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 Rabbincal Program, Cincinnati Curriculum The Rabbinical School curriculum consists of courses leading up to the MAHL degree, and courses that are post-MAHL leading to ordination. The MAHL program consists of sixteen Foundational Courses:
Bible 402 Commentaries 401 Christian Scriptures 401 Hebrew Literature 401 Hebrew 402 Hebrew 403 History 401 History 402 History 403 Liturgy 401 Midrash 401 Philosophy 401 Philosophy 402 Post Talmudic Halachic Literature 401 Rabbinic Literature 401 Talmud 401 Theology 401
Students must enroll in seven 500 or 600 (readings courses or independent study) level courses in addition to the ten 500 level courses described above.
PDE 402 - Teaching Within the Reform Jewish Setting PDE 403 - Homiletics PDE 404 - Human Relations PDE 405 - Human Relations\Clinical Pastoral Care PDE 406 - Leadership: Theory and Skills PDE 407 - Senior Seminar PDE 408 - Field Work Seminar PDE 409 - Mayerson Fieldwork PDE 410 - Fourth Year Sermon Each rabbinical student will deliver two sermons in the HUC-JIR chapel, one each during the fourth year and fifth years. Fourth year students will also participate in the Sermon Workshop. It is recommended that each student serve as a counselor in a UAHC camp during the summer following the second year. With the permission of the Dean, students may enroll in the Rabbinic Residency program during the summer following the third or fourth year and receive Post-MA credit (600 level). Each student must serve a bi-weekly student pulpit (or its equivalent) for at least one year, enroll in the Field Work Seminar during the second year, and participate in the Mayerson Field Work Institute during the first year of bi-weekly service. A typical four-year program in the Rabbinical School: (Course = 3 credits; courses with * = 1.5 credits)
Rabbinical Thesis A candidate for ordination must present an acceptable thesis or Capstone Experience on a subject previously approved by the faculty. Please consult the Rabbinical Student Handbook for procedures governing the rabbinical thesis. Ordination Upon successful completion of all requirements, as stipulated in the Rabbinical Student Handbook, and upon recommendation of the faculty, the student qualifies for ordination as rabbi. Joint Master of Education Program In cooperation with Xavier University, rabbinical students (only) studying at the Cincinnati School have the opportunity to obtain a Master's in Educational Administration degree, with a specialization in Jewish Education. This 30 semester hours Master's program is meant for students having successfully completed their first two years of rabbinical school. It is a part-time program with classes generally taken in late afternoons, evenings, and summers. Students interested in this program apply during their second year of rabbinical school. The application materials and procedures are available from HUC-JIR's Professor of Jewish Education. Course Offerings Students enrolled in the Rabbinical School or in the School of Graduate Studies may enroll for 400, 500, 600 level courses. Courses in professional development and music are open to rabbinical students only. Please consult the course bulletins distributed prior to each semester for a list of available courses during that term, since not all courses listed below are offered each year. All post-M.A. courses are listed as 500 level courses. To view previous course listings from Spring 2006 (including electives), please click here. Bible Bible 401 - Introduction to Biblical Prose Bible 402 - Biblical Poetry Christian Scriptures Christian Scriptures 402 - The New Testament and the Jews Hebrew Hebrew 402 - Reading for Meaning. A study of the grammar, syntax, idiomatic expressions and other linguistic features of the Hebrew Bible. Hebrew 403 - A continuation of Hebrew 402 History History 401 - Ancient Israel from its Canaanite Beginnings to the Redaction of the Babylonian Talmud. History 402 - The Medieval Period and the Modern Period with the exception of the Western Hemisphere. History 403 - American Jewish Experience History 501 - History of Reform Judaism from its Origins to the Present. Modern Hebrew Literature Hebrew Literature 401 - Surveys a variety of genres of Hebrew Literature written from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. Philosophy and Theology Philosophy 401 - Medieval Jewish Philosophy Philosophy 402 - Introduction to Modern Jewish Thought Theology 401 - Belief and Practice Professional Development PDE 401 - Worship and Ritual PDE 402 - Teaching Within a Reform Educational Setting PDE 403 - Homiletics PDE 404 - Human Relations PDE 405 - Human Relations/Clinical Pastoral Education PDE 406 - Leadership: Theory and Skills, Congregational and Organizational Leadership, Management and Administration for Effective Jewish Community PDE 407 - Senior Seminar PDE 408 - Field Work Seminar PDE 409 - Mayerson Fieldwork PDE 410 - 4th Year Sermon Rabbinics Commentaries 401 - An introduction to the Mikra'ot Gedolot Liturgy 401 - A study of the content, theology, historical development, and phenomenology of Jewish liturgy. Midrash 401 - Introduction to Midrashic Literature and Practice Post Talmudic Halakhic Literature 401 - The nature of the halakhic process and the methodology of the most prominent post-Talmud poskim. Rabbinical Literature 401 - Early Rabbinical Literature and Thought Talmud 401 - Readings from Seder Mo'ed dealing with the cycle of the Jewish year. |
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