The 100th Israeli Reform Rabbi will be ordained today at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion's (HUC-JIR) Rabbinical Ordination and Academic Convocation at the Taube Family Campus in Jerusalem. The Class of the 100th Israeli Reform Rabbi: Leora Ezrachi-Vered is the daughter of the first woman to be ordained a rabbi in Israel, Rabbi Naamah Kelman, Dean of the HUC-JIR Taube Family Campus, and represents the 11th generation of … [Read more...] about HUC-JIR’s Israeli Rabbinical Program Ordains 100th Israeli Reform Rabbi
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The Davidson School and the HUC-JIR School of Education Receive Grant to Renew Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Program in Chicago
The William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education of The Jewish Theological Seminary, in partnership with the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion School of Education, will launch a second Chicago-based cohort of the Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Institute (JECELI) with renewed support from The Crown Family. This model program recently graduated a cohort of 17 Jewish early childhood educators. The program … [Read more...] about The Davidson School and the HUC-JIR School of Education Receive Grant to Renew Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Program in Chicago
Now Accepting Applications for the Third Cohort of the HUC-JIR Founders’ Fellowship
The Jewish community is changing and requires greater innovation than ever before. Just as Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s founders were unwilling to sit idly by and accept the status quo, so too are we looking to act towards renewal. The Founders’ Fellowship calls upon leaders in campus communities to share their visions for change. During this Fellowship, participants will: Workshop initiatives to strengthen … [Read more...] about Now Accepting Applications for the Third Cohort of the HUC-JIR Founders’ Fellowship
HUC-JIR Establishes Koret Foundation Scholars Program
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) has received a $3.75 million grant from the Koret Foundation to establish The Koret Foundation Scholars Program. This transformational grant will fully fund tuition for the Year-In-Israel Program (YII), required for all first-year rabbinical, cantorial, and education students. The grant will be administered over a three-year period, beginning in the 2017-2018 academic year. The … [Read more...] about HUC-JIR Establishes Koret Foundation Scholars Program
Reimagine Progressive Jewish Life on Your College Campus with the HUC-JIR Founders’ Fellowship
Do you have an idea for how to affect change within progressive Jewish life in your campus? Turn your idea into a reality by applying to the HUC-JIR Founders’ Fellowship! Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is now accepting applications for the second cohort of the Founders' Fellowship. HUC-JIR’s founders, Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, were unwilling to sit idly by and accept the status quo. Inspired by … [Read more...] about Reimagine Progressive Jewish Life on Your College Campus with the HUC-JIR Founders’ Fellowship