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Jewish Theological Seminary ‘breaks mold’ in naming campus innovator Rabbi Mike Uram as next chancellor

April 30, 2026May 3, 2026Sara Wood

The Jewish Theological Seminary has named Rabbi Mike Uram as its next chancellor, elevating a Jewish educator best known for his time as executive director of the University of Pennsylvania Hillel to lead Conservative Judaism’s flagship university and rabbinical school. Uram, 49, will succeed Shuly Rubin Schwartz, who is stepping down at the end of […]

Jewish Theological Seminary, Conservative Judaism’s flagship, launches an MFA for writers

April 3, 2025April 3, 2025Jesse Orine

The Jewish Theological Seminary, best known for training Conservative rabbis as well as Judaic scholars and communal workers, hopes to raise a new kind of crop: Jewish fiction writers. The Manhattan seminary is launching a new Master’s in Fine Arts in Creative Writing, a two-year, low-residency program to be directed by the prize-winning Israeli author […]