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Since April of 2020, when adult learners across the globe were yearning for intellectual stimulation and human connection amidst the profound disorientation of the Covid-19 pandemic, JTS has been offering online study sessions with our renowned faculty and other JTS-affiliated scholars. Thousands of participants have now enjoyed these weekly sessions. 

Lectures are generally offered as series organized around a central theme, about which scholars from virtually every sub-discipline within Jewish studies then share texts and insights. Registration for the series is free and you may attend as many sessions as you like. Sessions are held on most Mondays throughout the year, from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET. We also offer occasional stand-alone sessions on timely topics. 

Fall 2026 Series

Back to the Future: Jewis Perspective on What Comes Next
Mondays, October 26 to December 19, 2026
1:00鈥�2:00 p.m. ET.

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Preoccupation with what comes next, especially in periods of uncertainty, is hardly a new phenomenon. Looking ahead鈥攖o what might change, what might endure, and what might be possible鈥攔uns throughout Jewish text and tradition.

In this series, JTS scholars and alumni look backward and forward, exploring how Jews across centuries have imagined what comes next, prepared for the unknown, and established what they hoped would endure. From biblical visions and rabbinic ideas about the world to come to preservation, artificial intelligence, and the future of Jewish life, we鈥檒l ask not only what the future might hold, but how we can help shape it. On November 30, Chancellor Mike Uram will present a session on 鈥淲hat Comes Next: Jewish Life and the Future We are Building.鈥�

View upcoming sessions here, and click through on any of them to register for the series.

Past Series

Enjoy over 150 past sessions at the series pages below, where you will find a video recording of each session in the series along with a downloadable source sheet for that session.

• Times of Crisis and Possibility 
• Faith, Forgiveness, and Prayer: Finding Meaning in the Days of Awe 
• Living a Life of Meaning 
• The Other in Jewish Text and Tradition 
• A Wandering People: Jewish Journeys, Real and Imagined 
• Six Days Shall You Labor: Perspectives on Work in Jewish Text and Tradition 
• The Power of Emotion: Judaism and the Inner Life 
• Relating to God 
• Stories and Storytelling 
• Dangerous Ideas: Censorship through a Jewish Lens 
• The Space in Between: Thresholds and Borders in Jewish Thought and Life 
• The Dynamics of Change 
• The Torah of the New Year 
• Two Are Better Than One: Friendship in Jewish Text, Thought, and Life 
• Timely Insights, Timeless Wisdom
• JTS Alumni in the World: Scholarship and Impact
• Zionism: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond — Expanding the Conversation
• What’s Next? New Ways of Engaging with Jewish Sources
• Standing Together: Prayer, Presence, and the Power of Community
• You Say You Want a Revolution: Jewish Encounters with Radical Change
• Seasons of Responsibility: Interreligious Conversations on Environmental Justice and Repair
• America at 250: Jewish Ideas and the American Experiment
• Past and Presence: Encountering the High Holidays

Sponsor a Session

Sponsoring a learning session is a beautiful way to honor or remember a loved one or to mark a significant occasion鈥攚hether it be a yahrtzeit, a personal or professional achievement, or a milestone celebration. Three sponsorship levels are available: Hakham ($540), Tzadik ($1,000), and Navi ($1,800). As part of the registration process for any series, you will have the opportunity to specify if there is a particular session or scholar you wish to sponsor.  

All sponsorship levels are acknowledged on the session webpage, in email announcements pertaining to the session, in opening and closing remarks at the session, and on the welcome slide in the Zoom waiting room.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our weekly online lectures, please contact us at communitylearning@jtsa.edu.

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