presiding over the University and the New York State Education<br />
Department. <strong>The</strong> University of the State of New York is the nation's most comprehensive and<br />
unified educational system. It consists of all elementary, secondary, and postsecondary<br />
educational institutions, libraries, museums, public broadcasting, records and archives,<br />
professions, vocational and educational services for individuals with disabilities, and such other<br />
institutions, organizations, and agencies as may be admitted to the University. <strong>The</strong> concept of the<br />
University of the State of New York is a broad term encompassing all the institutions, both<br />
public and private, offering education in the state.<br />
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2009–2010 <strong>Academic</strong> Calendar<br />
Fall 2009<br />
August<br />
30 Sunday<br />
31 Monday<br />
List College orientation begins<br />
Residence halls open for students attending orientation(s) at 9:00 a.m.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School, H. L. Miller Cantorial School, and <strong>The</strong> Davidson<br />
School orientations begin<br />
September<br />
1 Tuesday <strong>The</strong> Graduate School orientation begins<br />
2 Wednesday Registration for new students<br />
6 Sunday Residence halls open for all students at 9:00 a.m.<br />
8 Tuesday Classes begin<br />
14 Monday Last day to register for the Fall 2009 semester<br />
Foreign language exams—<strong>The</strong> Graduate School<br />
15 Tuesday<br />
Last day to add a class<br />
GS and DS students: last day to drop a class without receiving a "W"<br />
(withdrawal) on academic transcripts<br />
Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped courses<br />
18 Friday Erev Rosh Hashanah—no classes<br />
19–<br />
20<br />
Saturday–<br />
Sunday<br />
Rosh Hashanah<br />
21 Monday<br />
Required classes offered by <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School, H. L. Miller Cantorial<br />
School, and <strong>The</strong> Davidson School scheduled to meet before 1:20 p.m. are<br />
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27 Sunday Erev Yom Kippur<br />
canceled. Classes scheduled after 1:20 p.m. will be held as scheduled.<br />
28 Monday Yom Kippur—no classes<br />
29 Tuesday<br />
Required classes offered by <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School, H. L.<br />
Miller Cantorial School, and <strong>The</strong> Davidson School<br />
scheduled to meet before 1:20 p.m. are canceled. Classes<br />
scheduled after 1:20 p.m. will be held as scheduled.<br />
October<br />
2 Friday Erev Sukkot—Scheduled classes held as scheduled<br />
3–4<br />
5–8<br />
Saturday–<br />
Sunday<br />
Monday–<br />
Thursday<br />
Sukkot<br />
Hol Hamo'ed Sukkot—classes begin at 8:35 a.m.<br />
9 Friday Hoshanah Rabbah—no classes<br />
10 Saturday Shemini' Atzeret<br />
11 Sunday Simhat Torah<br />
15 Thursday<br />
Last day to change from grade to Audit and to change from a grade to<br />
Pass/Fail for Graduate School and Davidson School students<br />
18–<br />
19<br />
Sunday–<br />
Monday<br />
Rosh Hodesh Heshvan—classes begin at 8:35 a.m. on October 19<br />
26 Monday Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during the fall 2009<br />
semester<br />
November<br />
2–3<br />
16–<br />
20<br />
17–<br />
18<br />
Monday–<br />
Tuesday<br />
Monday–<br />
Friday<br />
Tuesday–<br />
Wednesday<br />
List College Election Day recess. List College classes cancelled.<br />
Registration for spring 2010<br />
Rosh Hodesh Kislev—classes begin at 8:35 a.m.<br />
19 Thursday Last day to drop courses without receiving a grade of "F":<br />
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26–<br />
29<br />
Thursday–<br />
Sunday<br />
LC, RS, and CS—no academic penalty<br />
GS and DS—"W" appears on transcript (tuition refunds are not applicable<br />
to courses dropped after September 15, 2009)<br />
Last day to change from grade to Audit and to change from a grade to<br />
Pass/D/Fail for List College students and Audit or Pass/Fail for<br />
Rabbinical and Cantorial students<br />
Thanksgiving recess—no classes<br />
December<br />
9 Wednesday Last day to request Incomplete grades for fall 2009 courses—all schools<br />
12–<br />
19<br />
Saturday–<br />
Sunday<br />
Hanukkah<br />
14 Monday Last day of classes<br />
15–<br />
16<br />
17–<br />
23<br />
17–<br />
18<br />
Tuesday–<br />
Wednesday<br />
Thursday–<br />
Wednesday<br />
Thursday–<br />
Friday<br />
Reading days<br />
Final examinations<br />
Rosh Hodesh Tevet<br />
24 Thursday Makeup final examination day<br />
27 Sunday Residence halls close at 5:00 p.m. for any students leaving JTS housing<br />
Spring 2010<br />
January<br />
11–14<br />
Monday–<br />
Thursday<br />
Rabbinical School Minimester<br />
16 Saturday Rosh Hodesh Shevat<br />
17 Sunday All residence halls open for new students at 9:00 a.m.<br />
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18 Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day—no classes<br />
19 Tuesday<br />
25 Monday<br />
Classes begin<br />
Registration for new students<br />
Last day to register for the spring 2010 semester<br />
Incomplete work from fall 2009 semester due<br />
26 Tuesday Late registration for new students<br />
Last day to add a class<br />
28 Thursday<br />
Last day to receive tuition refund for dropped courses<br />
GS and DS students: last day to drop a class without receiving a<br />
"W" (withdrawal) on academic transcripts<br />
30 Saturday Tu B’Shevat<br />
February<br />
Applications for graduate fellowships due<br />
14–15<br />
Sunday–<br />
Monday<br />
Rosh Hodesh Adar<br />
15 Monday Presidents' Day—no classes<br />
18 Thursday Foreign language exams—<strong>The</strong> Graduate School<br />
25 Thursday<br />
Ta'anit Esther—no (evening) classes after 5:20 p.m.<br />
Last day to change from grade to Audit and to change from a grade<br />
to Pass/Fail for Graduate School and Davidson School students<br />
28 Sunday Purim<br />
March<br />
1 Monday<br />
2010–2011 Financial Aid applications due<br />
Last day to submit dissertation copies for defense during spring 2010<br />
semester<br />
1–2 Monday– Registration for summer 2010 courses<br />
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Tuesday<br />
15–19 Monday–Friday List College—no classes (Columbia/Barnard spring recess)<br />
16 Tuesday Rosh Hodesh Nisan—classes begin at 8:35 a.m.<br />
Last day to drop courses without receiving a grade of "F":<br />
LC, RS, and CS students—no academic penalty<br />
25 Thursday<br />
GS and DS students—"W" appears on transcript<br />
(tuition refunds are not applicable to courses dropped after January<br />
28, 2010)<br />
29–<br />
April 7<br />
April<br />
Monday–<br />
Wednesday<br />
Last day to change from grade to Audit and to change from a grade<br />
to Pass/D/Fail for List College students and Audit or Pass/Fail for<br />
rabbinical and cantorial students<br />
Pesah recess—no classes<br />
11 Sunday Yom Hasho'ah<br />
12–16 Monday–Friday Registration for fall 2010<br />
14–15<br />
Wednesday–<br />
Thursday<br />
Rosh Hodesh Iyar—classes begin at 8:35 a.m.<br />
19 Monday Yom Hazikkaron<br />
20 Tuesday Yom Ha'atzma'ut<br />
27 Tuesday Last day to request incomplete grades for spring 2010 courses<br />
May<br />
2 Sunday Lag Ba'omer<br />
3 Monday<br />
Last day of classes<br />
Last day to complete graduation requirements (including master’s<br />
essay)<br />
4–5<br />
Tuesday–<br />
Wednesday<br />
Reading days<br />
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6–12<br />
Thursday–<br />
Wednesday<br />
Final examinations<br />
13 Thursday Makeup final examination day<br />
16 Sunday<br />
Summer Session l begins<br />
Residence halls close for all nongraduating and non-summer school<br />
students by noon<br />
17 Monday Commencement<br />
18 Tuesday Erev Shavu'ot<br />
19–20<br />
Wednesday–<br />
Thursday<br />
Shavu'ot—no classes<br />
21 Friday<br />
Last day to change from grade to Audit and to change from a<br />
grade to Pass/D/Fail for Summer Session 1 courses<br />
24 Monday Residence halls close for all non-summer school students by noon<br />
26 Wednesday<br />
27 Thursday<br />
Last day to register for Summer Session ll and Intensive Hebrew<br />
Language Program<br />
GS, RS, DS, and CS students: Last day to change from grade to<br />
Audit and to change from a grade to Pass/D/Fail for Summer Session<br />
ll courses.<br />
Last day to drop Summer Session ll and Intensive Hebrew Language<br />
Program courses<br />
30–31<br />
Sunday–<br />
Monday<br />
Memorial Day Weekend—no classes<br />
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TUITION & FEES 2009/2010<br />
TUITION CHARGES<br />
TUITION CATEGORIES PER SEMESTER PER<br />
List College $7,100 $750<br />
Rabbinical/Cantorial Schools $11,300 $1,000<br />
Graduate School MA & DHL $10,600 $1,000<br />
Graduate School PhD $13,300*<br />
$1,000<br />
*residency tuition for the first or second<br />
Davidson School MA<br />
i l di<br />
$10,600<br />
2010<br />
$1,000<br />
Davidson School EdD $13,300*<br />
*residency tuition for the first or second<br />
Continuous Registration $160<br />
$1,000<br />
Extended Residence MA & $1,300<br />
Extended Residence PhD, $1,900<br />
Defense Semester $2,100<br />
Matriculation & Facilities $1,400<br />
Leave of Absence $700<br />
Semester in Israel (List $500<br />
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REGISTRATION FEES<br />
REGISTRATION FEES<br />
PER SEMESTER<br />
GRADUATION FEE $150<br />
LIST COLLEGE ORIENTATION FEE $395<br />
SERVICE FEE $400<br />
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Financial Aid<br />
What Is Financial Aid?<br />
Financial aid is funding that JTS makes available to help students pay for their education. Each<br />
family represents a different set of financial circumstances that impact upon that family's ability<br />
to pay for college. Financial aid from JTS, private, state, and federal sources provide the help<br />
needed to meet the cost of higher education. <strong>The</strong>re are two forms of financial aid:<br />
• Merit‐based financial aid is determined by your academic achievement. JTS merit‐based<br />
scholarships and fellowships are awarded by each school's dean's office. Information about<br />
merit‐based aid for each school:<br />
Albert A. List College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
William Davidson Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education<br />
<strong>The</strong> Graduate School<br />
H. L. Miller Cantorial School and College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music<br />
<strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School<br />
• Need‐based financial aid is determined by your family's demonstrated financial need. JTS needbased<br />
aid is awarded through the JTS Financial Aid Office. Information and applications for<br />
need‐based aid are available through the JTS Financial Aid Office.<br />
General Financial Aid Information<br />
Government Programs<br />
Student Responsibilities<br />
Students' Rights<br />
Additional Sources of Financial Aid<br />
For complete information about applying for Financial Aid, please refer to the JTS financial aid<br />
office.<br />
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Prizes and Awards<br />
Returning students who have shown academic excellence are eligible for these awards. Consult<br />
the dean's office of each school for specific information.<br />
Albert A. List College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
• Bina Appleman Memorial Education Award: Established by the Harry and Bina<br />
Appleman Family Foundation; awarded annually to a student who has demonstrated<br />
ability and potential for growth.<br />
• Harry (Hillel) Appleman Memorial Education Award: Established by the Harry and<br />
Bina Appleman Family Foundation; for a student who has demonstrated ability and<br />
potential.<br />
• Grace J. Calder Fund: Established by Dr. Grace J. Calder; awarded to a student selected<br />
on the basis of scholarship or need.<br />
• William A. Calder Family Fund Prize: Established by Dr. Grace J. Calder; awarded to<br />
a student selected on the basis of scholarship or need.<br />
• Professor Paul Chertoff Prize: Established by the class of 1941; awarded annually to an<br />
outstanding student in Talmud.<br />
• Dr. Susan Aurelia Gitelson Award for “<strong>The</strong> Spirit of the Search for Truth” in<br />
Memory of Dr. Moses Leo Gitelson: Established by Dr. Susan Aurelia Gitelson for an<br />
outstanding woman graduate or undergraduate student who has shown achievement both<br />
in Judaic studies and in service to the <strong>Jewish</strong> community.<br />
• Harry and Ernestine Goldstein Award: Awarded in their memory annually to the<br />
outstanding graduating senior in talmudic studies.<br />
• Max and Bess Goodman Memorial Prize: Established by family and friends; awarded<br />
annually to a student who has demonstrated intellectual ability and potential for growth.<br />
• Emanuel Halpern Memorial Award: Established by his family and friends and by the<br />
Alumni Association; awarded annually to a student with a high scholastic rating who has<br />
displayed a special interest in music.<br />
• Minnie Weiss Halpern Memorial Education Award: Established by the Weiss family;<br />
awarded annually to a student who has demonstrated intellectual ability and potential for<br />
growth.<br />
• Benjamin and Anna Jaffe Memorial Award: Established by their family and friends;<br />
awarded annually to a deserving student.<br />
• Dorothy Ertischek Kabakoff Prize: Established by the Alumni Association and her<br />
friends in memory of Dorothy Ertischek Kabakoff of the class of 1941; awarded annually<br />
to a first-year student who has shown outstanding devotion to the development of the<br />
Hebrew language and culture through extracurricular activities.<br />
• Raphael and Sara Rifka Krasnow Memorial Educational Award: Established by Drs.<br />
Marcus and Frances Krasnow Thau; awarded annually to an outstanding student.<br />
• Irving and Mary Kremsdorf Memorial Award: Established in their memory by Dr.<br />
Ruth S. and Charles S. Lefkowitz; awarded annually to a deserving student in the Barnard<br />
College Double Degree Program.<br />
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• Louis and Mary Lefkowitz Memorial Award: Established in their memory by Dr. Ruth<br />
S. and Charles S. Lefkowitz; awarded annually to an undergraduate student who has<br />
demonstrated outstanding achievement and the promise of future growth.<br />
• Freda and David Leiter Student Aid Fund: Established by Freda Leiter; awarded<br />
annually to an outstanding student preparing for the teaching profession.<br />
• Judith M. Lewittes Award: Established in her memory by the Alumni Association;<br />
awarded annually for study in Israel.<br />
• Sara Goldin Lewittes Award: Established in her memory by her husband, Dr. Jacob<br />
Lewittes; awarded to an outstanding student toward a period of study in Israel.<br />
• William and Alexander May Memorial Educational Award: Established by Eva L.<br />
May of New York City in memory of her brothers; awarded to a student who has<br />
demonstrated unusual intellectual ability and potential for growth.<br />
• Rosalyn Gooen Milians Educational Award: Established in her honor; awarded<br />
annually to a female student for outstanding research in the field of the role of women in<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> religious life.<br />
• Frances and Sylvia Morgenlander Memorial Prize: Established by members of the<br />
class of 1923; awarded annually to a student in the junior class who shows outstanding<br />
industry and effort.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> 1976 Celebrating Classes Joshua Ovsay Memorial Award: Established by the<br />
1976 Celebrating Classes of the Alumni Association; awarded annually to a deserving<br />
student.<br />
• Dr. Joseph Garrison Parker Prize: Established by Dr. and Mrs. Philip Parker of New<br />
York City in memory of their son; awarded annually to an outstanding student of art or<br />
music.<br />
• Alvin S. Raphael Prize: Established by his friends and family; awarded annually to a<br />
deserving student.<br />
• Charles Steven Reinish Memorial Award: Established by the friends and family of<br />
Charles Steven Reinish, student of the Joint Program and Ramah devotee; awarded<br />
annually to a student in the Joint Program, preferably from the Philadelphia area, who has<br />
demonstrated leadership qualities in student affairs.<br />
• Abraham E. Rothstein Prize: Established in his memory by his friends; awarded<br />
annually to a student of outstanding excellence in the freshman class.<br />
• Sarah Sameth Rudavsky Memorial Prize: Established by her husband, Professor David<br />
Rudavsky; awarded annually to an outstanding student in the freshman class.<br />
• Dr. Bernard Samson and Mrs. Sarah Bluma Samson Levinthal Memorial Award:<br />
Established by Dr. Ruth S. and Charles S. Lefkowitz in memory of her parents; awarded<br />
annually to an undergraduate student who has demonstrated outstanding achievement and<br />
the promise of future growth.<br />
• Fanny Schneyer Education Award: Established by Fanny Schneyer in reverent memory<br />
of Dr. Leo Honor and Rabbi Morris D. Levine; given annually to a student who has<br />
demonstrated intellectual ability and potential for growth.<br />
• Sarah Barcan Soffin Memorial Award: Established by Eli M. Soffin; awarded to a<br />
student who has demonstrated unusual intellectual ability and potential for growth.<br />
• Helen P. Sussman Memorial Prize: Established by her husband, Louis, and her<br />
children, Ruth and Michael; awarded annually to an outstanding female junior or senior<br />
who has shown achievement in Judaic studies and in service to the <strong>Jewish</strong> community.<br />
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• <strong>The</strong> Teachers Institute Class of 1917 Award: Established in memory of classmates<br />
Sarah Arar Brozan, Benjamin Cohen, Joseph Green, Joseph Ravitz, Philip Romanov,<br />
Aaron Rothfeld, Frank Schaeffer, Ida Krasnow Schlossman, and Samuel Sussman by the<br />
class of 1917 on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Teachers Institute Class of 1919 Award: Established by the class of 1919 on the<br />
occasion of its fiftieth anniversary.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Teachers Institute Class of 1920 Award: Established by the Alumni Association of<br />
the <strong>Seminary</strong> College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies.<br />
• Isak, Rosa, and Shifra Thau Memorial Award: Established by Drs. Marcus and<br />
Frances Krasnow Thau; awarded annually to an outstanding student.<br />
• Marcus and Frances Krasnow Thau Award: Established by Drs. Marcus and Frances<br />
Krasnow Thau; awarded annually to an outstanding student.<br />
• Lt. Franklin M. Tunick Memorial Prize: Established by his family and friends;<br />
awarded annually to a student entering the Joint Program who has been active in the New<br />
Jersey region of USY.<br />
• Esther Sommerstein Zweig Education Award: Given annually to a student who has<br />
demonstrated unusual intellectual ability and potential for growth.<br />
William Davidson Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education<br />
• Chaim Davidson Prize: Established by the Davidson and Casslar families; awarded to<br />
students who demonstrate a commitment to Clal Yisrael and the Hebrew language.<br />
• Rabbi Carl and Barbara Friedman Award: Established in their memory; awarded<br />
annually to a graduate student in the field of <strong>Jewish</strong> education.<br />
• Lisa and James Schlesinger Prize: Established in honor of the fiftieth wedding<br />
anniversary of Lisa and James Schlesinger; awarded to a graduating student who has had<br />
an impact on Camp Ramah.<br />
• Lena Socolow Memorial Award: Awarded to an outstanding student who shows<br />
promise of contributing to the enrichment of <strong>Jewish</strong> educational leadership in the United<br />
States, to be used toward study in Israel.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Graduate School<br />
• Rabbi Joel S. and Sylvia M. Geffen Prize: Established by their children on the occasion<br />
of their parents' fiftieth wedding anniversary and Rabbi Geffen's jubilee year in the<br />
rabbinate; awarded to an outstanding student in the field of modern <strong>Jewish</strong> history.<br />
• Sidney Grossbard Memorial Award in <strong>Jewish</strong> History: Awarded to a graduate student<br />
in the field of <strong>Jewish</strong> history.<br />
• Abraham S. Halkin Award in <strong>Jewish</strong> History: Established in his honor by the Alumni<br />
Association; awarded to a candidate for the master's degree in <strong>Jewish</strong> history.<br />
• Edith and Stuart Marks Prize in Semitics: Awarded annually to a student<br />
demonstrating excellence in the study of Semitics.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Menachem Ribalow Prize: Established through the generosity of the Ribalow and<br />
Nadich families and their friends; awarded annually to a graduate student in the field of<br />
Hebrew literature.<br />
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• Charles and Ruth Samson Lefkowitz Award: Awarded to a graduate student in the<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Women's Studies program.<br />
H. L. Miller Cantorial School and College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music<br />
• Anonymous Prize: Awarded annually to a student for excellence in a musicological<br />
project.<br />
• Cantors Assembly Richard Briskin Cantor-in-Residence Award: Established in<br />
memory of Richard W. Briskin, by his family and friends, for the purpose of bringing an<br />
outstanding student of the H. L. Miller Cantorial School to Temple Beth El of Rochester,<br />
New York, for a Shabbat weekend of song, study, and prayer.<br />
• Arthur Einstein Memorial Prize: Established by Mrs. Arthur Einstein and friends of<br />
Temple Emanu-El of Providence, Rhode Island; awarded annually for outstanding work<br />
in <strong>Jewish</strong> musical composition.<br />
• Max and Sol Feld Prize in Composition: Established by their family and awarded to the<br />
students showing the greatest promise in <strong>Jewish</strong> musical composition.<br />
• Doctor Leonard E. Field Prize: Established by Reuben Finkelstein; awarded annually to<br />
a student excelling in music.<br />
• Hazzan Michal Hammerman Memorial Prize: Established in his memory by his<br />
friends; awarded annually to a graduating senior for excellence in pulpit performance.<br />
• Richard H. Holzer Memorial Prize in Judaica: Established in his memory by his<br />
parents and the Cantors Assembly Foundation; awarded annually to a graduating senior<br />
for excellence in Judaica.<br />
• Jacobson Memorial Prize in Hazzanut: Established in memory of Simon Jacobson by<br />
his family; awarded annually to the student showing the greatest proficiency in hazzanut.<br />
• Cantors Assembly Sidney Q. Janus Award: Established by the Janus family to honor<br />
his life of nurturing each person’s potential; awarded to a student who demonstrates<br />
talent and outstanding commitment to the music and spirit of Hazzanut.<br />
• Sara and Samuel Katz Memorial Prize in Liturgy and Nusah: Established by their<br />
family; awarded to a student who demonstrates cantorial excellence.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Rabbi David C. Kogen Community Activities Award: Established in honor of<br />
Rabbi David Kogen; awarded annually to a cantorial student who has excelled in<br />
professional skills.<br />
• Cantors Assembly Alumni Award in Honor of Rabbi Morton M. Leifman:<br />
Established by the Alumni of the Cantors Institute and the H. L. Miller Cantorial School;<br />
awarded to an outstanding student who has demonstrated love of humanity and music.<br />
• Cantor David J. Leon Prize: Established by Seymour I. Hollander of Bridgeport,<br />
Connecticut; awarded to a deserving student demonstrating promise in the cantorial field.<br />
• Cantors Assembly Oheb Beth Israel Scholarship: Established by Hazzanim Perry<br />
Fine, Erica Lippitz, and Lorna Wallach and their congregations; awarded to a student<br />
who best combines derekh eretz and Cantorial excellence.<br />
• Amy B. Putterman Memorial Prize: Established by the Hazzan David J. Putterman<br />
Fund; awarded annually to a student demonstrating general excellence.<br />
• Rose S. Rovine Award in Liturgical Music: Established by Alexander Rovine and<br />
family of Overbrook, Pennsylvania; awarded for an outstanding essay in the field of<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> liturgical music.<br />
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• Cantors Assembly Hazzan Morris Schorr Memorial Award: Established by the<br />
Sisterhood and Men’s Club of Temple B’nai Israel of Elizabeth, New Jersey; awarded to<br />
a graduating Senior for excellence in cantillation.<br />
• Cantor Israel Weiser Memorial Prize: Established by Herbert J. Weiser in memory of<br />
his father; awarded annually to a graduating senior for excellence in nusah.<br />
• A. J. Weisgal Award: Established by Chizuk Amuno Congregation, Baltimore,<br />
Maryland; awarded to an outstanding student of the H. L. Miller Cantorial School.<br />
• Cantors Assembly Alumni Award in Memory of Hazzan Max Wohlberg: Established<br />
by the alumni of the Cantors Institute and the H. L. Miller Cantorial School; awarded to<br />
an outstanding student who has demonstrated academic excellence and pulpit artistry.<br />
• Women's League for Conservative Judaism Kol Ishah Award: Awarded to a fourthor<br />
fifth- year female student at the H. L. Miller Cantorial School who demonstrates a<br />
commitment to the ideals of the Women's League mission.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School<br />
• Cyrus Adler Prize: Awarded each year to the outstanding student entering the<br />
graduating class of <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School.<br />
• Abraham Berliner Prize in <strong>Jewish</strong> History: Established by the late Sol M. Stroock of<br />
New York City and his brothers in memory of their uncle, the distinguished <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
historian; awarded annually for an essay by a student or alumnus of <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical<br />
School on a subject chosen by the faculty.<br />
• Rabbi Isaac Bonder Memorial Prize: Established in his memory by his parents, Rabbi<br />
and Mrs. David Bonder, for creative contributions to leadership activities in the field of<br />
programming publications.<br />
• Bernard and Sydell Citron Scholastic Prize: Established under the will of Bernard<br />
Citron of New York City; awarded to the outstanding graduating student of <strong>The</strong><br />
Rabbinical School.<br />
• Israel Davidson Memorial Prize: Established by Mrs. Israel Davidson; awarded<br />
annually to the graduating student doing the best work in medieval Hebrew literature.<br />
• Ismar Elbogen Fellowship Memorial Prize in Talmud: Awarded annually to a<br />
rabbinical student for outstanding work in Talmud.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Rabbi Max Gelb Memorial Prize in Talmud: Awarded annually to a graduating<br />
student in <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School who has excelled in the study of Talmud.<br />
• Philip Goldstein Award of the National Federation of <strong>Jewish</strong> Men's Clubs and the<br />
Men's Club of Adas Israel Congregation, Washington DC: Given to a JTS student for<br />
outstanding dedication and devotion to the Leaders Training Fellowship.<br />
• Rabbi Harold H. Gordon Prize: Awarded annually through the courtesy of the New<br />
York Board of Rabbis to the first-year student who has made the greatest progress.<br />
• Rabbi Sidney Greenberg Prize: Established by members of Temple Sinai in Dresher,<br />
Pennsylvania; awarded annually to a rabbinical student who excels in homiletics.<br />
• Rabbi Simon Greenberg Prize: Established by the Rabbinical Assembly in honor of<br />
Rabbi Simon Greenberg; awarded biennially to a student in <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School who<br />
has made a contribution in Israel through personal effort on a social service project.<br />
• William B. Hackenburg Prize in Midrash: Established by a special bequest of William<br />
B. Hackenburg; awarded to a student who excels in Midrash.<br />
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• Dr. Michael Higger Prize in Talmud: Awarded annually to the first-year student<br />
showing the greatest progress in talmudic studies.<br />
• Lamport Homiletics Prize: Established by Samuel C. Lamport; awarded annually to the<br />
student showing the greatest proficiency in homiletics.<br />
• Alexander Lamport Prize in Talmud: Established in his memory by Mrs. Alexander<br />
Lamport; awarded annually to a student in <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School who does outstanding<br />
work in Talmud.<br />
• Solomon and Rose S. Lasdon Prize: Awarded annually to a scholar or artist of<br />
distinction who has succeeded in translating the idea of Judaism into a significant work of<br />
art or scholarship.<br />
• Rabbi William H. Lebeau Merit Award: Recognizes excellence in study through<br />
learning b'hevruta with fellow students and b'iyun with faculty, demonstrating that the<br />
acquisition of deep knowledge of Torah in all of its manifestations (text and professional<br />
skills) is the essence of becoming an effective rabbi.<br />
• Israel H. Levinthal Prize in Homiletics: Established in his memory by friends from the<br />
Brooklyn <strong>Jewish</strong> Center; awarded annually to the student showing the greatest promise in<br />
homiletics.<br />
• Rabbi David Lieber Award in Bible: Awarded by the Rabbinical Assembly biennially<br />
to a rabbinical student who has demonstrated, through a written essay, an insight into<br />
biblical text and understanding.<br />
• Lillian M. Lowenfeld Prize in Practical <strong>The</strong>ology: Established by Mr. and Mrs. Irwin<br />
A. Lowenfeld and Messrs. Leroy S. and Mortimer P. Lowenfeld in honor of their mother;<br />
awarded annually to the graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in the field<br />
of practical theology.<br />
• Reverend Zvi Hirsch Masliansky Award in Homiletics: Awarded annually to the<br />
graduating student excelling in homiletics.<br />
• Rabbi Jacob S. Minkin Prize in <strong>Jewish</strong> Philosophy: Established in his memory by<br />
Mrs. Jacob S. Minkin in New York City; awarded annually.<br />
• Rabbi Albert Pappenheim Prize in Professional Skills: Awarded to a Rabbinical<br />
School senior for excellent work in a field internship.<br />
• Rabbi Arnold Turetsky Prize in Homiletics: Awarded annually to the graduating<br />
student excelling in homiletics.<br />
• Rabbi Joel Roth Prize: Established by <strong>The</strong>resa B. Levinsohn for an essay in the field of<br />
rabbinics on a topic chosen each year by the dean of <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School.<br />
• Herman H. Rubenovitz and Mignon L. Rubenovitz Prize: Established under the will<br />
of Mignon L. Rubenovitz; awarded to an outstanding student in <strong>Jewish</strong> theology.<br />
• David Scharps Memorial Prize in Talmud: Established by Benjamin Scharps of New<br />
York City in memory of his brother; awarded annually to the member of the graduating<br />
class who shows the greatest appreciation and knowledge of the Talmud and talmudic<br />
commentaries.<br />
• Abraham Jacob and Eva Sarah Schlesinger Award Fund: Established through the<br />
generosity of Dr. Milton G. Schlesinger; awarded annually to a deserving third-year<br />
rabbinical student.<br />
• Herman Leopold and Joseph George Schlesinger Award: Established through the<br />
generosity of Dr. Milton G. Schlesinger; awarded annually to a deserving fourth-year<br />
rabbinical student pursuing graduate talmudic studies.<br />
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• Dr. Milton G. Schlesinger and Isabella Schlesinger Award Fund: Established through<br />
the generosity of Dr. Milton G. Schlesinger; awarded annually to a deserving fifth-year<br />
rabbinical student.<br />
• Stephen Henry Shefin Memorial Prize: Established by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Wohl;<br />
awarded annually to an outstanding student entering the third year of rabbinical school.<br />
• Rabbi Morris Silverman Award in Liturgy: Awarded annually to a student in <strong>The</strong><br />
Rabbinical School who has shown special interest and aptitude in the field of <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
liturgy.<br />
• Temple Emeth Rabbi Philip Book Scholarship: Awarded by members of Temple<br />
Emeth in Delray Beach, Florida, to an outstanding senior rabbinical student entering the<br />
congregational rabbinate.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> United Synagogue Award for Congregational Service: Established by the United<br />
Synagogue of Conservative Judaism; awarded annually to an outstanding graduating<br />
student who has demonstrated commitment and exceptional service to a congregation<br />
over the previous academic years.<br />
• Raymond Mark Wintrob Memorial Prize: Established in his memory by his family<br />
and friends; awarded annually for outstanding work in the fields of Bible and history.<br />
• Isaac H. Wolfson Memorial Award: Established by the estate of Isaac H. Wolfson;<br />
given to the graduating student outstanding in scholarship and service to JTS.<br />
• Joseph Zubow Memorial Prize in Codes: Established by Mrs. Joseph Zubow; awarded<br />
annually to a student for outstanding work in codes.<br />
All Schools<br />
• Dr. Moses Einhorn Award: Established by Dr. Einhorn for the purpose of promoting<br />
excellence in the use of the Hebrew language; awarded annually to the student submitting<br />
the best essay written in Hebrew.<br />
• Rabbi Abraham Feffer and S. Gershon Feffer Memorial Prize: Established by Rabbi<br />
and Mrs. Abraham D. Feffer in memory of their son; awarded to a student distinguishing<br />
himself or herself in Holocaust studies.<br />
• Aaron Friedenwald Prize in <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ology: Established through a bequest of Aaron<br />
Friedenwald; awarded annually for the best essay on a subject chosen by the faculty in<br />
that field.<br />
• Professor Louis Ginzberg Talmud Prize: Established by Mrs. Adele Ginzberg;<br />
awarded annually to the best Talmud student.<br />
• Israel Goldstein Prize: Established under the will of Israel Goldstein; awarded<br />
biennially for the best essay on a subject relating to American <strong>Jewish</strong> history.<br />
• Fannie and Robert Gordis Prize in Bible: Established by a bequest from Fannie<br />
Gordis; awarded annually or biannually to the writer of the best essay on a biblical theme,<br />
as selected by the faculty.<br />
• Rabbi Wolfe Kelman Memorial Prize: Established by the Rabbinical Assembly in<br />
memory of Rabbi Wolfe Kelman; awarded biennially for the best essay in contemporary<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> history or sociology.<br />
• Alexander Kohut Memorial Prize: Established by his wife and children; awarded<br />
annually for the best essay on a subject from the fields of history, literature, and Talmud<br />
chosen by the faculty.<br />
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• Rabbi Monroe Joseph Levens Memorial Prize: Established by Mrs. Monroe Levens;<br />
sons Jerry, David, and Raphael Levens; relatives; and friends; awarded annually to a<br />
graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in the field of Hebrew literature.<br />
• Rabbi Joseph and Frances Miller Prize in Bible: Established by Rabbi Joseph Miller<br />
of Brooklyn, New York; awarded annually for an outstanding essay in the field of Bible.<br />
• Peace Prize: Established by Edward Feder; awarded annually for the best essay on the<br />
quest for peace and opposing evil without the use of violence.<br />
• Robison Memorial Prize: Established in memory of Rabbi Aaron Robison by his<br />
family; awarded biennially for the best essay on a subject chosen by the faculty from the<br />
fields of Bible, history, and liturgy.<br />
• Sarah and Morris Rosenberg Prize: Established by Zipporah Rosenberg in memory of<br />
her parents; awarded for the best essay on a subject chosen by the faculty.<br />
• Anna Grossman Sherman Award in Hebrew: Established in her memory by her family<br />
and friends; awarded annually to a student who has shown excellence in the study of<br />
Hebrew language and literature.<br />
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Registration Information<br />
All students are required to register each semester except summer sessions to maintain his or her<br />
status as a current student and to receive all rights, benefits, and privileges afforded to students.<br />
Registration consists of the completion of the online registration process or submission of a<br />
registration card, submission of a current, local address to which JTS mail may be sent, and<br />
payment of all tuition and fees by the required dates. Students who fail to follow this procedure<br />
will not be considered registered and are not entitled to the student services of JTS.<br />
Registration materials and information are sent to all continuing students who have registered in<br />
the immediate prior semester, exclusive of summer sessions, and who have no outstanding debts<br />
(other than loans) with JTS. New students who have returned their Student Acceptance Form<br />
along with the required deposit will also be sent registration materials and information.<br />
Students who fail to register before the end of the registration period in any semester may<br />
register retroactively at the beginning of the following semester upon payment of all late fees and<br />
a reinstatement fee.<br />
A student who leaves JTS without obtaining a leave of absence or who fails to register and pay<br />
the required tuition and/or fees for more than one semester must apply for readmission. An<br />
unauthorized absence does not relieve the student of the obligation to register each semester until<br />
the completion of all degree requirements. Readmitted students will be required to pay the<br />
charge due for each term of absence, to a maximum of eight terms, plus the reinstatement fee and<br />
any late fees.<br />
Special Categories of Registration<br />
Students who are not taking courses are required to register for one of the following categories<br />
until the resumption of course work, the completion of all other degree requirements, graduation,<br />
or official withdrawal from JTS.<br />
Leave of Absence<br />
Matriculated students in good standing who wish to discontinue studies for one or more<br />
semesters may register for a leave of absence. A student must obtain written permission from the<br />
dean of the school. That permission, along with completion of the registration process and<br />
payment of appropriate fees, must be completed for each semester of a student's leave of<br />
absence. Consult the individual school sections for limitations on leaves of absence.<br />
Extended Residence<br />
Students in the MA and DHL programs of <strong>The</strong> Graduate School and <strong>The</strong> Davidson School, or<br />
the MSM (who have already received the diploma of hazzan) and DSM programs of the College<br />
of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music who have finished all course work but have other requirements (such as<br />
examinations, theses, dissertations) to complete must register for this category.<br />
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Students in the PhD and EdD programs who have finished all course work but have not yet<br />
completed all comprehensive and language examinations must register for this category.<br />
Matriculation and Facilities<br />
Students in the PhD and EdD programs who have finished all course work and completed all<br />
other requirements except for the dissertation must register for this category.<br />
Defense Semester<br />
Students in the PhD and EdD programs who plan to defend their dissertations must register for<br />
this category.<br />
Semester in Israel (List College only)<br />
List College students who will spend a semester or year abroad in Israel and wish to maintain<br />
their status as JTS students must register for this category each semester that they spend abroad.<br />
Continuous Registration<br />
List College<br />
List College students who have finished all JTS requirements but must complete secular credits<br />
must register for Continuous Registration.<br />
Double Degree students who because of Barnard full-time residency requirements must suspend<br />
their JTS studies for a semester must register for Continuous Registration.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Graduate School<br />
<strong>The</strong> Continuous Registration category applies to matriculated students who, for extenuating<br />
academic circumstances, cannot register for graduate school courses in a given semester but will<br />
still receive academic advisement. Students who have completed all course work and who are<br />
eligible for Extended Residence may not enroll as Continuous Registration.<br />
Graduate school students may enroll in the Continuous Registration category for no more than<br />
one semester while in residence in New York.<br />
Graduate school students who are dually enrolled in the JTS rabbinical or cantorial school and<br />
who cannot take courses in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School during their required semester or year in Israel<br />
should enroll as Continuous Registration in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School.<br />
Distance learning students who are unable to take courses due to course availability issues must<br />
register as Continuous Registration to maintain their status as current students<br />
MA students who have not completed their course work but take courses only during the summer<br />
sessions must register for Continuous Registration each semester. Students must attend at least<br />
one summer session each year to be eligible<br />
Written approval must be obtained from a dean of <strong>The</strong> Graduate School to register for the<br />
Continuous Registration category.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Davidson School<br />
Distance learning students who are unable to take courses due to course availability issues must<br />
register as Continuous Registration to maintain their status as current students. Continuous<br />
registration for distance learning students must be approved by a dean of <strong>The</strong> Davidson School.<br />
MA students who have not completed their course work but take courses only during the summer<br />
sessions must register for Continuous Registration each semester. Students must attend at least<br />
one summer session each year to be eligible<br />
Davidson School students who are dually enrolled in the JTS rabbinical or cantorial school and<br />
who cannot take courses in <strong>The</strong> Davidson School during their required semester or year in Israel<br />
should enroll as Continuous Registration in <strong>The</strong> Davidson School.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School<br />
Rabbinical students who have finished all course work but still have other requirements to<br />
complete, such as synagogue skills, must register for Continuous Registration.<br />
Maintaining Matriculation<br />
Students who have completed all requirements for the degree but must wait for the next<br />
commencement exercises before receiving their degrees must register each semester for this<br />
category until their degrees are awarded. Although this category carries no fee, it does require<br />
the submission of a registration card each semester until the degree is awarded. Confirmation in<br />
writing from the dean of the school is required. Full payment of the commencement fee is due at<br />
spring registration.<br />
Departments and Courses of Instruction<br />
Courses are identified by subject, by a four-digit number and by suffix. <strong>The</strong> first digit signifies<br />
the level of the course (i.e, 1: List College course required of all students; 2: List College course<br />
required of all students in that major field or in the education minor; 3: List College course<br />
acceptable toward major credit; 4: H. L. Miller Cantorial School; 5: master's level; 6 and 7: <strong>The</strong><br />
Rabbinical School; 8 and 9: doctoral level courses.) <strong>The</strong> suffix X indicates fall semester; Y,<br />
spring semester; Z, summer session and D indicates a distance learning course taught on the<br />
Internet. In most instances, courses numbered 5000 and above are open to all graduate students.<br />
Level 5000 courses are open to undergraduate students with an adviser's permission. Permission<br />
of the instructor is required for all doctoral level courses. Please consult with the<br />
department/program or view Courses for a listing of courses offered each semester.<br />
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Albert A. List College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
List College provides undergraduates with a <strong>Jewish</strong> studies education of the highest quality,<br />
creating an environment in which a <strong>Jewish</strong> lifestyle is supported and a mature exploration of<br />
Judaism is encouraged.<br />
List grants the degree of bachelor of arts and offers a full spectrum of courses in Bible, Hebrew<br />
language, <strong>Jewish</strong> history, <strong>Jewish</strong> literature, <strong>Jewish</strong> philosophy, and Talmud and rabbinics. Texts<br />
are studied in the original language.<br />
Through the Joint Program with Columbia University's School of General Studies and the<br />
Double Degree Program with Barnard College, students also receive a superior liberal arts<br />
education. While some graduates of the program choose to go on to careers in the <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
community, most students pursue a wide variety of professions.<br />
Admission Requirements and Procedures<br />
List College is open to men and women sixteen years of age or older who have completed high<br />
school and demonstrated their academic ability. Because students at List study texts in the<br />
original language, proficiency in Hebrew, while not a prerequisite for admission, is a critical<br />
segment of the List curriculum. <strong>The</strong> program is open to qualified students irrespective of age,<br />
sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin.<br />
Applications to List College may be obtained from the Office of Admissions, List College, 3080<br />
Broadway, New York, NY 10027-4649, (212) 678-8832, or through the List College website.<br />
List College applicants may also apply through the Common Application. Applicants also need<br />
to complete a List College supplement in addition to submitting the Common Application.<br />
Applicants to the Joint Program with Columbia University's School of General Studies submit an<br />
application and supporting documents to List College only; copies of all materials will be<br />
forwarded to Columbia University. Applicants to the Double Degree Program with Barnard<br />
College must submit the List College application and supporting documents to List College, as<br />
well as a separate Barnard application and supporting documents to Barnard College.<br />
To receive a Barnard application, contact the Barnard College Office of Admissions, 111<br />
Milbank, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, (212) 854-2014, or visit the Barnard website.<br />
While an interview is not required, it is strongly recommended; call the List College Office of<br />
Admissions at (212) 678-8832 to schedule one.<br />
<strong>The</strong> application deadline is February 15 for List College and the Joint Program with Columbia<br />
University. <strong>The</strong> Barnard College Double Degree Program deadline is January 1. All applicants<br />
will be notified by April 1.<br />
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Early Decision<br />
Well-qualified high school seniors who have selected List College as their first-choice college<br />
may apply under one of the two early-decision plans. Fall early-decision applications and all<br />
supporting documents must be received in the Office of Admissions by November 15. Fall early<br />
decision is available for Joint Program and Double Degree applicants.<br />
Winter early-decision applications and all supporting documents must be received in the Office<br />
of Admissions by January 15. Winter early decision is only available for Joint Program<br />
applicants.<br />
Candidates not accepted under the early-decision plan may be deferred to regular decision. In<br />
this event, candidates must submit a record of school work from the first half of the senior year.<br />
Students will be notified by April 1.<br />
Transfer Students<br />
An applicant who has studied at another college or university and wishes to transfer to List<br />
College must follow the admissions procedures previously outlined. In addition, candidates must<br />
submit current official transcripts.<br />
Students must take at least 48 of the 96 Judaica credits required for graduation from List College<br />
in residence. In addition, a student must complete 60 credits of general liberal arts at an<br />
accredited college or university. Students who wish to transfer to List College with fewer than 60<br />
liberal arts credits may transfer to the Joint Program with Columbia University or the Double<br />
Degree Program with Barnard College, or they may complete the remaining liberal arts credits at<br />
an accredited college of their choice.<br />
Visiting Students<br />
A student enrolled at another accredited four-year college or university may apply to List<br />
College for visiting student status. Visiting students may study at List College part-time or fulltime<br />
for one or two semesters. A visiting student may receive credits at his or her own institution<br />
for courses successfully completed at List College, subject to the approval of the student's own<br />
dean. Applicants may apply for visiting student status at List College alone or in conjunction<br />
with Columbia University's School of General Studies. In addition to the application, a candidate<br />
must submit a letter from his or her current dean indicating that he or she is a student in good<br />
standing and has approval for this program.<br />
Nonmatriculated Admission<br />
Students who wish to take courses for credit but do not intend to earn a degree may be admitted<br />
as nonmatriculated students. Applicants need to submit only an application, along with the fee<br />
and proof of high school graduation. Students who may be attending other colleges or<br />
universities must submit an official college transcript and a letter attesting to their good standing.<br />
Scholarships<br />
List College offers a number of special scholarships in recognition of student potential.<br />
All entering students are automatically considered for the following awards:<br />
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• List College Fellows Program: List College Tuition (approximately $13,000 per year) for four<br />
years (see Financial Aid for a full description)<br />
• Dean's Award: approximately $6,000 for four years (offered to a select group of students with<br />
outstanding high school academic records)<br />
• Hodas Service Award: $4,500 upon matriculation (for an incoming student who has<br />
distinguished him/herself in the area of community service)<br />
• Ramah Leadership Award: $1,000 upon enrollment (for two incoming students who have<br />
demonstrated outstanding leadership and commitment to the ideals of Camp Ramah)<br />
• USY Leadership Award: $1,000 upon enrollment (for two entering students who demonstrate<br />
outstanding leadership and commitment to USY, one who enters List College directly from high<br />
school, and one who defers admission for one year to attend the Nativ program in Israel)<br />
• YAD (Young Alumni Division) Award: $500 upon enrollment (for an incoming student who<br />
displays remarkable potential)<br />
• Arthur D. Metsch Award: $1,000 upon enrollment (for two incoming students who have been<br />
active in the <strong>Jewish</strong> community and whose <strong>Jewish</strong> educations have been primarily informal)<br />
Undergraduate Awards in <strong>Jewish</strong> Education<br />
In addition, List College sponsors three awards for continuing students who intend to pursue<br />
careers in the field of <strong>Jewish</strong> education:<br />
• Sylvia and Harry Skolnick Award: $5,500 awarded annually to two students (recipients are<br />
expected to work in a <strong>Jewish</strong> educational setting one year for each year they receive this<br />
fellowship)<br />
• Ganya Becker Spinrad Memorial Award: $1,000<br />
• Alumni Association Education Scholarship in honor of Sylvia Ettenberg: stipend of $6,000 (for<br />
students intending to pursue an MA at William Davidson Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education;<br />
recipients are expected to work in a <strong>Jewish</strong> educational setting one year for each year they<br />
receive this fellowship)<br />
Students apply for these awards according to the schedule published by the Dean's Office each<br />
spring.<br />
Course of Study<br />
List College courses emphasize content acquisition and skill development in the areas of oral and<br />
written communication and critical analysis and reasoning. List College courses also encourage<br />
the development of technological competence and information literacy. <strong>The</strong> knowledge learned<br />
and skills developed through JTS classes complement what students learn in their liberal arts<br />
curricula.<br />
<strong>The</strong> course of study leading to the BA consists of a minimum of 96 credits in Judaica at List<br />
College and a minimum of 60 credits in liberal arts at another accredited college or university.<br />
Of the 96 List College credits, 49 are core requirements, 21 make up the major, and 26 are taken<br />
as electives.<br />
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Of the 60 required liberal arts credits, 18 must be distributed as follows: 6 in English; 6 in<br />
history, philosophy, or the social sciences; and 6 in mathematics or laboratory sciences. <strong>The</strong><br />
remaining 42 credits may be taken as electives. Only grades of C- or better in liberal arts classes<br />
will be applied toward graduation requirements. <strong>The</strong> Joint Program, a cooperative arrangement<br />
with Columbia University, and the Double Degree Program, a cooperative arrangement with<br />
Barnard College, are two ways of fulfilling this requirement. In addition, students at Columbia or<br />
Barnard may apply up to 18 credits from Columbia or Barnard (in excess of the 60 required)<br />
toward the credits required by List College.<br />
Core Curriculum<br />
In consonance with the List College commitment to providing its students with the strongest<br />
grounding in Judaica and in an attempt to allow students more flexibility in completing their<br />
degree requirements, the curriculum mandates a 49-credit core. <strong>The</strong> courses offer a solid<br />
foundation in <strong>Jewish</strong> history, literature, and philosophy; Bible, Talmud, and rabbinics; and in the<br />
Hebrew language. Several courses are designed to incorporate components related to the study of<br />
Conservative Judaism. Several courses require facility with Hebrew texts. <strong>The</strong> core also includes<br />
a number of courses intended for students with advanced <strong>Jewish</strong> studies backgrounds; placement<br />
in these 2000-level courses will be determined by the dean and/or departmental adviser. In<br />
addition, first-year students are required to participate in a 1-credit course, List 101, which is<br />
designed to ease the transition from high school to college. Students who have completed<br />
precollege Judaica course work may be eligible for placement into the more advanced courses.<br />
This applies to students whose high school curriculum included advanced Judaica courses and/or<br />
to students whose post-high school yeshiva study may have prepared them for more advanced<br />
course work. Students are expected to consult with the dean and appropriate departmental<br />
representatives about appropriate placement in their first semester enrolled at List following the<br />
study experience.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 49-credit core is distributed as follows:<br />
Bible: 9 credits<br />
BIB 1013/2013: Survey of Biblical Literature I (3 credits)<br />
BIB 1014/2014: Survey of Biblical Literature II (3 credits)<br />
BIB core elective or BIB 3009: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (3 credits)<br />
Talmud and Rabbinics: 9 credits<br />
TAL 1011/2011: lntroduction to Rabbinic Literature (3 credits)<br />
TAL 1021: lntroduction to Talmud (3 credits)<br />
Rabbinic Lit. or Talmud Text elective: TAL 3210, 3323, CDE 3809, or MID<br />
3944 (3 credits)<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Thought: 6 credits<br />
JTH 1012: <strong>Jewish</strong> Philosophical Texts (3 credits)<br />
JTH 1011: God, Torah, and Israel in Modern <strong>Jewish</strong> Thought (3 credits)<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Literature: 9 credits<br />
LIT 1031/2031: <strong>The</strong> Weekday Prayerbook (3 credits)<br />
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LIT 2033: Classics of Modern <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature (3 credits)<br />
LIT elective: LIT 3032, 3000 elective (3 credits)<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> History: 12 credits<br />
Including at least 9 credits of survey: HIS 1010, 1011, 1012, 3000 elective<br />
HEB 5203: Hebrew Language (3 credits)<br />
All students are required to take a Hebrew placement exam on entry into the program. A student<br />
who does not place into HEB 5203 will be required to take the appropriate prerequisite Hebrew<br />
courses, which will count toward elective requirements. Progress toward fulfilling this<br />
requirement must be made each semester until HEB 5203 is completed. A student who exempts<br />
from HEB 5203 must complete the 3 credits with an upper-level Hebrew language or literature<br />
course which is taught in Hebrew.<br />
In addition, all students must take at least two courses that are designated as language/text<br />
intensive. This requirement is fulfilled by enrolling in one course that is language intensive<br />
(fulfilled by LIT 2033) and one that is text intensive (i.e., the texts are studied in the original).<br />
Text-intensive courses are chosen in consultation with the adviser.<br />
List 101 (1 credit)<br />
All first-year students register for this 1-credit course designed to ease the transition to college<br />
life in general and to List College specifically. Significant academic, social, and religious issues<br />
are addressed and discussed in an informal setting over lunch.<br />
Judaica Major<br />
By the beginning of the junior year, students choose a major field. <strong>The</strong> major consists of 21<br />
credits in a chosen department. A total of 15 of the 21 required credits must be taken at List<br />
College. No more than 6 credits will be counted as transfer credit toward the major. <strong>The</strong> choice<br />
of major must be approved by the departmental undergraduate adviser. Students may major in<br />
Ancient Judaism, Bible, <strong>Jewish</strong> Art and Material Culture, <strong>Jewish</strong> History, <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature,<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Thought, <strong>Jewish</strong> Women's Studies, Liturgy, Midrash, Talmud and Rabbinics, <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Music, Modern <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies, and Medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies. Each department or program<br />
determines the specific distribution of courses and requirements for majors. A student may<br />
petition the dean for an interdisciplinary major, which consists of 21 credits taken from more<br />
than one department. An initial declaration of major may, with approval, be modified at any time<br />
up to the fall semester of the senior year.<br />
Special Programs<br />
Joint Program with Columbia University<br />
Students can earn two bachelor's degrees in the Joint Program between List College and the<br />
School of General Studies of Columbia University.<br />
Established in 1953, the Joint Program enables qualified students to follow a simultaneous dualdegree<br />
program, with two majors and a coordinated program of study. Students earn the BA (or<br />
BS) degree at Columbia by taking at least 64 credits in residence there and applying 60 credits<br />
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earned at List College toward the Columbia requirement of 124 credits. Up to 18 elective credits<br />
in the List College program may be taken at Columbia. <strong>The</strong> liberal arts requirement for the List<br />
College BA degree is fulfilled by 60 credits taken at Columbia. Students are usually able to<br />
complete both degrees within four years, including one or two summer school sessions. Students<br />
may choose from any one of more than fifty majors offered at Columbia University.<br />
For detailed information regarding major fields, individual courses, credits, privileges, calendars,<br />
and general regulations governing students, consult the departmental requirements under Courses<br />
of Instruction, and the bulletin of Columbia University's School of General Studies, which may<br />
be obtained by written application to the School of General Studies Admissions Office,<br />
Lewisohn Hall, Columbia University, 116th Street and Broadway, New York, NY 10027, (212)<br />
854-2772, or clicking on Columbia University.<br />
Programs with Barnard College<br />
Barnard College and JTS adopted an interinstitutional agreement in 1979 by which matriculated<br />
students in each school are eligible to take courses in one of several ways.<br />
1. Through the Double Degree program:<br />
• Students apply to both institutions for a coordinated program of study, which leads to a BA or<br />
BS from Barnard and a BA from List College.<br />
• Students electing the Double Degree option take a minimum of 62 credits at Barnard, which also<br />
fulfills the liberal arts requirement for the List College BA degree.<br />
• Credits earned in List College courses are applied toward the Barnard requirement of 122 credits<br />
for the BA. Students are usually able to complete both degrees within four years, including one<br />
or two summer school sessions.<br />
• Double Degree students are required to enroll full time (i.e., for 12 or more credits) at Barnard<br />
for at least three semesters. <strong>The</strong> full‐time designation refers only to the number of credits;<br />
students are still expected to enroll in one or two List College courses during these semesters.<br />
2. Barnard students and List College women can, if accepted by the other institution, take<br />
courses there and apply credits to the BA degree in their own school.<br />
3. Barnard students may apply to spend their junior year at List College as visiting students, and<br />
List College women may apply to Barnard for a year of study as Other College Degree<br />
Candidates.<br />
Double Degree students may be eligible for the Double Degree Dean's List. Students must be<br />
enrolled for at least 6 credits at Barnard each semester and earn a minimum of 12 letter-graded<br />
credits total each semester. Qualifications for the Dean's List include a minimum GPA of 3.4 in<br />
Barnard courses and an overall GPA, including JTS courses, of 3.4.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Barnard College bulletin may be obtained from the director of Admissions at Barnard<br />
College, 111 Milbank, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, (212) 854-2014, or click on<br />
Barnard.<br />
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List College Fellows Program<br />
<strong>The</strong> List College Fellows Program is designed to attract undergraduates of exceptional promise<br />
and superior achievement and to enrich their academic experience. As a supplement to the<br />
existing curriculum, the program fosters students' continued intellectual growth and enables them<br />
to explore subjects in greater depth than is normally possible in an undergraduate program of<br />
study. Under the guidance of List College faculty members, participants in the Fellows Program<br />
contribute to the creation of an academic environment of intellectual excitement and rigor.<br />
Students selected for the Fellows Program are awarded a merit scholarship upon their entry into<br />
the program. <strong>The</strong>y have the opportunity to meet informally with distinguished visitors from the<br />
academic world and the <strong>Jewish</strong> community at occasional dinners and lectures sponsored by the<br />
program. Fellows participate in a series of seminars that are interdisciplinary in structure and<br />
thematic in content. Fellows are required to participate in at least three such seminars during<br />
their college careers. Each seminar is specially developed for the Fellows Program. Past<br />
seminars have included <strong>The</strong> Interpretation of the Binding of Isaac, Modern Yiddish Fabulists,<br />
and <strong>The</strong> Poetry of Job. A limited number of spaces in Fellows seminars are open to non-Fellows<br />
by application only. Non-Fellows who have a cumulative GPA greater than 3.5, and have taken<br />
at least one course in the department offering the seminar, may submit a letter of intent and a<br />
letter of recommendation from a JTS faculty member. Decisions on admission to a Fellows<br />
seminar will be made by the faculty member offering the course and the List College dean.<br />
In their junior year, Fellows Program participants may be invited to pursue an independent<br />
research project, usually in their area of concentration. Under the supervision of a member of the<br />
faculty, they transform their research projects into honors theses, which are submitted to a<br />
faculty member and a second reader, usually the dean. It is expected that Fellows remain in good<br />
academic standing. A grade point average of less than 3.33 in any semester will make the student<br />
subject to dismissal from the Fellows Program.<br />
Sample First-Year Program<br />
Fall Semester: 16 credits<br />
HEB 2103: Intensive Elementary Hebrew II (6 credits)<br />
List 101 (1 credit)<br />
HIS 1010: Ancient <strong>Jewish</strong> History (3 credits)<br />
English at Columbia/Barnard (3 credits)<br />
Social Science at Columbia/Barnard (3 credits)<br />
Spring Semester: 18 credits<br />
HEB 2201: Intermediate Hebrew I (3 credits)<br />
JTH 1012: <strong>Jewish</strong> Philosophical Texts (3 credits)<br />
TAL 1011: Introduction to Rabbinic Literature (3 credits)<br />
Science at Columbia/Barnard (3 credits)<br />
Humanities at Columbia/Barnard (3 credits)<br />
Social Science at Columbia/Barnard (3 credits)<br />
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Summer Study<br />
Many students choose to take courses during the summer to earn credits toward the core and<br />
major requirements. All course choices must receive the approval of the dean or academic<br />
adviser.<br />
Junior Year Abroad<br />
List College students in good academic standing may spend one or both semesters of their junior<br />
year abroad. Many students choose to study in Israel, especially at the Hebrew University.<br />
Semester study abroad at other accredited universities outside of Israel is also encouraged.<br />
Programs must be approved by the deans and departmental advisers of both List and Columbia<br />
or Barnard. Students must also register and pay the appropriate fee at JTS for each semester<br />
abroad. Credit will be determined upon receipt of an official transcript from the foreign<br />
university. No more than 6 transfer credits will be counted toward the major.<br />
Preprofessional Programs<br />
Students in List College who plan to continue their studies in <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School or H. L.<br />
Miller Cantorial School and College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music may earn credit in these schools based on<br />
their undergraduate course work. Students interested in attending <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School are<br />
encouraged to major in Talmud; those interested in attending H. L. Miller Cantorial School are<br />
encouraged to major in <strong>Jewish</strong> Music. Students will be directed to take courses of study that will<br />
enable them to fulfill requirements simultaneously at both List College and <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical<br />
School or H. L. Miller Cantorial School. Acceptance to this preprofessional program does not<br />
ensure admission to <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School or H. L. Miller Cantorial School, each of which<br />
retains its own admissions procedures and requirements.<br />
BA/MA Option with <strong>The</strong> Graduate School<br />
A special BA/MA option has been developed in conjunction with List College. Students in List<br />
College who successfully maintain at least a 3.33 cumulative grade point average at List and a<br />
3.0 in the liberal arts course required for the BA are eligible to apply for an accelerated MA<br />
degree. Students who anticipate completing their undergraduate degree with the requisite<br />
cumulative grade point average are encouraged to complete a Pre-Application form for the<br />
BA/MA Option at <strong>The</strong> Graduate School Admissions Office no earlier than the second semester<br />
of their sophomore year in List College.<br />
<strong>The</strong>n, in their final year at List, interested students must fill out the Graduate School's MA<br />
application. Students accepted from List will be permitted to apply 9 credits of graduate-level<br />
Judaica course work earned during their final year at List to both the BA in List College and the<br />
MA in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School. <strong>The</strong>se students will be permitted to apply additional graduate-level<br />
Judaica credits earned during their final two years at List, beyond those needed for the BA,<br />
toward the MA in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School. Each student meets with the dean of each school and the<br />
departmental adviser to determine exactly what combination of elective and major credits toward<br />
the BA will be accepted for the MA degree and what additional course work will be required.<br />
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A List graduate cannot begin work at <strong>The</strong> Graduate School until all the requirements for the BA<br />
have been completed. <strong>The</strong> Graduate School maintains its own admissions procedures and<br />
requirements.<br />
BA/MA Option with William Davidson Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education<br />
Students in List College may apply to a special program leading to an accelerated MA degree.<br />
Students accepted to the program will be permitted to apply 12 credits of graduate-level course<br />
work to both the BA and the MA in <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. Each student meets with the dean of each<br />
school and the departmental adviser to determine exactly what combination of elective and major<br />
credits toward the BA will also be accepted for the MA and what additional course work will be<br />
required.<br />
Acceptance to the program does not ensure admission to <strong>The</strong> Davidson School, which can take<br />
place only after all requirements for the BA have been completed. <strong>The</strong> Davidson School retains<br />
its own admissions requirements.<br />
Completion of Requirements<br />
Most students complete both degrees in four years, however some students choose to take<br />
between four and five years to complete all work for both BA degrees. <strong>The</strong> dean and academic<br />
advisers regularly review student files to ascertain that appropriate progress is being made<br />
toward the completion of degree requirements.<br />
Students are considered full-time when taking a minimum of 12 credits in the Joint Program or<br />
Double Degree Program. <strong>The</strong> total number of credits for which a student is registered at both<br />
schools is taken into account.<br />
However, since the bachelor's degree requires the completion of 156 credits, students must<br />
complete a minimum of 31 credits each academic year for their progress to be considered<br />
satisfactory and to continue to receive Federal Title IV student assistance (Pell Grant and<br />
Stafford Loans).<br />
Students must take 54 of the 96 Judaica credits in residence at the New York campus of JTS.<br />
Students in the Joint Program need to take 64 credits in residence at Columbia. Students in the<br />
Double Degree Program need to take 62 credits in residence at Barnard.<br />
Matriculated students must continue to register each semester until they have completed all<br />
requirements for the degree. Part-time matriculated students must register for at least 3 credits<br />
per semester.<br />
Students who have finished their work at JTS but have not finished their 60 liberal arts credits<br />
must register for continuous registration each semester until they complete this course work.<br />
Students in the Joint Program will not be allowed to graduate from either Columbia or JTS until<br />
they have completed all requirements for both degrees.<br />
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<strong>Academic</strong> Standards<br />
<strong>The</strong> following standards and regulations apply to all List College students:<br />
Attendance<br />
Students are expected to attend classes regularly. If the absence of the student exceeds three class<br />
hours, that fact shall be reported to the dean, who will arrange for a meeting with the student to<br />
decide upon appropriate action.<br />
Grades/GPA<br />
Grade point averages are computed on the following scale:<br />
A+ 4.33 B+ 3.33 C+ 2.33 D+ 1.33<br />
A 4.00 B 3.00 C 2.00 D 1.00<br />
A‐ 3.67 B‐ 2.67 C‐ 1.67 D‐ 0.67<br />
A student may opt to take two courses Pass-D-Fail during his or her college career, but not more<br />
than one in a given semester. This option may not be used for Hebrew language requirements.<br />
No more than 12 credits with a grade lower than C- will be accepted toward the degree, and no<br />
work with a grade lower than C- will be accepted toward major credit.<br />
No student whose grade point average in the major field is lower than 2.0 shall be eligible for<br />
graduation.<br />
No credit shall be granted for a course unless the student is officially registered for that course or<br />
has received permission from the dean, with the approval of the departmental representative.<br />
Once a grade has been received in the Registrar's Office, it may be changed by the course<br />
instructor only upon written application by the instructor to the dean. <strong>The</strong> dean's approval is<br />
required.<br />
Incompletes<br />
A student who, for compelling reasons, finds it necessary to postpone the submission of required<br />
course work may petition for the grade of lncomplete (INC). <strong>The</strong> student must obtain a Request<br />
for lncomplete form from the Office of the Registrar. This form must contain all information<br />
requested, including a description of the work to be completed and the due date, which cannot be<br />
later than the date specified in the academic calendar. <strong>The</strong> form must be signed by the student,<br />
instructor, and dean and submitted to the Registrar's Office. <strong>The</strong> last day to submit a Request for<br />
lncomplete form is indicated in the academic calendar.<br />
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All outstanding course work must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar no later than the<br />
date specified by the academic calendar. Generally, this date is six weeks from the end of the<br />
final examination period.<br />
<strong>The</strong> registrar shall record that the work has been submitted and provide a written receipt to the<br />
student for the work received. <strong>The</strong> registrar will transmit the completed work to the instructor.<br />
No work should be sent or given directly to the instructor by the student. <strong>The</strong> student is advised<br />
to retain a copy of all work submitted to the Registrar's Office.<br />
<strong>The</strong> grade of INC shall remain on the student's transcript until a grade has been submitted by the<br />
instructor.<br />
If a student fails to submit the outstanding work to the Registrar's Office by the specified due<br />
date, the grade of INC will be converted to the alternate letter grade that was previously<br />
submitted by the instructor. This alternate grade reflects the instructor's assessment of a student's<br />
performance, taking into account the fact that work is missing. Students should be aware that the<br />
missing work may have been counted as an F (or 0) in the computation of the final grade for the<br />
course.<br />
In special circumstances, the dean has the authority to grant an extension for the submission of<br />
overdue work as long as it is agreeable to the instructor. This extension must be sent in writing<br />
by the dean to the Registrar's Office.<br />
Distance Learning<br />
Students are permitted to take a maximum of 3 credits of course work online through JTS's<br />
distance learning program. This option is open only to upperclass students, who must obtain the<br />
permission of the dean or academic adviser, and, if the course is in their major, of the major<br />
adviser as well.<br />
Absence From Final Examinations<br />
A student who, because of illness or personal emergency, cannot be present for a scheduled final<br />
examination must inform the Registrar's Office as soon as possible and indicate the reasons for<br />
the absence. <strong>The</strong> Registrar's Office will contact the instructor to arrange for a makeup<br />
examination if the student still cannot be present for the regularly scheduled makeup<br />
examination day. <strong>The</strong> instructor will inform the Registrar's Office of the arrangement and<br />
provide the office with the exam so that it can be given to the student.<br />
Students may not request incompletes in advance for an in-class final examination. <strong>The</strong> student<br />
must take the makeup examination as soon as possible, but no later than the date indicated in the<br />
academic calendar governing the completion of outstanding work.<br />
<strong>Academic</strong> Probation<br />
A student who receives 6 credits (or two courses, regardless of the number of credits) of work<br />
graded D, 3 credits (or one course, regardless of the number of credits) of work graded F, or who<br />
receives 3 credits (or one course, regardless of the number of credits) of work graded D in two<br />
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consecutive semesters (including summer sessions), shall be placed on academic probation for<br />
the following fall/spring semester. A student may be placed on probation on the basis of<br />
academic performance during a summer session, but probation itself will apply only during the<br />
fall-to-spring academic year.<br />
If a student’s grade of Incomplete or Work in Progress is subsequently changed to an F, the<br />
student will be placed on probation for the semester immediately following the change in grade.<br />
If a student is making insufficient academic progress in the combined program with Columbia or<br />
Barnard (sufficient progress is defined as: successful completion [with a C- or better] of: at least<br />
24 credits per year in the combined program, a Hebrew class each semester until the Hebrew<br />
language requirement is completed, and at least one List College core requirement each semester<br />
until the core is completed), the student is subject to academic discipline at one or both schools.<br />
If a student is on probation at one school one semester and at the other school the following<br />
semester, the student is subject to academic discipline at one or both schools.<br />
To be restored to good standing in the probationary semester, a student may not receive any<br />
grade for that semester lower than C– or take an Incomplete for any reason whatsoever. If,<br />
during a probationary semester, a student takes fewer than 9 credits at JTS and 3 credits at<br />
Columbia/Barnard, probation continues for a second semester.<br />
A copy of probation/dismissal letters will be mailed to parents one week after the student is<br />
notified.<br />
Except in the case where probation continues because the student has taken fewer than the 12<br />
credits specified above, a student who fails to remove him- or herself from academic probation<br />
and be restored to good standing during the probationary period will be notified that he/she is<br />
suspended from List College for the following semester.<br />
Except in the case where probation continues because the student has taken fewer than the 12<br />
credits specified above, a student may not be placed on academic probation more than twice<br />
during his/her tenure in List College. Students who are placed on academic probation can receive<br />
financial assistance for only one semester of probation. A student who is placed on academic<br />
probation for a third time, for any reason whatsoever, will be automatically suspended from List<br />
College.<br />
A student who has been suspended from List College will have the right to appeal that decision<br />
in accordance with the student disciplinary procedures.<br />
Dean's List<br />
A student registered for 9 or more credits who attains a grade point average of 3.5 or higher shall<br />
be on the Dean's List of academic excellence. Students who receive an Incomplete are not<br />
eligible for the Dean's List until after the grade is recorded.<br />
Honors<br />
A limited number of students may be eligible to graduate from List College with honors by<br />
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writing an honors thesis during their senior year. Students who have earned a minimum<br />
cumulative GPA of 3.5 may submit an application during the winter of their junior year to write<br />
an honors thesis. <strong>The</strong> List College dean and the faculty of the student's major department will<br />
determine whether an applicant will be invited to pursue a thesis. <strong>The</strong> thesis must be a substantial<br />
research paper developed in periodic consultation with a thesis adviser, who will be selected<br />
from the faculty of the student's major field of study.<br />
Those students who accept the invitation to pursue an honors thesis are required to participate in<br />
the yearlong supervised <strong>The</strong>sis Writing Seminar, led by the senior thesis coordinator. Students<br />
will fulfill 3 (of the required 21) credits in their given major by successfully completing this<br />
seminar and the thesis. <strong>The</strong> grading system for the thesis is Pass/Pass with Honors/Fail with<br />
credit granted for grades of Pass and Pass with Honors only. Those students whose theses are<br />
graded Pass with Honors will graduate and receive a diploma carrying the notation "with<br />
honors."<br />
Distinction<br />
Students who have demonstrated academic excellence throughout their years at List College may<br />
be eligible to graduate with academic honors. Students with a cumulative grade point average of<br />
3.5 will graduate cum laude; those with a 3.67 will graduate magna cum laude; and those with a<br />
3.9 will graduate summa cum laude. <strong>The</strong>se academic honors will be noted on the List College<br />
diploma.<br />
Registration<br />
A student is expected to have registered for all courses by the date listed in the academic<br />
calendar.<br />
Students who discontinue attendance in a course and who fail to formally withdraw within the<br />
designated period will receive the appropriate letter grade, ordinarily an F.<br />
Leave of Absence<br />
Matriculated students in good standing who must discontinue studies for a semester or longer<br />
may request a leave of absence. <strong>The</strong> dean will approve such requests for a specified period of not<br />
more than three years. A student who discontinues studies without submitting a formal written<br />
request to the dean will be required to reapply in order to resume studies. <strong>The</strong>re will be a leave of<br />
absence fee for each semester.<br />
Readmission<br />
A student in good standing who withdraws from List College may apply for readmission. Upon<br />
the recommendation of the admissions committee, the student may be granted full credit for all<br />
course work up to the time of withdrawal. <strong>The</strong> student will, however, be subject to all new<br />
requirements established during the period of absence from the school.<br />
Transfer Credit<br />
A student who wishes to transfer credit for a college-level course taken at another institution of<br />
higher learning must submit an official transcript and course description to the dean. No credit<br />
will be accepted for transfer in which a grade lower than C- was earned. Students considering<br />
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Pass-D-Fail for a course taken outside List College in fulfillment of liberal arts requirements<br />
should note that unless the course is graded Pass-D-Fail, credit will not be awarded for a grade of<br />
P. Students who study Hebrew at another university may be eligible to receive transfer credit.<br />
Transfer will be awarded provided a grade of C- or better is achieved. For Hebrew University<br />
courses (or courses taken at another Israeli university), credit will be awarded for Ulpan courses<br />
on the same basis as it is for courses offered during the regular academic year. Courses at the<br />
alef, bet, or gimel level will be awarded up to 6 credits per semester, and courses at the dalet,<br />
hay, or vav level will be awarded up to 3 credits per semester. Credit will not be awarded for<br />
Hebrew elective courses.<br />
Entering students who receive transfer credit for Hebrew must still be examined and placed by<br />
the Hebrew Department into the appropriate level. Returning students are required to complete<br />
HEB 5203 and will be tested by the Hebrew Department upon their return from Israel to reassess<br />
their placement.<br />
Entering students who wish to receive credit for college-level courses taken prior to enrolling in<br />
List College may only receive credit for work done after the junior year of high school on the<br />
campus of an accredited college or university. This work must not have been counted toward<br />
high school graduation requirements. Requests for transfer credit must be accompanied by<br />
official transcripts and made to the dean.<br />
In general, students receive transfer credit for course work taken for a letter grade only at<br />
accredited institutions of higher education. Occasionally, students may be eligible for academic<br />
credit for post-high school yeshiva study. JTS has an agreement with the Conservative Yeshiva<br />
that allows students to receive credit for course work done there, upon completion of exams<br />
and/or papers and receipt of an official transcript (with grades) from the yeshiva. In rare cases,<br />
students may receive academic credit for work done at other yeshivot. Credit is granted on a<br />
case-by-case basis through satisfactory achievement upon examination by the undergraduate<br />
departmental adviser. Students are expected to apply for such credit in the first semester at List<br />
following the study experience.<br />
Student Conduct<br />
A violation of the Guide to Residents resulting in a student's dismissal from the residence hall<br />
may result in a student's dismissal from List College as well.<br />
In addition, List College students are governed by federal, state, and city laws and regulations. A<br />
violation of these laws and regulations may also result in a student's dismissal from the college.<br />
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William Davidson Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Education<br />
In 1994, William Davidson of Detroit, Michigan (z"l), established a $15 million endowment at<br />
JTS to fund the William Davidson Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education, with the goal of adding<br />
more professionals to the field; providing development opportunities to educators already<br />
working in the many venues where <strong>Jewish</strong> education takes place; and increasing the<br />
field's knowledge base through academic and practitioner research.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Davidson School offers both master's and doctoral degrees in its historic home on 3080<br />
Broadway, where Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan became the dean of its predecessor, the Teachers<br />
Institute, in 1909. It also offers courses leading to a master of arts degree online.<br />
In addition to offering courses, <strong>The</strong> Davidson School also works closely with the Melton<br />
Research Center for <strong>Jewish</strong> Education, the Rebecca and Israel Ivry Prozdor, the Day School<br />
Leadership Training Institute, and the Leadership Institute for Congregational School Educators<br />
(LICSE), all of which provide unique opportunities for student involvement.<br />
Our Philosophy<br />
<strong>The</strong> Davidson School is informed by a vision of the <strong>Jewish</strong> educator that unites five distinct<br />
strands:<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Educator as Learner: Those wishing to become <strong>Jewish</strong> educators can build a<br />
strong foundation in Judaica at Davidson. We hope that this experience will insure the<br />
habits of mind that foster life-long <strong>Jewish</strong> learning.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Educator as Teacher: <strong>The</strong> Davidson School prides itself on preparing educators<br />
who are knowledgeable in the theory and practice of <strong>Jewish</strong> education. Our graduates can<br />
apply contemporary pedagogy and educational policy to classrooms, camps, adult<br />
settings, and community centers.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Educator as Leader: Davidson School students see themselves as equipped to<br />
provide educational solutions to the problems besetting American <strong>Jewish</strong> society, other<br />
diasporas, and the state of Israel. Learning for leadership takes place in the classroom, in<br />
field placements, and in cocurricular arenas.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Educator as Inquirer: Our students on the master's level have the opportunity to<br />
improve their research skills in their course work. Qualified candidates can engage in<br />
undertaking original research under supervision. Doctoral students must complete a<br />
minimum of nine credits in various research methodologies in preparation for writing a<br />
dissertation.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Educator as Religious Literate: Our school is pluralistic, including Jews of all<br />
denominations, including those who identify as secular or cultural Jews. However, we<br />
expect that all of our graduates will be knowledgeable about <strong>Jewish</strong> culture and ritual<br />
practice. We offer opportunities for personal religious and spiritual growth through<br />
tutorials for interested students.<br />
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JTS is proud of its long tradition of commitment to <strong>Jewish</strong> texts in their original languages. Since<br />
Hebrew is at the core of <strong>Jewish</strong> culture, we expect a mastery of reading and understanding from<br />
all of our students. <strong>The</strong> degree of mastery differs in the MA program from that of the EdD<br />
program, and within the various tracks of the MA level. For example, students hoping to enter<br />
the field of <strong>Jewish</strong> day school education will require different Hebrew preparation than their<br />
peers entering early childhood education, synagogue school leadership, and early childhood<br />
education.<br />
Degree Programs<br />
<strong>The</strong> MA and EdD are conferred by JTS upon recommendation of the faculty and completion of<br />
all stated requirements. All students are entitled to generous fellowships awarded by <strong>The</strong><br />
Davidson School.<br />
Master of Arts<br />
<strong>The</strong> MA is designed to prepare students from diverse backgrounds to become <strong>Jewish</strong> educators.<br />
Students design their course of study by choosing one of three tracks: day school education,<br />
synagogue school leadership education, or informal/communal education. <strong>The</strong> program<br />
accommodates both full- and part-time students. All matriculated students in the MA program<br />
enroll in a core curriculum that provides a solid grounding in Judaica and education. See more<br />
details and a course grid for the MA programs.<br />
Doctor of Education<br />
<strong>The</strong> William Davidson Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education offers an EdD in <strong>Jewish</strong> Education.<br />
<strong>The</strong> three doctoral programs are designed to prepare academics and senior professionals for the<br />
growing educational needs of North American <strong>Jewish</strong> communities.<br />
As a rule, students will not be considered for admission to the doctoral programs in <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
education unless they have had a minimum of four years of full-time experience working in the<br />
field of <strong>Jewish</strong> education.<br />
<strong>The</strong> programs offer two areas of concentration: (1) teaching and learning; and (2) leadership and<br />
administration. In so doing, it prepares students for the practical work in administration,<br />
supervision, curriculum development, and educational research, as well as for academic careers<br />
in the field of <strong>Jewish</strong> education.<br />
<strong>The</strong> doctoral programs require 63 credits beyond the master's degree. Students accepted to the<br />
doctoral program must possess substantial graduate-level knowledge in both education and<br />
Judaica. This can be demonstrated through a master's degree(s) or other equivalent academic<br />
work. In some cases, students may be able to make up for deficiencies in these areas through<br />
additional course work taken while enrolled in the doctoral program. An interview with the<br />
Admissions Committee and dean is required.<br />
More information and course grids:<br />
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• Full Time EdD Program<br />
• Part Time EdD Program<br />
• Executive EdD Program<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Graduate School<br />
<strong>The</strong> Graduate School offers programs leading to the degrees of MA, MPhil, DHL, and PhD in<br />
Judaic studies. It is the largest academic program of advanced Judaica in North America.<br />
All programs are open to qualified students irrespective of age, sex, race, religion, sexual<br />
orientation, or national origin.<br />
Applicants to the master's programs must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college<br />
or university and present evidence of the ability to pursue studies on the graduate level.<br />
Applicants to doctoral programs are strongly encouraged, and may be required, to have earned a<br />
master's degree in a related discipline.<br />
<strong>The</strong> MA Program<br />
<strong>The</strong> MA program of <strong>The</strong> Graduate School is designed to provide advanced academic training in<br />
ancient Judaism, Bible and ancient Semitic languages, interdepartmental studies, <strong>Jewish</strong> art and<br />
visual culture, <strong>Jewish</strong> gender and women's studies, <strong>Jewish</strong> history, <strong>Jewish</strong> literature, <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
thought, liturgy, medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> studies, Midrash and Scriptural interpretation, modern <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
studies, and Talmud and rabbinics. It also conducts two Dual-Degree Programs for students<br />
pursuing careers in <strong>Jewish</strong> professional leadership; one with the Columbia University School of<br />
Social Work and another with the Columbia University School of International and Public<br />
Affairs.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Graduate School offers a number of merit fellowships for students pursuing the MA. In<br />
addition to general Graduate School MA merit fellowships, fellowship opportunities include the<br />
Ben Zion and Baruch M. Bokser Memorial MA Fellowship in Classical <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies; the<br />
Phyllis and Gerald Haas Graduate Fellowship in <strong>Jewish</strong> Communal Service; the William<br />
Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship; the Robert Lee Kohn's Foundation Fellowship;<br />
Klagsbrun Fellowships for <strong>Jewish</strong> Leadership; the Sylvia and Julius Pollak Scholarship Fund for<br />
Michigan Students, the Satinover Family Fellowship in <strong>Jewish</strong> Women's Studies; the David G.<br />
and Syd E. Cullen Fellowship; the Bernard Manekin Fellowship in the History of <strong>Jewish</strong> Art; the<br />
Tuttleman Fellowship for <strong>Jewish</strong> Art; and <strong>The</strong> Pollak Family Charitable Fund Fellowship for the<br />
Master's Program in <strong>Jewish</strong> Art.<br />
Application Procedures<br />
Application forms may be obtained by visiting the Graduate School Admissions page or from the<br />
Office of Admissions, <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 3080 Broadway, New York, NY 10027; (212) 678-<br />
8022.<br />
An applicant for admission must submit the following:<br />
• A completed application form and a $50 fee;<br />
• An official transcript of academic records from each college and university previously<br />
attended;<br />
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• Official scores of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test<br />
(MAT);<br />
• Three letters of recommendation, at least two of which must be academic references;<br />
• A writing sample in English.<br />
Applicants whose native language is other than English and who have not been educated at a<br />
college where English is the language of instruction must submit official scores of the Test of<br />
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum TOEFL score of 100 (Internet-based) is<br />
required. <strong>The</strong> Graduate School also may require that nonnative English speakers prove<br />
satisfactory proficiency by scoring at level 10 on the placement test administered by Columbia<br />
University's American Language Program (ALP). For more information, please contact <strong>The</strong><br />
Graduate School's Admissions Office at (212) 678-8022.<br />
Please note that we no longer require the Application Information Sheet, as listed in the<br />
matriculated application booklet.<br />
An interview with a member of the admissions committee and/or department chairperson is<br />
recommended and may be required.<br />
Requirements<br />
Hebrew and prerequisite courses listed immediately below are not counted toward the credit<br />
minimum.<br />
Hebrew<br />
All entering students must take the Hebrew placement examination. In order to receive the<br />
degree, students must demonstrate proficiency in Hebrew equivalent to the level of HEB 5203<br />
(intermediate) in both the reading comprehension and grammar modules. Beginning with their<br />
first semester of matriculation, students must study Hebrew every semester until this proficiency<br />
is attained.<br />
Prerequisite Courses<br />
In addition to department or program requirements, all students must complete the year-long<br />
interdisciplinary seminar MDS 5101-5102: Classics of the <strong>Jewish</strong> Tradition I and II; or<br />
demonstrate that the course material was taken for credit previously; or show proficiency by<br />
examination. This seminar is to be taken during the first year of graduate study.<br />
Students who have never studied Bible in the original with a scholarly perspective are required to<br />
take BIB 5011: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible. Students who have never studied Talmud in<br />
the original are required to take TAL 5025: Introduction to Text Study, for which BIB 5011 and<br />
Hebrew proficiency at the level of HEB 2201 are prerequisites. Individual departments and<br />
programs may also require additional course work from students as appropriate. See the<br />
departmental listings for details.<br />
Course Work<br />
Most departments require completion of at least 30 graduate-level credits with a minimum of 21<br />
credits in the area of specialization. A minimum of 18 credits must be taken at the New York<br />
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campus. All courses must have the approval of the department or program adviser. For additional<br />
information regarding departmental and program variations, consult Courses of Instruction.<br />
Consortium<br />
All matriculated MA students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School may take up to one course per semester at<br />
one of the MA consortium schools which include the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at<br />
Columbia University and Union <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>. Students must receive the approval of<br />
the adviser and register for those courses on their JTS registration cards. <strong>The</strong> host institution<br />
reserves the right to give its own students priority enrollment.<br />
Transfer Credit<br />
A student who wishes to request transfer credit for graduate-level courses taken at other<br />
institutions of higher learning must submit an official transcript with complete course<br />
descriptions to <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, which will consult with the appropriate department. Credits<br />
counted toward another degree will not be considered. <strong>The</strong> maximum number of credits accepted<br />
for transfer is 9. No credit will be accepted for transfer from courses in which a grade lower than<br />
B was earned. To be considered for transfer, credits may be no older than ten years.<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
In most departments, upon completion of all course work, a student is required to prove<br />
competence in his or her chosen field by passing a comprehensive examination. <strong>The</strong> date of the<br />
examination is determined in consultation with the student's academic adviser.<br />
<strong>The</strong> comprehensive examination will be graded on the following scale: pass with distinction,<br />
pass, or fail. A student who fails the comprehensive examination may take it once more. A<br />
second failure automatically terminates the student's participation in the MA program.<br />
In lieu of a comprehensive examination, students in the interdepartmental studies program take<br />
additional credits; students in the MA/MSW Dual-Degree Program participate in special<br />
seminars; and students in <strong>Jewish</strong> art and visual culture take two internships. Certain departments<br />
and programs require a thesis in lieu of a comprehensive examination.<br />
Completion of Requirements<br />
All work must be completed within six years of the date of admission to the program. <strong>The</strong> dean<br />
regularly reviews student files to ascertain that appropriate progress is being made toward the<br />
completion of degree requirements. Permission for an extension must be requested in writing and<br />
submitted to the dean.<br />
Normally 12 credits or one-sixth of the student's total program credit requirements (whichever is<br />
greater), must be completed each year for a student to remain eligible for federal Title IV funds<br />
(student loans).<br />
MA with Distinction<br />
<strong>The</strong> MA degree with distinction offers an additional opportunity for students who wish to engage<br />
in serious research on the MA level and be recognized for their efforts on their transcripts and<br />
diplomas.<br />
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In addition to completing all degree requirements, a candidate for the degree of MA with<br />
distinction must:<br />
• Maintain at least an A- average;<br />
• Receive a "pass with distinction" on the comprehensive examination or thesis;<br />
• Submit a suitable essay to the department for approval. <strong>The</strong> essay may not be identical<br />
with one submitted for the satisfaction of a course requirement but may be identical with<br />
one submitted for consideration for a prize; it may be a revision of a paper submitted for<br />
a course requirement.<br />
Students in a having neither a comprehensive examination nor a thesis should contact the<br />
program adviser for further information on how to fulfill these requirements. Graduation with<br />
distinction is noted on a student's transcript.<br />
Special MA Programs<br />
Joint Graduate School MA/Ordination Program<br />
Students enrolled in the <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong> who wish to<br />
study simultaneously for a master's degree in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School may apply to <strong>The</strong> Graduate<br />
School for admission to the joint master's/ordination program. Students currently enrolled in<br />
Rabbinical School are encouraged to apply no later than their second year in rabbinical school<br />
and to begin the program no later than their third year. Students entering Rabbinical School as of<br />
fall 2010 or later are encouraged to make initial application to the Graduate School as part of<br />
their Rabbinical School application. <strong>The</strong> Graduate School will follow its regular admissions<br />
procedures. Upon the approval of the student's Graduate School adviser, the course requirements<br />
for the MA can be met in part by courses taken in the rabbinical school in the student's field of<br />
concentration. At least 15 credits of course work must be applied exclusively to the MA degree<br />
and not toward Rabbinical School requirements. All requirements for the master's degree (course<br />
work, applicable foreign languages, and examinations or thesis) remain in effect.<br />
Joint Graduate School MA / Davidson School MA Program<br />
Students currently enrolled in the William Davidson Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education who<br />
wish to study simultaneously for a master's degree in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School may apply to <strong>The</strong><br />
Graduate School for admission to the joint master's degree program. <strong>The</strong>y may apply no earlier<br />
than their second year in <strong>The</strong> Davidson School and must have fulfilled their Davidson Hebrew<br />
requirements and their Davidson prerequisites. <strong>The</strong> Graduate School will follow its regular<br />
admissions procedures. Upon the approval of the student's Graduate School adviser, the course<br />
requirements for the MA can be met in part by courses taken in <strong>The</strong> Davidson School in the<br />
student's field of concentration. All requirements for the master's degree (course work, applicable<br />
foreign languages, and examinations or thesis) remain in effect.<br />
Conversely, students currently enrolled in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School who wish to study<br />
simultaneously for a master's degree in <strong>The</strong> Davidson School may apply to <strong>The</strong> Davidson School<br />
for admission to the joint master's degree program. <strong>The</strong>y may do so only after they have fulfilled<br />
their Graduate School Hebrew requirements and their Graduate School prerequisites. All<br />
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equirements for the Graduate School master's degree (course work, applicable foreign<br />
languages, and examinations or thesis) remain in effect.<br />
Joint Graduate School MA / Cantorial Investiture Program<br />
Students currently enrolled in the H. L. Miller Cantorial School and College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music<br />
who wish to study simultaneously for a master's degree in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School may apply to<br />
<strong>The</strong> Graduate School for admission to the joint master's/investiture program. <strong>The</strong>y are<br />
encouraged to apply no later than their second year in cantorial school and to begin the program<br />
no later than their third year. <strong>The</strong> Graduate School will follow its regular admissions procedures.<br />
Upon the approval of the student's Graduate School adviser, the course requirements for the MA<br />
can be met in part by courses taken in the cantorial school in the student's field of concentration.<br />
All requirements for the master's degree (course work, applicable foreign languages, and<br />
examinations or thesis) remain in effect.<br />
BA/MA Option<br />
A special BA/MA program has been developed in conjunction with List College. Details about<br />
application procedures and requirements may be found in the List College section.<br />
<strong>The</strong> DHL Program<br />
<strong>The</strong> program leading to the doctor of Hebrew literature degree in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School is<br />
designed for students who wish to pursue advanced academic work in a field of <strong>Jewish</strong> studies<br />
but do not wish to pursue an academic career. <strong>The</strong> degree is intended to certify that the recipient<br />
is qualified to teach his/her field on an undergraduate level and in nonuniversity settings. This<br />
program may be pursued on a part-time basis.<br />
Programs leading to the degree of doctor of Hebrew literature are available in ancient Judaism,<br />
Bible and ancient Semitic languages, <strong>Jewish</strong> history, <strong>Jewish</strong> literature, <strong>Jewish</strong> thought, liturgy,<br />
medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> studies, Midrash and Scriptural interpretation, modern <strong>Jewish</strong> studies, and<br />
Talmud and rabbinics.<br />
Application Procedures<br />
Application forms may be obtained by visiting the Graduate School Admissions page or from the<br />
Office of Admissions, <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 3080 Broadway, New York, NY 10027; (212) 678-<br />
8022.<br />
An applicant for admission as a degree candidate must submit the following:<br />
• A completed application form and the $50 fee;<br />
• An official transcript of academic records from each college and university previously<br />
attended;<br />
• Official scores of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test<br />
(MAT);<br />
• Three letters of recommendation, at least two of which must be academic references;<br />
• A sample of written academic research in English in the field of study.<br />
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An interview with a member of the admissions committee and/or department chairperson is<br />
recommended and may be required.<br />
Applicants whose native language is other than English and who have not been educated at a<br />
college where English is the language of instruction must submit official scores of the Test of<br />
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum TOEFL score of 100 (Internet-based) is<br />
required. <strong>The</strong> Graduate School also may require that nonnative English speakers prove<br />
satisfactory proficiency by scoring at level 10 on the placement test administered by Columbia<br />
University's American Language Program (ALP). For more information, please contact <strong>The</strong><br />
Graduate School's Admissions Office at (212) 678-8022.<br />
Requirements<br />
First-Year Review<br />
<strong>The</strong> candidacy of each first-year DHL student will be reviewed after the first year, generally<br />
during the student's third semester. <strong>The</strong> student's department, in conjunction with the dean, will<br />
review the progress the student has made and assess the student's potential to complete the<br />
degree. If the department or the dean are not satisfied with the student's progress or potential, the<br />
student will be dropped from the DHL program but will be allowed to complete academic year in<br />
progress.<br />
Hebrew<br />
All entering students must take the Hebrew placement examination and demonstrate knowledge<br />
of at least one year of college-level Hebrew, placing into HEB 2103 or higher in both the reading<br />
comprehension and grammar modules. Progress beyond this level is part of the first-year review.<br />
To receive the degree, students must demonstrate proficiency in Hebrew equivalent to the level<br />
of HEB 5303 (advanced) in both the reading comprehension and grammar modules. Beginning<br />
with their first semester of matriculation, students must study Hebrew every semester until this<br />
proficiency is attained.<br />
Prior to taking the Comprehensive Examination, doctoral students are required to pass a<br />
proficiency exam in reading Hebrew academic texts, for which HEB 5999: Reading <strong>Academic</strong><br />
Texts provides the requisite skills.<br />
Prerequisite Courses<br />
In addition to department or program requirements, all students must complete the year-long<br />
interdisciplinary seminar MDS 5101-5102: Classics of the <strong>Jewish</strong> Tradition I and II, demonstrate<br />
that the course material was taken for credit previously, or demonstrate proficiency by<br />
examination. This seminar is to be taken during the first year of graduate study.<br />
Students who have never studied Bible in the original with a scholarly perspective are required to<br />
take BIB 5011: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible. Students who have never studied Talmud in<br />
the original are required to take TAL 5025: Introduction to Text Study, for which BIB 5011 and<br />
Hebrew proficiency at the level of HEB 2201 are prerequisites. Individual departments and<br />
programs may also require additional course work from students where appropriate. See<br />
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department listings for details. All of these requirements are in addition to the 30-credit<br />
department or program minimums.<br />
Course Work<br />
A minimum of 30 credits of graduate course work beyond the master's degree in Judaica is<br />
required. Twenty-one credits are to be in the field of specialization. A minimum of 18 credits<br />
must be taken at the New York campus. All courses must be approved by the adviser.<br />
Consortium<br />
All matriculated DHL students may take courses offered through the DHL consortium, including<br />
the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University, Fordham University, and<br />
Union <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>. Students must receive the advance approval of the adviser and<br />
register for those courses on their JTS registration cards. <strong>The</strong> host institution reserves the right<br />
to give its own students priority enrollment.<br />
Transfer Credit<br />
A student who wishes to request transfer credit for graduate-level courses taken at other<br />
institutions of higher learning must submit an official transcript with complete course<br />
descriptions to the dean, who will consult with the appropriate department. Credits counted<br />
toward another degree will not be considered. <strong>The</strong> maximum number of credits accepted for<br />
transfer is 9. No credit will be accepted for transfer from courses in which a grade lower than B<br />
was earned. To be considered for transfer, credits may be no older than ten years.<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Most departments require a comprehensive examination in the field of specialization after<br />
completion of course work. <strong>The</strong> comprehensive examination will be graded on the following<br />
scale: pass with distinction, pass, or fail. A student who fails the examination may take it once<br />
more. A second failure automatically terminates the student's participation in the DHL program.<br />
Dissertation<br />
A candidate is required to write a dissertation in the field of specialization. This work must be a<br />
contribution to the field and may be a synthesis of extant scholarship on the topic. A written<br />
proposal for the dissertation must be submitted for approval to a faculty adviser. Both the<br />
proposal and the adviser's written approval must be submitted to <strong>The</strong> Graduate School for<br />
approval by the dean. <strong>The</strong> dissertation is then to be written under the supervision of the faculty<br />
adviser who approved it. Dissertations are to be written in English.<br />
Upon completion of a first draft of the dissertation and upon the recommendation of the faculty<br />
adviser, the adviser and dean shall select and appoint one additional reader. Rejection of a<br />
dissertation automatically terminates the student's participation in the DHL program. Upon final<br />
approval by both readers, the dissertation requirement shall be considered fulfilled. <strong>The</strong>reafter,<br />
the dissertation shall be prepared in final form for deposit at least six weeks before the date on<br />
which degrees are conferred. Guidelines for the preparation and deposit of doctoral dissertations<br />
are available in the Office of <strong>The</strong> Graduate School.<br />
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Completion of Requirements<br />
All work for the DHL must be completed within ten years of the date of admission to the<br />
program. <strong>The</strong> dean regularly reviews student files to ascertain that appropriate progress is being<br />
made toward the completion of degree requirements. A candidate engaged in the writing of the<br />
dissertation may apply in writing to the dean for an extension, which ordinarily cannot exceed<br />
two years.<br />
To be considered making satisfactory academic progress in order to continue receiving federal<br />
Title IV funds (student loans), full-time students normally must complete all the course<br />
requirements within the first four years of the program or a minimum of one-third the required<br />
number of credits, depending on area of specialization and prerequisites needed. Students in the<br />
fifth and sixth years prepare for the comprehensive exam and begin research for the dissertation.<br />
<strong>The</strong> remaining years are devoted to completion of the dissertation, which must be defended by<br />
the second semester of the seventh year.<br />
<strong>The</strong> PhD Program<br />
<strong>The</strong> program leading to the PhD in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School provides advanced academic training in<br />
broad areas of Judaic scholarship with intensive specialization in one area in preparation for an<br />
academic career. <strong>The</strong> degree certifies that the recipient is qualified to teach a wide range of<br />
Judaica on the undergraduate level and to train graduate students in his/her field of<br />
specialization. It also requires the knowledge of foreign languages and may require course work<br />
at other institutions participating in a consortium with <strong>The</strong> Graduate School. It is a full-time<br />
program.<br />
Students working toward the PhD may specialize in<br />
• Ancient Judaism<br />
• Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages<br />
• <strong>Jewish</strong> History<br />
• <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature<br />
• <strong>Jewish</strong> Thought<br />
• Liturgy<br />
• Medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
• Midrash and Scriptural Interpretation<br />
• Modern <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
• Talmud and Rabbinics<br />
Upon successful completion of all requirements for the PhD other than the dissertation, a student<br />
may apply for the degree of MPhil.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Graduate School offers a number of substantial merit fellowships for students pursuing PhD<br />
studies. All entering students are automatically considered for these fellowships. <strong>The</strong>se include<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Arete Fellowship, made possible by Betsy and Edward E. Cohen<br />
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• <strong>The</strong> Professor Saul Lieberman and Dr. Judith Berlin Lieberman Graduate Fellowships in<br />
Talmudic Studies, made possible by the Dr. Bernard Heller Foundation<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Dr. Bernard Heller Fellowship<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Rabbi Seymour Siegel Scholarship<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Rabbi Benjamin Plotkin Fellowship<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Gerson D. Cohen Fellowship; the Stroock Fellowship in Ancient Judaism;<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Anna and William Blanksteen Fellowship for the study of European <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Civilization<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Robert Lee Kohns Foundation Graduate Fellowship<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Michael Klebanoff Graduate Fellowship<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Jacob Shatzsky Memorial Fellowship<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Stanley J. Friedman Graduate Fellowship in <strong>Jewish</strong> History<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Louis and Alice Shimberg Fellowship<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Betsy and Edward E. Cohen Fellowship<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Elbogen Fellowship<br />
All entering and continuing PhD students are automatically considered for these fellowships.<br />
Application Procedures<br />
Application forms may be obtained by visiting the Graduate School Admissions page or from the<br />
Office of Admissions, <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 3080 Broadway, New York, NY 10027; (212) 678-<br />
8022.<br />
An applicant for admission as a degree candidate must submit the following:<br />
• A completed application form together with the $50 fee;<br />
• An official transcript of academic records from each college and university previously<br />
attended;<br />
• Official scores of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test<br />
(MAT);<br />
• Three letters of academic recommendation;<br />
• A sample of written academic research in English in the field of study.<br />
An interview with a member of the admissions committee and/or department chairperson is<br />
recommended and may be required.<br />
Applicants whose native language is other than English and who have not been educated at a<br />
college where English is the language of instruction must submit official scores of the Test of<br />
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum TOEFL score of 100 (Internet-based) is<br />
required. <strong>The</strong> Graduate School also may require that nonnative English speakers prove<br />
satisfactory proficiency by scoring at level 10 on the placement test administered by Columbia<br />
University's American Language Program (ALP). For more information, please contact <strong>The</strong><br />
Graduate School's Admissions Office at (212) 678-8022.<br />
Requirements<br />
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Residence<br />
Two consecutive academic years of full-time residence are required of all students in the PhD<br />
program.<br />
Full-time residence demands that advanced study be the student's principal responsibility. <strong>The</strong><br />
student must be free to devote himself/herself primarily to study and research, schedule courses<br />
without limitations on hours, participate fully in Graduate School and departmental activities,<br />
and arrange conferences with the adviser and other faculty members. A student fulfilling fulltime<br />
residence may accept outside employment only with permission of the dean.<br />
Find information concerning student status following completion of the two-year residence<br />
requirement.<br />
First-year Review<br />
<strong>The</strong> candidacy of each first-year PhD student will be reviewed after the first year of residence,<br />
generally in the student's third semester. <strong>The</strong> student's department, in conjunction with the dean,<br />
will review the progress the student has made to date and assess the student's potential to<br />
complete the degree. If the department or the dean is not satisfied with the student's progress or<br />
potential, the student will be dropped from the PhD program but will be allowed to complete the<br />
academic year in progress.<br />
Hebrew<br />
All entering students must take the Hebrew placement examination and, generally, demonstrate<br />
knowledge of at least two years of college-level Hebrew, placing into HEB 2203 or higher in<br />
both the reading comprehension and grammar modules. Progress beyond this level is part of the<br />
first-year review. To receive the degree, students must demonstrate a proficiency in Hebrew<br />
equivalent to the level of HEB 5303 (advanced) in both the reading comprehension and grammar<br />
modules. Beginning with the first semester of matriculation, students must study Hebrew every<br />
semester until this proficiency is attained.<br />
Prior to taking the Comprehensive Examination, doctoral students are required to pass a<br />
proficiency exam in reading Hebrew academic texts, for which HEB 5999: Reading <strong>Academic</strong><br />
Texts provides the requisite skills.<br />
Prerequisite Courses<br />
In addition to department or program requirements, all students must complete the year-long<br />
interdisciplinary seminar MDS 5101-5102: Classics of the <strong>Jewish</strong> Tradition I and II; demonstrate<br />
that the course material was taken for credit previously; or may show proficiency by<br />
examination. This seminar is to be taken during the first year of graduate study.<br />
Students who have never studied Bible in the original with a scholarly perspective are required to<br />
take BIB 5011: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible. Students who have never studied Talmud in<br />
the original are required to take TAL 5025: Introduction to Text Study, for which BIB 5011 and<br />
Hebrew proficiency at the level of HEB 2201 are prerequisites. Individual departments and<br />
programs may also require additional course work from students where appropriate. (See<br />
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department listings for details.) All of these requirements are in addition to the 30-credit<br />
minimum.<br />
Course Work<br />
A minimum of thirty credits of graduate course work beyond the master's degree in Judaica is<br />
required. Twenty-one credits are to be in the area of specialization and ancillary subjects; the<br />
remainder may be distributed according to the student's needs. All programs must be worked out<br />
in consultation with the departmental or program adviser and require the adviser's advance<br />
approval.<br />
As part of the thirty-credit minimum, PhD students are required to take at least one graduatelevel<br />
course in religion (which may include <strong>The</strong>ory and Method in Study of Religion, History of<br />
Religion, or similar courses approved by <strong>The</strong> Graduate School) or a discipline-specific<br />
methodologies course at one of the institutions in the consortium.<br />
Consortium<br />
<strong>The</strong> Graduate School has a consortium agreement on the PhD level with numerous institutions,<br />
including Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University, Fordham University,<br />
New York University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Princeton <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>,<br />
Princeton University, Union <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School<br />
of Arts and Sciences, and Yale University. Students may be required to take courses in other<br />
universities for supplementary study in the area of their specialty. A student may receive credit<br />
for courses taken at these institutions only with the advance approval of the adviser and registers<br />
for them at JTS. <strong>The</strong>se credits are not considered transfer credits. <strong>The</strong> host institution reserves<br />
the right to give its own students priority enrollment.<br />
Transfer Credit<br />
A student who wishes to request transfer credit for graduate-level courses taken at other<br />
institutions of higher learning must submit an official transcript with complete course<br />
descriptions to the dean, who will consult with the appropriate department. Credits counted<br />
toward another degree will not be considered. <strong>The</strong> maximum number of credits accepted for<br />
transfer is 9. No credit will be accepted for transfer from courses in which a grade lower than a B<br />
was earned. To be considered for transfer, credits may be no older than ten years.<br />
Foreign Language Requirements<br />
Every PhD candidate must demonstrate reading proficiency in German and at least one other<br />
modern research language to be determined by the candidate's department or program. Some<br />
departments or programs require proficiency in additional languages as well. Proficiency can be<br />
demonstrated by one of three options. First, by examination. Foreign language examinations are<br />
offered once each semester; for specific dates consult the academic calendar. Use of a dictionary<br />
is permitted during the exam. Second, by course work completed within the previous four years.<br />
T<br />
wo years of study of a foreign language on the undergraduate level with a grade of B or better<br />
each semester of the second year will be accepted in lieu of the examination. <strong>The</strong> third option is<br />
successful completion of the second semester of a year-long reading course with a grade of B or<br />
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etter. Foreign language requirements must be completed prior to taking the comprehensive<br />
examinations.<br />
Communication Skills<br />
Each candidate for the degree of doctor of philosophy is required to demonstrate skill in<br />
communicating scholarly findings to students or to an educated public. Students may provide<br />
evidence of such skill in one of two ways:<br />
1. <strong>The</strong> successful teaching of an undergraduate course in the candidate's field, under expert<br />
supervision, with an appraisal of performance by a qualified and experienced teacher; or<br />
2. <strong>The</strong> presentation, in a public lecture or in print and in language understandable to the<br />
educated public, of the findings and significant implications of his or her research.<br />
<strong>The</strong> adviser will confirm in writing to the dean that the requirement has been fulfilled.<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Most departments require a comprehensive examination in the field of specialization and related<br />
ancillary subjects. It is to be taken upon completion of all required course work and foreign<br />
language examinations. <strong>The</strong> comprehensive examination will be graded on the following scale:<br />
pass with distinction, pass, or fail. A student who fails the examination may take it once more. A<br />
second failure automatically terminates the student's participation in the PhD program.<br />
Dissertation<br />
Upon completion of all course and examination requirements, the student must select an<br />
appropriate dissertation topic for an original contribution to the area of research. A written<br />
proposal must be submitted to the adviser for approval, after which the student brings the<br />
dissertation proposal to a committee of three faculty members, including the adviser, for a formal<br />
defense of the proposal. (If the committee does not approve the proposal, the student may submit<br />
one revised proposal. If the revised proposal is not approved, the student's participation in the<br />
PhD program is automatically terminated.) Both the proposal and the proposal committee's<br />
approval are then submitted to <strong>The</strong> Graduate School office for final approval. <strong>The</strong> dissertation is<br />
written under the direct guidance of the adviser who approved the proposal and a second member<br />
of the faculty selected by the adviser and the student in consultation with the dean. Dissertations<br />
are written in English.<br />
After the dissertation is approved by the adviser and the second reader, it is defended before a<br />
committee. <strong>The</strong> committee consists of at least five members: the adviser, the second reader, and<br />
three other faculty members, one of whom is from another JTS department, and one of whom is<br />
from another institution. <strong>The</strong> committee will be determined by the dean, the adviser, and the<br />
student. Copies of the approved dissertation must be submitted to the office of <strong>The</strong> Graduate<br />
School for distribution to the members of the committee at least eight weeks before the defense.<br />
A student must apply for permission to defend the dissertation during the registration period of<br />
the semester in which he/she plans to defend. <strong>The</strong> defense committee may approve the<br />
dissertation as submitted, accept it with minor or major revisions, or reject it. If major revisions<br />
are required, a subcommittee will be appointed by the defense-committee chair and adviser in<br />
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consultation with the dean to review the revised dissertation. Rejection of a dissertation<br />
automatically terminates the student's participation in the PhD program.<br />
After final approval by the defense committee or the subcommittee, the dissertation shall be<br />
prepared in final form for deposit at least six weeks before commencement. Guidelines for the<br />
preparation and deposit of doctoral dissertations are available in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School office.<br />
Completion of Requirements<br />
A candidate must complete all requirements for the PhD degree including courses, demonstration<br />
of foreign language proficiency, comprehensive examination, and deposit of the dissertation in<br />
no more than seven years from the date of formal admission to the PhD program. <strong>The</strong> dean<br />
regularly reviews student files to ascertain that appropriate progress is being made toward the<br />
completion of degree requirements. However, candidates engaged in the writing of the<br />
dissertation may apply in writing to the dean for an extension, which ordinarily cannot exceed<br />
two years.<br />
To be considered making satisfactory academic progress in order to continue receiving federal<br />
Title IV funds (student loans), full-time students normally must complete all the course<br />
requirements within the first three years of the program or a minimum of one-third the required<br />
number of credits, depending on area of specialization and prerequisites needed. Students in the<br />
fourth and fifth years prepare for the comprehensive examination and begin research for the<br />
dissertation. <strong>The</strong> sixth and seventh years are devoted to completion of the dissertation, which<br />
must be defended by the second semester of the seventh year.<br />
Special Doctoral Program<br />
Joint Doctoral/Ordination Program<br />
Students who wish to study simultaneously for the PhD degree and rabbinic ordination may<br />
apply to <strong>The</strong> Graduate School and <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School for admission to the joint<br />
doctoral/ordination program. Students currently enrolled in <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School are also<br />
eligible to apply, no earlier than the fourth year of rabbinical school. Each school will follow its<br />
own admissions procedures.<br />
Upon the approval of the student's doctoral adviser, the course requirements for the PhD can be<br />
met in part by courses taken in <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School in the student's field of concentration. All<br />
requirements for the doctoral degree (course work, foreign languages, examinations, and<br />
dissertation) remain in effect. To be considered for fellowships, students must take a minimum of<br />
15 doctoral program credits per year.<br />
Nonmatriculated Students<br />
Students who wish to take courses, either as auditors or for credit, but who do not intend to earn<br />
a degree, may be admitted as nonmatriculated students. Applicants must submit a completed<br />
application form together with the thirty-five-dollar fee and an official transcript indicating<br />
satisfactory completion of a bachelor's degree.<br />
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Any nonmatriculated student placed on academic probation is subject to dismissal from <strong>The</strong><br />
Graduate School.<br />
Students who wish to be accepted as degree candidates at a later date may apply up to 9 credits<br />
of the work done as nonmatriculated students within the previous ten years.<br />
<strong>Academic</strong> Standards<br />
Attendance<br />
Regular attendance is expected. Instructors shall have the right to stipulate attendance<br />
requirements and penalties that may be incurred as a result of failure to comply with these<br />
requirements, provided that they so stipulate within the first two weeks of the semester.<br />
Grades<br />
<strong>The</strong> grading system is as follows: A, excellent; B, good; C, fair; D, poor; F, failure. No credit<br />
will be given for grades of C- or lower.<br />
Once a grade has been received in the Registrar's Office, it may be changed by the course<br />
instructor only upon written application from the instructor to the dean of the school in which the<br />
student is enrolled. <strong>The</strong> dean's approval will be required.<br />
Graduate students are permitted to take one course per year pass/fail, with the permission of the<br />
departmental or program adviser.<br />
Auditing<br />
<strong>The</strong> grade R signifies that the student has attended classes and completed all course work except<br />
for the final exam and/or paper. Students must notify the Office of the Registrar, in writing, by<br />
the date stipulated in the academic calendar, of their intention to audit. Failure to do so will mean<br />
that the course is being taken for credit. No credit will be given for courses taken for the grade R;<br />
such courses will not count toward fulfilling the requirements for the degree.<br />
Withdrawal<br />
With the permission of the dean, students may withdraw from a course by the date listed in the<br />
academic calendar. In such cases, the symbol W will appear on the transcript. Students who<br />
discontinue attendance in a course and who fail to withdraw formally within the designated<br />
period will receive the appropriate alternate letter grade.<br />
<strong>Academic</strong> Probation<br />
An MA or DHL student who receives in any one semester one grade of D (or lower) or two<br />
grades of C (or lower) will be placed on academic probation the following semester. To be<br />
restored to good standing, a student must register for course work for the next semester<br />
equivalent to the number of credits which led to the probation and may neither receive a grade<br />
lower than B- nor take an Incomplete during the semester of probation. Failure to meet this<br />
standard will constitute grounds for dismissal. <strong>The</strong> student shall have the right to appeal in<br />
accordance with the Student Disciplinary Procedures, available in the Office of the Registrar.<br />
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A PhD student who receives a grade lower than B will be placed on academic probation the<br />
following semester. To be restored to good standing, the student must register for the next<br />
semester and may neither receive a grade lower than B nor take an Incomplete during the<br />
semester of probation. Failure to meet this standard will constitute grounds for dismissal. <strong>The</strong><br />
student shall have the right to appeal in accordance with the Student Disciplinary Procedures,<br />
available in the Office of the Registrar.<br />
Students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School are permitted no more than one semester of probation toward<br />
any degree.<br />
Incompletes<br />
A student who, for compelling reasons, finds it necessary to postpone the submission of required<br />
course work may petition for an Incomplete (INC). <strong>The</strong> student must obtain a Request for<br />
Incomplete Form from the Office of the Registrar. This form must contain all information<br />
requested, including a description of the work to be completed and the due date, which cannot be<br />
later than the date specified in the academic calendar. <strong>The</strong> form must be signed by the student,<br />
instructor, and dean or academic adviser. <strong>The</strong> form must be returned to the registrar's office. <strong>The</strong><br />
last day to request an INC and submit the form is indicated in the <strong>Academic</strong> Calendar.<br />
All outstanding course work must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar no later than the<br />
date specified in the <strong>Academic</strong> Calendar. Generally, this date is six weeks from the end of the<br />
final examination period.<br />
<strong>The</strong> registrar shall record that the work has been submitted and provide a written receipt to the<br />
student for the work received. <strong>The</strong> registrar will transmit the completed work to the instructor.<br />
No work should be sent or given directly to the instructor by the student. <strong>The</strong> student is advised<br />
to retain a copy of all work submitted to the registrar's office.<br />
After a student has the receipt for the submitted work, the grade of INC shall remain on the<br />
student's transcript until a grade has been submitted by the instructor.<br />
If a student fails to submit the outstanding work to the Registrar's Office by the specified due<br />
date, the grade of INC will be converted to the alternate letter grade previously submitted by the<br />
instructor. This alternate grade reflects the instructor's assessment of a student's performance<br />
taking into account the fact that work is missing. Students should be aware that the missing work<br />
may have been counted as an F (or 0) in the computation of the final grade for the course.<br />
In special circumstances, the dean has the authority to grant an extension for the submission of<br />
overdue work as long as it is agreeable to the instructor. This extension must be sent in writing<br />
by the dean to the Registrar's Office.<br />
Students may not request an INC for any course during the semester of their graduation.<br />
Absence from Final Examinations<br />
A student who, because of illness or personal emergency, cannot be present for a scheduled final<br />
examination must inform the Registrar's Office as soon as possible to indicate the reasons for the<br />
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absence. <strong>The</strong> Registrar's Office will inform the instructor and the dean of the student's absence.<br />
<strong>The</strong> student must arrange with the instructor for a makeup examination if the student still cannot<br />
be present for the regularly scheduled makeup examination day. <strong>The</strong> instructor will inform the<br />
Registrar's Office of the arrangement and provide the office with the exam so that it can be given<br />
to the student.<br />
Students may not request incompletes in advance for an in-class final examination. <strong>The</strong> student<br />
must take the makeup examination as soon as possible, but no later than the date indicated in the<br />
<strong>Academic</strong> Calendar governing the completion of outstanding work.<br />
Leave of Absence<br />
Students who, for compelling reasons, are unable to take courses or continue with appropriate<br />
academic progress in a particular semester may request a leave of absence from the dean and<br />
must register for a leave of absence each semester until they resume their studies.<br />
MA students may generally not be granted a leave of absence for more than one semester; DHL<br />
and PhD students, for not more than two semesters. During the period of leave, a student may not<br />
take an examination, written or oral, be advised by the academic adviser, or submit any part of a<br />
thesis or dissertation required for the completion of a degree.<br />
Continuous Registration<br />
<strong>The</strong> Continuous Registration category applies to matriculated students who, for extenuating<br />
academic circumstances, cannot register for graduate school courses in a given semester but will<br />
still receive academic advisement. Students who have completed all course work and who are<br />
eligible for Extended Residence may not enroll as Continuous Registration.<br />
Graduate school students may enroll in the Continuous Registration category for no more than<br />
one semester while in residence in New York.<br />
Graduate school students who are dually enrolled in the JTS rabbinical or cantorial schools and<br />
who cannot take courses in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School during their required semester or year in Israel<br />
should enroll as Continuous Registration in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School.<br />
Distance-learning students who are unable to take courses due to course availability issues must<br />
register as Continuous Registration to maintain their status as current students.<br />
MA students who have not completed their course work but take courses only during the summer<br />
sessions must register for Continuous Registration each semester. Students must attend at least<br />
one summer session each year to be eligible.<br />
Written approval must be obtained from a dean of <strong>The</strong> Graduate School to register for the<br />
Continuous Registration category.<br />
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H. L. Miller Cantorial School and College of<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Music<br />
<strong>The</strong> H. L. Miller Cantorial School and College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music offers a five-year course of study<br />
that fosters spiritual growth while leading to cantorial investiture. As a member of the clergy, the<br />
cantor leads the community in prayer, teaches the texts of the liturgy, and shares pastoral duties<br />
with the rabbi. Cantors are authorities on <strong>Jewish</strong> music for the <strong>Jewish</strong> and general community.<br />
<strong>The</strong> H. L. Miller Cantorial School and College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music are two schools devoted to<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> musical studies; they train selected advanced students as hazzanim for congregational<br />
service or to be teachers of <strong>Jewish</strong> music, choral directors, composers, or scholars. <strong>The</strong> H. L.<br />
Miller Cantorial School awards the diploma of hazzan and the College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music awards<br />
the master of sacred music degree. Students preparing for the cantorate are enrolled in both<br />
schools and are expected to complete the diploma program and the master of sacred music<br />
degree simultaneously, preferably within a five-year period.<br />
It should be noted that the curriculum of the H. L. Miller Cantorial School and the degree<br />
programs of the College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music require full-time attendance. Part-time and nonmatriculated<br />
students may be accepted for admission under special circumstances and by<br />
permission of the dean.<br />
<strong>The</strong> demands of a rapidly changing world call for new approaches to the way in which we will<br />
train the next generation of hazzanim. While there are many congregations looking for the<br />
hazzan who will specialize in the musical and liturgical life of his or her congregants, there are<br />
certainly many synagogues that are looking for the multi-faceted hazzan who can serve the<br />
congregation in myriad ways. Likewise, there are students in our school who themselves are<br />
looking to find different ways to reach out and connect with Klal Yisrael.<br />
<strong>The</strong> new curriculum of the H. L. Miller Cantorial School begins to address those needs by<br />
offering three different tracks: the traditional hazzan-musician, the hazzan-educator and the<br />
hazzan-pastor. <strong>The</strong>re is a core of courses common to each, but also a diminution of certain<br />
courses combined with an increase in others for the student who is pursuing one of these hybrid<br />
roles. Regardless of the path pursued, all students will have a number of new courses that will<br />
address the needs of the contemporary congregation. "Tradition and Change" has been the motto<br />
of our movement for generations and it certainly applies when looking at the future of the<br />
cantorate. <strong>The</strong>re is much that is good and necessary in what has been the traditional education of<br />
the American hazzan, but there is also much that is new and different for a hazzan to know when<br />
honing his or her craft today.<br />
<strong>The</strong> hazzan is a shaliah tzibbur, an agent or representative of the community. However, he or<br />
she, like the kohen who also serves as the agent of the people—he is sheluha didan, our agent, to<br />
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use the Talmud's formulation—is also sheluha derahmana, an agent of the Holy One. <strong>The</strong>refore,<br />
the Cantorial School needs to train hazzanim to serve in both roles.<br />
Sheluha didan - A hazzan needs to be sensitive to the needs, abilities and desires of the<br />
congregation she is serving, and to the general characteristics of the contemporary congregation.<br />
This means that he needs training in the use of popular tunes, which many contemporary<br />
congregants find inviting and moving. Basic training in the use of guitar can also help the hazzan<br />
be effective in more informal settings or within the service itself. For those congregants who are<br />
musically gifted and/or motivated she needs training in forming and conducting a choir.<br />
Sheluha derahmana - Together with being responsive to the predilections of his congregants, the<br />
hazzan also has an opportunity and an obligation to educate and inspire the kahal, thereby<br />
helping it to gain an appreciation for the sacred musical traditions of the <strong>Jewish</strong> people and their<br />
religious and aesthetic power. This is accomplished through the use of nusah and the judicial<br />
introduction of cantorial pieces, both traditional and contemporary, into the service. To achieve<br />
these goals it is important that the aspiring hazzan receive training in nusah hatefillah, cantorial<br />
recitatives and the history of sacred music. He should also study the history of liturgy as well as<br />
the liturgical texts themselves. This last component is particularly important for enabling the<br />
hazzan to match music to words in a way that will inspire the kahal. Additionally, her education<br />
should prepare her to teach the congregation about the history, aesthetics and meaning of sacred<br />
music, as well as the links between liturgy and music, in an effective manner.<br />
A third component of the education of hazzanim is necessitated by the realities of contemporary<br />
congregations. In addition to leading services, hazzanim are often also expected to train bnai and<br />
bnot mitzvah, to teach in the synagogue school, to teach adult education courses, to serve in a<br />
pastoral role and to write a column for the synagogue bulletin. Moreover, in congregations that<br />
have no rabbi they are expected to serve in many of the roles that are normally those of the rabbi.<br />
<strong>The</strong>refore, a hazzan should have the opportunity to get training in education, pastoral work, and<br />
practical rabbinics.<br />
Finally, as a clergy person the hazzan is often expected to serve as a religious exemplar. This<br />
means that students need to be acculturated to a <strong>Jewish</strong>ly committed way of life in the classroom<br />
and outside of it. This goal can be achieved through courses in practical halakhah and intensive<br />
involvement in religious experiences in the context of JTS as well as the larger <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
community.<br />
Notes on the New Curriculum<br />
<strong>The</strong> expanding and evolving roles of the contemporary hazzan inform this new curriculum. It<br />
defines the course of study that is required of all students who are to be invested as hazzanim<br />
while creating tracks for professional specialization. <strong>The</strong> Hazzan-Educator and Hazzan-Pastor<br />
tracks will now be offered to our students in addition to the traditional Hazzan-Master of Sacred<br />
Music (MSM). This reconfiguration allows Cantorial school courses to follow the regular JTS<br />
horarium, enabling qualified students in the other schools to take Miller school courses and<br />
likewise allowing cantorial students more readily to enroll in courses outside the Miller school.<br />
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To make room for professional tracks while still retaining the essential core of Cantorial studies,<br />
the existing required nusah courses have been reconstructed so that the essential material can be<br />
covered in one semester as opposed to the original two semester format. A second semester of<br />
intensive study is required of those students pursuing the MSM, but offered as an elective for<br />
those in the other tracks. By concentrating the core material into one semester of intensive work,<br />
any student at JTS, cantorial or other, will be able to learn the essential material specific to the<br />
course, and those who wish to delve further into that material will have a second semester<br />
available to them as an elective. Similarly, the History of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music (previously known as<br />
Bibliographic Survey) will be compacted from three semesters into two required semesters by<br />
removing the performance elements of the course. A third semester which will focus on the<br />
performance elements removed from the first two will be required only of the MSM students<br />
while offered to the non-MSM students as an elective. It should be possible to make the same<br />
arrangement with the nusah theory sequence, with the first two semesters (Scales, Modes and<br />
Motifs) required for all, and the third (nusah theory) offered as an elective for those specializing<br />
in one of the other tracks while remaining a required course for the MSM students.<br />
Faculty<br />
Associate Professor<br />
Boaz Tarsi<br />
Assistant Professors<br />
Neil Levin<br />
Henry Rosenblum, dean<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor<br />
Gerald Cohen<br />
Edwin Seroussi<br />
Adjunct Instructors<br />
Joel Caplan<br />
Perry Fine<br />
Marlena Fuerstman<br />
Natasha Hirschhorn<br />
Adah Hyman<br />
Robert Kieval<br />
Jacob Mendelson<br />
JoAnn Rice<br />
Joyce Rosenzweig<br />
Ada Spitzer<br />
Faith Steinsnyder<br />
Coaches of Hazzanut<br />
Lawrence Avery<br />
Rafi Frieder<br />
Alberto Mizrahi<br />
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Richard Nadel<br />
Martha Novick<br />
Admissions Information<br />
<strong>The</strong> dean welcomes any person considering cantorial school to come for a preliminary<br />
discussion. <strong>The</strong>re are many issues to consider, and early advice could be of great benefit to an<br />
applicant.<br />
Candidates must be <strong>Jewish</strong> according to halakhah and are expected to be living according to<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> tradition. <strong>The</strong> mitzvot should guide the lives of all cantorial school candidates. <strong>The</strong>se<br />
mitzvot include, but are not limited to: traditional observance of Shabbat and festivals, regular<br />
daily prayer with tallit and tefillin, observance of dietary laws, active participation in talmud<br />
Torah, and acts of gemilut hasadim. Women candidates are required to accept equality of<br />
obligation for the mitzvot from which women have been traditionally exempted, including tallit,<br />
tefillin, and tefillah.<br />
While Conservative Judaism recognizes the validity of pluralism in religious expression within<br />
the boundaries delineated by the Movement, the dean and faculty reserve the right to determine<br />
the degree of observance required of candidates and students. It is recognized that applicants<br />
may be in the course of deepening their <strong>Jewish</strong> commitments. Personal religious guidance is<br />
available for students from the dean or an adviser at any time.<br />
An undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university must be earned before the<br />
anticipated date of registration in the H. L. Miller Cantorial School. Applicants preparing for the<br />
cantorate must have a professional-quality singing voice, or a voice that shows clear indication<br />
of acquiring this quality in a few years. <strong>The</strong> candidate should have a knowledge of the rudiments<br />
of music, as well as some ear training, sight-singing skill and, preferably, some instrumental<br />
background.<br />
<strong>The</strong> faculty may consider the admission of unusually gifted students who have not completed a<br />
BA or BS degree to become candidates for the diploma of hazzan and the bachelor of sacred<br />
music.<br />
<strong>The</strong> admissions committee meets twice yearly, in December and January. Entrance examinations<br />
include an audition, an individual interview, and tests aimed at determining music aptitude and<br />
levels of Hebraic and general music knowledge. Candidates for admission are requested to<br />
prepare two musical selections: one classical secular piece to be prepared for performance with<br />
piano accompaniment, and one prayer setting from the <strong>Jewish</strong> liturgy to be chanted a cappella.<br />
An applicant who, in the opinion of the faculty, does not meet all of the educational<br />
requirements, but is otherwise qualified may be accepted conditionally. <strong>The</strong> conditional status<br />
will be removed when the student has reached a satisfactory level of knowledge in the area of the<br />
deficiency.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> candidacy of all students in the cantorial program will be reviewed during the students'<br />
second semester of residence in New York. <strong>The</strong> faculty, in conjunction with the dean, will<br />
review the progress each student has made to date and assess the student's potential to complete<br />
the degree successfully. If the faculty and the dean are not satisfied with either the student's<br />
progress or potential, they may exercise their prerogative of terminating the student's<br />
participation in the program.<br />
All admissions inquiries and requests for applications should be addressed tothe dean, H. L.<br />
Miller Cantorial School and College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music, 3080 Broadway, New York, NY 10027-<br />
4649; or contact the schools at(212) 678-8037 or cantorial@jtsa.edu.<br />
<strong>The</strong> material necessary for application must be submitted by November 15 for December<br />
auditions and by December 15 for January auditions. Submissions should include:<br />
• A completed application form together with the $50 fee<br />
• Official transcripts of all post-secondary studies<br />
• A CD or tape recording<br />
Applicants whose native language is not English may be required to take the Test of English as a<br />
Foreign Language (TOEFL).<br />
Course of Study<br />
Year One<br />
<strong>The</strong> first year of the cantorial investiture program and the academic degree program is generally<br />
spent in Israel at a program especially designed for cantorial students. It includes intensive<br />
Hebrew language study; selected chapters of rabbinic texts and <strong>Jewish</strong> law codes; a survey of the<br />
Tanakh; an introduction to the chant of the weekday prayer service and the cantillation of the<br />
Pentateuch and Haftarot; and courses on ancient and modern Israel. Students are expected to<br />
continue their voice training privately with voice teachers in Israel and are responsible for the<br />
costs involved over and above the costs of the program itself. Financial aid for the year in Israel<br />
is awarded on the same basis as for the training in New York.<br />
Continuation of cantorial studies on the second-year level presupposes the successful completion<br />
of the first-year curriculum with at least a B average. It is also necessary to have the<br />
recommendation of the faculty committee that assesses the academic and musical progress of<br />
beginning students.<br />
Year Two and Beyond<br />
Students who successfully complete the first-year curriculum will continue studying in three<br />
main areas: general music, <strong>Jewish</strong> music, and Judaica text study.<br />
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Required courses in general music include ear training, music theory and harmony, choral<br />
conducting, choral singing, guitar and piano. Students may be exempted from some of these<br />
courses on the basis of a proficiency examination and the permission of the instructor.<br />
Students must continue studies in voice on a private basis and are solely responsible for the costs<br />
involved. To assist students in judging their vocal progress, the faculty will periodically sit as a<br />
vocal board. Students will be notified early in the term regarding dates and preparation for vocal<br />
board sessions.<br />
<strong>The</strong> results of a Hebrew language placement examination taken at the end of the Israel year<br />
determine the courses a student will need to complete the Hebrew language requirement.<br />
Students are expected to place into HEB 2201 or higher upon their return from Israel. If<br />
necessary, a student will be required to attend a JTS summer session prior to year two to meet<br />
this requirement. After completion of HEB 5203, two semesters of liturgical Hebrew are<br />
required for all students, as well as a course in Hebrew grammar.<br />
Following a fourth-year seminar with the dean, fifth-year cantorial students will join their fellow<br />
senior rabbinical students in a year-long colloquium as part of their professional skills training.<br />
Four one-year courses in nusah are required. <strong>The</strong>se courses are team taught and consist of theory,<br />
practicum, and individual coaching sessions. Each year, students will participate in nusah<br />
presentations, representative of their work in a simulated synagogue atmosphere. <strong>The</strong> nusah<br />
faculty and the dean will evaluate performances and counsel the students. <strong>The</strong> Guidelines to<br />
Nusah Presentation are available in the dean's office.<br />
Students studying at the H. L. Miller Cantorial School must completethirty-two credits of<br />
classwork, including master's essay supervision at the College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music. A thesis adviser<br />
will be chosen by each student in the third year of study. Three typed copies of the essay are to<br />
be filed in the office of the dean no later than mid-April of the following year.<br />
Required Course Distribution for the Hazzan-MSM track<br />
Year One (in Israel)<br />
FALL<br />
Bible<br />
Hebrew Ulpan Liturgical Hebrew Halakhah <strong>The</strong>ory and Musicianship Nusah and Cantillation<br />
Ethnomusicology<br />
Introduction to Liturgy Coaching<br />
SPRING<br />
Bible<br />
Hebrew Ulpan<br />
Halakhah<br />
Liturgical Hebrew <strong>The</strong>ory and Musicianship<br />
Nusah and Cantillation<br />
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History of <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Introduction to Liturgy Coaching<br />
Year Two<br />
FALL<br />
HEB 2201: Intermediate Hebrew I<br />
HAZ 4110: Advanced Cantillation I<br />
HAZ 4210: Nusah for Shabbat I<br />
HAZ 4220: Shabbat Nusah Practicum I<br />
HAZ 4400: Coaching<br />
HAZ 4420: Cantorial Seminar I<br />
JMU 4010: Bibliographic and Historical Survey of Synagogue Music Literature I<br />
MUS 4110: Chorus<br />
MUS 4210: Beginning Music <strong>The</strong>ory I<br />
MUS 4310: Beginning Musicianship I BIB 5012: Introduction to Bible<br />
SPRING<br />
HEB 5203: Intermediate Hebrew II<br />
HAZ 4111: Advanced Cantillation II<br />
HAZ 4211: Nusah for Shabbat II<br />
HAZ 4221: Shabbat Nusah Practicum II<br />
HAZ 4400: Coaching<br />
HAZ 4421: Cantorial Seminar II<br />
JMU 4011: Bibliographic and Historical Survey of Synagogue Music Literature II<br />
LIT 5333: Liturgy of Shabbat and the Three Festivals<br />
CDE 4111: Practical Halakha MUS 4111: Chorus<br />
MUS 4211: Beginning Music <strong>The</strong>ory II<br />
MUS 4311: Beginning Musicianship II<br />
Year Three<br />
FALL<br />
HEB 5009: Hebrew Grammar<br />
HEB 5105: Liturgical Hebrew I<br />
HAZ 4240: Nusah for the Days of Awe I<br />
HAZ 4250: Days of Awe Nusah Practicum I<br />
HAZ 4400: Coaching<br />
HAZ 4410: Scales, Modes, and Motifs I<br />
LIT 5175: Liturgy of the Days of Awe<br />
MUS 4112: Chorus<br />
MUS 4212: Intermediate Music <strong>The</strong>ory I<br />
MUS 4312: Intermediate Musicianship I<br />
MUS 4300: Piano for the classroom and choir JMU 5996: Master's <strong>The</strong>sis Seminar<br />
SPRING<br />
HEB 5106: Liturgical Hebrew II<br />
HAZ 4241: Nusah for Days of Awe II<br />
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HAZ 4251: Days of Awe Nusah Practicum II<br />
HAZ 4411: Scales, Modes, and Motifs II<br />
HAZ 4400: Coaching<br />
JMU 4013: Bibliographic and Historical Survey of Synagogue Music Literature III<br />
MUS 4113: Chorus<br />
MUS 4213: Intermediate Music <strong>The</strong>ory II<br />
MUS 4313: Intermediate Musicianship II<br />
JMU 5997: Master's <strong>The</strong>sis Advisory BIB 4101: <strong>The</strong> Haftarot<br />
Year Four<br />
FALL<br />
HAZ 4236: Three Festivals Nusah Practicum I<br />
HAZ 4270: Nusah for the Three Festivals I<br />
HAZ 4280: Intermediate Nusah <strong>The</strong>ory I<br />
HAZ 4400: Coaching<br />
HAZ 5550: Practical Hazzanut I<br />
JMU 4500: Survey of <strong>Jewish</strong> Folk and Art Song I<br />
MUS 4114: Chorus<br />
MUS 4130: Conducting I<br />
MUS 4214: Advanced Music <strong>The</strong>ory I<br />
MUS 4314: Upper Musicianship I<br />
MUS 4350: Guitar worksop and music for the contemporary Synagogue JMU 5998: Master's<br />
<strong>The</strong>sis Advisory<br />
SPRING<br />
HAZ 4237: Three Festivals Nusah Practicum II<br />
HAZ 4271:Nusah for the Three Festivals II<br />
HAZ 4400: Coaching<br />
JMU 4501: Survey of <strong>Jewish</strong> Folk and Art Song II<br />
MUS 4115: Chorus<br />
MUS 4131: Conducting II<br />
MUS 4215: Advanced Music <strong>The</strong>ory II<br />
MUS 4315: Upper Musicianship II<br />
JMU 5999: Master's <strong>The</strong>sis Advisory<br />
Year Five<br />
FALL<br />
HAZ 4290: Advanced Cantorial Recitative<br />
HAZ 4300: Advanced Nusah Seminar<br />
HAZ 4400: Coaching<br />
MUS 4216: Composition, Arranging, and Analysis I<br />
MUS 4316: Advanced Musicianship I<br />
MUS 5998: Senior Recital Collegium I<br />
PRO 7409: Religious Leadership Colloquium: <strong>The</strong> Rabbi and Hazzan as Religious Leaders I<br />
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SPRING<br />
HAZ 4291: Advanced Cantorial Recitative<br />
HAZ 4400: Coaching<br />
MUS 4217: Composition, Arranging, and Analysis II<br />
MUS 4317: Advanced Musicianship II<br />
MUS 5999: Senior Recital Collegium II<br />
PRO 7410: Religious Leadership Colloquium: <strong>The</strong> Rabbi and Hazzan as Religious Leaders II<br />
Coaching<br />
Students are assigned a weekly coaching lesson (HAZ 4400) beginning with their second year of<br />
studies.<br />
Chorus<br />
Students must register for at least six semesters of chorus (MUS 4110-4115).<br />
Piano Workshop<br />
Students must register for Piano Workshop (MUS 4300-4307), unless they are exempted from<br />
the course by the instructor.<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Education Requirements<br />
Students must register for at least two of the following three offerings:<br />
• EDU 5031: Skills for Teaching<br />
• EDU 5525: Translating <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ology for an Educational Setting<br />
• EDU 5055: Teaching Prayer<br />
Electives<br />
Electives may be chosen from any of <strong>The</strong> Graduate School offerings, including:<br />
• Bible<br />
• Rabbinic texts<br />
• <strong>Jewish</strong> history<br />
• <strong>Jewish</strong> thought<br />
• Pastoral care<br />
Students must complete six elective courses. <strong>The</strong> particular courses will be selected through<br />
consultation with the dean. <strong>The</strong>se courses are usually taken during the third, fourth, and fifth<br />
years.<br />
Cantorial Studies and <strong>Jewish</strong> Education<br />
Students may also earn an MA degree in <strong>Jewish</strong> Education while pursuing their cantorial studies.<br />
In addition to the courses required for the diploma of hazzan, students must taketwelve credits of<br />
graduate courses in Judaica at the 5000 level or above as well astwenty-five credits in education.<br />
Students interested in this program are encouraged to meet with the deans of the H. L. Miller<br />
Cantorial School and William Davidson Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education as early as<br />
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possible to determine the necessary course of study. A determination will also be made as to the<br />
particular courses in the College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music that may be transferable to the degree in<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Education.<br />
Joint Graduate School MA / Cantorial Investiture Program<br />
For details, please see the Special MA Programs in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School section.<br />
Graduation Requirements<br />
Graduation requirements include the successful completion of required courses, comprehensive<br />
examinations, master's thesis, and recitals in sacred and general music. Candidates for the<br />
academic degree and the diploma of hazzan are expected to complete all course work and<br />
examinations within five years. An extension of one year may be granted upon written<br />
application to the dean.<br />
Investiture<br />
Investiture as hazzan will be conferred by the chancellor, on recommendation of the dean, and is<br />
dependent upon completion of all academic and other requirements. Investiture will not be<br />
recommended if a grade of INC remains on the student's record in a required course. Investiture<br />
takes place in May of each year at JTS's commencement exercises. All students to be invested in<br />
any one year are expected to be present at all commencement day ceremonies.<br />
College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music<br />
Admission Requirements and Procedures<br />
Men and women who are college graduates and possess a general <strong>Jewish</strong> background, including<br />
knowledge of Hebrew, Bible, <strong>Jewish</strong> history, the prayerbook, and customs of the synagogue, but<br />
who are not interested in the diploma of hazzan, may, nevertheless, apply for admission to the<br />
degree programs of the College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music. Admission is determined by the admissions<br />
committee on the basis of entrance examinations and personal interviews held at JTS in<br />
December and again in spring. Applicants whose native language is not English are required to<br />
take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).<br />
All inquiries regarding admission should be addressed to the dean, H. L. Miller Cantorial School<br />
and College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music, 3080 Broadway, New York, NY 10027-4649; or contact the<br />
schools at(212) 678-8037 or cantorial@jtsa.edu.<br />
Bachelor of Sacred Music<br />
In principle, the program at the College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music is designed to meet the needs of<br />
candidates for the cantor's diploma and master of sacred music who have already acquired a<br />
bachelor's degree. Undergraduate students are strongly advised to pursue the List College <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
music major described below. Nevertheless, the faculty will consider the admission of unusually<br />
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gifted students who have not completed a BA or BS degree. <strong>The</strong>y may become candidates for the<br />
diploma of hazzan and the bachelor of sacred music. <strong>The</strong> students are expected to complete the<br />
prescribed curriculum of the H. L. Miller Cantorial School, but without the master's program<br />
requirements. Comprehensive examination and recitals, if appropriate to the field of<br />
specialization, are required for graduation.<br />
List College <strong>Jewish</strong> Music Major<br />
Qualified List College students may elect to major in <strong>Jewish</strong> music on either a pre-cantorial or a<br />
non-cantorial track, taking the requisite courses at the H. L. Miller Cantorial School. Acceptance<br />
into this major field requires the permission of the dean of the College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music. A<br />
graduate of List College who has completed the necessary courses toward the music major, and<br />
is accepted for study at the H. L. Miller Cantorial School, may receive advanced standing for<br />
studies toward a cantor's diploma. Additional information may be obtained at the Office of the<br />
College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music.<br />
Master of Sacred Music<br />
<strong>The</strong> College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music offers the master of sacred music degree in <strong>Jewish</strong> music.<br />
Normally this degree is offered in conjunction with the diploma of hazzan. Candidates who wish<br />
to acquire a master of sacred music degree without a diploma of hazzan will be considered by the<br />
faculty only in special cases, and an admissions interview for this arrangement is not<br />
unconditionally guaranteed. Candidates for this degree must demonstrate knowledge of the<br />
Hebrew language as well as competence in general and <strong>Jewish</strong> music. A minimum ofthirty-two<br />
credits of graduate work in the College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music and the submission of a satisfactory<br />
essay, prepared under faculty supervision, in either nusah, musicology, music theory, or the<br />
history of <strong>Jewish</strong> music, are also required. Candidates must demonstrate a mastery of Hebrew<br />
and may be required to demonstrate a reading knowledge of one or two European languages.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y must pass oral and written comprehensive examinations in their major and related fields of<br />
study. Recitals appropriate to the field of specialization may also be required.<br />
<strong>Academic</strong> Standards<br />
Attendance<br />
Regular class attendance is required. Instructors shall have the right to stipulate attendance<br />
requirements, and to indicate the penalties that may result from failure to comply with these<br />
requirements, within the first two weeks of the semester.<br />
Grades<br />
Letter grades indicate the following: A, excellent; B, good; C, fair; D, poor; F, failure; and R,<br />
auditor.<br />
A letter grade is assigned for each course unless it is indicated at registration that a course will be<br />
graded only on a Pass-D-Fail basis, or a request for Pass-D-Fail grading is submitted, in<br />
accordance with the procedure outlined below.<br />
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Students may register for Pass-D-Fail grades for elective courses, not including Hebrew<br />
language courses, with a maximum of one course per semester.<br />
Students electing to take courses on a Pass-D-Fail basis must indicate their preference at<br />
registration or on the appropriate form, which must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar no<br />
later than two weeks after the first day of classes, the exact date to be indicated on the academic<br />
calendar. After this date, students may not alter the basis under which they have registered for<br />
their courses that semester.<br />
Instructors will not be informed which students have elected to take their courses on a Pass-D-<br />
Fail basis. At the end of the semester, the instructor will submit letter grades for each student.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Registrar will then transcribe letter grades for students who requested a Pass-D-Fail option<br />
as follows:<br />
• <strong>The</strong> grade of P will be assigned for students who have earned a letter grade of C- or<br />
higher<br />
• <strong>The</strong> grades of D and F will be so transcribed<br />
Once the grade of P has been recorded, the instructor's letter grade will not be available to any<br />
individual, committee, or institution under any circumstances.<br />
<strong>The</strong> grade of R will indicate that a student has registered for the course as an auditor and agreed<br />
to do all coursework except a written paper and/or final examination. Such a course will neither<br />
yield academic credits nor meet departmental requirements in the H. L. Miller Cantorial School.<br />
Once a grade has been received in the Registrar's Office, it may be changed by the course<br />
instructor only upon written application by the instructor to the dean. <strong>The</strong> dean's approval is<br />
required.<br />
<strong>Academic</strong> Probation<br />
Letter grades will be assigned for each course. No credit will be given for the grades of D or F,<br />
and any student who receives one grade of D or F, or two grades of C, in any one semester will<br />
be placed on academic probation. Students are not permitted to request the grade of Incomplete<br />
(INC) during the semester of their probation. A student on academic probation will be required<br />
to take all measures necessary in order to be restored to good standing. A student who is on<br />
academic probation for more than one semester may be dismissed from the school. Students<br />
placed on academic probation can receive financial assistance for only the first semester of their<br />
probation.<br />
Incompletes<br />
A student who, for compelling reasons, finds it necessary to postpone the submission of required<br />
coursework may petition for the grade of Incomplete (INC). <strong>The</strong> student must obtain a Request<br />
for Incomplete form. This form must contain all information requested, including a description<br />
of the work to be completed and the due date, which cannot be later than the date specified in the<br />
academic calendar. <strong>The</strong> form must be signed by the student, instructor and dean. <strong>The</strong> form<br />
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should be returned to the Registrar's Office. <strong>The</strong> last day to request an Incomplete and submit the<br />
form is indicated in the <strong>Academic</strong> Calendar.<br />
All outstanding course work must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar no later than the<br />
date specified in the <strong>Academic</strong> Calendar. Generally, this date is six weeks from the end of the<br />
final examination period.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Registrar shall record that the work has been submitted and provide a written receipt to the<br />
student for the work received. <strong>The</strong> Registrar will transmit the completed work to the instructor.<br />
No work should be sent or given directly to the instructor by the student. <strong>The</strong> student is advised<br />
to retain a copy of all work submitted to the Registrar's Office.<br />
<strong>The</strong> grade of INC shall remain on the student's transcript until a grade has been submitted by the<br />
instructor.<br />
If a student fails to submit the outstanding work to the Registrar's Office by the specified due<br />
date, the grade of INC will be converted to the alternate letter grade that was previously<br />
submitted by the instructor. This alternate grade reflects the instructor's assessment of a student's<br />
performance, taking into account the fact that work is missing. Students should be aware that the<br />
missing work may have been counted as an F (or 0) in the computation of the final grade for the<br />
course.<br />
In special circumstances, the dean has the authority to grant an extension for the submission of<br />
overdue work as long as it is agreeable to the instructor. This extension must be sent in writing<br />
by the dean to the Registrar's Office.<br />
Students may not request an INC for any course during the semester of their graduation.<br />
Absence from Final Examinations<br />
A student who, because of illness or personal emergency, cannot be present for a scheduled final<br />
examination, must inform the instructor as soon as possible to indicate the reasons for the<br />
absence. <strong>The</strong> student must arrange with the instructor for a makeup examination if the student<br />
still cannot be present for the regularly scheduled makeup examination day.<br />
Students may not request Incompletes in advance for an in-class final examination. <strong>The</strong> student<br />
must take the makeup examination as soon as possible, and no later than the date indicated in the<br />
<strong>Academic</strong> Calendar governing the completion of outstanding work.<br />
<strong>Academic</strong> Calendar<br />
Please refer to the calendar for the H. L. Miller Cantorial School and College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music,<br />
which is not identical to the general JTS calendar. It is available in the H. L. Miller Cantorial<br />
School Office.<br />
Placement<br />
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<strong>The</strong> placement of students in part-time positions as hazzanim is handled by the Cantors<br />
Assembly placement service.<br />
All students receive a copy of the code of procedures for placement and are expected to observe<br />
the rules and regulations as befits the dignity of a sacred calling. For further information,<br />
students should consult the dean.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Sabin Family Music Library<br />
<strong>The</strong> Library of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong> has a steadily growing music collection that is<br />
housed in the Sabin Family Music Library. It contains manuscripts and printed materials as well<br />
as recordings of cantorial and general music of interest to music students. <strong>The</strong> Sabin Library<br />
offers opportunities for serious research as well as listening pleasure. <strong>The</strong> excellent audio<br />
equipment, complete with earphones for private listening, is augmented by a library atmosphere<br />
conducive to the appreciation of the rare material as well as the more current discs and tapes.<br />
Hours are posted in the Sabin Family Music Library.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School<br />
<strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School is a five-year integrated program of learning, spiritual development, and<br />
personal growth ending in rabbinic ordination and the award of a Master of Arts degree. Courses<br />
in Judaic studies and professional and pastoral skills are complemented by a program of field<br />
education and an academic year of study in Israel. A full description of our curriculum can be<br />
accessed here.<br />
Admissions Information<br />
<strong>The</strong> dean and director of Admissions welcome any person considering <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School to<br />
visit and have a preliminary discussion. <strong>The</strong>re are many issues to consider when applying to<br />
rabbinical school, and early advice could be of great benefit to an applicant.<br />
An undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university must be earned before the<br />
anticipated date of registration in <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School. Previous academic achievement is an<br />
important criterion for admission, since scholarly ability is essential for the rabbinate. We<br />
recommend a strong liberal arts background for prospective students; the study of history,<br />
philosophy, religion, literature, and the social or natural sciences can be excellent preparation for<br />
rabbinical school. Strong language and communication skills in both English and Hebrew are of<br />
critical importance. Two semesters of college Hebrew are required to enter the preparatory year<br />
(see Mekhinah). Applicants who wish exemption from the preparatory year are required to take<br />
at least four semesters of college Hebrew and show basic proficiency in Biblical Hebrew, Rashi,<br />
Mishnah, and Talmud.<br />
Students in JTS's List College who are interested in applying to <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School are urged<br />
to speak with their dean and with the director of Admissions of <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School at the<br />
earliest possible opportunity. <strong>The</strong> dean will direct these students to those courses that would best<br />
prepare them for entry into <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School. Applications from List College students will<br />
be considered on the same basis as applications from students from other colleges.<br />
Religious Formation<br />
One of <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School's great sources of strength is the diversity of religious<br />
backgrounds and <strong>Jewish</strong> journeys among our students. We respect and honor the many places<br />
from which our students come. Simultaneously, we share some standards of practice that make<br />
us a cohesive community. <strong>The</strong>refore, candidates for acceptance into <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School must<br />
be <strong>Jewish</strong> as defined by the Conservative Movement.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School administration recognizes that some applicants may be in the course of<br />
deepening their <strong>Jewish</strong> commitments. Preliminary discussions with the director of Admissions<br />
should also provide the opportunity for personal religious guidance.<br />
Candidates should be shomrei mitzvot (religiously observant), or at least moving in that<br />
direction; a candidate's practice should include, but not be limited to, traditional observance of<br />
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Shabbat and festivals, regular daily prayer with tallit and tefillin, Kashrut (dietary laws), Talmud<br />
Torah, and acts of gemilut hasadim. We understand that religious development takes time, and<br />
are committed to supporting our students as they grow into a life of Torah and mitzvot.<br />
Women and men have equal religious rights and obligations in <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School.<br />
We recognize the validity of pluralism in religious expression within the boundaries delineated<br />
by the Conservative Movement. However, we maintain norms of belief and practice that give<br />
coherence to our community. <strong>The</strong> dean serves as the religious teacher (mara d'atra) of <strong>The</strong><br />
Rabbinical School by setting the communal standards of practice and giving support and<br />
encouragement to students as they strive to meet them. During the five years of study, the deans,<br />
faculty, and internship mentors continue to guide and foster students' religious growth and<br />
development.<br />
Application Procedures<br />
Inquiries concerning admission can be directed to the Rabbinical School Office at (212) 678-<br />
8817 or rabschool@jtsa.edu. Inquiries should be made no later than the fall of the year preceding<br />
the desired date of admission but are, of course, welcome earlier. A preliminary discussion with<br />
the director of Admissions is required before applying to the program. A candidate may then be<br />
encouraged to submit a formal application.<br />
Download the online application. Applications for matriculation in September may be<br />
submitted November 15 the year before, but no later than February 15 of the year the student<br />
wishes to enter the program, and should include:<br />
• Application together with a $65 application fee<br />
• Official transcripts of all postsecondary studies<br />
• Official scores on the GRE aptitude tests (those whose native language is not English may take<br />
the Test of English as a Foreign Language [TOEFL])<br />
• <strong>Academic</strong> writing sample (generally not exceeding 5,000 words)<br />
• Three recommendation forms and letters<br />
• Admissions essays, sixteen pages maximum, double‐spaced (a total of eight copies)<br />
<strong>The</strong>se materials need not be submitted all at once. Materials can be submitted as they become<br />
available, but no later than February 15.<br />
<strong>The</strong> final stage of the application process occurs when the candidate, upon the approval of the<br />
faculty committee, is invited to meet with the committee on admissions. <strong>The</strong>se final interviews<br />
are generally scheduled in December and March at JTS. Interviews are also conducted in<br />
Jerusalem in early winter (applicants who apply in Israel must complete their applications by<br />
December 3). As part of the interview process, applicants are required to take a Hebrew<br />
placement examination and may be required to take a psychological assessment.<br />
<strong>The</strong> decision of the admissions committee will be communicated as soon as possible. Accepted<br />
candidates are to send in their registration forms by April 15.<br />
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All of the steps outlined here may be pursued through the offices of <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School in<br />
New York.<br />
Prerequisites for Rabbinical Study<br />
<strong>The</strong> formal program of <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School requires five years of full-time study. <strong>The</strong><br />
program builds on knowledge in various fields of Judaica, and it is assumed that many students<br />
will need to undertake preliminary work through JTS's Mekhinah Program (see below) or an<br />
alternative program such as the Conservative Yeshivah in Jerusalem prior to embarking on <strong>The</strong><br />
Rabbinical School's formal five-year program. Some students will have already acquired such<br />
knowledge, and their placement level will be demonstrated via examinations described below.<br />
<strong>The</strong> prerequisite level of knowledge and ability is as follows:<br />
• Hebrew language: As noted above, candidates are required to have completed four semesters<br />
of college‐level Hebrew by the beginning of the admissions process. <strong>The</strong> prerequisites for<br />
actually registering for first‐year rabbinical studies are, however, more stringent. <strong>The</strong>y are the<br />
equivalent of HEB 5203, as taught by JTS's Department of Hebrew Language. Achievement of<br />
this prerequisite will be tested and certified by the Department of Hebrew Language during the<br />
admissions process. Entering students whose Hebrew placement is below the HEB 5301 level<br />
may be required to attend a Hebrew language immersion program the summer before<br />
beginning formal coursework in <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School.<br />
• Tanakh: (a) Mikra'ot Gedolot: Students are required to demonstrate the ability to translate<br />
biblical verses and short passages from selected medieval commentaries.<br />
(b) Biblical Hebrew Proficiency: Students are expected to demonstrate the ability to recognize<br />
the significance of verb tense and aspect, word order, and vocalization in Biblical Hebrew.<br />
• Rabbinics: Achievement of the following two prerequisites will be tested and certified by the<br />
Department of Talmud and Rabbinics. (a) Talmud: Students will have three hours to study a<br />
selection from the Talmud, Tractate Sukkah, and answer comprehension questions. Depending<br />
on their Talmud background, students may be able to answer just a few of the queries or<br />
perhaps many. Vocabulary words are provided on the exam. <strong>The</strong> exam is not proctored, but is<br />
"closed book." (b) Mishnah: <strong>The</strong> Mishnah Entrance Examination evaluates text skills and<br />
knowledge of the Mishnaic subject matter, as well as halakhic debates and rulings of the<br />
Mishnah. Students will also be asked to explain the meaning of key words and to explain in what<br />
textual context words appear.<br />
<strong>The</strong> entrance examinations must be completed by June 30.<br />
In addition to the entrance exams, the Hebrew Department will administer a placement test<br />
during the application process and conduct follow-up interviews during orientation preceding the<br />
fall semester.<br />
All the examinations must be passed before a candidate is permitted to register in Year One of<br />
<strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School program. Questions about the exams should be directed to the director of<br />
Admissions. Those admitted candidates who choose not to take all the exams will undertake<br />
preparatory work as outlined below.<br />
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Mekhinah: <strong>The</strong> Preparatory Year<br />
Once a candidate is offered a place in <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School, he/she must consider the best way<br />
to achieve the level of proficiency required. <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School's Mekhinah program is<br />
specially designed to enable students to gain this proficiency. A student who satisfactorily<br />
completes this program will have fulfilled the prerequisite entrance requirements for <strong>The</strong><br />
Rabbinical School.<br />
Entering students whose Hebrew placement is below the HEB 5301 level may be required to<br />
attend a Hebrew language immersion program the summer before beginning formal course work<br />
in <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School. Candidates may also prepare in some other way through a program of<br />
study in Israel or on their own. It is advisable to consult with the director of Admissions and<br />
dean when considering programs of study outside of JTS.<br />
Some candidates may be admitted to the Mekhinah conditionally. Such candidates will be<br />
required to meet with a review committee for approval before continuing on to year one.<br />
Students who study in any program other than JTS's Mekhinah program are required to complete<br />
and pass all entrance examinations in order to enter Year One of <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School.<br />
Candidates with any questions should consult with director of Admissions or the dean for<br />
guidance.<br />
Good Standing<br />
<strong>The</strong> ideals and practices of Conservative Judaism are an integral part of the lifestyle and program<br />
of <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School. Standards of personal and professional conduct and interpersonal<br />
relations are a significant part of the tradition to which the school is committed. Accordingly, the<br />
dean of <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School reserves the right to deny admission, registration, readmission, or<br />
ordination to any student who, in the judgment of <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School faculty committee, is<br />
determined to be unsuitable to the profession of the rabbinate.<br />
Course of Study<br />
For students entering in 2009 and following, a full description of our new curriculum can be<br />
accessed here. Students who entered prior to 2009 should consult the requirements that were in<br />
place when they entered.<br />
<strong>The</strong> first two years of our curriculum are referred to as the Beit Midrash ("house of study").<br />
Students receive a rigorous introduction to the study of biblical and rabbinic literature within a<br />
thematic structure that integrates textual learning, professional development, and personal<br />
practice. <strong>The</strong> second year takes place in Israel, where our students engage in an academic<br />
program at the Schechter Institute as well as an experiential program directed by JTS.<br />
<strong>The</strong> final three years of <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School are referred to as "Iyun." Students complete<br />
distribution requirements, choose an academic concentration leading to a MA degree, take a<br />
progression of courses in professional and pastoral skills, and work on their required courses of<br />
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field education. Students apply for the MA degree programs offered by <strong>The</strong> Graduate School or<br />
the Davidson Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education during their second year. <strong>The</strong>y may also<br />
apply for a certificate program in Pastoral Care in conjunction with the MA in Multidisciplinary<br />
Studies.<br />
During year four, each student is required to work in a rabbinic setting for approximately fifteen<br />
hours per week. <strong>The</strong> work is done under a mentor, who is approved by <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School's<br />
director of Field Education. In recognition of the generous support of Pearl and Jack Resnick, the<br />
program is known as the Pearl and Jack Resnick Internship Program. This internship requirement<br />
includes supervision and seminars at JTS.<br />
Minimesters<br />
Each January there is a minimester program offered during the week prior to the start of the<br />
spring semester. Each year a new subject is explored. All rabbinical students are required to<br />
complete three minimesters during their course of studies at JTS (including Mekhinah).<br />
Transfer From Another Rabbinical School<br />
<strong>The</strong> only exception to the five-year rule on length of rabbinical studies may be made in cases in<br />
which an applicant has already begun studies at another rabbinical school. Application must be<br />
made to <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School as usual. Upon receiving an offer of admission, the candidate<br />
may then petition <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School Faculty Committee for credit for the study completed<br />
elsewhere. <strong>The</strong> committee will generally approve such requests if (1) the academic requirements<br />
completed are substantially equivalent to the requirements to be waived at JTS and (2) there has<br />
been due attention in the school previously attended to issues of religious growth and<br />
professional development. Except in extraordinary circumstances, approved transfers will, at<br />
most, exempt the student from the first year of study at JTS.<br />
Fellowships for Rabbinical Students<br />
For a list of prizes and awards, click here. For other information, consult <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School.<br />
Financial Aid<br />
JTS provides financial aid on a need basis. For details of eligibility, visit the Registrar. Students<br />
must be citizens of either the United States or Canada to qualify for aid, although certain<br />
categories of non-citizens of the United States may be eligible.<br />
To continue to receive Title IV student financial assistance student loans, students must complete<br />
at least one-fifth of the required curriculum each year in order to meet the requirement of<br />
maintaining satisfactory progress.<br />
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Some fellowships are available to other international students on a highly competitive basis<br />
through the Memorial Foundation for <strong>Jewish</strong> Culture, 15 East 26th Street, New York, NY 10010,<br />
(212) 679-4074.<br />
<strong>Academic</strong> Standards<br />
Attendance<br />
Regular class attendance is required. Instructors shall have the right to stipulate attendance<br />
requirements within the first two weeks of the semester and to indicate the penalties that may<br />
result from failure to comply with these requirements.<br />
Grades<br />
Letter grades indicate the following: A, excellent; B, good; C, fair; D, poor; F, failure; R, auditor.<br />
No credit will be given for grades of D+ or lower.<br />
A letter grade is assigned for each course unless (a) it is indicated at registration that a course<br />
will be graded only on a Pass-D-Fail basis, or (b) a request for Pass-D-Fail grading is submitted<br />
in accordance with the procedure outlined below.<br />
Fourth- and fifth-year students may register for Pass-D-Fail grades for elective courses with a<br />
maximum of two per semester.<br />
Students electing to take courses on a Pass-D-Fail basis must indicate their preference at<br />
registration or on the appropriate form, which must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar no<br />
later than two weeks after the first day of classes, the exact date to be indicated on the academic<br />
calendar. After this date, students may not alter the basis under which they have registered for<br />
their courses that semester.<br />
Instructors will not be informed which students have elected to take their courses on a Pass-D-<br />
Fail basis. At the end of the semester, the instructor will submit letter grades for each student; the<br />
Registrar will transcribe letter grades for students who requested a Pass-D-Fail option as follows:<br />
• <strong>The</strong> grade of P will be assigned for students who have earned a letter grade of C‐ or higher<br />
• <strong>The</strong> grades of D and F will be so transcribed<br />
Once the grade of P has been recorded, the instructor's letter grade will not be available to any<br />
individual, committee, or institution under any circumstances.<br />
<strong>The</strong> grade of R will indicate that a student has registered for the course as an auditor and agreed<br />
to do all course work except a written paper and/or final examination. Such a course will neither<br />
yield academic credits nor meet departmental requirements in <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School.<br />
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Once a grade has been received in the Registrar's Office, it may be changed by the course<br />
instructor only upon written application by the instructor to the dean. <strong>The</strong> dean's approval is<br />
required.<br />
<strong>Academic</strong> Probation<br />
Any one of the following situations results in being placed on academic probation:<br />
• A student receives one F<br />
• A student receives two grades of D in one semester<br />
• A student receives one D in each of two consecutive semesters<br />
• A student compiles a semester grade point average of less than 2.7<br />
<strong>The</strong> period of probation extends through the student's next semester of full-time status, though<br />
the student can become subject to dismissal by receiving a grade lower than C- during a<br />
probationary semester, even if enrolled only part-time. Courses may not be taken on a Pass-D-<br />
Fail basis during a probationary semester.<br />
Students who receive grades of INC should be aware that they may be placed on probation in the<br />
following semester depending on the resolution of the INC.<br />
A student on academic probation shall be restored to good standing if the following requirements<br />
are met:<br />
• No grade lower than C‐ is earned during the probationary semester<br />
• No grade of INC is granted during the probationary semester<br />
• A grade point average of 3.0 is compiled for all courses in the probationary semester<br />
• A full academic load (of at least five courses at JTS) is taken during the probationary semester<br />
Semester grade point averages for purposes of academic probation shall be calculated according<br />
to the following numerical equivalents:<br />
A+ 4.33 A 4.00 A- 3.67<br />
B+ 3.33 B 3.00 B- 2.67<br />
C+ 2.33 C 2.00 C- 1.67<br />
D+ 1.33 D 1.00 D- 0.67<br />
F 0<br />
When calculating semester grade point averages for purposes of academic probation and<br />
restoration to good standing, all courses shall be given equal weight irrespective of the number of<br />
credits assigned. As stated above, courses may not be taken on a Pass-D-Fail basis during the<br />
probationary semester. If, however, probation occurs retroactively, and courses have already<br />
been taken on a Pass-D-Fail basis, the dean shall determine whether the student should be<br />
restored to good standing on the basis of work done in the probationary semester. In the case of<br />
probationary semesters coinciding with the required year of study in Israel, the same rules shall<br />
generally apply, but in cases in which grading policies result in any ambiguity, the dean's<br />
discretion shall be applied in the determination of whether good standing has been achieved.<br />
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A student who receives a grade of D or F in a probationary semester shall be subject to dismissal<br />
from the school. If a grade of INC granted during the probationary semester becomes either D or<br />
F, the student is subject to immediate dismissal.<br />
Under normal circumstances, no student can be on academic probation for more than two<br />
(including nonconsecutive) semesters during his/her career in <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School. A student<br />
who is to go on academic probation for the third time faces dismissal. In addition, a student who<br />
goes on academic probation a second time loses eligibility for financial aid in the probationary<br />
semester.<br />
<strong>The</strong> permanent transcript of a student will list each semester of academic probation.<br />
Disciplinary procedures, including appeal procedures, are detailed in the Student Disciplinary<br />
Procedures Guide available in the Office of the Registrar.<br />
Incompletes<br />
A student who, for compelling reasons, finds it necessary to postpone the submission of required<br />
coursework may petition for the grade of lncomplete (INC). <strong>The</strong> student must obtain a Request<br />
for lncomplete form from the Office of the Registrar. This form must contain all information<br />
requested, including a description of the work to be completed and the due date. <strong>The</strong> form must<br />
be signed by the student, instructor, and dean or adviser of students. <strong>The</strong> form should be returned<br />
to the Registrar's Office. <strong>The</strong> last day to request an lncomplete and submit the form is indicated<br />
in the academic calendar.<br />
All outstanding course work must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar no later than the<br />
date specified in the academic calendar. Generally, this date is six weeks from the end of the<br />
final examination period.<br />
<strong>The</strong> registrar shall record that the work has been submitted and provide a written receipt to the<br />
student for the work received. A copy of the receipt from the registrar should be brought to <strong>The</strong><br />
Rabbinical School Office. <strong>The</strong> registrar will transmit the completed work to the instructor. <strong>The</strong><br />
student is advised to retain a copy of all work submitted to the Registrar's Office.<br />
<strong>The</strong> grade of INC shall remain on the student's transcript until a grade has been submitted by the<br />
instructor.<br />
If a student fails to submit the outstanding work to the Registrar's Office by the specified due<br />
date, the grade of INC will be converted to the alternate letter grade previously submitted by the<br />
instructor. This alternate grade reflects the instructor's assessment of a student's performance,<br />
taking into account the fact that work is missing. Students should be aware that the missing work<br />
may have been counted as an F (or 0) in the computation of the final grade for the course.<br />
In special circumstances, the dean has the authority to grant an extension for the submission of<br />
overdue work as long as it is agreeable to the instructor. This extension must be sent in writing<br />
by the dean to the Registrar's Office.<br />
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Students may carry no more than one INC on their transcript at any one time. Students carrying<br />
more than one INC may not be permitted to register for subsequent semesters. Students may not<br />
request an INC for any course during the semester of their ordination.<br />
Absence From Final Examinations<br />
A student who, because of illness or personal emergency, cannot be present for a scheduled final<br />
examination must inform the Registrar's Office as soon as possible and indicate the reasons for<br />
the absence. <strong>The</strong> Registrar's Office will inform the instructor and the Dean of the student's<br />
absence. <strong>The</strong> student must arrange with the instructor for a makeup examination if the student<br />
still cannot be present for the regularly scheduled makeup examination day. <strong>The</strong> instructor will<br />
inform the Registrar's Office of the arrangement and provide the Office with the exam so that it<br />
can be given to the student.<br />
Students may not request Incompletes in advance for an in-class final examination. <strong>The</strong> student<br />
must take the makeup examination as soon as possible, but no later than the date indicated in the<br />
academic calendar governing the completion of outstanding work.<br />
Withdrawal<br />
With the permission of the dean or adviser to students, students may withdraw from a course by<br />
the date listed in the academic calendar. Students who discontinue attendance in a course but<br />
who fail to withdraw formally within the designated period will receive the letter grade earned,<br />
usually an F, having completed only a portion of the class.<br />
Leave of Absence<br />
Students who wish to discontinue their studies temporarily may request a leave of absence.<br />
<strong>The</strong> dean may approve such requests for a period of two semesters with a possible extension for<br />
a maximum of two additional semesters. Students must register for a leave of absence each<br />
semester for which it applies and pay the appropriate fee, until studies are resumed.<br />
Reviews<br />
A process of review has been established for the purpose of supporting students in their quest for<br />
the rabbinate, as well as for determining who may no longer be appropriate for the program. This<br />
review takes place at the end of Year One and at the beginning of Year Four of the program.<br />
A small committee, consisting of one member of <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School administration and one<br />
faculty member, will meet with each student on an individual basis to discuss various aspects of<br />
the student's learning, religious growth, and general response to his/her rabbinical studies. <strong>The</strong><br />
reviews are designed to provide greater clarity about important areas that the student should<br />
focus on in the pursuit of ordination.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> intent of these reviews is to highlight the progress of the individual student, to direct the<br />
student toward areas where further growth is advised and to offer the student professional and<br />
academic guidance. Upon completion of the evaluation process for each student, a report with<br />
recommendations will be submitted by the review committee to the dean.<br />
Special Programs<br />
Joint Ordination/Doctoral Program<br />
Rabbinical students who wish to study for a PhD may apply in their fourth year to <strong>The</strong> Graduate<br />
School for admission (in their fifth year) to the Joint Ordination/Doctoral Program.<br />
Each school will follow its own admissions procedures. With the approval of the student's<br />
doctoral adviser, some of the course requirements for the PhD can be met by courses in the<br />
student's field of concentration in <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School. All other requirements for the doctoral<br />
degree (coursework, foreign languages, examinations, and dissertation) remain in effect.<br />
Tuition will be paid at <strong>The</strong> Graduate School PhD rate. To be considered for Graduate<br />
School fellowships, students must take a minimum of 15 doctoral program credits for the year.<br />
Union <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong> and Hebrew Union College<br />
In accordance with agreements between JTS and Union <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong> and between JTS<br />
and Hebrew Union College, rabbinical students may take courses at UTS or HUC, subject to the<br />
approval of <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School Dean and the instructors. Tuition will be covered by the<br />
tuition paid at JTS. Rabbinical students interested in specific courses at UTC or HUC should<br />
consult with the dean prior to registration. Generally speaking, only elective courses will be<br />
approved.<br />
Ordination<br />
Assuming good standing, as defined earlier, ordination will be conferred upon completion of all<br />
academic and other requirements.<br />
Ordination will not be recommended if a grade of INC remains on the student's record in a<br />
course required for completion of <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School's degree program. Ordination takes<br />
place in May of each year at JTS's commencement exercises. All students to be ordained in any<br />
one year are expected to be present at all ceremonies on commencement day. Students who<br />
complete academic requirements early in the year may receive a letter noting that fact, but they<br />
will be ordained only at the next commencement exercises.<br />
Graduate Placement<br />
Prior to ordination, the senior class of <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School meets with representatives of the<br />
Rabbinical Assembly to discuss procedures for placement of rabbis in congregations and Hillel<br />
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foundations, and in positions in <strong>Jewish</strong> education, camping, communal service, and hospital and<br />
military chaplaincies.<br />
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Summer Sessions<br />
<strong>The</strong> Summer Sessions run in two five-week segments: the first, from late May through late June;<br />
the second, from early July to early August. Course offerings generally include Bible, Talmud,<br />
Midrash, <strong>Jewish</strong> literature, <strong>Jewish</strong> philosophy, <strong>Jewish</strong> history, and <strong>Jewish</strong> education. <strong>The</strong><br />
Summer Sessions faculty consists of distinguished professors from JTS and other academic<br />
institutions in North America, Israel, and Europe.<br />
All courses are taught at the graduate level and are awarded three academic credits each, unless<br />
otherwise noted. Classes are taught in English using texts in their original language(s);<br />
translations are also available. In addition, every summer, JTS offers a ten-week intensive<br />
Hebrew Language session. Hebrew is taught through a combination of formal classes and<br />
individual tutorial sessions, and is designed to help students at the beginning, intermediate, and<br />
advanced levels to improve their written and spoken Hebrew. Students new to JTS are required<br />
to take a placement examination in Hebrew. Undergraduate and graduate students from abroad,<br />
as well as those entering their senior year in high school, are eligible for admission. Applicants<br />
should consult the dean or registrar of their own institutions for credit approval.<br />
Air-conditioned Residence Halls are available, and JTS social and cultural events are provided<br />
throughout the two sessions by the Office of Student Life. Information on summer classes,<br />
including tuition and fees, can be obtained from the Summer Sessions Office at the beginning of<br />
the spring semester by calling (212) 678-8886 or visiting the JTS website.<br />
Auditors and Senior Citizens<br />
Auditors do not earn academic credits and are charged a reduced rate for tuition. Non-degree<br />
auditors over the age of sixty-five may receive a fifty percent tuition reduction (subject to change<br />
without notice) for up to three credits per semester, including the summer session. To qualify for<br />
a discount, a tuition exemption form must first be obtained from the Office of Vice Chancellor<br />
Michael Greenbaum. Auditing is not permitted for Hebrew courses.<br />
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Center for Distance Education<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong> has provided for-credit online courses to students around the<br />
world since 1996. A computer with an Internet connection is all that is needed to enter the<br />
learning environment. Course-specific websites provide access to all assignments, course<br />
materials, interactive exercises, and discussions, exams, and multimedia resources. Students use<br />
email and an online bulletin board to interact with instructors and fellow students and to<br />
collaborate on group projects.<br />
Online courses are offered to fulfill a variety of goals:<br />
• A master’s degree in <strong>Jewish</strong> Education from the William Davidson Graduate School of<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Education<br />
• Non-matriculated student course work in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School<br />
• Opportunity for matriculated JTS students to supplement their on-campus course work<br />
<strong>The</strong> online learning experience meets the same rigorous standards as the courses offered on our<br />
New York campus. <strong>The</strong>se courses follow a semester schedule and typically require four to six<br />
hours of work per week for thirteen to fourteen weeks.<br />
Students develop close learning relationships with colleagues around the world and receive<br />
personal attention from top JTS faculty. Participation and interaction are major components of<br />
every online class. Most required readings may be read online, while others may be purchased<br />
from online vendors.<br />
For more information, visit the Instructional Technology website.<br />
For information about the Davidson Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education online MA, click here.<br />
Non-matriculated students may visit the <strong>The</strong> Graduate School.<br />
To search for distance-learning courses in the course catalog, click here.<br />
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Ancient Judaism<br />
Professors<br />
Beth Berkowitz, Talmud and Rabbinics (on leave fall 2009–spring 2010)<br />
Richard Kalmin, Talmud and Rabbinics, Program Adviser<br />
Seth Schwartz, History (on leave fall 2009–spring 2010)<br />
<strong>The</strong> program in Ancient Judaism is interdisciplinary, designed to enable students to explore the<br />
history and culture of the Jews of antiquity (sixth century BCE to sixth century CE). It has three<br />
components: gaining competence handling rabbinic texts; studying the political and social<br />
history of the Jews of antiquity and the political and social history of the empires that ruled them<br />
(Persian, Greek, Roman, Parthian, Sassanian, and early Byzantine); and studying the intellectual<br />
and religious history of ancient Judaism and the other religious and intellectual systems of late<br />
antiquity (Persia, Egypt, Hellenistic and Roman empires; Christianity, gnosticism, philosophy,<br />
magic, and law). Students are expected to take courses in Bible, history, and rabbinics.<br />
Degrees<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
See the List College admissions page.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
From the Core Curriculum:<br />
• HIS 1010: Ancient <strong>Jewish</strong> History<br />
• TAL 1021: Introduction to Talmud I<br />
• TAL 1022: Introduction to Talmud II<br />
For Ancient Judaism Majors:<br />
Twenty-one credits (seven courses) beyond the core curriculum requirements, distributed as<br />
follows:<br />
• Six credits in classical Greek<br />
• One course in Talmud<br />
• One course in history<br />
• One additional course in Talmud or history<br />
• Two electives chosen in consultation with the adviser<br />
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Master of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
Learn more about admission to <strong>The</strong> Graduate School.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
Students entering the program will be required to take the following courses, or the equivalent, if<br />
they have not had the equivalent previously:<br />
• One Bible course beyond BIB 5011<br />
• Talmud Text Level IV<br />
Students are permitted to register for courses counting toward the degree while fulfilling these<br />
prerequisites.<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, thirty graduate credits are<br />
required, including HIS 6117, one additional relevant history course, 7000-level or above, and<br />
one Talmud course 7000-level or above. Other courses will be determined in consultation with<br />
the adviser.<br />
Comprehensive Examination or <strong>The</strong>sis<br />
All students must satisfactorily complete either an examination based on primary and secondary<br />
readings or a thesis, to be determined in consultation with the adviser. If the exam is selected, the<br />
reading list will be prepared in consultation with the adviser.<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
Learn more about admission to <strong>The</strong> Graduate School.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, thirty graduate credits<br />
beyond the MA degree are required, including at least three credits in an advanced text course in<br />
Midrash and three credits in an advanced text course in Talmud. Students who have not received<br />
a master's degree in Ancient Judaism may be required to complete additional courses as<br />
prerequisite work. All course selections will be determined in consultation with the adviser.<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, students must take an oral or written exam on<br />
both the political and social history of the Jews of antiquity and the intellectual and religious<br />
history of ancient Judaism. <strong>The</strong> examination will be divided into two parts: one covering roughly<br />
the Persian and Greco-Roman periods, and the second covering the Roman, Iranian, and early<br />
Byzantine periods. Reading lists will be prepared in consultation with the adviser.<br />
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Dissertation<br />
A book-length dissertation that makes a contribution to the study of the Jews and Judaism in<br />
antiquity.<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
Learn more about admission to <strong>The</strong> Graduate School.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Languages<br />
In addition to languages required of all students in the <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, students must pass<br />
exams in French, German, Greek, and Latin.<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, at least thirty graduate<br />
credits beyond the MA degree are required. Students who have not received a master's degree in<br />
Ancient Judaism or its equivalent may be required to complete additional courses as prerequisite<br />
work. All courses will be determined in consultation with the adviser.<br />
Comprehensive Examinations<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, students must take a written or oral exam<br />
covering the entire field of ancient Judaism, in addition to a minor field cognate to ancient<br />
Judaism. Reading lists will be prepared in consultation with the adviser.<br />
Dissertation<br />
A book-length dissertation that makes an important and original contribution to the study of the<br />
Jews and Judaism in antiquity.<br />
Search the Course Catalog for ANC courses<br />
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Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages<br />
Degrees<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
View the List College Admissions page.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
From the Core Curriculum<br />
Professors<br />
Alan M. Cooper<br />
Stephen A. Geller<br />
David Marcus<br />
Benjamin D. Sommer<br />
Associate Professor<br />
Robert A. Harris, Chair<br />
Assistant Professors<br />
Stephen P. Garfinkel<br />
Walter Herzberg<br />
Amy Kalmanofsky<br />
Adjunct Associate Professor<br />
Elizabeth Bloch-Smith<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor<br />
Joel Duman<br />
Adjunct Instructor<br />
Barat Ellman<br />
• Bible 1013 and 1014, or 2013 and 2014: Survey of Biblical Literature I and II<br />
• Bible elective<br />
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With approval of the dean, students may be exempted from the above survey courses. <strong>The</strong>se<br />
students are thus permitted to fulfill their Bible requirements with the appropriate number of<br />
advanced Bible courses.<br />
For Bible Majors<br />
Twenty-one credits (seven courses) beyond core-curriculum requirements, distributed as follows:<br />
• BIB 3009: Methods of Biblical Criticism<br />
• One course in biblical grammar (BIB 5560)<br />
• Five courses chosen in consultation with the adviser<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
View <strong>The</strong> Graduate School Admissions page.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
Bible Department requirements are determined on the basis of an evaluation of the<br />
undergraduate transcript. Students entering the program will be required to take the following<br />
courses during the first year of graduate study if they have not had the equivalent previously:<br />
• One semester of biblical Hebrew grammar<br />
• Two semesters of Hebrew Bible texts<br />
Students are permitted to register for courses counting toward the degree while fulfilling these<br />
prerequisites.<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits are<br />
required as follows:<br />
• 21 credits in Bible, including one seminar<br />
• 9 credits of electives (students who intend to pursue a doctorate in Bible should take most of<br />
the electives in Bible or related courses)<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Students must satisfactorily complete a comprehensive examination. For the reading list and text<br />
requirements, contact <strong>The</strong> Graduate School Office.<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
View <strong>The</strong> Graduate School Admissions page. Additionally, students must have a master's degree<br />
in Bible or Judaica. Further course work may be required in the case of students who have an<br />
MA in Judaica. Students must pass an examination in biblical Hebrew grammar.<br />
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Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits<br />
beyond the MA are required, to be selected from the following list:<br />
• Two research seminars with major papers<br />
• Two advanced text courses<br />
• Two courses in biblical law, religion, and history<br />
• One course in medieval exegesis<br />
• One course in a Semitic language other than Hebrew<br />
• Two courses in electives in the area of specialization<br />
Students may be asked to audit courses and must display a basic familiarity with the particulars<br />
of biblical literature of the type implied by the traditional term bekiut, to be established by<br />
examination.<br />
Paper<br />
Shortly before the oral comprehensive examination, each candidate is required to write one tenpage<br />
paper in history, religion, canon, or text criticism. <strong>The</strong> candidate is asked to identify a major<br />
problem in one of these areas and discuss it, paying special attention to the history of the<br />
problem and how critical scholars today might approach a solution.<br />
Comprehensive Examinations<br />
Students will take two comprehensive examinations as follows:<br />
• An examination on the text of the Hebrew Bible (may be taken in smaller sections during the<br />
course of study)<br />
• A two‐hour oral examination in which a candidate will be tested in depth on the secondary<br />
literature as outlined in the prescribed reading list<br />
Dissertation<br />
Candidates are required to write a dissertation in the field of specialization.<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
View <strong>The</strong> Graduate School Admissions page. Additionally, students must have a master's degree<br />
in Bible or Judaica. Further course work may be required in the case of students with an MA in<br />
Judaica.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
<strong>The</strong> course of study is organized around two methodological approaches: Hebrew philology and<br />
another approach chosen by the student. As early as possible, a specialization will be selected<br />
from the following (with the guidance of a departmental adviser): anthropology, comparative<br />
law, comparative literature, hermeneutics (including traditional <strong>Jewish</strong> exegesis), historiography,<br />
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linguistics (Hebrew/Semitic), literary criticism, religion/theology, Semitic philology, sociology,<br />
and textual criticism.<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, two semesters of Greek or<br />
Latin (with the adviser's permission) and 72 graduate credits (twenty-four courses), including the<br />
MA degree courses, are required as follows:<br />
• five courses in biblical texts<br />
• two courses in biblical history, religion, or law<br />
• two seminars<br />
• two courses in biblical Hebrew or comparative Semitics<br />
• two courses in Akkadian<br />
• one course in Aramaic<br />
• one course in Ugaritic<br />
• one course in inscriptions<br />
• eight electives in candidate's area of specialization, approved by the student's adviser<br />
For students focusing on the history of biblical interpretation, some changes in the primary and<br />
secondary language requirements may be made, with some combination of additional courses in<br />
Greek, Latin, Syriac, Arabic and/or Old French taking the place of ancient Semitic languages.<br />
Papers<br />
Shortly before the oral comprehensive examination, candidates are required to write three papers<br />
of six- to-ten pages each in the areas of history, religion, and canon or text criticism. <strong>The</strong><br />
candidate must identify a major problem in each of these three areas and then discuss it, paying<br />
special attention to the history of the problem and how critical scholars today might approach a<br />
solution.<br />
Comprehensive Examinations<br />
Students will take two comprehensive examinations as follows:<br />
• An examination on the text of the Hebrew Bible (may be taken in smaller sections during the<br />
course of study)<br />
• A two‐hour oral examination in which a candidate will be tested in depth on the secondary<br />
literature, as outlined in the prescribed reading list, and in the area of the candidate's<br />
specialization<br />
Students must also display a basic familiarity with the particulars of biblical literature of the type<br />
implied by the traditional term bekiut, to be established by examination during the course of<br />
study.<br />
PhD candidates who have passed all text examinations and the oral comprehensive examination<br />
are eligible to receive a master of arts degree.<br />
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Dissertation<br />
An original contribution to the study of Bible that applies the student's selected discipline and<br />
any pertinent methodologies.<br />
Search the Course Catalog for BIB courses<br />
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General Music<br />
For faculty, admissions, and degree requirements, please refer to the section on the H. L. Miller<br />
Cantorial School and College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music.<br />
Search the Course Catalog for MUS courses<br />
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Hazzanut<br />
For faculty, admissions, and degree requirements, please refer to the section on the H. L. Miller<br />
Cantorial School and College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music.<br />
Search the Course Catalog for HAZ courses.<br />
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Hebrew Language<br />
Professors<br />
Edna Nahshon<br />
Joel Roth, Chair<br />
Senior Lecturers<br />
Miles Cohen<br />
Nitza Krohn<br />
Lecturers<br />
Sarah Pelee<br />
Allon Pratt<br />
Adjunct Associate Professor<br />
Steven Fassberg<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor<br />
Shlomit Shraybom-Shivtiel<br />
Adjunct Instructors<br />
Tamar Ben-Vered<br />
Nina Nesher<br />
Adjunct Lecturers<br />
Cila Allon<br />
Yael Friedman<br />
Miriam Meir<br />
Einat Natan-Schwed<br />
Tsipi Rubin<br />
<strong>The</strong> overall goal of the Hebrew language curriculum of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong> is to<br />
enable students to read the literature of the disciplines taught in the academic departments of JTS<br />
with facility and comprehension. <strong>The</strong> focus of the Hebrew Department is not directly on the<br />
Bible, Mishnah, or liturgical texts themselves, but on the scholarly/academic literature that is<br />
integral to those disciplines and all of the disciplines taught at JTS. <strong>The</strong> department also makes<br />
available training in Hebrew language oral communication.<br />
All of the Hebrew courses, with the exception of HEB 1001 and HEB 5303, are made up of<br />
modules, and each student is assigned to two modules: one reading comprehension module and<br />
either a grammar or oral/aural module.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Grammar (G) modules of Hebrew 1101 through 2201 expose students to a thorough study of<br />
the Hebrew verb. <strong>The</strong> G module of HEB 5301 devotes most of the time to fundamentals of<br />
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iblical Hebrew and how it differs from what has been learned thus far, and some time to<br />
rabbinic Hebrew and medieval Hebrew.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Oral/Aural (O) module of Hebrew 5203 is devoted primarily to enabling students to listen to<br />
academic lectures in Hebrew with comprehension. <strong>The</strong> O module of Hebrew 5203 is open only<br />
to students who have completed or placed out of HEB 5201G.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Reading Comprehension (R) modules focus on texts selected with graded, increasing<br />
difficulty, but all taken from the academic/secondary literature of the disciplines taught at JTS. In<br />
the course of the R modules, students are exposed to texts from all of the disciplines. While<br />
comprehension is the main goal—and toward its achievement the teacher will stress syntactical<br />
and structural elements of the Hebrew texts, elements of Hebrew grammar not covered in the<br />
grammar module, and vocabulary acquisition—the language of instruction will be Hebrew to the<br />
extent possible without undermining the primary goal.<br />
HEB 1001 is not divided into modules, and students will study from the textbook entitled<br />
Hayesod.<br />
HEB 5303 is a course entirely focused on reading comprehension, with no second module. <strong>The</strong><br />
texts studied are extensive selections from the secondary/academic literature of the disciplines<br />
taught at JTS.<br />
Placement is determined for the entering students of all JTS schools by the Hebrew Department,<br />
based mainly on a diagnostic exam. Students may be placed in the reading comprehension<br />
component of one course, and the grammar (or oral/aural) component of another.<br />
Use of the Hebrew Language Lab is integral to all of the courses of the curriculum.<br />
Each school of JTS determines which level of courses its students must complete in order to<br />
fulfill its Hebrew language requirement.<br />
Below is a list of the basic courses in the Hebrew Language Department. <strong>The</strong> department offers a<br />
few electives, which appear in each year's list of courses, but not in the list below.<br />
HEB 1001: Foundations of Hebrew (6 credits)<br />
HEB 1101G: Intensive Elementary Hebrew I (2 credits)<br />
HEB 1101R: Intensive Elementary Hebrew I (4 credits)<br />
HEB 2103G: Intensive Elementary Hebrew II (2 credits)<br />
HEB 2103R: Intensive Elementary Hebrew II (4 credits)<br />
HEB 2201G: Intermediate Hebrew I (1 credit)<br />
HEB 2201R: Intermediate Hebrew I (2 credits)<br />
HEB 5203O: Intermediate Hebrew II (1 credit)<br />
HEB 5203R: Intermediate Hebrew II (2 credits)<br />
HEB 5301G: Advanced Hebrew I (1 credit)<br />
HEB 5301R: Advanced Hebrew I (2 credits)<br />
HEB 5303R: Advanced Hebrew II (3 credits)<br />
Search the Course Catalog for HEB courses<br />
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Interdepartmental Studies<br />
Maud Kozodoy, <strong>Jewish</strong> Thought, Program Adviser<br />
Professor<br />
Neil Danzig, Talmud and Rabbinics<br />
Assistant Professors<br />
Maud Kozodoy, <strong>Jewish</strong> Thought, Program Adviser<br />
Eitan Fishbane, <strong>Jewish</strong> Thought<br />
Associate Professor<br />
Edna Nahshon, Hebrew Language<br />
Designed for students who wish to obtain a foundation in Judaica (e.g., students planning to<br />
pursue doctoral studies or nonacademic, professional careers in the <strong>Jewish</strong> world), the program<br />
offers a broad overview of classical and modern <strong>Jewish</strong> studies with an emphasis on developing<br />
skills for textual analysis.<br />
Degrees<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
Visit <strong>The</strong> Graduate School Admissions page.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 39 additional graduate<br />
credits are required as follows:<br />
• 30 credits as follows:<br />
6 credits (two courses) in each of the following areas:<br />
— Bible<br />
— <strong>Jewish</strong> history<br />
— <strong>Jewish</strong> literature<br />
— <strong>Jewish</strong> thought<br />
— Talmud and rabbinics<br />
• 9 credits (three courses) determined in consultation with the adviser.<br />
Search the Course Catalog<br />
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<strong>Jewish</strong> Art and Visual Culture<br />
Program Director<br />
Vivian B. Mann<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor<br />
Susan Chevlowe<br />
Internship Supervisers<br />
Karen Levitov<br />
Sharon Mintz<br />
<strong>The</strong> master's program in <strong>Jewish</strong> Art and Visual Culture, the first of its kind in the United States,<br />
provides specialized training for students interested in a professional career in the field of <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Art. <strong>The</strong> program also provides serious study opportunities for those interested in deepening their<br />
knowledge of the <strong>Jewish</strong> contribution to the visual arts.<br />
Degrees<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements for List College<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
For <strong>Jewish</strong> Art and Visual Culture Majors<br />
Twenty-one credits (seven courses) chosen in consultation with the adviser, distributed as<br />
follows:<br />
• Two courses in general art history, taken at Columbia University or Barnard College<br />
• Five courses in <strong>Jewish</strong> art taken at JTS<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements for <strong>The</strong> Graduate School<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, thirty-six graduate credits<br />
are required as follows:<br />
• 9 credits (three courses) in the Department of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia<br />
University or at the Bard Center for the Decorative Arts<br />
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• 12 credits (four courses) in Judaic studies from the following areas: Bible, rabbinics, <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
history, and <strong>Jewish</strong> literature<br />
• 15 credits (five courses) in <strong>Jewish</strong> art and visual culture, including <strong>Jewish</strong> Ceremonial Art in<br />
Context (offered alternate years during the fall semester) and two semesters of internship at the<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Museum, another museum, or in <strong>The</strong> Library<br />
All courses are chosen in consultation with the adviser.<br />
Languages<br />
Students must demonstrate proficiency in Hebrew and a reading knowledge of German. For<br />
details on foreign-language requirements, consult <strong>The</strong> Graduate School section of the <strong>Academic</strong><br />
<strong>Bulletin</strong>.<br />
Fellowships<br />
Matriculated students may apply for one of the following merit fellowships:<br />
• David Berg Foundation Fellowship<br />
• Dr. Mayer Fisch Fellowship<br />
• Manekin Family Fellowship in the History of <strong>Jewish</strong> Art<br />
• Tuttleman Fellowship of the Program in <strong>Jewish</strong> Art (established by Edna and Stanley Tuttleman<br />
for the purpose of training worthy students as <strong>Jewish</strong> art historians and curators)<br />
• Pollak Family Charitable Fund Fellowship for the Master's Program in <strong>Jewish</strong> Art<br />
Search the Course Catalog for ART courses<br />
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<strong>Jewish</strong> Education<br />
Professors<br />
Barry Holtz<br />
Carol K. Ingall<br />
Assistant Professors<br />
Aryeh Davidson<br />
Shira D. Epstein<br />
Michael Greenbaum<br />
Jeffrey Kress, Chair<br />
Michelle Lynn-Sachs<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professors<br />
Ofra Backenroth<br />
Amy Wallk Katz<br />
Alvan Kaunfer<br />
Deborah Miller<br />
Alex Sinclair<br />
Miriam Westheimer<br />
Adjunct Professor<br />
Alvin Mars<br />
Adjunct Instructor<br />
Meredith Katz<br />
<strong>The</strong> Department of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education prepares students for careers in the field of <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
education, offering a variety of programs for students with differing professional goals. All of its<br />
programs incorporate the extensive scholarly resources of JTS, translating educational<br />
scholarship into practice.<br />
For admissions and degree requirements, please refer to the section on the William Davidson<br />
Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education.<br />
Search the Course Catalog for EDU courses.<br />
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<strong>Jewish</strong> Gender and Women's Studies<br />
Professors<br />
Judith Hauptman, Talmud and Rabbinics (on sabbatical, fall 2009)<br />
David Kraemer, Talmud and Rabbinics<br />
Associate Professors<br />
Barbara Mann, <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature<br />
Stefanie Siegmund, <strong>Jewish</strong> History, Program Adviser<br />
Shuly Rubin Schwartz, <strong>Jewish</strong> History<br />
Assistant Professors<br />
Shira Epstein, <strong>Jewish</strong> Education<br />
Amy Kalmanofsky, Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages<br />
Anne Lapidus Lerner, <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Gender and Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary program designed to afford students<br />
the opportunity to focus on the history, literature, image, and culture of <strong>Jewish</strong> women. Students<br />
examine <strong>Jewish</strong> women's texts and experiences. <strong>The</strong>y also learn to apply a gender-studies<br />
approach to traditional <strong>Jewish</strong> texts.<br />
Students in the program focus on one historical period or discipline while taking courses from<br />
among the many departments and program areas of <strong>The</strong> Graduate School.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Gender and Women's Studies program includes a feminist theory requirement and a<br />
women's studies seminar.<br />
Students have the opportunity to study with a world-class faculty and enjoy the rich offerings of<br />
the largest program of Judaic Studies in North America. Students develop their critical linguistic<br />
and analytical skills for in-depth text study as well as the historical and cultural knowledge to<br />
understand their context.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Gender and Women's Studies MA Program combines feminist and <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
perspectives, and brings women's scholarship and experience to bear in all areas of Judaica.<br />
Degrees<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Rabbinical School Concentration<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
For admission to List College, please click here.<br />
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For <strong>Jewish</strong> Gender and Women's Studies Majors<br />
Twenty-one credits (seven courses) chosen in consultation with the program adviser, distributed<br />
as follows:<br />
• One course in feminist theory, which may be taken at Barnard College or Columbia University.<br />
• Six courses in <strong>Jewish</strong> Gender and Women's Studies, chosen from at least three different fields or<br />
disciplines (i.e., <strong>Jewish</strong> history, <strong>Jewish</strong> literature, Talmud and rabbinics, <strong>Jewish</strong> thought, and<br />
Bible), subject to approval of the program adviser.<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
For admission to <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, please click here.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits are<br />
required as follows:<br />
• A program seminar required of all students, preferably during their first year of study (3 credits);<br />
this course will ordinarily be Introduction to <strong>Jewish</strong> Gender Studies.<br />
• One course in feminist theory (3 credits), which may be taken at one of the graduate schools in<br />
the Consortium Program.<br />
• Five additional courses (15 credits) in <strong>Jewish</strong> Gender and Women's Studies.<br />
• Three courses (9 credits) in an area of concentration selected by each student from any one<br />
department or program. Courses cross‐listed with <strong>Jewish</strong> Gender and Women's Studies may be<br />
counted toward both the cognate and the <strong>Jewish</strong> Gender and Women's Studies distribution<br />
requirement.<br />
Once the distribution requirement has been met, the remaining credit requirement may be met<br />
with electives, to be chosen in consultation with the program adviser. For cross-listed courses<br />
taken to fulfill the 15 credits of elective JGW courses, where a syllabus is not fully dedicated to a<br />
women's studies or gender studies approach, students are expected to fulfill their elective<br />
assignments and papers by choosing gender and women's studies themes.<br />
Master's <strong>The</strong>sis or Project<br />
Each student must write a master's thesis (40-60 pages), ordinarily on a topic in the area of<br />
concentration, in consultation with the program director and under the supervision of a faculty<br />
member who is preferably both in the area of concentration and on the <strong>Jewish</strong> Gender and<br />
Women's Studies committee. An alternative path is permitted for artists who design a serious<br />
creative project (e.g. creative writing, visual, music, or performance arts) and enlist an<br />
appropriate JTS faculty member as co-advisor.<br />
Search the Course Catalog for JGW Courses<br />
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<strong>Jewish</strong> History<br />
Degrees<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
List College Admission Requirements<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
From the Core Curriculum<br />
Professors<br />
David Fishman<br />
Ismar Schorsch<br />
Seth Schwartz (on leave, 2009-2010)<br />
Jack Wertheimer<br />
Associate Professors<br />
Benjamin R. Gampel, Chair<br />
Shuly Rubin Schwartz<br />
Stefanie Siegmund<br />
Adjunct Professor<br />
Robert Goldenberg<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor<br />
Bruce Nielsen<br />
Adjunct Instructor<br />
Ariel Simon<br />
• HIS 1010: Ancient <strong>Jewish</strong> History (3 credits)<br />
• HIS 1011: Medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> History (3 credits)<br />
• HIS 1012: Modern <strong>Jewish</strong> History (3 credits)<br />
For <strong>Jewish</strong> History Majors<br />
Twenty-one credits (seven courses) beyond the core curriculum requirements, of which one<br />
course must be on a topic in American <strong>Jewish</strong> history, chosen in consulatation with the adviser.<br />
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Master of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements for <strong>The</strong> Graduate School<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits are<br />
required as follows:<br />
• 21 credits in <strong>Jewish</strong> history (students may choose courses from all periods of <strong>Jewish</strong> history, but<br />
are urged to distribute these courses to prepare for the comprehensive examination)<br />
• HIS 6117, 6313, and 6406, unless the student has taken analogous courses on the<br />
undergraduate level<br />
• Departmental seminar (must be taken for credit for two years and audited thereafter until the<br />
comprehensive exam)<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Students must satisfactorily complete a one-hour oral examination on selected primary and<br />
secondary sources from all periods of <strong>Jewish</strong> history.<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Admission Requirements for <strong>The</strong> Graduate School. Students must have a master's degree in<br />
History or Judaica.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits<br />
beyond the MA are required as follows:<br />
• 21 credits in <strong>Jewish</strong> history (students may choose courses from all periods of <strong>Jewish</strong> history, but<br />
are urged to distribute these courses to prepare for the comprehensive examination)<br />
• Readings in <strong>Jewish</strong> history (departmental seminar) until comprehensive exams are taken<br />
All programs must be approved by the departmental adviser.<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, students will take a two-hour oral examination<br />
on selected primary and secondary sources from all periods of <strong>Jewish</strong> history and in the area of<br />
the dissertation. <strong>The</strong> MA comprehensive exam in <strong>Jewish</strong> history, if taken at JTS, fulfills the first<br />
part of the DHL comprehensive examination and candidates will be examined only in the area of<br />
the dissertation.<br />
Dissertation<br />
A significant monograph-length dissertation on a topic in <strong>Jewish</strong> history.<br />
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Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Admission Requirements for <strong>The</strong> Graduate School. Students must have a master's degree in<br />
history or Judaica and demonstrate fluency in Hebrew.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Languages<br />
In addition to languages required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, students must<br />
demonstrate fluency in Hebrew and reading proficiency in German and one of the following<br />
languages: French, Yiddish, Spanish, or Russian. Choice of reading languages must be approved<br />
by the department chairperson and language proficiency exams must be taken prior to the<br />
comprehensive exams. While it is recommended that language proficiency be demonstrated as<br />
early as possible after formal admission to the course of study, the following schedule of<br />
language examinations will serve as the minimal requirement:<br />
• First reading language by the end of the first year<br />
• Second modern language by the end of the second year<br />
• Languages of general area of specialized research by the end of the third year<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits<br />
beyond the MA are required as follows:<br />
• Courses should be distributed among three areas: the entire range of <strong>Jewish</strong> history, the period<br />
of specialization in <strong>Jewish</strong> history, and the period in general history parallel to the period of<br />
specialization<br />
• Courses will be taken in the Department of <strong>Jewish</strong> History and at one of the recognized<br />
university graduate schools with which special arrangements have been made for this purpose<br />
• <strong>The</strong> designated departmental seminar must be taken for credit until students are on extended<br />
residence, and must be audited thereafter until students have taken their comprehensive<br />
examinations.<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, students will take a two-hour oral examination,<br />
testing candidates in depth on the secondary literature of all periods of <strong>Jewish</strong> history and in the<br />
area of general history related to the field of specialization.<br />
Dissertation<br />
An original monograph-length dissertation on a significant topic in <strong>Jewish</strong> history<br />
Search the Course Catalog for HIS courses<br />
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<strong>Jewish</strong> Literature<br />
Degrees<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
See more about admission to List College.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
From the Core Curriculum<br />
Professors<br />
Alan Mintz (on leave, fall 2009)<br />
David G. Roskies (on leave, spring 2010)<br />
Raymond Scheindlin (on leave, fall 2009)<br />
Menahem Schmelzer, Emeritus<br />
Associate Professor<br />
Barbara Mann, Chair<br />
Assistant Professor<br />
Anne Lapidus Lerner<br />
Adjunct Professor<br />
Tzvee Zahavy<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professors<br />
Kenneth Berger<br />
Jeffrey Hoffman<br />
Robert Scheinberg<br />
• LIT 1031: <strong>The</strong> Weekday Prayer Book (3 credits)<br />
• LIT 1032: Modern <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature, or any literature elective numbered 3000 or above (3<br />
credits)<br />
• LIT 2033: Classics of Modern <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature (3 credits)<br />
For <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature Majors<br />
Students must complete 21 credits (seven courses) beyond the core curriculum chosen in<br />
consultation with the program adviser.<br />
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Master of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
View <strong>The</strong> Graduate School admissions page.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
<strong>The</strong> Department of <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature offers concentrations in medieval Hebrew literature,<br />
modern Hebrew literature, and modern Yiddish literature. Upon admission, each candidate must<br />
consult with the adviser to work out a course of study that will satisfy departmental<br />
requirements. No student will be permitted to register for any semester without the written<br />
consent of the adviser.<br />
Languages<br />
Students must achieve third-year competence in their respective languages.<br />
Courses<br />
Students entering the program will ordinarily be required to demonstrate superior performance in<br />
three literature courses if they have not done so previously. Students are permitted to register for<br />
courses counting toward the degree while fulfilling these prerequisites. It is expected that they<br />
will be taken during the first year of study.<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, at least 30 graduate<br />
credits are required as follows:<br />
• 21 graduate credits (seven courses) in <strong>Jewish</strong> literature, including courses in prose, poetry,<br />
criticism, medieval literature, Yiddish Literature, and modern literature. One course may satisfy<br />
more than one distribution requirement; e.g., a course in medieval prose could satisfy both the<br />
medieval‐literature and the prose requirements.<br />
• 9 credits (three courses) in other subjects, selected in consultation with the adviser<br />
• LIT 5507, LIT 5508, and LIT 5509 or the equivalent (the three‐semester introductory sequence of<br />
courses in Yiddish literature) for students concentrating in Yiddish literature (9 credits)<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, candidates must pass a written comprehensive<br />
examination covering the works of specific authors, literary criticism, and literary history, to be<br />
selected in consultation with the adviser. <strong>The</strong> examination is given once each semester.<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
View <strong>The</strong> Graduate School admissions page.<br />
Additionally, an undergraduate or graduate degree with a concentration in literature is<br />
recommended.<br />
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Degree Requirements<br />
<strong>The</strong> program offers concentrations in medieval Hebrew literature, modern Hebrew literature, and<br />
modern Yiddish literature.<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, at least 30 graduate<br />
credits are required as follows:<br />
• 21 credits (seven courses) at the doctoral level in <strong>Jewish</strong> literature, including two courses in<br />
prose and two courses in poetry<br />
• At least 3 credits (one course) in the medieval period<br />
• At least 3 credits (one course) in the modern period<br />
• 6 credits (two courses) in a field of literature related to the area of concentration (e.g., Arabic,<br />
English, French, German, Polish, Russian, or Yiddish)<br />
Note that one course may satisfy more than one distribution requirement above, e.g., a course in<br />
medieval prose could satisfy requirements for both the medieval period and prose.<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Upon completion of all course work, students concentrating in modern Hebrew literature will be<br />
examined on the works of <strong>Jewish</strong> literature and literary criticism designated for DHL students on<br />
the department's doctoral reading list. Students concentrating in medieval Hebrew literature or<br />
modern Yiddish literature will be examined on a reading list that they will prepare under the<br />
guidance of an adviser.<br />
Dissertation<br />
A substantial piece of original research or criticism.<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
View <strong>The</strong> Graduate School admissions page.<br />
Additionally, an undergraduate or graduate degree with a concentration in literature is<br />
recommended.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Languages<br />
In addition to languages required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, students concentrating<br />
in the modern period must demonstrate a reading knowledge of Yiddish, and students<br />
concentrating in the medieval period must demonstrate a reading knowledge of Arabic.<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, at least 30 graduate<br />
credits are required as follows:<br />
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• 21 credits (seven courses) at the doctoral level in <strong>Jewish</strong> literature, including one course in prose<br />
and one course in poetry<br />
• At least 3 credits (one course) in medieval literature<br />
• At least 3 credits (one course) in the modern period<br />
• One seminar (3 credits) in the area of concentration (e.g., Arabic, English, French, German,<br />
Polish, Russian, or Yiddish)<br />
• LIT 5507, LIT 5508, and LIT 5509 (the three‐semester introductory sequence of courses in<br />
Yiddish literature), or the equivalent, for students concentrating in Yiddish literature (9 credits)<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, students will be examined on a group of<br />
reading lists that they will prepare under the guidance of the adviser. <strong>The</strong> examination will have<br />
both written and oral components. Reading lists will include comprehensive works in the<br />
respective major, as well as auxiliary works of critical and literary theory, and other primary and<br />
secondary texts. Students may obtain details about the format and structure of the comprehensive<br />
exams from the departmental advisor; the final shape of their exam will be developed in<br />
consultation with their advisor and a committee made up of other departmental faculty and at<br />
least one examiner from outside the JTS.<br />
Students must demonstrate the ability to present a developed view of a specific critical problem<br />
and to trace the development of one major genre from its origin to its most recent manifestations.<br />
Dissertation<br />
A major piece of original research or criticism. Students will write the dissertation after passing<br />
their comprehensive exams.<br />
Search the Course Catalog for LIT Courses<br />
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<strong>Jewish</strong> Music<br />
View faculty, admissions, and degree requirements for H. L. Miller Cantorial School and<br />
College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music.<br />
Degrees<br />
Bachelor of Arts (from List College)<br />
Bachelor of Sacred Music (from H. L. Miller Cantorial School and College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music)—<br />
under special circumstances only<br />
Master of Sacred Music<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
See List College admission requirements.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
For <strong>Jewish</strong> Music Majors in List College<br />
21 credits (seven courses), distributed as follows:<br />
Pre‐Cantorial Track:<br />
• MUS 4210: Beginning Music <strong>The</strong>ory I or appropriate level (3 credits)<br />
• MUS 4211: Beginning Music <strong>The</strong>ory II or appropriate level (3 credits)<br />
• MUS 4310: Beginning Musicianship I or appropriate level (2 credits)<br />
• MUS 4110: Chorus (two credits)<br />
• 9 credits of electives chosen in consultation with an adviser<br />
Non‐Cantorial Track:<br />
• MUS 4210: Beginning Music <strong>The</strong>ory I<br />
• MUS 4211: Beginning Music <strong>The</strong>ory II<br />
• 12 credits of electives chosen in consultation with an adviser<br />
Search the Course Catalog for JMU courses<br />
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<strong>Jewish</strong> Professional Leadership<br />
Each of the five JTS schools has programs of <strong>Jewish</strong> Professional Leadership. In some cases they<br />
are academic programs and in others they are cocurricular or extracurricular activities.<br />
Please contact the specific JTS school to find out the options each one offers.<br />
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<strong>Jewish</strong> Studies and Public Administration<br />
Program Background<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Professional Leadership (JPL) Program is the umbrella for the two dual-degree<br />
programs through <strong>The</strong> Graduate School of JTS and Columbia University. Students in the JPL<br />
Program participate in an integration seminar which allows them to explore the intersection of<br />
their two master's as well as other relevant issues in the <strong>Jewish</strong> community. Some examples of<br />
previous topics covered in seminar are the Role of the Professional in the <strong>Jewish</strong> Community,<br />
Issues of Diversity in the <strong>Jewish</strong> Community, and Community Building.<br />
<strong>The</strong> dual-degree program of <strong>The</strong> Graduate School of JTS and the School of International and<br />
Public Affairs (SIPA) of Columbia University prepares students for leadership careers in the<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> community. Students study simultaneously at both schools and are awarded two degrees:<br />
Master of Arts in <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies (JTS) and Master of Public Administration (Columbia). At <strong>The</strong><br />
Graduate School, students take twenty-for credits. In order to fulfill prerequisite requirements, a<br />
student may need to take additional <strong>Jewish</strong> studies and Hebrew courses prior to graduation. An<br />
additional six credits toward the degree are transferred from SIPA.<br />
See a sample course schedule here.<br />
At Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, students take a minimum<br />
of forty-five credits in Public Administration. Up to an additional fifteen credits may be<br />
transferred from JTS. JTS courses fulfill the concentration requirement, and any additional<br />
courses beyond the core completed at SIPA count as electives.<br />
<strong>The</strong> MPA program at SIPA is taught by the case method, which uses a "hands-on" applied<br />
approach common to the social sciences. <strong>The</strong> MPA curriculum for an MPA/JTS dual-degree<br />
student includes the SIPA core requirements (twenty-one credits), a workshop (three credits),<br />
and a summer internship (up to six credits).<br />
Applicants should be aware that SIPA requires an undergraduate-level background in economics,<br />
including both macro- and microeconomics. Students without these courses will have to take<br />
them before beginning at SIPA.<br />
Israel Seminar:<br />
During the course of their studies JPL students also participate in an Israel Seminar, which takes<br />
place in Israel during winter break. This seminar allows students to explore major issues in Israel<br />
firsthand, delve deeper into areas of professional interest, and meet with various leaders in Israel.<br />
Program Links:<br />
• <strong>Academic</strong>s<br />
• Tuition and Financial Aid<br />
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• Professional Opportunities After School<br />
• Contact Us<br />
• Request More Information<br />
• Apply<br />
Degrees and Courses<br />
Master of Arts and Master of Public Administration<br />
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<strong>Jewish</strong> Studies and Social Work<br />
Program Background:<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Professional Leadership (JPL) Program is the umbrella for the two dual-degree<br />
programs through <strong>The</strong> Graduate School of JTS and Columbia University. Students in the JPL<br />
Program participate in an integration seminar which allows them to explore the intersection of<br />
their two masters as well as other relevant issues in the <strong>Jewish</strong> community. Some examples of<br />
previous topics covered in the seminar are the Role of the Professional in the <strong>Jewish</strong> Community,<br />
Issues of Diversity in the <strong>Jewish</strong> Community and Community Building.<br />
<strong>The</strong> dual-degree program of <strong>The</strong> Graduate School of JTS and the Columbia University School of<br />
Social Work (CUSSW) prepares students for professional leadership careers in the <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
community. JPL students are simultaneously admitted to both schools and attend them<br />
concurrently. Upon completion of the program, students receive both an MA in <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
from JTS and an MS in Social Work from Columbia.<br />
Visionary faculty and <strong>Jewish</strong> communal professionals created the program nearly twenty years<br />
ago with a goal still important today: to provide future <strong>Jewish</strong> communal professional leaders<br />
with the essential knowledge, skills, and experience to meet the challenge of building <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
community in an increasingly complex world.<br />
At <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, students take 24 credits toward a master of arts degree in <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Studies. In order to fulfill prerequisite requirements, a student may need to take additional <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
studies and Hebrew courses prior to graduation. An additional 6 credits toward the degree are<br />
transferred from CUSSW.<br />
<strong>The</strong> curriculum at <strong>The</strong> Graduate School emphasizes an academic approach to <strong>Jewish</strong> studies.<br />
Students study <strong>Jewish</strong> history, tradition, and culture with JTS's esteemed faculty. Through<br />
elective courses, students can take advantage of the full spectrum of study available at JTS.<br />
At Columbia University School of Social Work, students take a minimum of 45 credits,<br />
depending on concentration. Up to an additional 15 credits may be transferred from JTS.<br />
Students are required to complete two years of supervised fieldwork, an integral part of the<br />
educational experience at CUSSW. It is in these exciting, hands-on settings that the knowledge<br />
gained in class truly comes to life.<br />
CUSSW offers concentrations in Social Administration, Advanced Generalist Practice and<br />
Programming, Policy Practice, and Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice.<br />
Israel Seminar:<br />
During the course of their studies JPL students also participate in an Israel Seminar, which takes<br />
place in Israel during winter break. This seminar allows students to explore major issues<br />
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firsthand in Israel, to delve deeper into areas of professional interest and to meet with various<br />
leaders in Israel.<br />
Program Links:<br />
• <strong>Academic</strong>s<br />
• Tuition and financial aid<br />
• Professional opportunities after school<br />
• Request more information<br />
• Apply now<br />
• Contact us<br />
Degrees and Courses<br />
Master of Arts and Master of Sciences<br />
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<strong>Jewish</strong> Thought<br />
Professors<br />
Arnold M. Eisen<br />
Alan Mittleman, Chair<br />
Neil Gillman, Emeritus<br />
Assistant Professor<br />
Eitan Fishbane<br />
Adjunct Instructor<br />
Nina Redl<br />
Degrees<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
See the List College Admissions page.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
From the Core Curriculum<br />
• JTH 1011: God, Torah, and Israel in Modern <strong>Jewish</strong> Thought (three credits)<br />
• JTH 1012: <strong>Jewish</strong> Philosophical Texts (three credits)<br />
For <strong>Jewish</strong> Thought Majors<br />
Twenty-one credits (seven courses) beyond the core curriculum requirements as follows:<br />
• One course in biblical or rabbinic literature<br />
• Two courses in medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> thought (philosophy or mysticism)<br />
• One course in contemporary <strong>Jewish</strong> thought<br />
• One course in <strong>Jewish</strong> ethics, or social, or political thought<br />
• Two additional electives in the Department of <strong>Jewish</strong> Thought or relevant course work<br />
elsewhere<br />
Master of Arts<br />
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Admission Requirements<br />
See <strong>The</strong> Graduate School admissions page. Additionally, students must hold a bachelor's degree<br />
with a major in Philosophy or its equivalent. It is assumed that such a major will include courses<br />
in each of the major areas of the history of philosophy (ancient, medieval, and modern).<br />
Recognized equivalent of the undergraduate major in philosophy will be evaluated for each<br />
student.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
Students entering the program are encouraged to take the following courses during the first year<br />
of graduate study if they have not had the equivalent previously:<br />
• One semester in problems in philosophy or an introduction to the history of Western philosophy<br />
• One semester in major themes in <strong>Jewish</strong> thought<br />
• One semester in rabbinic religion or rabbinic thought<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, thirty graduate credits are<br />
required as follows:<br />
• Three credits in biblical literature or thought<br />
• Three credits in rabbinic literature or thought<br />
• Three credits in modern <strong>Jewish</strong> thought<br />
• Three credits in <strong>Jewish</strong> mysticism (Kabbalah and Hasidism)<br />
• Three credits in philosophy or religious studies through the consortium<br />
• Three credits in <strong>Jewish</strong> ethics or social or political thought<br />
• Three credits in Judaica, chosen in consultation with the departmental adviser<br />
Master's <strong>The</strong>sis<br />
To qualify for the Master of Arts Degree, the student will write a thesis on a figure, theme, or<br />
topic in the history of <strong>Jewish</strong> thought. <strong>The</strong> thesis will demonstrate scholarly competence in the<br />
chosen field, as well as original insight into the subject.<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
See <strong>The</strong> Graduate School admissions page. Additionally, applicants must demonstrate<br />
knowledge of the history of philosophy; the history of <strong>Jewish</strong> thought, including the biblical,<br />
talmudic, modern, and contemporary periods; and familiarity with <strong>Jewish</strong> mysticism and<br />
Hasidism. Evidence of this competence may be shown through course credit or an entrance<br />
examination administered by the department.<br />
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Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, thirty graduate credits<br />
beyond the MA are required. Twenty-one of these credits must be in <strong>Jewish</strong> thought. Courses are<br />
to be chosen in consultation with the department adviser.<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, students will be examined in the general area of<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> philosophy and in their specialized field.<br />
Dissertation<br />
A significant piece of research that constitutes a contribution to the field.<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
See <strong>The</strong> Graduate School admissions page.<br />
In addition to meeting all requirements of <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, students must have a master's<br />
degree in Judaica, a working knowledge of Hebrew, and competence in the study of biblical and<br />
rabbinic texts in the original languages. Students must demonstrate, in the course of their studies,<br />
competence in one or more of the following languages: Arabic, German, French, Latin, or Greek.<br />
Master's degrees will be evaluated; any insufficiencies will have to be remedied in addition to the<br />
fulfillment of doctoral course requirements.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, thirty graduate credits<br />
beyond the MA are required. Twenty-one of these credits must be in <strong>Jewish</strong> thought, including:<br />
• Two advanced courses relevant to the student's field of research in another JTS department (six<br />
credits)<br />
• One reading course on a selected problem or philosopher (three credits)<br />
• One course on a medieval text (three credits)<br />
• One course on a modern text (three credits)<br />
• Two seminars in <strong>Jewish</strong> ethics, <strong>Jewish</strong> social and political philosophy, Kabbalah and Hasidism, or<br />
philosophy of law (six credits)<br />
Depending upon the individual area of concentration, the department reserves the right to require<br />
that a student pursue studies at another institution in order to meet special needs.<br />
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Comprehensive Examination<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, each student must pass three comprehensive<br />
examinations. One in the history of <strong>Jewish</strong> philosophy, one in the student's chosen field of<br />
concentration, and one chosen from the following areas: biblical and rabbinic thought, medieval<br />
philosophy and mysticism, modern <strong>Jewish</strong> thought, phenomenology of religion, ethics, or social<br />
and political philosophy.<br />
Dissertation<br />
An original piece of research that advances knowledge in the candidate's field of concentration.<br />
Search the Course Catalog for JTH courses<br />
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Liturgy<br />
Professors<br />
Alan Mintz, <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature (on leave, fall 2009)<br />
Raymond Scheindlin, <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature (on leave, fall 2009)<br />
Associate Professors<br />
Eliezer Diamond, Talmud and Rabbinics<br />
Robert A. Harris, Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, Program Adviser<br />
Boaz Tarsi, <strong>Jewish</strong> Music and Hazzanut (on leave, spring 2010)<br />
Adjunct Professor<br />
Tzvee Zahavy<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professors<br />
Kenneth Berger<br />
Jeffrey Hoffman<br />
Robert Scheinberg<br />
<strong>The</strong> program in <strong>Jewish</strong> Liturgy is interdepartmental, designed to introduce students to the<br />
development, genres, and themes of <strong>Jewish</strong> liturgical expression from ancient times to the<br />
present. Every year, a variety of courses in liturgy and related fields are offered within each of<br />
the academic departments.<br />
Degrees<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
View the List College admissions page.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
From the Core Curriculum<br />
• LIT 1031: <strong>The</strong> Weekday Prayer Book<br />
For Liturgy Majors<br />
Students must complete 21 credits (seven courses) beyond the core curriculum as follows:<br />
• LIT 5175: Liturgy of the Days of Awe<br />
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• LIT 5333: Liturgy of Shabbat and the Three Festivals<br />
• Five courses chosen in consultation with the adviser<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
See <strong>The</strong> Graduate School admissions page. Additionally, an MA in <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies is<br />
recommended.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, thirty graduate credits<br />
beyond the MA are required. <strong>The</strong>y must be advanced courses related to the field of liturgy. A list<br />
of courses approved for credit each year will be available in the office of the adviser. All course<br />
selections must be approved by the adviser.<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, students must take an oral examination based<br />
upon a prescribed reading list.<br />
Dissertation<br />
Students must complete an original monograph-length dissertation on a topic in liturgy. After<br />
consultation with the dissertation adviser, the title and outline must be submitted to the adviser<br />
for approval before beginning research.<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
See <strong>The</strong> Graduate School admissions page. Additionally, an MA in <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies is<br />
recommended.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Languages<br />
In addition to languages required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, students must<br />
demonstrate proficiency in Aramaic and any other languages deemed necessary based on the<br />
students' areas of interest.<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits are<br />
required as follows:<br />
• 24 credits (eight courses) at the doctoral level in <strong>Jewish</strong> liturgy, including courses dealing with<br />
the biblical, Rabbinic, medieval, and modern periods<br />
• 6 credits (two courses) in <strong>Jewish</strong> liturgy seminars or their equivalent<br />
All course selections must be approved by the adviser.<br />
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Comprehensive Examination<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, students must take an oral examination<br />
demonstrating knowledge of the designated reading list and another liturgical tradition.<br />
Dissertation<br />
A major original piece of research.<br />
Search the Course Catalog for LTG courses<br />
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Medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
Professor<br />
Raymond P. Scheindlin, <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature, Program Adviser, spring 2010 (on leave, fall 2009)<br />
Associate Professors<br />
Benjamin R. Gampel, <strong>Jewish</strong> History, Program Adviser, fall 2009<br />
Robert Harris, Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages<br />
Assistant Professor<br />
Eitan Fishbane, <strong>Jewish</strong> Thought<br />
<strong>The</strong> program in Medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies is designed to enable students to study the history,<br />
philosophy, and literature of the Jews from late antiquity to the Emancipation in a<br />
multidisciplinary framework. Students concentrate on several complementary aspects of<br />
medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> culture and society while applying different disciplinary methodologies.<br />
Degrees<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements for List College<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
From the Core Curriculum<br />
• PHI 1012: <strong>Jewish</strong> Philosophical Texts<br />
• HIS 1011: Medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> History<br />
For Medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies Majors<br />
21 credits (seven courses) beyond the core curriculum as follows:<br />
• At least 6 credits (two courses) in medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> history<br />
• At least 6 credits (two courses) in medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> literature<br />
• At least 6 credits (two courses) in medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> philosophy<br />
• 3 credits (one course) in one of the above fields or in a related discipline, such as parshanut, to<br />
be determined in consultation with the adviser<br />
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Master of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements for <strong>The</strong> Graduate School<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
Students entering the program will be required to take the following courses, or the equivalent, if<br />
they have not had the equivalent previously:<br />
• One course in medieval history<br />
• One course in medieval literature<br />
• One course in medieval philosophy<br />
Students are permitted to register for courses counting toward the degree while fulfilling these<br />
prerequisites.<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits are<br />
required as follows:<br />
• At least 6 credits (two courses) in history<br />
• At least 6 credits (two courses) in literature<br />
• At least 6 credits (two courses) in philosophy<br />
• At least 6 credits (two courses) in Midrash or parshanut<br />
• One multidisciplinary seminar on a problem in medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> studies (in years when such a<br />
seminar is not offered, this requirement can be fulfilled through independent study)<br />
All courses are determined in consultation with the adviser.<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
An examination on selected topics in each of the three disciplinary areas.<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Admission Requirements for <strong>The</strong> Graduate School<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits<br />
beyond the MA are required as follows:<br />
• At least 9 credits (three courses) in history<br />
• At least 9 credits (three courses) in literature<br />
• At least 9 credits (three courses) in philosophy<br />
• One multidisciplinary seminar on a problem in medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> studies (in years when such a<br />
seminar is not offered, this requirement can be fulfilled through independent study)<br />
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Students who have not received an MA in Medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies may be required to complete<br />
additional courses as prerequisite work. All courses will be determined through consultation with<br />
the adviser.<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, students must take an oral examination on<br />
selected topics in each of the three disciplinary areas (history, philosophy, and literature) and on<br />
the area of the candidate's dissertation, including a review of the secondary literature in the area<br />
of the proposed dissertation.<br />
Dissertation<br />
An original monograph-length dissertation on a topic in medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> studies, to be approved<br />
by a faculty committee.<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Admission Requirements for <strong>The</strong> Graduate School<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Languages<br />
In addition to languages required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, proficiency must be<br />
demonstrated in Hebrew; French, Spanish, or German; and Latin or Arabic.<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, at least 30 graduate<br />
credits beyond the MA are required as follows:<br />
• At least 9 credits (three courses) in each of the three disciplinary areas (history, literature, and<br />
philosophy) and special concentration in one of them<br />
• At least 3 credits (one course) in Hebrew manuscripts and paleography or the equivalent<br />
• Cognate courses in one or more disciplines of medieval studies outside of Judaica (e.g., medieval<br />
history, Latin, or vernacular literature)<br />
• Participation in a multidisciplinary seminar on a problem in medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> studies (in years<br />
when such a seminar is not offered, this requirement can be fulfilled through independent<br />
study)<br />
Students who have not received an MA in Medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies may be required to complete<br />
additional courses as prerequisite work. All courses are determined in consultation with the<br />
adviser.<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, candidtates for the PhD must take a<br />
comprehensive examination consisting of written and oral parts. <strong>The</strong> written part consists of four<br />
essays, one each in history, literature, and philosophy and a cognate subject. After the candidate<br />
has had the opportunity to study the examiners' comments on the written part, the oral<br />
examination ensues. <strong>The</strong> four essays may be written in separate sittings spread over a semester.<br />
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Dissertation<br />
A faculty committee must approve the disseration proposal. <strong>The</strong> dissertation will be an original<br />
monograph-length dissertation that demonstrates the candidate's ability to pursue original<br />
research in at least two disciplinary areas, to be approved by a faculty committee after an oral<br />
defense.<br />
Search the Course Catalog for MED courses<br />
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Midrash and Scriptural Interpretation<br />
Professors<br />
Alan Cooper, Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages<br />
David Kraemer, Talmud and Rabbinics<br />
Benjamin D. Sommer, Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages<br />
Burton Visotzky, Talmud and Rabbinics, Program Adviser<br />
Associate Professor<br />
Robert Harris, Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages<br />
Assistant Professor<br />
Marjorie Lehman, Talmud and Rabbinics<br />
<strong>The</strong> program in Midrash and Scriptural Interpretation is interdisciplinary, designed to enable<br />
students to gain expertise in the broad varieties of rabbinic biblical exegesis and rabbinic<br />
narrative. Students are exposed to critical study of the Bible and rabbinic literature; current<br />
methodologies in the study of Midrash and Scriptural Interpretation; and appropriate cognate<br />
literatures. Background is offered in the social history of late antiquity through the medieval<br />
period. A concentration in Midrash and Scriptural Interpretation focuses on exegesis of biblical<br />
and rabbinic texts from the second century through the medieval period. Students must choose a<br />
concentration in either Midrash or medieval Bible exegesis and focus course work and<br />
comprehensive examinations accordingly.<br />
<strong>The</strong> program emphasizes acquisition of critical methodologies current in the study of Midrash<br />
and Scriptural Interpretation. To that end, students learn historical/critical techniques such as<br />
philology and historiography. At the same time, a focus is given to rabbinic narrative and<br />
students learn modern and postmodern literary theories, as well as feminist and gender readings.<br />
All texts are studied in the original and students are expected to develop fluency in those<br />
languages as well as competence in cognate languages. Graduates of the various programs teach<br />
at universities throughout North America, Europe, and Israel.<br />
Degrees<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
See the List College Admissions page.<br />
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Degree Requirements<br />
From the Core Curriculum<br />
• TAL 1011/2011: Introduction to Rabbinic Literature (3 credits)<br />
• TAL 1021: Introduction to Talmud I (3 credits)<br />
• TAL 1022: Introduction to Talmud II (3 credits)<br />
For Midrash Majors<br />
Twenty-one credits beyond the core curriculum as follows:<br />
• TAL 3323: Mishnah for Majors (3 credits)<br />
• One Talmud text course, numbered 3000 or higher<br />
• One parshanut or biblical narrative course<br />
• MID 3944 or MID 5022: Midrash for Majors (3 credits)<br />
• 6 additional credits in Midrash (MID 6101: Introduction to Exegesis [3 credits] is recommended)<br />
• One course in the cognate literature of the period (e.g., New Testament, patristics, Greco‐<br />
Roman literature, Islamic or gnostic literature) or in the social history of the period (taken at JTS,<br />
Columbia University, Barnard College, or Union <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>)<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
Learn more about admission to <strong>The</strong> Graduate School.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
Students entering the program will be expected to take the following courses, or their equivalent,<br />
if they have not had the equivalent previously:<br />
• BIB 5013: Pentateuch With Rashi<br />
• TAL 6113: Survey of Mishnah<br />
• MID 5022: Midrash for Beginners<br />
Students are permitted to register for courses counting toward the degree while fulfilling these<br />
prerequisites.<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits are<br />
required as follows:<br />
• MID/MDS 6101: Introduction to Exegesis (3 credits)<br />
• MID 6307: Miqraot Gedolot I (3 credits)<br />
• MID 8525–8526: Critical Methods I and II (6 credits)<br />
• HIS 6117: Jews and Judaism in the Ancient World or HIS 6313 Jews and Judaism in the Middle<br />
Ages (3 credits)<br />
• 6 credits of electives in Midrash, Talmud, Bible or medieval Bible exegesis at the 6000 level or<br />
above<br />
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• 9 credits chosen in consultation with the adviser, at least one course of which focuses on biblical<br />
narrative<br />
Comprehensive Examinations<br />
Oral: Students must exhibit the ability to read and translate with fluency from an unmarked text<br />
(previously prepared): fifty chapters of Genesis Rabbah, all of Leviticus Rabbah or the<br />
equivalent amount of text in Midrash or medieval Bible exegesis (with approval of the adviser).<br />
Written: Students must answer essay questions on a reading list (to be determined annually by<br />
the adviser).<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
Learn more about admission to <strong>The</strong> Graduate School.<br />
Additionally, students must have a master’s degree or its equivalent in Midrash or Medieval<br />
Bible exegesis, or a cognate field with the approval of the Midrash and Scriptural Interpretation<br />
program adviser.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits<br />
beyond the MA are required as follows:<br />
• MID 8525–8526: Critical Methods I and II (if the student has taken 8525–8526, he/she is then<br />
required to add 6 credits in Midrash or Medieval Bible exegesis)<br />
• One doctoral‐level course in Midrash Aggadah or one doctoral‐level course in Medieval Bible<br />
exegesis<br />
• One course in Midrash halakhah<br />
• One course in Talmud (Level IV or higher)<br />
• At least one course in cognate studies is strongly recommended (e.g., Roman social history,<br />
Roman religions, Introduction to Christianity to 325, Introduction to New Testament, Patristic<br />
Literature, Introduction to Islam, Introduction to Quran and Hadith, Karaite Exegesis)<br />
• Other courses should be selected in consultation with the adviser<br />
Comprehensive Examinations<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, the student will take two examinations as<br />
follows:<br />
• Oral: Student must demonstrate expertise in Genesis Rabbah; or Leviticus Rabbah plus one‐half<br />
of Genesis Rabbah; or the equivalent amount of text in Midrash or Medieval Bible exegesis (with<br />
approval of adviser).<br />
• Written: Student must compose an extensive reading list with the advice of the adviser. <strong>The</strong> list<br />
shall survey major critical contributions to the field of Midrash or Medieval Bible exegesis and<br />
emphasize those works which formed the direction of critical studies during the last two<br />
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centuries. <strong>The</strong> final reading list, on which the candidate will be examined, requires the approval<br />
of the program faculty.<br />
Dissertation<br />
A competent piece of research which constitutes a contribution to the field.<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
Learn more about admission to <strong>The</strong> Graduate School.<br />
Additionally, students must have a master’s degree or its equivalent in Midrash or Medieval<br />
Bible exegesis, or a cognate field with the approval of the Midrash and Scriptural Interpretation<br />
program adviser.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Languages<br />
In addition to German and one other modern research language, required of all students in <strong>The</strong><br />
Graduate School, reading proficiency must be demonstrated in one or more primary text<br />
languages (e.g., Greek, Syriac, Arabic, Latin) the adviser deems necessary for the dissertation.<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits<br />
beyond the MA are required as follows:<br />
• MID 8525–8526: Critical Methods I and II (if the student has taken 8525–8526, he/she is<br />
required to add 6 credits in Midrash or Medieval Bible exegesis)<br />
• Two doctoral‐level courses in Midrash Aggadah and one course in Medieval Bible exegesis for<br />
Midrash concentrators; OR one doctoral level course in Midrah Aggadah and two courses in<br />
Medieval Bible exegesis for Medieval Bible exegesis concentrators<br />
• One course in Midrash halakhah<br />
• One course in Talmud (level IV or higher)<br />
• One or more courses in cognate studies (e.g., Roman social history, Roman religions,<br />
Introduction to Christianity to 325, Introduction to New Testament, Patristic Literature,<br />
Introduction to Islam, Introduction to Quran and Hadith, Karaite Exegesis)<br />
• Other courses may be selected (with consent or requirement of adviser) in rabbinics, Medieval<br />
Bible exegesis, or cognate fields<br />
Comprehensive Examinations<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, the student will take two examinations as<br />
follows:<br />
• Oral: Student must demonstrate critical expertise in Genesis Rabbah (with the <strong>The</strong>odor/Albeck<br />
commentary); or Leviticus Rabbah (with Margulies commentary) plus one‐half of Genesis<br />
Rabbah (with commentary); or the equivalent amount of text in Midrash or Medieval Bible<br />
exegesis (with approval of adviser).<br />
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• Written: Student must compose an extensive reading list with the advice of the adviser. <strong>The</strong> list<br />
shall survey major critical contributions to the field of Midrash or Medieval Bible exegesis and<br />
emphasize those works which formed the direction of critical studies during the last two<br />
centuries. <strong>The</strong> final reading list, on which the candidate will be examined, requires the approval<br />
of the program faculty.<br />
Dissertation<br />
An original piece of research which advances knowledge in the candidate’s field of<br />
specialization.<br />
Search the Course Catalog for MID Courses<br />
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Modern <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
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Professors<br />
David Fishman, <strong>Jewish</strong> History, Program Adviser<br />
Alan Mintz, <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature (on leave, fall 2009)<br />
Alan Mittleman, <strong>Jewish</strong> Thought<br />
David G. Roskies, <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature (on leave, spring 2010)<br />
Jack Wertheimer, <strong>Jewish</strong> History (on leave, spring 2010)<br />
Associate Professor<br />
Barbara Mann, <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature<br />
Schusterman Visiting Professor of Israel Studies<br />
Larissa Remennick<br />
<strong>The</strong> program in Modern <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies is designed to provide the student with multidisciplinary<br />
training in the study of the modern <strong>Jewish</strong> experience (approximately 1750–1980), with an<br />
emphasis on religion and culture. Students take courses in a variety of fields but major in either<br />
history or literature.<br />
Degrees<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
Visit the List College admissions page.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
<strong>The</strong> program in Modern <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies consists of three fields: modern <strong>Jewish</strong> history, literature,<br />
and thought. A fourth component of the program is modern <strong>Jewish</strong> language.<br />
Majors must take 21 credits (seven courses) beyond the core curriculum requirements,<br />
distributed as follows:<br />
• Two courses in one field (history, literature or thought)<br />
• Two courses in a second field (history, literature or thought)<br />
• One course in the third field (history, literature or thought)<br />
• One course in modern <strong>Jewish</strong> language (e.g., Introduction to Yiddish, or an advanced Hebrew<br />
language course)<br />
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• One elective chosen in consultation with the adviser<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
See <strong>The</strong> Graduate School admissions page.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
<strong>The</strong> Modern <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies program consists of three fields: modern <strong>Jewish</strong> history,<br />
modern <strong>Jewish</strong> literature, and modern <strong>Jewish</strong> thought. <strong>The</strong> master's degree requires 30<br />
credits in addition to courses required of all students in the Graduate School, distributed<br />
as below. Students must also select a major and minor field, on which they will be<br />
examined in their comprehensive exams.<br />
I. Required courses: 12 credits (four courses)<br />
o<br />
o<br />
o<br />
6 credits (two courses) surveying modern <strong>Jewish</strong> history and American <strong>Jewish</strong> history<br />
3 credits (one course) in modern <strong>Jewish</strong> literature<br />
3 credits (one course) in modern <strong>Jewish</strong> thought<br />
II. <strong>Jewish</strong> language: 6 credits (two courses)<br />
o<br />
6 credits of modern <strong>Jewish</strong> language beyond requirements of <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, such<br />
as Advanced Hebrew (HEB 5301 or HEB 5303) or Introduction to Yiddish (LIT 1051 or LIT<br />
1052). Literature courses taught in Hebrew or Yiddish may satisfy this requirement.<br />
III. Electives in modern <strong>Jewish</strong> studies: 12 credits (four courses)<br />
o<br />
o<br />
o<br />
6 credits (two courses) in the student's major field.<br />
3 credits (one course) in the student's minor field<br />
3 credits (one course) selected in consultation with the program adviser (e.g., in general<br />
history, literary theory, modern <strong>Jewish</strong> art, or Israel studies)<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Students must take an oral comprehensive examination, which tests their understanding<br />
of a list of required readings and their ability to place the readings in the broader contexts<br />
covered in course work.<br />
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Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
See <strong>The</strong> Graduate School admissions page.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Language<br />
Students must demonstrate satisfactory reading comprehension of Hebrew prior to<br />
matriculation.<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits<br />
beyond the MA are required as follows:<br />
o<br />
o<br />
o<br />
o<br />
15 credits (five courses) in the major discipline (modern <strong>Jewish</strong> history, modern <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
literature, modern <strong>Jewish</strong> thought)<br />
6 credits (two courses) in the non‐major discipline (modern <strong>Jewish</strong> history, modern<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> literature, modern <strong>Jewish</strong> thought)<br />
3 credits (one course) in a third department<br />
6 credits (two courses) of electives<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, students must take a comprehensive<br />
examination (with both a written and an oral component), which tests their understanding<br />
of a list of required readings and their ability to place the readings in the broader contexts<br />
covered in course work.<br />
Dissertation<br />
An original monograph-length dissertation on a topic in Modern <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies, to be<br />
approved by a faculty committee.<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
See <strong>The</strong> Graduate School admissions page.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Languages<br />
In addition to languages required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, students must<br />
demonstrate satisfactory reading comprehension of Hebrew prior to matriculation.<br />
Students must also demonstrate satisfactory knowledge of German and either French or<br />
Yiddish prior to taking the comprehensive exam. Additional languages may be required<br />
depending upon research needs.<br />
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Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits<br />
beyond the MA are required as follows:<br />
o<br />
o<br />
o<br />
o<br />
15 credits (five courses) in the major discipline (modern <strong>Jewish</strong> history or modern <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
literature)<br />
6 credits (two courses) in the non‐major discipline (modern <strong>Jewish</strong> history or modern<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> literature)<br />
3 credits (one course) in a third department<br />
6 credits (two courses) of electives<br />
A course in medieval <strong>Jewish</strong> history must be among the courses selected. All PhD<br />
students doing course work must register for the departmental seminar. Each student will<br />
develop a coherent concentration with the adviser, focusing on a particular geographic<br />
area, and will be required to take cognate courses through the consortium.<br />
Comprehensive Examinations<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, students will take a written and an oral<br />
examination. <strong>The</strong> written exam consists of four essays, one from each field (i.e., one from<br />
each examiner). <strong>The</strong> student will select one out of two questions submitted by each<br />
examiner. <strong>The</strong> student will have a two day period to complete the essays. <strong>The</strong> oral exam<br />
picks up on the written answers and explores other topics as well, such as the essays not<br />
chosen by the student.<br />
Dissertation<br />
An original monograph-length dissertation on a topic in modern <strong>Jewish</strong> studies that<br />
demonstrates the ability to pursue original research in at least two disciplines, to be<br />
approved by a faculty committee.<br />
Search the Course Catalog for MJS courses<br />
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Multidisciplinary Courses<br />
<strong>The</strong> Graduate School, <strong>The</strong> Davidson School, and <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School all offer<br />
multidisciplinary courses; some of these courses are required by certain departments or<br />
programs. Please consult with an academic adviser or dean for further information.<br />
Search the Course Catalog for MDS Courses<br />
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Professional and Pastoral Skills<br />
Senior Lecturers<br />
Miles B. Cohen<br />
Daniel Nevins, Chair<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor<br />
Laura Gold<br />
Adjunct Lecturers<br />
Julia Andelman<br />
Jeremy Kalmanofsky<br />
Barry Dov Katz<br />
Craig Scheff<br />
Mychal B. Springer<br />
Jan Uhrbach<br />
Simkha Y. Weintraub<br />
Gerald Zelizer<br />
Coordinator of Field Education<br />
Jonathan Lipnick<br />
Beit Midrash Director<br />
Joshua Cahan<br />
<strong>The</strong> Department of Professional and Pastoral Skills prepares students to meet their future<br />
rabbinic and cantorial responsibilities. Through courses, seminars, internships, rotations, and<br />
workshops, students acquire skills in leadership, pastoral counseling, communication, and<br />
administration.<br />
Courses are designed to provide the skills and confidence students need to meet the challenges of<br />
the contemporary <strong>Jewish</strong> community. Each student is guided in the deepening of personal<br />
religious commitment, and is trained to articulate a vision of <strong>Jewish</strong> life that will inspire the next<br />
generation of Conservative Jews to embrace the traditional values and practices that give<br />
definition to the <strong>Jewish</strong> experience.<br />
Classes not specifically designed for cantorial and rabbinical candidates are open to all JTS<br />
students.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Beit Midrash program is supported by an endowment of the Leffel Family Foundation. Two<br />
instructors are designated the Rabbi Bernard Leffel Scholars. A third instructor is designated the<br />
Steven Glantz Scholar.<br />
Search the Course Catalog for PRO and PAS Courses<br />
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Talmud and Rabbinics<br />
Degrees<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Bachelor of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
View the List College admissions webpage.<br />
Professors<br />
Neil Danzig<br />
Israel Francus (on leave, 2009–2010)<br />
Shamma Friedman<br />
Judith Hauptman, Chair<br />
Richard Kalmin<br />
David C. Kraemer<br />
Joel Roth<br />
Burton L. Visotzky<br />
Associate Professors<br />
Beth Berkowitz (on leave, 2009–2010)<br />
Eliezer Diamond<br />
Mayer E. Rabinowitz<br />
Assistant Professors<br />
Marjorie Lehman<br />
Jonathan Milgram<br />
Adjunct Professor<br />
Zvi Steinfeld (spring 2010)<br />
Adjunct Assistant Professor<br />
Jay Rovner<br />
Adjunct Instructors<br />
David Hoffman<br />
Michael Pitkowsky<br />
Michael Rosenberg<br />
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Degree Requirements<br />
From the Core Curriculum<br />
• TAL 1011: Introduction to Rabbinic Literature (3 credits)<br />
• TAL 1021: Introduction to Talmud I (3 credits)<br />
• One of the follwing: TAL 1022: Introduction to Talmud II; TAL 3323: Mishnah for Majors; CDE<br />
3809: Codes for Talmud Majors and Others; or MID 3944: Midrash for Majors (3 credits);<br />
Intermediate or Advanced Talmud<br />
For Talmud Majors<br />
Twenty-one (21) credits (seven courses) beyond TAL 1011, 1021, and 1022 (or upper-level<br />
equivalents) as follows:<br />
1. Talmud text (9 credits)<br />
2. One elective course in Rabbinics, Classics, or the Ancient World (3 credits), chosen in<br />
consultation with the major adviser<br />
3. Whichever of the following courses were not taken to fulfill the Talmud core curriculum<br />
requirements (9 credits):<br />
• CDE 3809: Codes for Talmud Majors and Others (3 credits)<br />
• MID 3944: Midrash for Beginners (3 credits)<br />
• TAL 3323: Mishnah for Majors (3 credits)<br />
• Talmud text<br />
CDE 3890, MID 3944, and TAL 3323 must be completed prior to the senior year.<br />
Master of Arts<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
See <strong>The</strong> Graduate School admissions website. Additionally, potential graduate candidates are<br />
advised that advanced study of rabbinic texts requires extensive preparation in related fields,<br />
including Bible; Aramaic; history and religion of Judaism in antiquity; and history and religion<br />
of the Greco-Roman and Iranian world. Accordingly, students seeking admission to the graduate<br />
programs in this department are encouraged to prepare themselves, to the extent possible, with<br />
university courses in these areas.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Languages<br />
Students entering the program will be required to demonstrate a proficiency in Gemara, Rashi,<br />
and Tosafot, equivalent to Talmud Text III.<br />
Courses<br />
Students are permitted to register for courses counting toward the degree while fulfilling these<br />
prerequisites.<br />
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In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits are<br />
required as follows:<br />
• 12 credits in Talmud and Rabbinics beyond the level of Talmud Text III, chosen in consultation<br />
with the adviser<br />
• 9 credits in related fields, chosen in consultation with the adviser, including HIS 6117 or the<br />
equivalent<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
For the reading list and textual requirements, consult <strong>The</strong> Graduate School Office at (212) 678-<br />
8024.<br />
Doctor of Hebrew Literature<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
See <strong>The</strong> Graduate School admissions website. Additionally, students specializing in talmudic<br />
literature must demonstrate the following through examination:<br />
• Comprehension of a previously unprepared sugya selected from any tractate of the Babylonian<br />
Talmud<br />
• General knowledge of rabbinic institutions and literature<br />
• Proficiency in Aramaic on a second‐year level<br />
• Knowledge of fifty folios of Talmud<br />
Candidates specializing in aggadic literature must demonstrate the following through<br />
examination:<br />
• Proficiency in Aramaic on a second‐year level<br />
• <strong>The</strong> ability to translate and explicate a midrashic text on sight<br />
• Knowledge of twenty‐five parashiyot of Midrash<br />
Additionally, students must have an undergraduate degree in the humanities or social sciences<br />
from an accredited college or university and a master's degree in Talmud and Rabbinics or the<br />
equivalent.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Courses<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits<br />
beyond the MA are required as follows:<br />
• 21 credits in the field of specialization, of which 15 must be in doctoral seminars (8000 level or<br />
higher)<br />
• 9 credits in a related field<br />
All courses must be chosen in consultation with the adviser.<br />
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Comprehensive Examination<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, students must pass a series of examinations on<br />
predetermined selections of rabbinic texts and secondary literature.<br />
Dissertation<br />
A competent piece of research that constitutes a contribution to the field.<br />
Doctor of Philosophy<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
See <strong>The</strong> Graduate School admissions website. Additionally, students must have an<br />
undergraduate degree in the humanities or social sciences from an accredited college or<br />
university and a master's degree in Talmud and Rabbinics or the equivalent.<br />
Degree Requirements<br />
Languages<br />
In addition to languages required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, students must<br />
demonstrate a reading knowledge of French and German, Greek or Syriac, or such other ancient<br />
languages as a specialization requires, as determined by the adviser.<br />
Courses<br />
Students entering the program will be required to take either MID 6101, MID 6102, or the<br />
equivalent, if they have not had the equivalent previously. Students will be matriculated upon<br />
satisfactory completion of this prerequisite and are permitted to register for courses counting<br />
toward the degree while fulfilling this prerequisite.<br />
In addition to courses required of all students in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School, 30 graduate credits<br />
beyond the MA are required as follows:<br />
• 21 credits in the field of specialization, of which 15 must be in doctoral seminars (8000 level or<br />
higher)<br />
• 9 credits in a related field<br />
All courses are to be chosen in consultation with the adviser.<br />
Comprehensive Examination<br />
Upon satisfactory completion of all course work, and prior to beginning dissertation research, all<br />
candidates must pass a series of examinations on a predetermined quantity of rabbinic texts.<br />
Candidates will be examined orally on a reading list of critical scholarly literature to be compiled<br />
in consultation with the prospective thesis adviser.<br />
Dissertation<br />
Each student must complete an original piece of research that advances knowledge in the field of<br />
specialization. Upon completion of the dissertation proposal, the candidate will defend the<br />
proposal before a panel of Talmud and Rabbinics faculty.<br />
Search the Course Catalog for TAL, MID, and CDE courses<br />
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Office of Student Life<br />
<strong>The</strong> role of the Office of Student Life is to enhance and enrich the personal, social, educational,<br />
and religious growth of JTS students, and to create a welcoming, student-centered environment.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Student Life staff coordinates a wide variety of activities with an emphasis on creating<br />
community at JTS and takes a personal interest in each individual and gets to know as many<br />
students as possible. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to drop by anytime for information<br />
about activities and life in New York City, to chat, or merely relax. <strong>The</strong> Billie Rosenthal<br />
Rubinoff Center for Student Life in Unterberg (second floor) is a great place to meet with other<br />
students, enjoy a snack, or study.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Office of Student Life oversees the work of the Va’ad Gemilut Hasadim: Susan and Jack<br />
Rudin Center for Community Outreach and offers further support to students through the JTS<br />
Counseling Center. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Life Directors in the residence halls organize <strong>Jewish</strong> cultural and<br />
religious programming and serve as a resource for residents. In addition, Student Life works<br />
closely with the student organizations on programming initiatives.<br />
Student participation in planning activities is welcomed by the Office of Student Life. Students<br />
may develop their leadership skills by becoming involved in student organizations, participating<br />
in a capella or dance groups, joining the Israel Committee, or becoming active in Isha El Akhota:<br />
<strong>The</strong> JTS Women’s Center.<br />
For further information, and to get involved in student activities, feel free to contact the Office of<br />
Student Life at studentlife@jtsa.edu or (212) 678-8839, or visit us in Unterberg 209.<br />
Student Activities<br />
Examples of social, cultural, religious, and educational events sponsored by the Office of Student<br />
Life are:<br />
• Shabbat dinners<br />
• Holiday programming, including Sukkot meals, Simhat Torah and Purim celebrations<br />
• Israel programming, including Shulchan Ivrit and Yom Ha’atzma'ut celebration<br />
• Lunch & Learn programs featuring JTS faculty<br />
• Trips to Broadway shows and other New York City outings<br />
• Residence hall programs<br />
• Barbecues, karaoke parties, and ice cream bashes<br />
• Women's Center activities<br />
• Concerts featuring JTS student performers<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Haar Family Memorial Kallah<br />
• List College Links to Leadership retreat<br />
To find out about events, read Divrei HaYamim, the weekly email newsletter produced by the<br />
Office of Student Life. It keeps everyone informed of what's happening within the JTS<br />
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community and provides information on synagogue services. In addition, email announcements<br />
are regularly disseminated to the JTS community.<br />
Va'ad Gemilut Hasadim: Susan and Jack Rudin Center for Community<br />
Outreach<br />
(212) 678-8916 vaad@jtsa.edu<br />
<strong>The</strong> Va'ad Gemilut Hasadim: Susan and Jack Rudin Center for Community Outreach (the Va’ad)<br />
seeks to promote community service at JTS through its hands-on volunteer opportunities,<br />
educational programs, and annual Tzedakah campaign. Every day, the Va’ad provides a variety<br />
of opportunities for JTS community members to go out into the local New York City community<br />
and volunteer to help. <strong>The</strong> Va’ad’s diverse educational programming offers greater insight into<br />
some of the broader issues surrounding these community-service initiatives. In addition, funds<br />
are raised throughout the year for the Va’ad’s Tzedakah Campaign, and are donated to<br />
organizations in need in the United States, Israel, and internationally. We invite you to explore<br />
the various programming that the Va’ad offers at JTS, and find out how you can start making a<br />
difference today! To learn more, please visit the Va'ad homepage at www.jtsa.edu/vaad.<br />
JTS Counseling Center<br />
<strong>The</strong> JTS Counseling Center is available to work with JTS students to help them get the most<br />
from their academic, spiritual, and emotional life at JTS. <strong>The</strong> JTS counselors offer a safe,<br />
nonjudgmental, and confidential environment where students have the time and space to explore<br />
what is contributing to their current distress and to figure out ways of coping with their<br />
difficulties.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Counseling Center at JTS offers:<br />
• Initial consultation and assessment (the first appointment)<br />
• Focused individual psychotherapy<br />
• Referrals to and resources about outside services (psychotherapy, psychiatry,<br />
organizations, and support groups in the community)<br />
• Consultation and outreach<br />
• Workshops<br />
• Personal coaching<br />
• Career-interest testing<br />
• Medication referrals<br />
Consultation, crisis intervention, brief individual psychotherapy, and referrals for longer-term<br />
psychotherapy in the community are provided for all JTS students. Outreach and consultation,<br />
including programs for personal growth, are available for all students, faculty, and staff groups<br />
upon request.<br />
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Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
Location: Brush 404<br />
Phone: (212) 280-6161 (Please call for an appointment.)<br />
Our multidisciplinary staff of senior psychologists and social workers includes Director Dr.<br />
David Davar and our two senior clinicians, Carol H. King, LCSW, and Anne Fox, PhD. We<br />
represent a multiplicity of clinical interests and specializations, including depression and anxiety,<br />
wellness, abuse / sexual assault, sexual identity, multicultural issues, and women's issues. We are<br />
all committed to providing services in ways that respect, recognize, and honor the complexity of<br />
our students and their lives.<br />
To make an appointment with one of our experienced mental health professionals, please<br />
call the director, Dr. David Davar at (212) 280-6161. If you feel your concerns are urgent or<br />
that you are having an emergency situation, please let us know immediately.<br />
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Residence Life<br />
Introduction<br />
At JTS, the Office of Residence Life (ORL) strives to create an atmosphere in the residence halls<br />
that is conducive to <strong>Jewish</strong> living and that complements the JTS academic experience. Our staff<br />
encourages the practice of a full range of <strong>Jewish</strong> values within the context of the Conservative<br />
Movement, providing opportunities for social bonding, community building, self-exploration,<br />
personal growth, and maturation. Our cornerstones are the principles of respect, understanding,<br />
leadership, and social responsibility. Our residents come from diverse religious, ethnic, and<br />
social backgrounds and our aim is to provide housing facilities that will make our students proud<br />
and satisfied with their overall JTS experience.<br />
Our Mission<br />
It is the mission of the ORL to create <strong>Jewish</strong> residential communities that provide all of our<br />
residents with quality housing and a supportive framework for understanding the plurality of<br />
modern Judaism. We emphasize the importance of students' choices about modes of <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
living as they develop their unique, individual <strong>Jewish</strong> identities. Through the provision of<br />
cocurricular educational opportunities at our residence halls, we seek to actualize student<br />
potential—academically, spiritually, socially, and personally.<br />
Community Standards<br />
Conservative Judaism's ideals and practices are an integral part of the lifestyle at JTS. Standards<br />
of personal conduct and interpersonal relations are a significant part of the Conservative<br />
tradition. It is the aim of JTS to assist students in making choices about their observance within<br />
the guidelines of the Conservative Movement, and to protecting their rights to so choose, while<br />
also upholding the ideals to moral standards of the JTS community.<br />
Residents are expected to follow these standards while simultaneously respecting individual<br />
differences within the spectrum of the Conservative Movement. Failure to uphold these<br />
standards is considered grounds for the cancellation of housing privileges and may become<br />
grounds to bar a student and his/her guests from JTS housing altogether.<br />
Our Staff<br />
<strong>The</strong> director of Residence Life oversees and administers all housing and residential life<br />
operations at JTS, which includes three coeducational residence halls and limited apartment<br />
leasing for graduate students and their immediate families. Live-in resident directors (RDs), who<br />
are graduate-level students, occupy an apartment within each residence hall and manage their<br />
building's policy enforcement, crisis management, counseling referrals, and other residential<br />
concerns. RDs supervise undergraduate student leaders who serve as resident advisers (RAs).<br />
RAs assist RDs by providing peer counseling and facilitating social and educational programs.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se programs help to foster a sense of community and friendship within each residence hall.<br />
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<strong>Jewish</strong> Life directors, who are live-in Office of Student Life associates, plan religious programs<br />
for each residential hall's community and also provide support for students exploring their <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
identities and observance.<br />
An Overview<br />
Residence halls are located within three city blocks of JTS's main campus and are accessible to<br />
the many institutions and amenities in Morningside Heights and the Upper West Side. <strong>The</strong>se<br />
convenient Manhattan locations enables students to take full advantage of the cultural wealth of<br />
New York City. Bus and subway connections are within short walking distances from every<br />
residence hall and student housing apartment building.<br />
Housing is guaranteed to all JTS undergraduate students. Graduate student housing is also<br />
available, but not guaranteed. Housing is assigned to students through a lottery system after<br />
completion of a housing application.<br />
Criteria for housing placement are determined by the director. Living together with peers is<br />
considered a significant part of the educational and social student development experience. Many<br />
residence hall students are assigned one or more roommates or have single rooms in shared<br />
suites or apartments.<br />
All rooms are furnished with a bed, dresser, wardrobe or closet, desk, chair and bookcase for<br />
each resident. Some rooms have additional amenities.<br />
Common areas in suites and apartments within the residence halls are also furnished with a<br />
variety of lounge furniture and kitchen appliances. Married/family non-residence-hall apartments<br />
for graduate students are not furnished.<br />
Each of the residence halls contains communal kitchens, study rooms, social lounges, laundry<br />
facilities, local and long-distance phone service, voice mail, cable television, and Internet access.<br />
Security guards are stationed at the front entrance of each residence hall twenty-four hours a day.<br />
Common-area kitchens in the residence halls enable residents to prepare their own meals. All<br />
kitchens must be kept kosher by the students living in their respective areas. Many students<br />
purchase miniature cubic refrigerators and keep all necessary utensils and dishes in their own<br />
rooms. Others choose to use the large common refrigerators and cabinet spaces in their shared<br />
kitchens.<br />
<strong>The</strong> JTS Dining Hall, a kosher establishment at the 3080 Broadway campus, is located on firstfloor<br />
Brush. It is open for breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday.<br />
Residence Halls<br />
Louis S. Brush Residence Hall<br />
Brush Residence Hall is located within the JTS campus. Two-room suites with a semi-private<br />
bath are shared by students of the same sex. Suite rooms are assigned as single occupancy. Since<br />
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students may not cook food in their rooms, Brush has separate communal kitchens for preparing<br />
meat and dairy meals.<br />
Brush Hall includes a modern student lounge with a color television/VCR and Shabbat meal<br />
area. Laundry machines and a mail distribution area are also located within the residence hall.<br />
An additional charge for air conditioner usage is applied to residents who choose to have an air<br />
conditioner installed in their room.<br />
Brush is adjacent to <strong>The</strong> Library, classrooms, and synagogue buildings.<br />
Horace W. Goldsmith Residence Hall<br />
Goldsmith Hall, opened in 1978, is a renovated apartment building located one block from JTS<br />
at the corner of Broadway and 121st Street. <strong>The</strong> Goldsmith community consists of forty units<br />
where residents share three-, four-, or five-bedroom apartments with other students of the same<br />
sex. <strong>The</strong>se apartments are furnished and have a full kitchen and common area. All apartments<br />
have been completely renovated in the last few years. <strong>The</strong> Moadon, a large common area on the<br />
main floor, serves as the center of residence hall activity. It has an attractive atrium, a small<br />
informal library, and a color television with a VCR.<br />
Laundry machines and a mail distribution area are also located within the residence hall. An<br />
additional charge for air conditioner usage is applied to residents who choose to have an air<br />
conditioner installed in their room.<br />
Mathilde Schechter Residence Hall (MSRH)<br />
Mathilde Schechter Residence Hall is located at 415 West 120th Street, three blocks from the<br />
main campus and in close proximity to Columbia University and Barnard College. Opened in<br />
September 1976, this building provides modern facilities for our students, including central air<br />
conditioning. Suites housing three to six students each in single-, double-, and triple-occupancy<br />
rooms have shared full-size, eat-in kitchens with modern appliances. Floors are typically single<br />
sex, or single sex by wing. This residence hall has a number of lounges, study rooms, a<br />
recreation area, a music room that includes a baby grand piano, and a small informal reference<br />
library. Laundry machines and a mail distribution area are also located within the residence hall.<br />
Many activities for residents and the extended community also take place in the large assembly<br />
room on the first floor.<br />
Apartments<br />
515/521 West 122nd Street<br />
Several apartments are available each academic year to matriculated full-time graduate-level<br />
students, whether single, married, with or without children or pets. Our 515/521 West 122nd<br />
Street apartment buildings are immediately adjacent to the JTS campus between Broadway and<br />
Amsterdam Avenues. <strong>The</strong>se prewar buildings feature a live-in superintendent, central elevators,<br />
laundry facilities, intercom systems, and newly installed windows, among other recent upgrades<br />
to the facilities. Most of the kitchens and bathrooms are recently renovated. Apartments come in<br />
a variety of shapes and sizes with unique layouts. Agreement lengths are twelve months with all<br />
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utilities included. Students who are looking for an inexpensive and authentic New York City<br />
apartment experience will find these buildings to be a great place to live.<br />
601 West 110th Street (College Residence)<br />
Single or married matriculated graduate-level students without children or pets are encouraged to<br />
apply for housing in this postwar modern housing facility located on West 110th Street just off<br />
Broadway. JTS leases a limited number of large studio and one-bedroom apartments in this<br />
building, which features twenty-four-hour security staff, a concierge, a live-in building manager,<br />
ample laundry facilities, and two elevators. Most of the apartments are carpeted and a few have<br />
hardwood flooring. Agreement lengths are twelve months with all utilities included. An<br />
additional charge for air-conditioner usage is applied per unit to residents who choose to install<br />
an air conditioner in their apartment. College Residence is located just around the corner from<br />
the 110th Street number 1 subway line. <strong>The</strong>se apartments are popular with our students and fill<br />
quickly.<br />
Residence Life Committee<br />
<strong>The</strong> Residence Life Committees (RLC), chaired by the director of Residence Life, began in the<br />
fall 2000 semester as a way for residents to have direct input on issues and concerns that<br />
specifically affect their quality of life in our residence halls and apartment buildings. <strong>The</strong><br />
undergraduate RLC is composed of students from each class year, including Barnard College<br />
students, who are appointed by the List College Student Council. <strong>The</strong> Graduate RLC is selfselected.<br />
Eligibility<br />
To be eligible for JTS housing, students must:<br />
• Be accepted and matriculated at JTS<br />
• Have current student accounts with no holds for late tuition or other payments<br />
• Have proof of ability to cover all charges<br />
• Be enrolled in JTS's student health insurance or have proof of similar health insurance<br />
coverage, as indicated by completing a health insurance waiver with the Office of Human<br />
Resources<br />
• Be registered as full-time students in one of the following ways:<br />
1. Enrolled in the List College Joint Program or Double Degree Program<br />
2. Enrolled as visiting undergraduates carrying a minimum of nine credits per semester<br />
3. Enrolled in <strong>The</strong> Graduate School or <strong>The</strong> Davidson School, carrying a minimum of ten<br />
credits per semester<br />
4. Be in the process of completing comprehensive exam preparation, thesis, or dissertation<br />
work for <strong>The</strong> Graduate School or <strong>The</strong> Davidson School (may require supporting<br />
documentation)<br />
5. Enrolled in H. L. Miller Cantorial School or <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School, carrying a minimum<br />
of twelve credits per semester<br />
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6. Be in the process of completing comprehensive exam preparation, thesis, or dissertation<br />
work in H. L. Miller Cantorial School or <strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School (may require supporting<br />
documentation)<br />
Regardless of eligibility, housing is guaranteed to List College students only. Graduate students<br />
who meet eligibility requirements may not receive housing assignments. Graduate students<br />
currently in housing are prioritized over current graduate students not living in JTS housing.<br />
Semesters spent in housing indicated on applications is only used to assess eligibility and does<br />
not impact seniority.<br />
Students completing their JTS educations, who are not returning for full-time graduate work,<br />
may not reapply for JTS housing. Students who are completing one program, but are returning<br />
for another JTS program, may apply for JTS housing and should submit a housing application.<br />
Such students will be considered new students within their programs.<br />
Students in simultaneous programs are eligible for housing up to the maximum housing<br />
eligibility for their longest academic program.<br />
Special Needs and Accommodations<br />
Students with disabilities may apply for special-needs housing opportunities that may be granted<br />
provided JTS has the ability to fulfill such requests. Students must request specific special needs<br />
accommodations each year on their housing application forms.<br />
Housing Agreement Lengths<br />
Residence hall occupancy agreements for full-time JTS residents are for the fall and spring<br />
semesters. During this period, residential students are allowed to remain in housing during times<br />
that JTS is on breaks. Summer housing is a separate process and charges are billed separately.<br />
Summer Housing<br />
Current JTS students in any program are given priority for summer housing, with higher priority<br />
granted to those registered for at least three JTS credits per summer session. Non-JTS students<br />
may apply for housing if they are registered in JTS's Summer School and will be housed<br />
depending upon space availability.<br />
Extension Requests<br />
Housing extensions beyond the academic year are calculated based on daily rates and must be<br />
approved by the director.<br />
Extensions are granted to students taking non-JTS classes, or who have work or exam schedules<br />
that extend beyond the term limit of their housing agreements. <strong>The</strong>re is a daily charge per<br />
building and room type for extension requests.<br />
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Deposits<br />
Currently JTS does not require a separate deposit from residence hall housing applicants.<br />
Graduate students who sign agreements for non-residence hall apartments are required to pay a<br />
full month's rent as a security deposit, which is due by the starting date of their agreement.<br />
Refunds<br />
Students who break their housing agreements prior to the start of the late registration period for a<br />
given semester or session must pay 20 percent of their current semester or session housing costs.<br />
However, students with off-campus housing may not break their agreements after they have been<br />
signed.<br />
Students who break their housing agreements prior to the last day of the late registration period<br />
for a given semester or session must pay 50 percent of their current semester or session.<br />
Students who break their housing agreements after the last day of the late registration period for<br />
a given semester or session must pay their current semester or session charges in full.<br />
Exceptions may be made in the case of academic dismissals, medical leaves, disciplinary<br />
sanctions, or in other individual cases. Exceptions will be reviewed and approved by the director<br />
of Residence Life. Students must provide supporting documentation.<br />
Contacting Us<br />
Housing process dates, policy revisions, and charges are updated and published by the Office of<br />
Residence Life periodically. To contact the Office of Residence Life, please email<br />
reslife@jtsa.edu or call (212) 678-8035.<br />
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JTS Policies<br />
For a complete list of JTS Policies, please click here.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Library of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological<br />
<strong>Seminary</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Library of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong> is the premier research library for Judaica and<br />
Hebraica in the Western Hemisphere. <strong>The</strong> Library's holdings consist of 400,000 volumes, which<br />
represent all areas of Judaica, Hebraica, and related subjects, and reflect the geographic diversity<br />
of <strong>Jewish</strong> settlement throughout history. <strong>The</strong> Library is renowned for its strengths in Bible and<br />
biblical commentary, rabbinics, and mysticism, with materials from China, France, Germany,<br />
Italy, Persia, Spain, and Yemen, among other countries. As the largest repository of Hebrew<br />
manuscripts in the Western Hemisphere, <strong>The</strong> Library serves as a worldwide center for scholarly<br />
research.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Library's collections consist of items from the tenth to the twenty-first century in a wide<br />
variety of formats. Manuscripts, printed books, periodicals, archival papers, sound recordings,<br />
microfilms, videos, cassettes, CD-ROMs, electronic databases, musical scores, photographs,<br />
prints, maps, ketubbot, megillot, slides, greeting cards and postcards, micrographs, and<br />
broadsides are all found on its shelves and website.<br />
<strong>The</strong> reference collection consists of a core collection of classic Judaic texts in print and online<br />
format, as well as encyclopedias, concordances, dictionaries, atlases, indexes, bibliographies, and<br />
standard scholarly works. More than 1,800 periodical titles, in print and through online<br />
subscriptions, from around the world are found in the collection.<br />
Located in the public areas of <strong>The</strong> Library are specially designated collections, including the<br />
Elias J. Bickerman Collection in early Christianity, the Educational Resource Center, the Sabin<br />
Family Music Library, the Helen and Norman Asher Audio-Visual Center, and the Louis<br />
Ginzberg Microfilm Collection.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Special Collections Department houses the finest reserve of rare books and manuscripts in<br />
the Western Hemisphere, along with significant archives and an extensive collection of <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
art. <strong>The</strong> Special Collections Reading Room is available to users by appointment; please contact<br />
srr@jtsa.edu to make an appointment.<br />
Through its active digitization program, <strong>The</strong> Library is making its collections available to an<br />
ever-wider range of users over the web. <strong>The</strong> Library website is a gateway to many different<br />
resources, including:<br />
• the catalog;<br />
• digital collections;<br />
• electronic resources;<br />
• reserve readings via Blackboard;<br />
• reference guides in <strong>Jewish</strong> studies;<br />
• online exhibitions;<br />
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• <strong>The</strong> Library's new blog, <strong>The</strong>Takeaway@JTS, featuring informed give-and-take on topics<br />
of <strong>Jewish</strong> interest, based on questions posed to Reference Librarians;<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Library's publication, News from <strong>The</strong> Library;<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Library's new book list;<br />
• A library products sales desk; and<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Library's hours, to best plan your visit.<br />
Circulation privileges are granted to students, faculty, and staff of JTS; students, faculty, and<br />
staff of Columbia University; and faculty and students from other institutions with whom<br />
JTS has a consortium agreement. JTS alumni can borrow materials at a reduced membership<br />
fee. Library membership is available to the general public. <strong>The</strong> Library also participates in<br />
interlibrary loans with libraries across the United States.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Library is open to the public for onsite use with presentation of a valid photo ID.<br />
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Abraham and Mollie Goodman Language<br />
Resource Center<br />
Envisioned and developed by the Melton Research Center for <strong>Jewish</strong> Education, the Abraham<br />
and Mollie Goodman Language Resource Center was established in July 1999 to serve JTS<br />
students with technology-assisted language instruction and to function as a laboratory for the<br />
development of innovative techniques for technology-based language education.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Goodman Center is housed on the seventh floor of Kripke Tower and it includes a high-tech<br />
"smart" classroom for group and individual instruction. <strong>The</strong> center houses a library of<br />
instructional and reference materials that are available to students and faculty.<br />
Learning via the Language Resource Center is now part of the experience of learning Hebrew as<br />
well as Arabic at JTS. Though the center works most directly with the Hebrew Language<br />
Department, its mission encompasses instruction in all of the languages and texts studied at JTS.<br />
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Saul Lieberman Institute of Talmudic<br />
Research<br />
Created through the generosity of the Dr. Bernard Heller Foundation, the institute honors the<br />
memory of Professor Saul Lieberman (1898–1983) and strives to maintain the high standards of<br />
scholarship and teaching that he set for his students.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Lieberman Institute continues to develop modern and rigorous computer tools for Talmud<br />
study. <strong>The</strong> goal of the institute is to create databases that will provide access to the innumerable<br />
variant readings of talmudic texts in manuscript form and through early printed witnesses. To<br />
support this goal, the following extensive computer-based research tools have been developed:<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Sol and Evelyn Henkind Talmud Text Data Bank, which includes the full text of<br />
all manuscripts and first-printed editions of the Babylonian Talmud, with sophisticated<br />
search capabilities. <strong>The</strong> computerized database provides scholars with the means to<br />
analyze the literary and stylistic features throughout the breadth and depth of the entire<br />
Talmud and in its versions.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Index of References Dealing with Talmudic Literature, which provides<br />
researchers access to thousands of references to talmudic passages in modern research<br />
and medieval scholarship.<br />
<strong>The</strong> databases can be accessed through the computer terminal at the reference desk of <strong>The</strong><br />
Library and are also distributed by subscription.<br />
For more information, please email liebermaninst@hotmail.com or talmud@netvision.net.il.<br />
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Melton Research Center for <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Education<br />
<strong>The</strong> Melton Research Center for <strong>Jewish</strong> Education, established in 1960 under the sponsorship of<br />
Samuel M. Melton of Columbus, Ohio, has the mandate of improving the quality of <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
education throughout North America. Melton Research Center, which is part of the William<br />
Davidson Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>, focuses on<br />
the design, testing, implementation, and evaluation of new approaches in instructional methods,<br />
materials, and technology; models for organizational change; and staff development. <strong>The</strong><br />
extended Melton staff is a rich mixture of field-based <strong>Jewish</strong> educators; outstanding scholars in<br />
the fields of <strong>Jewish</strong> education, general education, and Judaica; and graduate students enrolled in<br />
<strong>The</strong> Davidson School.<br />
Over the years, Melton curriculum materials have been used in more than three hundred Reform,<br />
Conservative, and Orthodox congregational and day schools throughout the country.<br />
Thanks to Mr. Melton's continued generosity, the Melton Center established the Melton<br />
Fellowships, which offer generous support to students pursuing graduate studies in <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
education at <strong>The</strong> Davidson School. In addition to receiving financial aid, the Melton Fellows<br />
gain both practical and theoretical knowledge by working with scholars and practitioners who<br />
are creating cutting-edge programs in curriculum and professional development.<br />
In 1984, the Melton Research Center was awarded the first Daniel Issacman Memorial Award<br />
for <strong>Jewish</strong> Education for its generative work in educational research and publications. In 1992,<br />
the Melton Center was honored at Hadassah's eightieth-anniversary celebration for outstanding<br />
contributions to and positive impact on fostering <strong>Jewish</strong> learning and scholarship, and for<br />
strengthening <strong>Jewish</strong> communal life through the training and development of <strong>Jewish</strong> educators.<br />
On July 1, 2008, Dr. Barry Holtz, dean of <strong>The</strong> Davidson School and <strong>The</strong>odore and Florence<br />
Baumritter Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education, became the new director of the Melton Research<br />
Center. Under Dr. Holtz's leadership, the Melton Center is building on its foundations of<br />
excellence in curriculum development, teacher support, and scholarship in <strong>Jewish</strong> education. <strong>The</strong><br />
Melton Center has partnered with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism's Department<br />
of Education to create Project Etgar, a new approach to instruction and learning in the synagogue<br />
middle school, and MaToK, the Bible curriculum for the Solomon Schechter Day Schools.<br />
MaToK has received a generous grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Melton Center supports the new Standards and Benchmarks initiative, which is funded by a<br />
grant from AVI CHAI. This project is creating, testing, and disseminating standards for Bible<br />
study in Conservative, Reform, and community day schools. It has resulted in intense<br />
professional development in the field of Bible education.<br />
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Shalom Spiegel Institute for Medieval<br />
Hebrew Literature<br />
<strong>The</strong> Shalom Spiegel Institute was established in 1996 in memory of Shalom Spiegel (1899–<br />
1984), one of the greatest scholars of Judaica of his generation and a leading expert in Medieval<br />
Hebrew literature. Dr. Spiegel taught at JTS from 1944 until his death forty years later.<br />
<strong>The</strong> institute carries on Dr. Spiegel's work in Medieval Hebrew literature by providing<br />
fellowships to graduate students in the field, fostering research projects, conducting intensive<br />
seminars on Medieval Hebrew literature for graduate students and others, and caring for and<br />
providing access to the research materials assembled by Dr. Spiegel during his long and<br />
distinguished career.<br />
During the 2009–2010 academic year, the institute will sponsor a year-long seminar on Meshal<br />
Haqadmoni, a thirteenth-century work of fiction by Isaac Ibn Sahula.<br />
Learn more about the Shalom Spiegel Institute.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Schechter Institute of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
<strong>The</strong> Schechter Institute of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies in Jerusalem is dedicated to the advancement of<br />
Conservative Judaism and religious pluralism in Israel and Europe. Schechter currently engages<br />
over 40,000 Israeli and European Jews in an open <strong>Jewish</strong> academic and educational discourse.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Schechter Institute campus is home to four educational enterprises:<br />
Schechter Rabbinical <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Conservative Movement's rabbinical school in Israel and host to many students from our<br />
seminaries in Europe and the Americas, the Schechter Rabbinical <strong>Seminary</strong> prepares spiritual<br />
and communal leadership for the <strong>Jewish</strong> people. Schechter's four-year rabbinical training<br />
program includes fieldwork, internships, and placement and offers a full spectrum of courses in<br />
Bible, Talmud, Midrash, Halakhah, <strong>Jewish</strong> history, <strong>Jewish</strong> philosophy, Zionism, and prayer, as<br />
well as interpersonal and pulpit skills. Graduates receive an MA in <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies and rabbinic<br />
ordination.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Schechter Rabbinical <strong>Seminary</strong> runs academic programs for overseas rabbinical students<br />
from around the world. <strong>The</strong> Morris and Nellie Kawaler Year in Israel Study Program enables<br />
rabbinical students from <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong> to fulfill the requirement of spending<br />
a year studying in Israel. Similar programs are conducted for rabbinical students from the<br />
Seminario Rabínico Latinoamericano in Argentina and additional seminaries in Europe and<br />
North America.<br />
<strong>The</strong> school is pioneering the first accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (Chaplaincy) Program in<br />
Israel together with the National Association of <strong>Jewish</strong> Chaplains. Most recently, Schechter is<br />
establishing Learning Communities throughout Israel in response to requests by non-observant<br />
Israelis searching for <strong>Jewish</strong> meaning.<br />
Schechter Institute of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
<strong>The</strong> Schechter Institute of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies is an Israeli graduate school dedicated to training<br />
educational leadership through a unique interdisciplinary <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies MA program that is<br />
recognized by the Council for Higher Education in Israel. Over 500 Israeli <strong>Jewish</strong> educators<br />
from all religious backgrounds specialize in fourteen <strong>Jewish</strong>-studies tracks that combine art,<br />
women's studies, family and community studies, teaching, informal education, and the classical<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> disciplines such as Bible, Talmud, Midrash, and <strong>Jewish</strong> Thought. Most recently, three<br />
new MA programs in Contemporary Jewry, Sephardic Jewry, and Jews of Islamic Countries and<br />
Hebrew and <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature have been established. See the Schechter Course Catalog for a<br />
complete listing of courses.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Schechter Institute has more than seventy full- and part-time faculty members, including<br />
some of the foremost scholars in the State of Israel.<br />
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Close to a thousand Schechter MA graduates are working in <strong>Jewish</strong> education throughout Israel<br />
in the Israeli school system, Ministry of Education curriculum and management positions, and<br />
the nationwide Community Center Association.<br />
Research Institutes and Publications: Scholarship Working for Society<br />
Three research centers bring the academic achievements of the Schechter Institute to the public<br />
at large.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Institute of Applied Halakhah, which makes <strong>Jewish</strong> Law accessible to modern <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
households around the world, celebrated a decade of advocacy work. Established in 1997 in<br />
order to publish a library of Halakhic literature in Hebrew, English and Russian, the Institute has<br />
published twenty-two volumes of scholarly research for the Conservative/Masorti world. Recent<br />
publications include Torah Lishma: A Festschrift in Honor of Prof. Shamma Friedman, Kuntress<br />
Hateshuvot Hehadash, Vol. 2, and Taking the Plunge: A Practical and Spiritual Guide to the<br />
Mikveh. A complete list of Schechter publications can be found at the Schechter Bookstore. Visit<br />
Responsa for Today, a site that features responsa written by Conservative/Masorti rabbis in<br />
conjunction with the institute.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Center for Women in <strong>Jewish</strong> Law is devoted to researching, publishing, and educating the<br />
public on the rights of women from the perspective of the <strong>Jewish</strong> legal tradition. Through the<br />
publication of Za'akat Dalot (<strong>The</strong> Cry of the Wretched): Halakhic Solutions for the Agunot of<br />
Our Time and seven issues of <strong>Jewish</strong> Law Watch, the center is advancing <strong>Jewish</strong> law advocacy<br />
research in the area of 'agunot (chained women) who have not been able to receive a get from<br />
their husbands. A popular series, To Learn and to Teach, published in five languages, devotes<br />
each issue to a specific topic on the status of women in <strong>Jewish</strong> law. Five issues thus far have<br />
been published.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Center for Judaism and the Arts initiated a first-of-its-kind MA track in Judaism and the<br />
Arts. In addition, the center is building an Electronic Archive on Judaism and the Arts.<br />
TALI Education Fund<br />
<strong>The</strong> TALI Education Fund (TEF), Hebrew acronym for "Enriched <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies," offers an<br />
enriched <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies program to 35,000 children in close to 200 Israeli schools and preschools<br />
throughout Israel. This rapidly expanding national school network today comprises 10<br />
percent of all public (secular) elementary schools in Israel. Founded in 1987, TEF is authorized<br />
by Israel's Ministry of Education to provide educational guidance and resources to all TALI<br />
schools. <strong>The</strong> professional lifeline for 1,800 TALI teachers and principals, TEF provides schools<br />
with textbooks, teacher training, school rabbis, and pedagogic counseling, all of which create a<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> environment for the school community.<br />
Midreshet Yerushalayim: Israel, Eastern Europe and the FSU<br />
Midreshet Yerushalayim is an education network established in 1990 to bring Russian-speaking<br />
Jews in Eastern Europe and Israel closer to their <strong>Jewish</strong> roots and religion. In the last two<br />
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decades, tens of thousands of Jews have connected to pluralistic Judaism through studies taught<br />
in an academic and non-coercive environment.<br />
Israeli programs include: Adult education centers from Karmiel to Eilat; the MILI Judaica quiz<br />
compettions for young adults; Land of Israel study courses combing classes and field studies;<br />
and most recently, Batei Midrash Learning Communities that are reaching out to immigrants as<br />
well as non-observant Israelis searching for meaningful ways to connect with Judaism.<br />
Programs in the Ukraine include: Chernowitz TALI Day School, Camp Ramah for teens and<br />
young families; Education and Culture Center in Kiev; Family Education Center in Donetsk;<br />
National teacher training seminar; Leadership training for students and young.<br />
In Budapest, students at the University of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies are taught by visiting Schechter<br />
faculty.<br />
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Schocken Institute for <strong>Jewish</strong> Research<br />
<strong>The</strong> Schocken Institute for <strong>Jewish</strong> Research of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>, a research<br />
institute dedicated to academic excellence and research in all branches of <strong>Jewish</strong> studies, is<br />
housed in Jerusalem at the Schocken Library, a historic landmark and architectural masterpiece.<br />
For the last thirty years, JTS has been the custodian of a unique collection of rare and beautiful<br />
manuscripts once owned by Salman Schocken, a publishing magnate. <strong>The</strong> collection includes<br />
60,000 volumes, among them several thousand first and early editions and incunabula (books<br />
printed before 1501).<br />
Scope of Collections<br />
Today, the Schocken Library specializes in rabbinic literature, <strong>Jewish</strong> liturgy, and medieval<br />
Hebrew poetry. Among the library's holdings are thousands of photo reproductions of genizah<br />
fragments of <strong>Jewish</strong> poetry and an extensive collection of books and manuscripts on <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
mysticism and Hasidism, early Yiddish books, halakhic literature, and Karaite literature. <strong>The</strong><br />
personal library of Dr. Saul Lieberman, known as the Strook/Lieberman Collection, is also<br />
housed in the Schocken Library.<br />
<strong>The</strong> library’s collection, an indispensable resource for research, is open to the public and to<br />
scholars. Lectures and seminars arranged by the Schocken Institute are often accompanied by<br />
exhibitions of material from the collection.<br />
Special Archive of Eastern European Rabbinic Correspondences<br />
<strong>The</strong> Schocken Institute is also home of the Rabbi Moses Nahum Yerushalimsky archive. This<br />
collection consists of more than 25,000 archival items of announcements, petitions, invitations,<br />
and approbations from a leading late nineteenth-century rabbi, author, and communal leader of<br />
Polish and Russian Jewry. <strong>The</strong> archive contains a wealth of literary raw material on public<br />
issues, <strong>Jewish</strong> education, <strong>Jewish</strong> law and customs, and fascinating communal problems. With<br />
more than 6,000 letters and 4,000 postcards, the Yerushalimsky archive is now being scanned<br />
and catalogued for easy access.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Institute for the Study of Medieval Liturgical Poetry, also located at the Schocken Institute,<br />
was established in 1930 and remains the first institute dedicated to researching medieval Hebrew<br />
poetry (piyyutim). <strong>The</strong> institute has published critical editions of piyyutim as well as the critical<br />
research of noted scholars.<br />
Research<br />
Over the past few years, the Schocken Institute has been engaged in several new and exciting<br />
projects:<br />
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• <strong>The</strong> Saul Lieberman Glosses to the Talmud Yerushalmi: Professor Saul Lieberman left<br />
thousands of handwritten emendations, glosses, and cross‐references in the margins of his<br />
personal copies of the Krototschin and Venice editions of the Talmud Yerushalmi. A full‐length<br />
volume titled Gilyonot Talmud Ha‐Yerushalmi shel R` Shaul Liebermann is being prepared.<br />
• Responsa Bibliography: A bibliography and database of the vast sea of rabbinic responsa. This is<br />
an ongoing project in conjunction with the Schechter Institute for <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies in Jerusalem.<br />
• Educational Database Program: A database on the history of <strong>Jewish</strong> education, from the period<br />
of the Gaonim until modern times, is being developed in conjunction with the Center of <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Education of Haifa University and the Lifshitz College of Education in Jerusalem.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> History of <strong>Jewish</strong> Consolation Practices: A project dealing with the historical development<br />
of <strong>Jewish</strong> consolation practices, with special emphasis on the community’s obligation and role to<br />
comfort mourners and the various strategies, formulas, and cultural mores related to <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
comfort and consolation.<br />
• Boh’ie y Kallah Project: Two research projects focusing on <strong>Jewish</strong> wedding customs throughout<br />
the ages.<br />
• JTS Hebrew Publications: <strong>The</strong> offices of the Schocken Institute include <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological<br />
<strong>Seminary</strong>’s Hebrew publication program, which offers editions of talmudic and rabbinic texts,<br />
studies in Hebrew literature, and critical editions of medieval Hebrew poetry.<br />
Please visit the Schocken Institute for <strong>Jewish</strong> Research.<br />
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Project Judaica<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong> (JTS) conducts a joint academic program in <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies at<br />
the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) in Moscow. RSUH is the flagship<br />
academic institution of the Russian Federation. <strong>The</strong> program:<br />
• trains accredited specialists in <strong>Jewish</strong> history and culture within the framework of Russian higher<br />
education;<br />
• trains the future leaders of Russian‐<strong>Jewish</strong> communal life;<br />
• acquaints college students with <strong>Jewish</strong> history and civilization;<br />
• locates and records all archival collections in the FSU that are related to <strong>Jewish</strong> history and<br />
culture; and<br />
• publishes guides to <strong>Jewish</strong> archival sources in the FSU, making these resources accessible to<br />
interested researchers.<br />
Project Judaica students at RSUH pursue the university's general curriculum while majoring in<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> history and culture, over a five-year program of study.<br />
Instruction is provided by visiting foreign professors from JTS and local instructors, in Hebrew<br />
and Yiddish languages, Bible, Rabbinic literature, <strong>Jewish</strong> history, <strong>Jewish</strong> philosophy and<br />
thought, and modern <strong>Jewish</strong> literature and culture. Graduates receive diplomas (equivalent to<br />
MAs in the United States) from RSUH and earn certificates in <strong>Jewish</strong> studies granted by JTS.<br />
In addition to the five-year academic program, Project Judaica collaborates with the Reform<br />
Movement on a one-year Community Leadership Training Program. This program is designed to<br />
educate and prepare future professionals for <strong>Jewish</strong> communal organizations and lay leaders for<br />
liberal congregations in the FSU. Students take specially tailored courses under the auspices of<br />
Project Judaica.<br />
Student Resources<br />
RSUH houses a Judaica reference library of more than 5,000 volumes in Russian, Yiddish,<br />
Hebrew, and English, for use by students, faculty, and the general reading public.<br />
Archival Project<br />
<strong>The</strong> end of the Soviet Union provided an unprecedented opportunity to investigate materials on<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> history and culture held in Soviet archives which had been unavailable to researchers for<br />
many decades. Project Judaica directs the <strong>Jewish</strong> Archival Survey (JAS) to locate, record, and<br />
describe <strong>Jewish</strong> archival resources throughout the former Soviet Union. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Archival<br />
Survey has published four archival guides to date, covering Moscow, Belarus, Kyiv (Kiev), and<br />
the "Special Archive" of the Russian State Military Archives. Further guides are currently in<br />
progress.<br />
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Publications<br />
Project Judaica publishes an annual <strong>Jewish</strong> studies journal, Judaica Rossica, featuring scholarly<br />
studies by the program’s faculty and graduates. It also publishes university-level Judaica<br />
textbooks in Russian for universities, including From Abraham to the Present: Lectures in<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> History and Literature (edited by David E. Fishman and Burton Visotzky, 2003);<br />
Anthology of Hebrew Literature (edited by Hamutal Bar Yosef, 2000); Introduction to the<br />
Pentateuch (Igor Tantlevsky, 2000); and <strong>The</strong> Medieval Hebrew Book (Shimon Iakerson, 2004).<br />
Contact Information<br />
RSUH is located at 6 Miusskaya Ploschad, Moscow. For more information, please contact Dr.<br />
Mark Kupovetsky at the above address, or by phone at (7) 495-250-6470.<br />
In the United States, inquiries should be directed to the director of Project Judaica, Dr. David E.<br />
Fishman, dafishman@jtsa.edu.<br />
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Seminario Rabínico Latinoamericano<br />
<strong>The</strong> Seminario Rabínico Latinoamericano is JTS’s educational affiliate in Buenos Aires,<br />
Argentina. Its mission is to provide <strong>Jewish</strong> leadership, not only for Argentina, but for Latin<br />
America and South America as well. Many members of the Seminario faculty were trained at<br />
JTS. Seminario students spend a year at the Schechter Institute of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies in Israel, a JTS<br />
affiliate, studying side-by-side with rabbinical students from JTS's campuses in New York and<br />
Israel. For more information, please contact the Seminario Rabínico Latinoamericano at<br />
seminariorabinico@sion.com or call (54-11) 4783-2009.<br />
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Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and<br />
Social Studies<br />
Since 1938, the Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies (LFI) has worked on<br />
issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs.<br />
<strong>The</strong> institute’s work consists of initiating academic conferences, public events, and symposia on<br />
topics relevant to an engaged citizenry. <strong>The</strong> Finkelstein Institute provides a venue for advancing<br />
the dialogue on the place of religion in general, and Judaism in particular, in public life. It seeks<br />
to discern the wisdom of the <strong>Jewish</strong> tradition and apply it to the perplexing problems of our day.<br />
Its areas of activity include bioethics, religion, and public affairs, and interreligious and crosscultural<br />
dialogue.<br />
Conference topics have included:<br />
• Current trends in the law of church and state<br />
• Faith-based initiatives in public policy<br />
• Same-sex marriage<br />
• Issues in bioethics<br />
• <strong>Jewish</strong>–Evangelical relations<br />
• <strong>The</strong> role of religious intellectuals in the US<br />
• <strong>The</strong> ethical dimensions of entitlement programs<br />
• <strong>The</strong> state of <strong>Jewish</strong> philosophy in North America<br />
Consult the LFI website for information on upcoming events.<br />
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Rebecca and Israel Ivry Prozdor High School<br />
Ivry Prozdor, JTS’s high school program, was established in 1951 as the place for serious<br />
academic post- bar/bat mitzvah <strong>Jewish</strong> study in the New York metropolitan area. Since its<br />
inception, Ivry Prozdor has brought thousands of families into the world of JTS.<br />
Ivry Prozdor offers a <strong>Jewish</strong> education for exceptionally motivated students who simultaneously<br />
attend independent or public full-time high schools. Usually, matriculating students are highly<br />
affiliated, with many attending <strong>Jewish</strong> summer camps, including Camp Ramah, and serving as<br />
active leaders in <strong>Jewish</strong> youth groups, such as United Synagogue Youth (USY).<br />
Ivry Prozdor is a learning community whose members study great Judaic texts and examine<br />
issues of <strong>Jewish</strong> tradition and modernity. While most Ivry Prozdor students begin their studies in<br />
the eighth or ninth grade, a number of seventh-grade students are admitted each year. Students<br />
receive weekly optional reading assignments and have their Prozdor transcripts sent to the<br />
colleges to which they apply.<br />
<strong>The</strong> academic program allows students to study traditional texts, consider philosophical issues,<br />
and develop fluency in Hebrew. At each grade level, students participate in interdisciplinary<br />
seminars and classes in Bible, rabbinics, and <strong>Jewish</strong> history. Students have the option of<br />
enrolling in intensive Hebrew courses (NETA curriculum) and Talmud programs and in a course<br />
leading to certification in educational leadership.<br />
Faculty members at Ivry Prozdor engage students in moral and ethical issues, helping them draw<br />
relevance and meaning from <strong>Jewish</strong> tradition. This training is intended to strengthen their<br />
understanding, appreciation, and love for Judaism as they begin to assume the responsibilities of<br />
adulthood.<br />
Ivry Prozdor benefits from ongoing consultation and collaboration with William Davidson<br />
Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. Most of the program's teachers have or are pursuing<br />
advanced degrees. Faculty members participate in regular workshops and meetings designed to<br />
promote fellowship and professional development, and engage in peer supervision projects.<br />
Ivry Prozdor receives ongoing support from the Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss Life Monument<br />
Funds, Inc.; the Rabbi Max Routtenberg Student Enrichment Program; the Howard Rubin<br />
Scholarship Fund; and individual donations. In 1996, E. Billie Ivry, an honorary member of the<br />
Board of Trustees of JTS, endowed the Rebecca and Israel Ivry Prozdor High School in<br />
perpetuity.<br />
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Ramah Camps and Israel Programs<br />
<strong>The</strong> Ramah Camping Movement began in 1947 with the establishment of the first Ramah camp<br />
in Conover, Wisconsin. That camp and additional Ramah camps have been maintained as a<br />
partnership among the Conservative community in a given geographic area, the National Ramah<br />
Commission, and <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>.<br />
Offering programming conducted in Hebrew and English, the camps are a natural extension of a<br />
child’s year-round <strong>Jewish</strong> education. A four-week (younger children) or eight-week (grades<br />
seven to eleven) program supplements what the child is learning in an afternoon school, day<br />
school, or Hebrew high school.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Ramah camps also offer opportunities for JTS students to serve as teachers in formal<br />
classroom settings, as arts and sports specialists, and as division heads and counselors with cabin<br />
groups. <strong>The</strong> camp program includes regular instruction in <strong>Jewish</strong> classical texts, Hebrew<br />
language, religious life, and contemporary <strong>Jewish</strong> issues; in some cases, experimental texts are<br />
created especially for this purpose.<br />
Ramah also offers an intensive experience in religious life, focusing on daily worship, Sabbath<br />
observance, and ethical conduct. As a natural complement to these objectives, stress is placed on<br />
the creative use of the outdoors and on the development of personality, skills, and interests. A<br />
full program of crafts, athletics, the arts, and outdoor adventure is offered. To be eligible for<br />
admission, applicants are required to have a Hebrew education appropriate to their chronological<br />
age.<br />
Through Ramah’s Tikvah programs, many of our camps provide a summer experience for<br />
children and teens with learning challenges, emotional disorders, and other developmental<br />
disabilities.<br />
A recent development in Ramah’s programming is in the area of family education. Most camps<br />
run four- to six-day family camps in which the entire family—children of all ages, plus parents<br />
and grandparents—enjoy an intensive week of family camping, <strong>Jewish</strong> learning, and family<br />
building. Though brief, these experiences have an inordinately powerful impact on the<br />
development of <strong>Jewish</strong> family life.<br />
Ramah operates seven residential camps and three day camps throughout North America, along<br />
with a new specialty camp initiative in Colorado. In addition, the Ramah Camping Movement<br />
also sponsors special programs for high school and college students:<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Bert B. Weinstein National Ramah Staff Training Institute meets annually for an<br />
extended period in between camp seasons. Under the educational direction of the<br />
National Ramah Commission, the institute provides an intensive experience of <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
studies and group leadership workshops to a limited number of college students of<br />
exceptional ability. Candidates accepted into this program are expected to serve on the<br />
staff of Ramah camps during the following season.<br />
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• <strong>The</strong> Louis and Shoshanah Winer National Training Institute for Division Heads and<br />
Senior Staff is held each May and brings together the division heads and senior staff of<br />
all of the Ramah camps for cross-camp training and enrichment.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Alexander M. Shapiro Fellowships, established by the Zinbarg family of<br />
Congregation Oheb Shalom in South Orange, New Jersey, supplement the summer<br />
income of rabbinical, cantorial, education, and social work students who spend the<br />
summer at Ramah. <strong>The</strong> fellows also participate in an educational seminar during the<br />
academic year.<br />
• Morton M. and Miriam Steinberg Fellows, college seniors and graduate students who are<br />
senior members of the Ramah educational staffs, participate in leadership initiatives<br />
related to the Ramah Camping Movement’s global outreach efforts. In recent years,<br />
delegations of NRC Steinberg Fellows traveled to Argentina and Ukraine to establish<br />
relationships with their counterparts in local Ramah and Ramah-style camps.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Ramah Israel Seminar is a summer program in Israel that couples studies related to<br />
Israel with carefully planned visits to interesting sites and an introduction to Israeli<br />
society. Seminar is intended for older high school students as a culmination of the Ramah<br />
summer camp experience, serving as a bridge between one’s years as a camper and one’s<br />
return to camp as a staff member.<br />
• USY High is a two-month program conducted in Jerusalem each February and March for<br />
high school juniors and seniors. Participants take part in a fully accredited academic<br />
program of Judaic and general studies along with other intensive educational experiences<br />
related to the development of Zionism and the State of Israel.<br />
• Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim is a one-semester program conducted in Jerusalem each<br />
spring for high school sophomores and juniors. Participants take part in a fully accredited<br />
academic program of Judaic and general studies along with other intensive educational<br />
experiences related to the development of Zionism and the State of Israel.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Ramah Israel Institute offers synagogue, day school, and community groups a new<br />
approach to experiencing Israel. It combines a tour with formal and informal educational<br />
activities focused on a theme of the group’s choosing. Family groups are assigned a<br />
family educator who creates a program for the children as well as intergenerational<br />
activities for children and parents during the trip.<br />
To contact the National Ramah Commission directly, please call (212) 678-8881 or send<br />
an email. For more information about Ramah, and for links to all Ramah camps, visit Camp<br />
Ramah. Those interested in summer jobs at a Ramah camp can call the National Ramah<br />
Commission or visit Ramah Jobs.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Museum<br />
In 1904, Judge Mayer Sulzberger presented his library and twenty-six ceremonial objects to JTS<br />
to serve as the initial establishment of a <strong>Jewish</strong> museum. From this modest beginning and<br />
through the generosity of many patrons and collectors, the collections grew. In 1944, Mrs. Felix<br />
M. Warburg, a member of JTS's Board of Directors, offered her home for use as a museum, and<br />
on May 8, 1947, the <strong>Jewish</strong> Museum opened in the Warburg Mansion on Fifth Avenue at 92nd<br />
Street. A gift from Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. List provided funds for much-needed additional<br />
space, and the new List building, adjoining the Warburg home, opened in 1963. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Museum was granted its absolute charter from the University of the State of New York in June<br />
1957 and has its own officers and Board of Trustees. In 1993, the museum expanded and totally<br />
renovated its buildings to increase space for gallery, office, and education use.<br />
Dedicated to presenting the remarkable scope and diversity of <strong>Jewish</strong> culture, the <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Museum serves as a unique source of insight and inspiration for all people. Visitors to the<br />
museum enjoy an art experience that captures 4,000 years of <strong>Jewish</strong> life and culture.<br />
<strong>The</strong> museum's permanent collection has grown to more than 26,000 objects, paintings,<br />
sculptures, works on paper, photographs, ethnographic material, archaeological artifacts,<br />
ceremonial objects, and broadcast media materials, making it the largest and most<br />
comprehensive collection of its kind in the world.<br />
Established in 1981, the <strong>Jewish</strong> Museum's National <strong>Jewish</strong> Archive of Broadcasting contains the<br />
largest and most comprehensive body of electronic media materials on twentieth-century <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
culture in the world.<br />
<strong>The</strong> centerpiece of the expanded <strong>Jewish</strong> Museum is a two-floor permanent exhibition, Culture<br />
and Continuity: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Journey, which conveys the essence of <strong>Jewish</strong> identity as seen<br />
through the basic ideas, values, and culture developed from the biblical period to the present.<br />
This vibrant exhibition includes art, archaeology, ceremonial objects, audio and video displays,<br />
and an interactive computer program on the Talmud.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Museum is also known for its temporary exhibitions, which often combine art and<br />
artifacts and interpret them through the lens of social history. <strong>The</strong>se range from an exploration of<br />
pivotal historical events to the personal interpretation of <strong>Jewish</strong> culture by renowned<br />
contemporary artists.<br />
<strong>The</strong> museum's educational program serves a multicultural and multigenerational audience. A<br />
variety of films, concerts, performances, lectures, and panel discussions are offered for adults.<br />
Family programs such as concerts and art workshops teach children about <strong>Jewish</strong> culture and<br />
history. Each year more than 25,000 public and private elementary and high school students<br />
attend specially prepared programs created in conjunction with current exhibitions. A corps of<br />
forty docents provides tours of exhibitions to visiting groups from throughout the country and the<br />
world.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Cooper Shop of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Museum offers an extensive selection of distinctive gifts, books,<br />
cards, graphics, audio and videotapes, reproductions, and ceremonial objects. Unique collectible<br />
works created by contemporary artists can be purchased in the Celebrations Shop.<br />
JTS students and faculty are given free admission to the museum, as well as discounts in the<br />
shop and on museum programs. For information call (212) 423-3200 or visit the <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Museum online.<br />
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Staff List<br />
As of September 21, 2009<br />
Administrative Officers<br />
Arnold M. Eisen, Chancellor and President of the Faculties<br />
Michael B. Greenbaum, Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer<br />
Julie Andersen, Chief Financial Officer<br />
Alan Cooper, Provost<br />
Marc Wolf, Vice Chancellor and Chief Development Officer<br />
Ann H. Appelbaum, Counsel<br />
Administrative Officers Emeriti<br />
Rabbi Joseph Brodie, Vice President Emeritus<br />
Rabbi Morton Leifman, Vice President Emeritus<br />
Schools and Programs<br />
Stephen Garfinkel, Dean of <strong>Academic</strong> Affairs<br />
Tsivia Finman, Coordinator of <strong>Academic</strong> Affairs<br />
Albert A. List College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Dean<br />
Rebecca Grabiner, Associate Dean<br />
Rebecca Hammerman, Assistant Dean<br />
Melissa Present, Director of Admissions<br />
William Davidson Graduate School of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education<br />
Barry Holtz, Dean<br />
Ofra Backenroth, Assistant Dean<br />
Abby Eisenberg, Director of Admissions<br />
<strong>The</strong> Graduate School<br />
Stephen Garfinkel, Walter and Sarah Schlesinger Dean<br />
Bruce Nielsen, Assistant Dean<br />
Abby Eisenberg, Director of Admissions<br />
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H. L. Miller Cantorial School and College of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music<br />
Henry Rosenblum, Dean, Director of Admissions<br />
<strong>The</strong> Rabbinical School<br />
Daniel Nevins, Pearl Resnick Dean<br />
Lisa Gelber, Associate Dean<br />
Mordecai Schwartz, Director of Admissions<br />
Schechter Institute of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
Robert S. Rifkind, Chairman of the Board<br />
Yaakov Tzur, Chairman of the Executive Committee<br />
David Golinkin, President<br />
Eitan Cooper, Vice President for Development<br />
Liat Citron, Vice President for Finance and Administration<br />
Renee Levine Melammed, Dean<br />
Linda Price, Director of Communications<br />
Schechter Rabbinical <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Hanan Alexander, Chairman of the Board<br />
Ilana Laderman-Mushkind, Acting Chairman of the Executive Committee<br />
Moshe Silberschein, Dean<br />
Shlomo Tucker, Associate Dean<br />
TALI Education Fund<br />
Ram Shmueli, Chairman of the Board<br />
Eitan Chikli, Director General<br />
Midreshet Yerushalayim<br />
Shmuel Glick, Chairman of the Board<br />
Yair Paz, Director, Midreshet Yerushalayim-Israel<br />
Gila Katz, Director, Midreshet Yerushalayim, FSU and Eastern Europe<br />
Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies<br />
Alan Mittleman, Director<br />
Bobbi Raphael, Assistant to the Director<br />
Leonard Sharzer, Fellow<br />
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Rebecca and Israel Ivry Prozdor High School<br />
Bess Adler, Principal<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Museum<br />
Joan Rosenbaum, Helen Goldsmith Menschel Director<br />
Ruth Beesch, Deputy Director for Program<br />
Lynn Thommen, Deputy Director for External Affairs<br />
Mary A. Walling, Chief Operating Officer<br />
Susan Braunstein, Curator of Archaeology and Judaica, Chair of Curatorial Affairs<br />
Norman Kleeblatt, Susan and Elihu Rose Chief Curator<br />
Karen Levitov, Associate Curator and Curatorial Manager<br />
Aviva Weintraub, Associate Curator, Director of NY <strong>Jewish</strong> Film Festival<br />
Michael Sittenfeld, Director of Publications<br />
Susan Goodman, Senior Curator<br />
Daniel Belasco, Henry J. Leir Assistant Curator<br />
Claudia Nahson, Curator (Judaica)<br />
Mason Klein, Curator (Fine Arts)<br />
Andrew Ingall, Assistant Curator (NJAB and Media)<br />
Katharine Staelin, Assistant Curator (Web Projects)<br />
Jane Rubin, Director of Collections and Exhibitions<br />
Katherine Danalakis, Collections Manager<br />
Julie Maguire, Associate Registrar<br />
Nelly Silagy Benedek, Director of Education<br />
Rachel Katz, Senior Manager of Family Programs<br />
Greer Silverman Kudon, Senior Manager of School Programs and Outreach<br />
Joseph Rorech, Finance Director<br />
Harry Grossman, Chief Information Officer<br />
Karen Granby, Director of Human Resources<br />
Debbie Schwab Dorfman, Director of Business Development<br />
Stacey Zaleski, Director of Merchandising<br />
Pamela Elias, Manager of Retail Operations<br />
Al Lazarte, Director of Operations<br />
Michael Craparo, Director of Security<br />
Rohit Mangru, Operations Manager<br />
Marcia Miller, Director of Membership<br />
Sarah Himmelfarb, Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving<br />
Elyse Buxbaum, Director of Corporate and Government Relations<br />
Linda Padawer, Associate Director Development, Special Events<br />
Adena Kerstein, Special Events Manager<br />
Grace Rapkin, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications<br />
Anne Scher, Director of Communications<br />
Elizabeth Harmon, Senior Manager of Creative Services<br />
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Eva Halfon, Director of Visitor Services<br />
Maura Scanlon, Marketing Manager<br />
Hadas Almagor, Director of Individual Gifts<br />
Ramah Camps and Israel Programs<br />
Mitchell Cohen, National Director<br />
Amy Skopp Cooper, National Assistant Director and Director, Ramah Day Camp in Nyack<br />
Jeffrey Goodman, National Business Manager<br />
Avi Friedman, Director of Development and Institutional Advancement<br />
Paul Resnick, Director, Berkshires<br />
Jerome Abrams, Director Emeritus, Berkshires<br />
Daniel Greyber, Executive Director, California<br />
Zachary Lasker, Director, California<br />
Michael Wolf, Director, Canada<br />
Geoff Menkowitz, Director, Darom<br />
Ed Gelb, Director, New England<br />
Todd Zeff, Director, Poconos<br />
Eliav Bock, Director, Ramah Outdoor Adventure<br />
David Z. Soloff, Executive Director, Wisconsin<br />
Loren Sykes, Director, Wisconsin<br />
Susan Ansul, Director, Ramah Day Camp in Philadelphia<br />
Lori Stark, Director, Ramah Day Camp in Chicago<br />
Joe Freedman, Director, Ramah Programs in Israel<br />
Libraries and Research Centers<br />
<strong>The</strong> Library<br />
David C. Kraemer, <strong>The</strong> Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian<br />
Naomi M. Steinberger, Director of Library Services<br />
Rena Borow, Administrative Librarian for Public Services<br />
Sarah Diamant, Administrative Librarian for Special Collections<br />
Jerry Schwarzbard, Henry R. and Miriam Ripps Schnitzer Librarian for Special<br />
Collections<br />
Sara Spiegel, Administrative Librarian for Technical Services<br />
Amy Gerbracht Armstrong, Senior Conservator<br />
Harriet Atik, Senior Cataloger and Copy Cataloging Supervisor<br />
Felix Blank, Library Clerk<br />
Ina Rubin Cohen, Public Services Librarian<br />
Anna Dukhovny, Library Acquisitions Clerk<br />
Hector Guzman, Executive Assistant<br />
Eliott Kahn, Music Archivist<br />
Sofia Kantarzhi, Senior Library Clerk<br />
Ellen Kastel, Archivist<br />
Rina Krautwirth, Circulation Desk Supervisor<br />
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Rita Lifton, Senior Cataloger<br />
Elena Milkova, Library Clerk<br />
Sol Majersdorf, Librarian IV<br />
Jeremy Meyerowitz, Public Services Librarian<br />
Clifford G. Miller, Senior Cataloger<br />
Sharon Lieberman Mintz, Curator of <strong>Jewish</strong> Art<br />
Joanna Newman, Circulation Desk Supervisor<br />
Lisa Rohde, Copy Cataloger<br />
Jay Rovner, Manuscript Bibliographer<br />
Lisa Schechter-Bennett, Acquisitions Librarian<br />
David Sclar, Library Specialist, Special Collections<br />
Saul Lieberman Institute for Talmudic Research<br />
Shamma Friedman, Director<br />
Eliashiv Fraenkel, Senior Proof Reader<br />
Elisheva Septimus, Administrative Assistant<br />
Melton Research Center for <strong>Jewish</strong> Education<br />
Barry Holtz, Director<br />
Deborah D. Miller, Associate Director<br />
Charlotte Abramson, Director, Standards and Benchmarks for Teaching TaNaKH<br />
Debra Kerschner, Project Manager, Project Etgar<br />
Schocken Institute for <strong>Jewish</strong> Research<br />
Shmuel Glick, Director<br />
Ariel Grosman, Bibliographer<br />
Baruch Yonin, Assistant Librarian<br />
Yaakov Shwartz, Research Assistant<br />
Israel Hazzani, Hebrew Publication Editor<br />
Hivit Kodinsky, Secretary<br />
Shalom Spiegel Institute for Medieval Hebrew Literature<br />
Raymond Scheindlin, Director<br />
Administrative Departments<br />
Communications<br />
Elise Dowell, Chief Communications Officer<br />
Hedy End, Writer/Editor<br />
Sherry S. Kirschenbaum, Director, Media Relations<br />
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David Orlowski, Writer/Editor<br />
Laura Siegel, Communications Coordinator<br />
Nina Jacobson, Administrative Assistant<br />
Jeremy Willinger, Web Communications Manager<br />
Melissa Friedman, Director, Wohl Office of Alumni Affairs<br />
Development<br />
Rabbi Marc Wolf, Vice Chancellor and Chief Development Officer<br />
Development Staff<br />
Carolyn Baron, Director, Torah Fund<br />
Lindsey Cohen, Assistant Director, Donor Relations<br />
Billie Di Stefano, Manager of Educational Outreach<br />
Marion Dienstag, National Director, Major Gifts, <strong>The</strong> Davidson School<br />
Bonnie Epstein, Senior Director of Regional Development<br />
Ted Haegele, Director, Central Donor Records<br />
Rabbi David Hoffman, Scholar in Residence<br />
Marceen Lovelace, Director, National Administration<br />
Ted Mineau, Manager, Prospect Management<br />
Jenny Lebowitz, Director of Lay Leadership Development<br />
David Rosen, Director, Institutional Grants<br />
Sherry Rosen, Director, Development Research and Writing<br />
Rabbi Leonard Sharzer, Finkelstein Fellow<br />
Rabbi Abigail Treu, Director, Donor Relations<br />
Regional Staff<br />
Bonnie Biondi, Director, New York<br />
Nadine Cohen, Director, Midwest<br />
Beth Elitzer, Major Gifts, New York<br />
Joan Goodman, Director, Northeast<br />
Rickey Goodman, Director, Mid-Atlantic<br />
Carolyn Kantor, Director, Florida<br />
Lucy Posner, Director, Long Island<br />
Rebekah Raz, Director, New Jersey<br />
Barbara Rosenau, Assistant Director, Mid-Atlantic<br />
Michele Siegal, Assistant Director, Great Lakes<br />
Tom Wexelberg-Clouser, Director, Great Lakes<br />
Gwynne Wicks, Director, Long Island<br />
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Facilities Management<br />
James Esposito, Director of Operations<br />
Rosario Velez, Facilities Manager<br />
Heriberto Troche, Maintenance Manager<br />
Finance<br />
Andrew Dorsch, Budget Manager<br />
Abraham Alper, Director of Accounting<br />
Rhoda Balsam, Assistant Bursar<br />
Human Resources<br />
Diana Torres-Petrilli, Director<br />
Julcy Cavuoto, Time and Attendance Coordinator<br />
Kaitlin Barry, Administrative Assistant<br />
Batya Kopelowitz, Administrative Assistant<br />
Information Technology<br />
Hal Pollenz, Director<br />
Lewis Lane, Assistant Director<br />
Sean Hallerud, Web Developer<br />
Matthew Miller, Project Manager<br />
Zhe Yang, Manager of Business Systems<br />
Institutional Research<br />
Meghan Collins, Manager of Institutional Research<br />
Public Events<br />
Tom Kagedan, Director<br />
Registrar and Financial Aid<br />
Linda Levine, Registrar and Director of Financial Aid<br />
Amy Hersh, Assistant Registrar and Assistant Director of Financial Aid<br />
Residence Life<br />
Bradley Moot, Director<br />
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Security and Safety<br />
Anthony Vaughan, Chief of Security<br />
Jesus Figueroa, Sergeant of Security<br />
Aaron Thomas, Sergeant of Security<br />
Student Life<br />
Sara Horowitz, Dean of Student Life<br />
Ruth Decalo, Director of Student Life<br />
Counseling Center<br />
David Davar, Director<br />
Carol H. King, Senior Clinician<br />
Anne Fox, Senior Psychologist<br />
Board of Trustees<br />
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Faculty<br />
As of 10/06/09<br />
Cila Allon, Adjunct Lecturer of Hebrew Language. BA, Hebrew University<br />
Julia Andelman, Adjunct Lecturer of Professional and Pastoral Skills. BA, Harvard University;<br />
Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Ellen Arad, Adjunct Instructor of Music. BA, Brandeis University; MA, New York University;<br />
MA, MSM, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Lawrence Avery, Coach of Hazzanut. BA, MA, Julliard School of Music; BSM, Hebrew Union<br />
College<br />
Ofra Backenroth, Adjunct Assistant Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. BA, Tel Aviv University;<br />
MFA, Teachers College, Columbia University; EdD, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Tamar Ben-Vered, Adjunct Instructor of Hebrew Language. Teaching certificate, Lewinsky<br />
Teachers <strong>Seminary</strong>; BA, Hebrew University; MA, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Kenneth Berger, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Liturgy. BA, University of Illinois; MA, Rabbi,<br />
DHL, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Beth Berkowitz, Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics. BA, MPhil, PhD, Columbia<br />
University; MA, University of Chicago Divinity School<br />
Elizabeth Bloch-Smith, Adjunct Associate Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages.<br />
BHL, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; BA, Columbia University; MA, PhD, University of<br />
Chicago<br />
Joseph A. Brodie, Vice President Emeritus. BS, Columbia University; BRE, MHL, Rabbi, DD<br />
(hon.), <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Joel Caplan, Adjunct Instructor of Hazzanut. BS, Upsala College; BSM, Diploma of Hazzan,<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Susan Chevlowe, Adjunct Assistant Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Art and Visual Culture. AB, Vassar<br />
College; MA, MPhil, City University of New York; PhD, City University of New York<br />
Burton I. Cohen, Associate Professor Emeritus. BA, Roosevelt University; MHL, Rabbi, <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; MA, PhD, University of Chicago<br />
Gerald Cohen, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music. BA, Yale University; MA, DMA,<br />
Columbia University<br />
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Miles Cohen, Senior Lecturer of Professional and Pastoral Skills. BA, University of Minnesota;<br />
MA, Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Alan M. Cooper, Elaine Ravich Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies. BA, Columbia College; PhD, Yale<br />
University<br />
Neil Danzig, Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics and Geonic Literature. BA, MA, Rabbi, PhD,<br />
Yeshiva University<br />
Aryeh Davidson, Assistant Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. BA, Columbia University; BHL, <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; MA, PhD, Columbia University<br />
Eliezer B. Diamond, Rabbi Judah Nadich Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics. BA,<br />
MS, Rabbi, Yeshiva University; PhD, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Joel Duman, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages. BA, MA,<br />
Hebrew University; EdD, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Arnold M. Eisen, Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Thought. BA, University of Pennsylvania; BPhil, Oxford<br />
University; PhD, Hebrew University<br />
Barat Ellman, Adjunct Instructor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages. MA, Rabbi, <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Shira D. Epstein, Assistant Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. BA, Brown University; MA, New<br />
York University; EdD, Teachers College, Columbia University<br />
Steven E. Fassberg, Adjunct Associate Professor of Hebrew Language. BA, PhD, Harvard<br />
University<br />
Perry Fine, Adjunct Instructor of Hazzanut. BS, Towson State University; MA, University of<br />
Michigan; MSM, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Eitan Fishbane, Assistant Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Thought. BA, PhD, Brandeis University<br />
David Fishman, Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> History. BA, Yeshiva University; AM, PhD, Harvard<br />
University<br />
Israel Francus, Judge Abraham Lieberman Distinguished Service Professor of Talmudic<br />
Exegesis. BS, Columbia University; BRE, MHL, Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; MA,<br />
Teachers College, Columbia University; PhD, Hebrew University<br />
Rafael Frieder, Coach of Hazzanut. BA, Alyah Music Teachers College; BA, Rubin Academy<br />
of Music<br />
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Shamma Friedman, Distinguished Service Professor and Benjamin and Minna Reeves Chair of<br />
Talmud and Rabbinics. BA, University of Pennsylvania; BHL, Gratz College; MHL, Rabbi,<br />
PhD, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Yael Friedman, Adjunct Lecturer of Hebrew Language. BS, <strong>The</strong> Hebrew University; MA, <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Marlena Fuerstman, Adjunct Instructor of Hazzanut. BCA UNC-C, MM, Winthrop University;<br />
MSM, Certificate of Hazzan, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Benjamin R. Gampel, Dina and Eli Field Family Chair in <strong>Jewish</strong> History. BA, Brooklyn<br />
College; PhD, Columbia University<br />
Stephen P. Garfinkel, Assistant Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages. BA,<br />
University of Pennsylvania; MA, Rabbi, DHL (hon.), <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; MA,<br />
PhD, Columbia University<br />
Stephen A. Geller, Irma Cameron Milstein Chair in Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages. BA,<br />
Cornell University; MHL, Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; PhD, Harvard University<br />
Edward M. Gershfield, Associate Professor Emeritus of Talmud. BA, University of Manitoba;<br />
MA, Columbia University; MA, Teachers College, Columbia University; MHL, Rabbi, <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; DPhil, Oxford University<br />
Neil Gillman, Aaron Rabinowitz and Simon H. Rifkind Professor Emeritus of <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Philosophy. BA, McGill University; MHL, Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; PhD,<br />
Columbia University<br />
Laura Gold, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Professional and Pastoral Skills. BA, Princeton<br />
University; PhD, University of Michigan; Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Robert Goldenberg, Adjunct Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> History. BA, Cornell University; MHL, <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; PhD, Brown University<br />
Michael B. Greenbaum, Assistant Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. BS, University of Miami;<br />
MHL, Rabbi, DHL (hon.), <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; MEd, EdD, Columbia University<br />
Robert A. Harris, Associate Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages. BA, Columbia<br />
University; BHL, MA, Rabbi, PhD, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Judith Hauptman, E. Billi Ivry Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics. BA, Barnard College;<br />
BHL, MA, PhD, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Walter Herzberg, Assistant Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages, and<br />
Professional and Pastoral Skills. BA, MA, Yeshiva University; MS, Columbia University; PhD,<br />
New York University<br />
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Natasha Hirschhorn, Adjunct Lecturer of Music. BA, Gnessin College in Moscow, Russia;<br />
MA, Kiev State Conservatory, Ukraine; Hazzan Ordination, the Academy for <strong>Jewish</strong> Religion<br />
David Hoffman, Adjunct Instructor of Professional and Pastoral Skills. BA, Columbia<br />
University; BA, MA, Rabbi, MPhil, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Jeffrey Hoffman, Adjunct Assistant Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature. BA, State University of<br />
New York at Albany; MA, Rabbi, DHL, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Avraham Holtz, Simon H. Fabian Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Literature. BA, Brooklyn<br />
College; Diploma, Herzliah Teacher Institute; MHL, Rabbi, DHL, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>logical<br />
<strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Barry Holtz, <strong>The</strong>odore and Florence Baumritter Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. BA, Tufts<br />
University; MA, PhD, Brandeis University<br />
Ada P. Hyman, Adjunct Instructor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music. Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma, Juilliard<br />
School of Music<br />
Carol K. Ingall, Dr. Bernard Heller Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. BA, Barnard College; BHL,<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; MAT, University of Chicago; MLS, University of Rhode<br />
Island; EdD, Boston University<br />
Amy Kalmanofsky, Assistant Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages. BA,<br />
Wesleyan University; MHL, Rabbi, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College; MPhil, PhD, <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Jeremy Kalmanofsky, Adjunct Lecturer of Professional and Pastoral Skills. BA, Cornell<br />
University; Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Richard L. Kalmin, <strong>The</strong>odore R. Racoosin Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics. BA, Brown<br />
University; MA, PhD, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Amy Wallk Katz, Adjunct Assistant Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. BA, Barnard College; MA,<br />
Northwestern University; MA, University of Judaism; MA, Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological<br />
<strong>Seminary</strong>; PhD, Michigan State University<br />
Barry Dov Katz, Adjunct Lecturer of Professional and Pastoral Skills. BA, University of<br />
Pennsylvania; MA, Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Meredith Katz, Adjunct Instructor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. BA, Stanford University; MA,<br />
Columbia University; MA, Columbia University, Teachers College<br />
Alvan Kaunfer, Adjunct Assistant Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. BA, Brandeis University;<br />
BA, Hebrew Teachers' College; MA, Columbia University, Teachers College; MLH, Rabbi,<br />
DHL, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
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Robert Kieval, Coach of Hazzanut. DMus (hon.), <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>logical <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
David C. Kraemer, Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics. BA, Brandeis University; MA, PhD,<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Jeffrey S. Kress, Assistant Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. BA, University of Pennsylvania; MS,<br />
PhD, Rutgers University<br />
Nitza Krohn, Senior Lecturer of Hebrew Language. Teacher's Diploma, BA, Tel Aviv<br />
University; MA, Queens College<br />
Marjorie Lehman, Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics. BA, Wellesley College; MA,<br />
PhD, Columbia University<br />
Morton Leifman, Assistant Professor Emeritus of Liturgy. BA, New York University; MHL,<br />
Rabbi, DD (hon.), the <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Anne Lapidus Lerner, Assistant Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature. BJEd, MHL, Hebrew College;<br />
AB, Radcliffe; AM, PhD, Harvard University<br />
Neil W. Levin, Assistant Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music. BA, MA, Columbia University; Piano,<br />
Juilliard School of Music; DSM, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Karen Levitov, Internship Supervisor, <strong>Jewish</strong> Art and Visual Culture. BA, MA, University of<br />
Wisconsin<br />
Sharon Liberman-Mintz, Internship Supervisor, <strong>Jewish</strong> Art and Visual Culture<br />
Jonathan Lipnick, Adjunct Lecturer of Professional and Pastoral Skills. BA, University of<br />
Maryland; Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; MSEd, Bank Street College of Education<br />
Michelle Lynn-Sachs, Assistant Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. AB, Brown University; MAJE,<br />
Rhea Hirsch School of Education, Hebrew Union College-<strong>Jewish</strong> Institute of Religion; PhD,<br />
New York University<br />
Barbara Mann, Simon H. Fabian Associate Professor of Hebrew Literature. BA, Boston<br />
University; MA, New York University; PhD, University of California, Berkeley<br />
Vivian B. Mann, Adjunct Professor of Art History. BA, University of Washington; MA,<br />
Wichita State University; PhD, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University<br />
David Marcus, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages. BA, Trinity College, Dublin;<br />
MA, Cambridge University; PhD, Columbia University<br />
Alvin Mars, Adjunct Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. BA, Temple University; BHL Gratz<br />
College; PhD, Dropsie College<br />
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Miriam Meir, Adjunct Lecturer of Hebrew Language. BA, <strong>The</strong> Hebrew University<br />
Jacob Mendelson, Adjunct Instructor of Hazzanut. BA, Hebrew Union College; MusD, Hebrew<br />
Union College<br />
Jonathan Milgram, Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics. BA, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological<br />
<strong>Seminary</strong>; BA, Columbia University; MA, Rabbi, Yeshiva University; MA, PhD, Bar-Ilan<br />
University<br />
Deborah Miller, Adjunct Assistant Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. BA, Barnard College; MA,<br />
EdD, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Alan Mintz, Chana Kekst Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature. BA, MA, PhD, Columbia University<br />
Alan Mittleman, Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Thought. BA, Brandeis University; MA, PhD, Temple<br />
University<br />
Alberto Mizrahi, Coach of Hazzanut, BA, University of Cincinnati; Certificate of Hazzan, <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Richard Nadel, Coach of Hazzanut, BA Brooklyn College; Certificate of Hazzan, Cantorial<br />
Council of America<br />
Edna Nahshon, Associate Professor of Hebrew Language. BA, Tel Aviv University; PhD, New<br />
York University<br />
Einat Natan-Schwed, Adjunct Lecturer of Hebrew Language. BA, Tel Aviv University; MA,<br />
Bar-Ilan University<br />
Nina Nesher, Adjunct Instructor of Hebrew Language. BA, Barnard College; MA, MPhil, <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Daniel Nevins, Senior Lecturer of Professional and Pastoral Skills. BA, Harvard University;<br />
MA, Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Bruce E. Nielsen, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ancient Judaism. BA, Midland Lutheran<br />
College; MDiv, Union <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; MA, PhD, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Martha Novick, Coach of Hazzanut. BS, MA, New York University; BSM, Diploma of Hazzan,<br />
Hebrew Union College<br />
Adina Ofek, Associate Professor Emeritus of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. BA, Hebrew University; MA,<br />
Teachers College, Columbia University; DHL, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Sarah Pelee, Lecturer of Hebrew Language. BA, Tel Aviv University; MS, Northeastern<br />
University<br />
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Michael Pitkowsky, Adjunct Instructor of Talmud and Rabbinics. BA, SUNY Binghamton;<br />
MA, Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> Schechter Institute of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
Allon Pratt, Lecturer of Hebrew Language. BA, MFA, Tel Aviv University; Teacher's Diploma,<br />
Kay College<br />
Mayer E. Rabinowitz, Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics. BA, BHL, MA, Yeshiva<br />
University; MHL, Rabbi, PhD, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Nina Redl, Adjunct Instructor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Thought. BA, MA, Munich University; MA, MPhil,<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Larissa Remennick, Ginor Schusterman Visitng Professor. MA, Moscow University of<br />
Economics; PhD, USSR Academy of Sciences<br />
JoAnn Rice, Adjunct Instructor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music. BM, University of Tulsa; SMM, Union<br />
<strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; Diploma of Hazzan, MSM, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Elizabeth Rogers, Musical Accompanist for H. L. Miller Cantorial School. BA, MA, Manhattan<br />
School of Music<br />
Michael Rosenberg, BA, Harvard University; Rabbi, Yeshivat Ma'ale Gilboa; MA, MPhil, <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Henry Rosenblum, Assistant Professor of Hazzanut. BA, Brooklyn College; BSM, Diploma of<br />
Hazzan, and DSM (hon.), <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Joyce Rosenzweig, Adjunct Instructor of Music<br />
David G. Roskies, Sol and Evelyn Henkind Professor of Yiddish Literature. BA, MA, PhD,<br />
Brandeis University<br />
Joel Roth, Louis Finkelstein Professor of Talmud and <strong>Jewish</strong> Law. AB, Wayne State University;<br />
MHL, Rabbi, PhD, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Jay Rovner, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics. BA, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological<br />
<strong>Seminary</strong>; BA, MA, Columbia University; MA, University of Minnesota; MA, PhD, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Zipora (Tsipi) Rubin, Adjunct Lecturer of Hebrew Language. BA, Tel Aviv University; MA,<br />
Fairleigh Dickinson University<br />
Craig Scheff, Adjunct Lecturer of Professional and Pastoral Skills. BA, Harvard University; JD,<br />
Boston University; Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
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Robert Scheinberg, Adjunct Instrcutor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature. BA, Columbia College; MA,<br />
Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Raymond P. Scheindlin, Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature. BA, University of Pennsylvania;<br />
Teachers Certificate, Gratz College; MHL, Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; PhD,<br />
Columbia University<br />
Menahem Schmelzer, Albert B. and Bernice Cohen Professor Emeritus of Medieval <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Literature. University of Budapest; <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong> of Hungary; MA,<br />
Copenhagen University; Library Diploma, State Library School, Denmark; DHL, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; DHL (hon.), Spertus Institute of <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies<br />
Julie Schonfeld, Adjunct Instructor of Professional and Pastoral Skills. BA, Yale University;<br />
Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Ismar Schorsch, Rabbi Herman Abramovitz Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> History and Chancellor<br />
Emeritus. BA, Ursinus College; MA, PhD, Columbia University; MHL, Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; LittD (hon), Wittenberg University; LHD (hon.) Ursinus College;<br />
Honorary Doctorate, Russian State University for the Humanities; Honorary Doctorate, Tufts<br />
University<br />
Seth Schwartz, Gerson D. Cohen Professor of Rabbinic Culture. BA, Yeshiva University; MA,<br />
PhD, Columbia University<br />
Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Irving Lehrman Research Associate Professor of American <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
History. BA, Barnard College; MA, PhD, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Edwin Seroussi, Israel Cantorial School faculty. BA, MA, Hebrew University; PhD, University<br />
of California<br />
Shlomit Shraybom-Shivtiel, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Hebrew Language. MA, Bar-Ilan<br />
University; BA, PhD, Tel Aviv University<br />
Stefanie Siegmund, Women's League Associate Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Gender and Women's<br />
Studies. BA, Amherst College; MA, PhD, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Ariel Simon, Adjunct Instructor of <strong>Jewish</strong> History. BA, Columbia University; BA, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Alex Sinclair, Adjunct Assistant Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. BA, MSt, Balliol College<br />
Oxford; PhD, Hebrew University of Jerusalem<br />
Benjamin Sommer, Professor of Bible and Ancient Semitic Languages. BA, Yale University;<br />
MA, Brandeis University; PhD, University of Chicago<br />
Ada Spitzer, Assistant Professor of Music<br />
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Mychal B. Springer, Helen Fried Kirshblum Goldstein Adjunct Lecturer in Professional and<br />
Pastoral Skills. BA, Yale University; MA, Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Zvi Steinfeld, Adjunct Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics. Rabbi; LL.B, LL.M, <strong>The</strong> Hebrew<br />
University Law School; PhD, Yeshiva University<br />
Faith Steinsnyder, Adjunct Instructor of Hazzanut. BSM, School of Sacred Music, Hebrew<br />
Union College-<strong>Jewish</strong> Institute of Religion<br />
Boaz Tarsi, Associate Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Music and Hazzanut. BM, Rubin Academy of Music;<br />
MFA, DMA, Cornell University; BSM, Diploma of Hazzan, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Jan Uhrbach, Adjunct Lecturer of Professional and Pastoral Skills. BA, Yale University; JD,<br />
Harvard University; Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Burton Visotzky, Nathan and Janet Appleman Associate Professor of Midrash and Interreligious<br />
Studies. BA, University of Illinois; EdM, Harvard University; MA, Rabbi, PhD, DHL (hon), <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong>; Life Member, Clare Hill, University of Cambridge<br />
Simkha Weintraub, Adjunct Lecturer of Professional and Pastoral Skills. BA, Brandeis<br />
University; MS, Columbia University School of Social Work; MA, Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Jack Wertheimer, Joseph and Martha Mendelson Professor of American <strong>Jewish</strong> History. BA,<br />
MA, Queens College; PhD, Columbia University<br />
Miriam Westheimer, Adjunct Assistant Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Education. BA, Barnard College;<br />
BA, Columbia Univeristy; MA, EdM, EdD, Teachers College Columbia University<br />
Tzvee Zahavy, Adjunct Professor of <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature. BA, Yeshiva College; MS, Yeshiva<br />
University; Semicha, Yeshiva University; PhD, Brown University<br />
Gerald Zelizer, Adjunct Lecturer of Professional and Pastoral Skills. BA, Capital University;<br />
MA, Rabbi, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
Dov Zlotnick, Professor Emeritus of Rabbinic Literature. BA, Brooklyn College; MA, Columbia<br />
University; MHL, Rabbi, DHL, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>The</strong>ological <strong>Seminary</strong><br />
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