Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of
Religion
Graduation and Ordination Advisory
Cincinnati, Ohio
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is proud to
announce the ordination, graduate degree, and honorary degree recipients
of the Class of 2002. HUC-JIR, the nation's oldest institution of
higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional
development center of Reform Judaism, trains men and women for service
to American and world Jewry as rabbis, cantors, educators, and communal
service professionals, and offers graduate and post-graduate degree
programs for scholars of all faiths.
GRADUATION – MAY 30, 2002
Rabbinical School
Twelve students (7 men, 5 women) will receive the degree of Master
of Arts in Hebrew Letters leading to rabbinical ordination.
The School of Graduate Studies
Six students will receive the degree of Ph.D. Five students will
receive the degree of Master of Philosophy in Hebraic and Cognate
Studies. Two students will receive the degree of Master of Arts.
The College-Institute will bestow honorary degrees upon the following
recipients:
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
Dr. Bernard Reisman, Founding Director of the Brandeis
Adult Learning Institute, the Hornstein Program in Jewish Communal
Service, and the Fisher/Bernstein Institute for Leadership in Jewish
Philanthropy at Brandeis University
Dr. Eric Friedland, Sanders Professor Emeritus of Judaic
Studies at the University of Dayton, the United Theological Seminary,
Antioch College, and Wright State University
Ruth Gay, researcher and author, whose works include The
Jews of Germany: A Historical Portrait and Unfinished People:
Jewish Immigrants to the United States: 1880-1914.
2002 Dr. Bernard Heller Prize
Thomas L. Friedman, will receive the 2002
Bernard Heller Prize for his accurate coverage of the cataclysmic
events in the Middle East through his three-time (1983, 1988,
and 2002) Pulitzer Prize-winning international reporting and commentary
as a correspondent for the New York Times and his National
Book Award-winning book, From Beirut to Jerusalem. He serves
as a model for commitment to Jewish continuity and has dedicated
himself to the pursuit of justice.
The Dr. Bernard Heller Prize is an international award presented
annually to an individual or organization whose, work, writings,
or research reflects the values and commitment to the betterment
of humanity.
Graduation Address
Dr. Bernard Reisman, Founding Director of the Brandeis
Adult Learning Institute, the Hornstein Program in Jewish Communal
Service, and the Fisher/Bernstein Institute for Leadership in
Jewish Philanthropy at Brandeis University
ORDINATION – JUNE 1, 2002
Rabbinical School
The Rabbinical School will ordain eleven rabbis (7 men, 4 women)
in Cincinnati. In addition, eight rabbis (3 men, 5 women) will
be ordained in Los Angeles on May 5, and twelve rabbis (2 men,
10 women) will be ordained in New York on May 12.
Ordination Address
Anita Diamant, author (books include The Red Tent
and Good Harbor)
