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CJS Sukkah Building Party
Please join the Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies for our annual sukkah building party.
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Library Booksale!
It's time for the GIANT ANNUAL LIBRARY BOOKSALE. Outside in front of the library, starting at 10am.
Gregory Sterling (PhD, '90), GTU Alumnus of the Year, 2018
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Dr. Gregory Sterling Named GTU Alumnus of the Year
The GTU has announced that Gregory E. Sterling (PhD, '90) has been selected as its 2018 Alumnus of the Year. Dr. Sterling is Dean of Yale Divinity School in New Haven, CT, where he also serves as Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament. He will be honored on Saturday, November 17, at the GTU Alumni Reception at the AAR-SBL Annual Meetings in Denver.
Merissa Nathan Gerson
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CJS Alum Launches Yom Kippur Campaign Opposing Sexual Violence
CJS alumna Merissa Nathan Gerson (MA, ’13) is the driving force behind a campaign that encourages Jewish communities to oppose sexual violence and declare that “Consent is a Jewish value.” As part of the “Ken Means Yes” campaign, Jewish communites are encouraged to incorporate a brief reading of a Talmud-based script into services on Yom Kippur.
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Prospective and Admitted Students Week
See yourself here! Try out classes, explore our neighborhood, meet with professors and students, and learn about the admission process here at GTU.
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A View from the Bench : Closing Artist Roundtable
A closing artist roundtable for "A View from the Bench" will take place on Thursday, September 20, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm in the GTU Dinner Board Room. The event will include a showing of the film Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice with filmmaker Abby Ginzberg in attendance, followed byan artist round table with artists including Malaquias Montoya. All are welcome to attend.
Doug Adams Gallery: Sept 6 - Dec 13, 2018
Gestures to the Divine: Works by Hagit Cohen
Library Gallery, June 19 - Sept. 21, 2018
A View from the Bench
"A View from the Bench" features a selection of drawings by Cruz Reynoso on his case notes while he served on the California State Supreme Court, as well as works by other Chicano artists.
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