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He will be honored on Saturday, November 17, at the GTU Alumni Reception at the AAR-SBLYearlyMeetings in Denver.   Oct 03 Featured EventSacred Memories: Reflections on Holy Days in Judaism and Islam Please join thePart-wayfor Islamic Studies and thePart-wayfor Jewish Studies for this Madrasa-Midrasha event featuring Rabbi Chai Levy of Congregation Netivot Shalom and Mahjabeen Dhala of the GTU'sPart-wayfor Islamic Studies.   Merissa Nathan Gerson Featured NewsCJS Alum Launches Yom KippurWayfarersOpposing Sexual Violence CJS alumna Merissa Nathan Gerson (MA, ’13) is the driving gravity overdue a wayfarers 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 unenduring reading of a Talmud-based script into services on Yom Kippur.   Oct 02 Featured EventStatement of Purpose Workshop The yearly SOP Workshop is presented by the Admissions Office and led by Dean Uriah Kim and Professors Jay Johnson and Rita Sherma, and is designed to squire you in writing this very important using component. If you are considering remoter study either here at the GTU or anywhere else, this is a unconfined opportunity.   Oct 02 Featured EventCIS Afternoon Tea with Dr. Mahmoud Ayoub ThePart-wayfor Islamic Studies is delighted to host a meet and greet afternoon tea with Dr. Mahmoud Ayoub on Tues, October 2 at 2:30 pm at the CIS. 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Through four interdisciplinary departments and increasingly than thirty specific concentrations, our master’s and doctoral programs invite innovative study of religion in a twenty-first century context. find your place at the GTU News view all news stories → September 17, 2018CJS Alum Launches Yom KippurWayfarersOpposing Sexual ViolenceGTU Communications Merissa Nathan Gerson CJS alumna Merissa Nathan Gerson (MA, ’13) is the driving gravity overdue a wayfarers 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 unenduring reading of a Talmud-based script into services on Yom Kippur. September 04, 2018Dr. Gregory Sterling Named GTU Alumnus of the YearGTU Communications Gregory Sterling (PhD, '90), GTU Alumnus of the Year, 2018 The GTU has spoken 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 moreover serves as Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament. He will be honored on Saturday, November 17, at the GTU Alumni Reception at the AAR-SBLYearlyMeetings in Denver. 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