Alumni Events

The Diane and Howard Wohl Office of Alumni Affairs offers a variety of cultural and social events for our alumni. The Jewish Theological Seminary also provides a wide range of programming that alumni are encouraged to attend.

Additional events are posted in our Facebook alumni group. Join our LinkedIn group to network with fellow alumni.


Upcoming Events for and Open to Alumni

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What
March 10, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. Smokey Joe's Tex-Mex BBQ, Teaneck, New Jersey

List College Tri-State Reunion

List College alumni are invited to reunite with one another at Smokey Joe's Tex-Mex BBQ, founded and owned by List alum Joe Godin (LC '91).

The evening will begin at 8:00 p.m. Dean Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Irving Lehrman Research Associate Professor of American Jewish History and Walter and Sarah Schlesinger Dean of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies at JTS, will be there to welcome and catch up with each of you.

Click here to RSVP before March 5.

Email Melissa Friedman, director of the Wohl Office of Alumni Affairs, or call (212) 280-6001 with any questions.

Space is limited.

This event is made possible by JTS's Wohl Office of Alumni Affairs and the generosity of Smokey Joe's.

March 2012

Alumni Homes, New York, New York

Student Suppers


Student Suppers strengthen the connection between students and alumni. Throughout March, local alumni will open their homes to current students with similar professional interests for Shbbat dinner, Shabbat brunch, or a light dessert reception.

To learn more about Student Suppers and how to become a host, please email Melissa Friedman, director of the Wohl Office of Alumni Affairs.

This event is made possible by the generosity of our alumni hosts.

 

April 17, 2012, at 7:00 p.m.

Traffic Bar, Midtown East, 986 East Second Avenue, between 52nd and 53rd Streets
New York, New York

JTS Alumni Happy Hour

Calling all JTS alumni for the first-ever JTS Alumni Networking Happy Hour at Traffic Bar East.

Reconnect with former classmates, catch up with friends, and network with JTS alumni!

Drink specials: $4 beers, $5 mixed drinks. The first 50 alumni to arrive will enjoy a free drink!

RSVP alumni@jtsa.edu. Email Bryan Lipsky (LC '05) with any questions.

This event is made possible by JTS's Wohl Office of Alumni Affairs and the Alumni Planning Committee.

August 2012 Alumni Homes

New Student Send-Offs

New Student Send-Offs build bridges between alumni and new students. New students and their families are hosted by different alumni throughout the country providing an opportunity for students from all five schools to meet one another and to hear from alumni. This informal gathering makes it possible for new students to ask alumni specific questions while also making new friends.

This event is made possible by JTS's Wohl Office of Alumni Affairs and the generosity of our alumni hosts.

Please email Melissa Friedman,  director of Alumni Affairs, if you would like to host a New Student Send-Off in your community.

October 4, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.

JTS, Brandt Family Sukkah,
New York, New York

Annual List College Young Alumni Division (YAD) Sukkah Dinner

Enjoy dinner, drinks, and dessert. Reconnect with fellow alumni and deans, and hear from Chancellor Arnold Eisen.

This event is free for alumni and made possible by JTS's Wohl Office of Alumni Affairs. Email Melissa Friedman, director of Alumni Affairs, with any questions.

We look forward to seeing you. If you'd like to bring your significant other, the cost is $18 for each guest payable at the door.

December 17, 2012, at 6:30 p.m.

Sheraton, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

JTS Alumni Annual Cocktail Reception at the AJS Conference

JTS welcomes all alumni in the area to reunite at its AJS Conference cocktail reception. Reconnect with JTS alumni from all five schools living in the Greater Chicago-metro area; Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz, Irving Lehrman Research Associate Professor of American Jewish History and Walter and Sarah Schlesinger Dean of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies at JTS; and JTS faculty.

RSVP by December 10, 2012, or call (212) 280-6001.

Email Melissa Friedman, director of Alumni Affairs, with any questions.

This event is free and made possible by JTS's Wohl Office of Alumni Affairs.


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