Inauguration Parking and Transportation
The Inauguration of Rabbi Daniel L. Lehman, Eighth President of the Graduate Theological Union, will be held at: International House at University of California, Berkeley 2299 Piedmont Avenue Berkeley, CA 94720 (see map below) Parking is available at the Stadium Parking Garage: 2175 Gayley Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720 (One block north of the International House) Metered street parking is free after 6 pm. If you arrive by car service or taxi you may be dropped off at the North entrance to International House, just beyond the main entrance. If you are traveling by public transportation,...
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Lavender At Night: An Interview with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
Thursday, November 14th 2013, 7:00pm
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and a Professor of Theology walk into a room ... what happens next? Find out! Join us for a great conversation as Dr. Jay Johnson interviews the Sisters about theology, spirituality, good works, and great fun. Of course there will be refreshments! PSR Mudd Building Room 100 The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are a leading-edge Order of queer nuns. Since their first appearance in San Francisco on Easter Sunday, 1979, the Sisters have devoted themselves to community service, ministry and outreach to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights,...
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Rabbi Daniel Lehmann is the eighth president of the Graduate Theological Union, where he is also professor of pluralism and Jewish thought. He is the first non-Christian president in the institution's 57-year history. From 2008 through 2018, he served as the eighth president of Hebrew College in Newton, MA, and professor of pluralism and Jewish education. Prior to joining Hebrew College, he was the founding headmaster of Gann Academy — The New Jewish High School of Greater Boston, and founding director of the Berkshire Institute for Music and Arts (BIMA). He also co-founded several...
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Insight: GTU Highlights for August 2016
The August 2016 edition of the GTU's Insight email newsletter is out, featuring short stories about… The Sylvia Ludins Art Exhibition at the GTU Library A Remembering of DSPT's Father Michael Morris A Cover Feature about the GTU in In Trust Magazine BJRT's Special Issue honoring Arthur Holder and Judith Berling Naomi Seidman's New Book, The Marriage Plot Read the August 2016 Insight here. Each month, Insight draws attention to top news from the GTU and its member schools, academic centers, and affiliates. Use the form to the right to have each monthly edition emailed directly...
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Pink Smoke Over The Vatican
Friday, September 23rd 2011, 6:00pm
WSR is having a Screening of Pink Smoke Over The Vatican, a documentary by Jules Hart about Women's ordination within the Roman Catholic Church. Screening followed by a discussion with Professor Victoria Rue, who is an ordained Roman Catholic Priest. Pacific School of Religion Chapel, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley (2 units) click on image for flyer. see media page for the talk.
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WSR Student Conference Call for Papers
Women's Studies in Religion will host their 2nd Student Conference on Women and Religion on March 1, 2013. They are inviting submissions from all GTU students in any program. (Submissions from non-students will not be accepted.) All proposal submissions are due November 1, 2012. Proposals (maximum 1000 words) with accompanying application, outline, and bibliography can be sent to wsr@ses.gtu.edu. Scope: Proposals with a focus on gender and religion, on a wide range of topics and from any discipline within the GTU, will be considered, including but not limited to: Feminist theory, women in...
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Center for Jewish Studies Welcomes Deena Aranoff as Director
For immediate release, January 28, 2016 The Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies (CJS) at the Graduate Theological Union is pleased to welcome Dr. Deena Aranoff as the Center's new director. Dr. Aranoff, who has worked with CJS and served on the GTU faculty since 2006, takes over the role from Dr. Naomi Seidman, who served as CJS director for the previous 16 years. Dr. Seidman will continue to work with CJS and its students as the Graduate Theological Union's Koret Professor of Jewish Literature. Dr. Aranoff, whose teaching specialties include rabbinic literature and medieval Jewish...
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Naomi Seidman Is Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
For immediate release, April 7, 2016 The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced that Dr. Naomi Seidman, Koret Professor of Jewish Culture at the Graduate Theological Union, has received a Guggenheim Fellowship for 2016. Dr. Seidman is among a diverse group of 178 scholars, artists, and scientists selected to receive the prestigious award this year; Fellows for 2016 were chosen from a field of nearly 3,000 applicants. The Fellowship, granted for Dr. Seidman's work in the field of literary criticism, will support development of her upcoming book, tentatively titled The Navel of...
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WSR Spring 2018 Recommended Courses
The following Spring 2018 courses are recommended for students enrolled in the Women's Studies in Religion certificate program. Note that courses not on this list can also be counted toward the certificate if the final paper/project relates to themes connected to women/gender.
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GTU Presidential Inauguration
The Inauguration of GTU President Daniel L. Lehmann The Inauguration of Rabbi Daniel Lehmann as the 8th president of the Graduate Theological Union on Thursday, October 24, 2019, at the International House in Berkeley was a night to remember. President Lehmann's inauguration marks a new era in the GTU's ongoing commitment to interreligious education and dialogue, as Rabbi Lehmann is the first president in the GTU's 57-year history who is rooted in a religious tradition other than Christianity. It was an evening of celebration and hope, with exceptional music from multiple groups and...
CJS at 50: Remembering Our Beginnings and Becomings
From the Spring 2018 issue of SKYLIGHT See a PDF of this article In 1964, just two years after the founding of the Graduate Theological Union as a partnership of Christian seminaries, the school's dean, John Dillenberger, approached the Conservative and Reform Movements to share his interest in establishing Jewish Studies on campus "to stand in its own right in relation to other studies, and not just as an adjunct to Protestant studies." The radical vision of the early GTU is well reflected in its desire to establish a home for Jewish studies supported rather than constrained by its...
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