The Jewish Theological Seminary of America has graduated a number of key figures in American and worldwide Judaism. These include:
Bella Abzug, lawyer, Congresswoman, social activist, feminist leader Philip R. Alstat, rabbi, counselor, and chaplain Bradley Shavit Artson, dean of Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies Lia Bass, one of the world's first Latin American female rabbis Michael Berenbaum, Holocaust scholar Marla Berkowitz, ASL interpreter Herman Berlinski, composer, organist, musicologist and choir conductor Joshua Bloch, rabbi and librarian Ben Zion Bokser, rabbi and scholar Jacob Bosniak, rabbi Daniel Boyarin, Talmud scholar at University of California at Berkeley Sharon Brous, founding rabbi of IKAR Geoffrey Claussen, scholar of ethics and theology Boaz Cohen, JTS professor, chairman of the Law Committee of the Rabbinical Assembly Gerson Cohen, Jewish historian and JTS chancellor Mark R. Cohen, scholar of Jewish history in the Muslim world. Menachem Creditor, Scholar-in-Residence of UJA-Federation NY, New York, NY, founder of Rabbis Against Gun Violence David G. Dalin, historian Moshe Davis, scholar of American Jewish history Elliot N. Dorff, scholar of Jewish ethics and theology, rector of American Jewish University Matthew Eisenfeld, student killed in the Jaffa Road bus bombings in Jerusalem Amy Eilberg, first female rabbi ordained in Conservative Judaism. Ira Eisenstein, Reconstructionist leader Sylvia Ettenberg, Jewish educator Louis Finkelstein, longtime chancellor of JTS Abraham Foxman, lawyer, activist, director of Anti-Defamation League Everett Gendler, "father of Jewish environmentalism" Neil Gillman, JTS professor, theologian Miriam Glazer-Ta'asa, Israeli politician Ben-Zion Gold, rabbi of Harvard Hillel Avraham Goldberg, Talmud professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Prize laureate Judah Goldin, Talmud professor and dean Jonathan A. Goldstein, Bible scholar David Golinkin, professor of Jewish Law and President Emeritus of the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies Robert Gordis, JTS professor and president of the Rabbinical Assembly Daniel Gordis, senior vice president of Shalem Center Arthur Green, professor at Brandeis University and rector of Hebrew College rabbinical school Michael Greenbaum, vice chancellor emeritus and senior advisor to the chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary Moshe Greenberg, Bible scholar, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, professor Israel Prize laureate Judith Hauptman, JTS professor and feminist Talmud scholar Shai Held, co-founder of Yeshivat Hadar Joseph H. Hertz, British Chief Rabbi and author; first graduate of JTS Arthur Hertzberg, rabbi and historian Gertrude Himmelfarb, historian Sherre Hirsch, rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership Rachel Isaacs, first openly lesbian rabbi ordained by JTS Max Kadushin, rabbi and philosopher Ian Kagedan, Canadian public servant Mordechai Kaplan, philosopher, JTS professor, founder of Reconstructionist Judaism William E. Kaufman, Conservative rabbi and Jewish theologian Elie Kaunfer, co-founder of Yeshivat Hadar Charles E. H. Kauvar, rabbi Dorothy K. Kripke, Jewish educator Myer S. Kripke, rabbi and philanthropist Irwin Kula, president of CLAL, National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership Harold Kushner, rabbi and author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People Aaron Landes, rabbi, rear admiral in the United States Naval Reserve Naomi Levy, rabbi, author and speaker. Lee I. Levine, historian Alan Lew, rabbi and meditation teacher Albert L. Lewis, rabbi David Lieber, former president of the University of Judaism Abraham Lubin, cantor Julius B. Maller, educator and sociologist Hershel Matt, rabbi and Reconstructionist Rabbinical College professor Liati Mayk-Hai, singer-songwriter, visual artist, poet, athlete Jackie McCullough, gospel musician Marshall Meyer, rabbi and human rights activist Jacob Milgrom, Biblical scholar, professor at University of California, Berkeley Sidney Morgenbesser, philosopher, Dewey Professor at Columbia University Yochanan Muffs, professor of the Bible and religion at the Jewish Theological Seminary Abraham A. Neuman, rabbi, historian, president of Dropsie College Jacob Neusner, rabbinics scholar, professor at Bard College Daniel S. Nevins, rabbi and rabbinical school dean David Novak, scholar of Jewish philosophy, law, and ethics Peter W. Ochs, philosopher and theologian Norman Podhoretz, Editor, Commentary magazine Chaim Potok, author and rabbi Jacob Pressman, rabbi and co-founder of American Jewish University Einat Ramon, first Israeli-born woman ordained as a rabbi Paula Reimers, rabbi and activist Arnold E. Resnicoff, military chaplain and consultant to military and civilian leaders Joel Roth, scholar of Talmud and Jewish law and former dean of the JTS rabbinical school Simchah Roth, Israeli rabbi and scholar Steven Rubenstein, anthropologist Samuel Schafler, president of Hebrew College, superintendent of the Chicago Board of Jewish Education Ismar Schorsch, Jewish historian and JTS chancellor Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland Harold M. Schulweis, rabbi and theologian Shalom H. Schwartz, Professor of Psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Prize laureate Shuly Rubin Schwartz, American Jewish historian Seymour Siegel, scholar of ethics and theology Abraham Skorka, Argentine biophysicist, rabbi and author Mychal Springer, rabbi Ira F. Stone, rabbi, scholar of the Musar movement, professor at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah Jeffrey H. Tigay, Bible scholar, University of Pennsylvania professor Ethan Tucker, co-founder of Yeshivat Hadar Gordon Tucker, philosopher, legal scholar, and former dean of the JTS rabbinical school Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah Burton Visotzky, rabbi and scholar of midrash Max Vorspan, rabbi and historian Mordecai Waxman, rabbi, Temple Israel of Great Neck Raysh Weiss, rabbi David Weiss Halivni, Talmud scholar, recipient of the Bialik Prize for Jewish Thought, Israel Prize laureate David Wolpe, rabbi of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles Esther Zweig, composer
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