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Conservative flagship’s first woman chancellor, Shuly Rubin Schwartz, to step down in 2026

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025Sara Wood

Shuly Rubin Schwartz, the chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, is stepping down next year after leading the Conservative movement’s flagship university and rabbinical seminary since 2020. Shwartz announced her decision at a meeting of the JTS board of trustees Monday morning. In an interview with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Schwartz, the first woman chancellor […]

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 […]