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The first female chancellor of JTS shares her plans for the seminary – and getting through the pandemic

Shuly Rubin Schwartz believes her long history inside the Conservative institution makes her the right person to guide the school through a crisis.

By Shira Hanau June 5, 2020 11:38 am

Shuly Rubin Schwartz tapped as first woman chancellor at Jewish Theological Seminary

Schwartz, also the first woman provost at JTS, has played a pivotal role as the Conservative seminary transitioned to online learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 1, 2020 1:00 pm

Jewish Theological Seminary Chancellor Arnold Eisen to step down

Eisen, who has served 12 years, will preside over the opening ceremony of the new campus in the spring — a project that he led.

September 19, 2019 2:34 pm

Opinion

We went to the border to support our friends. Our disagreements were for another time.

By David Hoffman July 11, 2018 5:11 pm

Opinion

When Jewish students in America raised alarms about the Holocaust

By David Golinkin and Noam Zion May 7, 2018 5:18 pm

Opinion

What really happened at the original Trefa Banquet

By Jonathan D. Sarna January 16, 2018 12:37 pm

Rabbi Neil Gillman, a premier theologian of Conservative Judaism, is dead at 84

November 24, 2017 2:55 pm

Conservative seminary: Ban stands on clergy performing interfaith marriages

June 22, 2017 7:39 am

Opinion

Judaism requires us to pursue the goals of the Paris climate accords

By David Kraemer June 13, 2017 2:13 pm

Alan Mintz, Hebrew literature scholar and one-time student activist, is dead at 69

May 22, 2017 11:17 am

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The first female chancellor of JTS shares her plans for the seminary – and getting through the pandemic

Shuly Rubin Schwartz tapped as first woman chancellor at Jewish Theological Seminary

Jewish Theological Seminary Chancellor Arnold Eisen to step down

We went to the border to support our friends. Our disagreements were for another time.

When Jewish students in America raised alarms about the Holocaust

What really happened at the original Trefa Banquet

Rabbi Neil Gillman, a premier theologian of Conservative Judaism, is dead at 84

Conservative seminary: Ban stands on clergy performing interfaith marriages

Judaism requires us to pursue the goals of the Paris climate accords

Alan Mintz, Hebrew literature scholar and one-time student activist, is dead at 69

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