For thirty-five years, Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwartz has been an integral part of JTS. Serving as faculty member, dean, provost, and now Chancellor, she has brought intellectual rigor, academic distinction, and visionary leadership to every role she has held. Students, staff, faculty, alumni, and the wider communityâJewish and non-Jewish alikeâhave all been enriched by her teaching, scholarship, and thoughtful engagement with the world around her. Through her teaching, writing, and presence, Chancellor Schwartz has inspired and influenced countless individuals, leaving a lasting impact.
Below is a collection of her thought leadership during her tenure as Chancellor.
Through articles and opinion pieces, Chancellor Schwartz offers her insights to the broader community and is often called upon for expert comment.
EJewish PhilanthropyâJuly 21, 2021
EJewish PhilanthropyâDecember 7, 2021
JTAâApril 12, 2022
Times of IsraelâApril 14, 2022
Hadassah MagazineâSeptember 2022
EJewish PhilanthropyâNovember 4, 2022
JTAâNovember 14, 2022
JTAâJanuary 14, 2024
JTAâOctober 8, 2024
EJewish PhilanthropyâDecember 12, 2024
Times of IsraelâSeptember 17, 2025
Times of IsraelâMarch 4, 2025
LilithâJune 9, 2025
Publications
âSolomon Schechter in Americaâand of America,â , ed. Martin S. Cohen (Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies: Jerusalem 2025), 381-97.
âAn Old/New Zionism for an Old/New People,â , no.6, April 2023, 22-24, 58.
With Mary C. Boys, âReorienting âSettled Identitiesâ: A Course on Jewish-Christian Relations,â Studies in Jewish-Christian Relations 17:1 (2022), 1-17.
With Mary C. Boys,â Passover and Easter,â in 2020, ed. Walter Homolka, Rainer Kampling, Amy-Jill Levine, Christopher Markschies, Peter Schäfer, and Martin Thurman.
Fostering Dialogue and Unity for Dignity and Democratic Preservation Upholding Human Dignity in Turbulent Times: An Interreligous Convening (November 2025)
Religious Roots of Antisemitism Antisemitism and Allyship: Assessing the Present, Imagining the Future (April 2024)
The Roots of North American Zionism Zionism: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond (November 2024)
The Impact of Antisemitism on American Jews Antisemitism and Allyship: Assessing the Present, Imagining the Future (April 2024)
Chancellor Schwartzâs Time as Faculty Member, Dean, and Provost
Dr. Schwartz, who earned her PhD at JTS, became one of the first women on its faculty and was instrumental in the addition of Jewish gender studies to the curriculum. As a scholar of American Jewish history, she brought to light the previously overlooked contributions of women to the development of American Judaism and expanded our understanding of modern American Jewish society and culture. During her career, she has taught courses exploring Jewish identity, the Jewish family, the depiction of Jews in American popular culture, and Jewish gender studies. Her award-winning book, , is a penetrating examination of the role of rabbisâ wives in the development of American Jewish life. She is also the author of The Emergence of Jewish Scholarship in America: The Publication of theJewish Encyclopedia and numerous articles on modern Jewish life, including pioneering research into the founding of the Ramah Camping Movement.
