by eklein | Aug 20, 2020 | All, News
2020 has been an intense year. We began with boiling tensions between the U.S. and Iran, moved on to devastating fires in Australia, and finally life has progressively shut down as COVID-19 has affected every corner of the globe. The back-to-back nature of all these...
by eklein | Aug 18, 2020 | All, News
MJTI Content Coordinator Emily Klein relays MJTI’s yearly update to the UMJC, sharing all of the important happenings this year—and the exciting changes to come! Explore our blog: Gilgamesh, the Flood, and the Garden R. Klayman takes a look at the Epic of...
by eklein | Aug 3, 2020 | All, News, Testimonials
2020 MJTI graduate Michael Eldred at MJTI’s virtual graduation with his wife, Jamie. This is part 2 of MJTI’s interview with 2020 MJS graduate Michael Eldred. For the first part of his interview, where we discuss his journey to MJTI and the challenges he...
by eklein | Jul 29, 2020 | All, Jewish Life, News
MTisha B’Av, the ninth day of Av (the Jewish month that usually coincides with July and/or August), is the major day of communal mourning in the Jewish calendar. This year, it starts on the 29th of July and ends at sundown of the 30th. A large number of disasters are...
by eklein | Jul 27, 2020 | All, News, Testimonials
Michael Eldred is a 2020 MJTI graduate of our Jewish Studies Program. Recently, we had the opportunity to meet virtually with him and discuss his time at MJTI, learning during a pandemic, and his plans for the future. MJTI: Thank you so much for meeting with me, and...
by eklein | Jun 24, 2020 | All, News
Graduation is a milestone that marks the completion of one season of a person’s life and points to the next. Like all life milestones, graduation should be celebrated as a culmination of years of hard work, academic vigor, and intellectual investment. Such...
