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JTS Podcasts and iTunes
With the wide range of lectures and programs we offer, JTS always has an interesting conversation going on. If you can’t join us in person, you can join our virtual community by downloading JTS lectures and weekly Torah commentary from iTunes, where they can be accessed 24/7, free of charge.
Visit us on iTunes, subscribe to receive the latest updates, and bring JTS with you—virtually.
JTS podcasts are available at no charge through the iTunes Store. Download the latest version of iTunes for free and begin enjoying the virtual JTS community.
Explore our podcast series:
JTS Weekly Torah Commentary
For over fifteen years, JTS has distributed a weekly commentary on parashat hashavua’ to more than 30,000 people. We invite you to download the podcast and bring Torah From JTS with you wherever you go. Subscribe to the JTS weekly commentary through the iTunes Store, and when a new episode is available online, it will automatically download to your computer.
Subscribe to the JTS weekly Torah commentary at the iTunes store: 
Dont have an iPod? Listen to our weekly commentary online at the JTS podcast site.
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Conservative Judaism: A Community Conversation |
A series of essays by JTS Chancellor Arnold Eisen on Conservative Judaism, with accompanying responses from Movement and lay leaders.
Visit the blog at: www.jtsa.edu/CJBlog
We encourage you to share your comments on the blog and post links to the essays on your social media pages.
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120 Minutes |
120 Minutes With JTS provides an in-depth exploration of a wide range of Jewish topics and interests. Each issue is covered in six distinct twenty-minute learning modules by a noted JTS scholar and is designed to educate and inspire.
120 Minutes of Medieval Jewish History, "From Golden Age to Expulsion: History, Society, and Culture of Medieval Sephardic Jewry" is presented by Dr. Benjamin Gampel.
Get started with Part 1A: "Introduction to Sephardic Jews: When the Jews Arrived in the Iberian Peninsula"
JTS Lectures
Each year, JTS’s public lectures and conferences examine modern issues through a Jewish lens. These events, which are open to the community, provide a forum where scholars, writers, and community leaders can explore the vital topics that affect our lives. Subscribe to JTS lectures through the iTunes Store, and when new content is available online, it will automatically download to your computer.
QuickTime is needed to enjoy our podcasts.
Past lectures and events:
2011:
- Talking About Israel, Educating for Israel: American Jewish Challenges and Opportunities (video)
- Library Book Talk with Dr. Burton Visotzky
- Library Book Talk with Adina Hoffman and Peter Cole (video)
- The State of Catholic-Jewish Relations in the United States, with Archbishop Timothy Dolan(video)
- Insiders and Outsiders: Diaspora Jews and the Construction of Jewish Identity and Culture (video)
- The Renewal of the Covenant: Humanity Come of Age (video)
- Library Book Talk with Dr. Eitan Fishbane
- Zionism and Jewish Theology (video)
- GenNext: Religious Leadership 40 and Under (video)
- The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time with Judith Shulevitz (video)
- Preaching the Gospel of Martin Luther King Jr. (video)
- Library Book Talk with Dr. Carol Ingall
2010:
- Library Book Talk with Dr. Tal Ilan
- Library Book Talk with Shira Kohn and Rachel Kranson (video)
- Library Book Talk with Rabbi Naomi Levy (video)
- Chancellor Arnold M. Eisen Takes Part in a Panel on "Radical Judaism" at the JCC in Manhattan
- JTS, Interreligious Dialogue, and Muslim-Jewish Relations Today
- Maimonides on the Days of the Messiah—Restorative or Utopian? (video)
- Judaism and Islam Today: Assimilation and Authenticity (video)
- A Playwright Reflects: Dramatizing Pivotal Moments in Jewish History (video)
- Can There Be Judaism Without Revelation? Continuity and Discontinuity in Fackenheim's Jewish Thought (video)
- The Promise and Perils of Subsidizing the Press (video)
- Chancellor Arnold M. Eisen Interviewed on Sirius XM Satellite Radio's Rabbi Wechsler Teaches
- Chancellor Arnold Eisen's Commencement Address Outlining the New Vision for JTS
- Translating Pslams: A Reading and Reflection (video)
- A Conversation with Hillel Halkin and Raymond Scheindlin on Translating Yehuda Halevi (video)
- Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities (video)
- Health Care Reform: Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going? Does Judaism Have Guidance to Offer? (video)
- "And You Shall be Satisfied" (Deuteronomy 8:10)—Are We Taking Too Much?
- Dr. Vivian Mann Library Book Talk on Uneasy Communion: Jews, Christians, and the Altarpieces of Medieval Spain
- Dr. Alan Mittleman Library Book Talk on Hope in a Democratic Age
- Religion, Science, and Wonder (video)
- Bridging Israel and American Jewry (video)
- Doing Jewish Theology Today: God, Torah, and Israel in Modern Judaism (video)
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Podcasts
What is a podcast?
A podcast is an audio file—in our case, a recording of a lecture or special event—along with a way to subscribe to a collection of files for automatic delivery to your iPod when it is synchronized with iTunes. The lecture isn’t live, so you can listen to it whenever you want or skip ahead to sections that interest you.
How do I get a podcast?
We recommend using iTunes, which is available for both Macs and PCs. Once you have installed the software, you will need to add JTS podcasts. Go to "Advanced," then "Subscribe to Podcast," and enter the URL for the particular podcast you are interested in. Then click "OK."
JTS Weekly Torah Commentary:
http://web.me.com/jtstunes/JTSPodcasts/Torah_Commentary/Torah_Commentary.htmlJTS Public Lectures:
http://web.me.com/jtstunes/JTSPodcasts/Public_Lectures/Public_Lectures.htmlRSS Feed:
You can now receive JTS Torah commentary automatically, as soon as it's posted online, through RSS feeds such as Live Bookmarks or Google, by signing up by clicking here.
How do I customize the frequency with which iTunes sends me new podcasts?
To set how frequently iTunes checks for new episodes, choose "Edit > Preferences" and click "Podcasts"; then choose an option from the "Check for New Episodes" drop-down menu.
To set the number of episodes iTunes automatically downloads, choose "Edit > Preferences" and click "Podcasts"; then choose an option from the "When New Episodes Are Available" drop-down menu. If you choose "Do Nothing," the names of new episodes appear dimmed in the podcast's playlist. You will have to click the "Get" button next to the episode to download it.