Prospective Graduate Student Open House

Visit The Jewish Theological Seminary for all or part of
Sunday and Monday, March 18–19, 2012.

If you need overnight accommodations, please register no later than Monday, March 12. Unfortunately, we will not be able to accommodate overnight requests after that day.

Learn why JTS is a great fit for you:

Small classes and individualized attention
Excellent Jewish studies faculty and career mentors
Rigorous encounters with Jewish texts, in their original languages
Generous merit- and need-based financial aid

Feel free to contact JTS Admissions Directors Abby Eisenberg or Rabbi David Levy at
(212) 280-6060 or admissions@jtsa.edu with any questions.

Register for the Open House »

Schedule of Events—Sunday, March 18, 2012

Time	Activity
12:30 p.m.	Check-In & Light Lunch Check-In Location: JTS Lobby Lunch Location: Beit Midrash
1:15–2:15 p.m.	Learning with JTS Professor David Hoffman Location: Beit Midrash
2:30–3:45 p.m.	Tour of JTS & Morningside Heights Meeting Location: JTS Lobby
3:45–4:15 p.m.	Financial Aid Q&A with Financial Aid Director Linda Levine Location: K406
4:15–5:00 p.m.	Information Fair Meet with representatives from all aspects of student life, and get your questions answered. You will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from: Financial Aid Residence Life Student Life Location: Beit Midrash
5:15–6:30 p.m.	Dinner with the Deans Dean Barry Holtz and Associate Dean Ofra Backenroth of The Davidson School Location: Seminar Room Dean Shuly Rubin Schwartz and Assistant Dean Shira Kohn of The Graduate School Location: Berman Board Room, Unterberg 2nd Floor Rabbi Danny Nevins, dean of the Division of Religious Leadership, and Rabbi Lisa Gelber, associate dean, The Rabbinical School Location: Dining Room Hazzan Nancy Abramson, Director of the H. L. Miller Cantorial School Location: Private Dining Room
6:45 p.m.	Optional Dorm Tour Meeting Location: JTS Lobby

Schedule of Events—Monday, March 19, 2012

Time	Activity
7:00 a.m.	Shaharit (morning services) and breakfast Location: Women's League Seminary Synagogue
8:00 a.m.	Complimentary Breakfast Location: JTS Dining Hall
8:45 a.m.	Rare Book Room Tour with Joseph J. and Dora Abbell Librarian and Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics, David Kraemer Meeting Location: JTS Lobby
8:20 a.m.-10:10 a.m.	Sit in on a JTS class. View a list of classes available on Monday.
10:20 a.m.–12:10 p.m.	Sit in on a JTS class. View a list of classes available on Monday.
12:15–1:15 p.m.	Enjoy a catered lunch with deans, current JTS students, and Admissions staff. Location: Private Dining Room (PDR)
1:20–3:10 p.m.	Sit in on a JTS class. View a list of classes available on Monday.
3:15 p.m.	Minhah (afternoon services) Location: Women's League Seminary Synagogue
3:40-5:30 p.m.	Sit in on a JTS class. View a list of classes available on Monday.

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