Create the
Future Through Education

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We prepare leaders at any point in their career to disrupt the educational status quo and build flourishing, future-forward Jewish learning communities.

Our programs produce creative, sophisticated, and resourceful educational leaders with highly sought-after careers. Our alumni spearhead innovative, transformational, and sustainable Jewish learning experiences of tomorrow.

Whether you’re still exploring your options, or already have an established resume, we will help find your true voice as a leader and changemaker within a vibrant, modern Jewish community.

Through our whole-person leadership approach, we support creative educators who seek a lifetime of fulfilling work.

The hallmarks of the School of Education at HUC are:

  • Personalized mentorship
  • Sophisticated and practical experiential learning
  • Relevant and deep academic studies
  • Uniquely Jewish learning environment
  • Cohort and professional network like no other
  • Successful and varied career trajectories

Our Programs

For Early Career Professionals

Master of Educational Leadership

Are you launching your career as a Jewish educational leader? Our Master of Educational Leadership is designed for creative, dynamic, passionate educators who are eager to lead change, curate Jewish learning experiences, and transform the world through education. Engage in innovative professional work while pursuing graduate studies to advance your career and become a more effective change-maker.

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For Working Professionals

Executive M.A. Program in Jewish Education

The Executive M.A. Program in Jewish Education is designed for leaders with at least five years of experience in a Jewish educational leadership position. The degree offers a stellar cohort of passionate professionals who study at in-person intensives and online with HUC’s renowned academic faculty and clinical faculty mentors.

For Day School Teachers

DeLeT Day School Teachers for a New Generation

See what teaching excellence and innovation in Jewish day schools is all about, and along the way, find the path to fulfill your values and goals while making a difference in the lives of children and their families. Earn a California State Teaching Credential and a Certificate in Jewish Day School Teaching in this 13-month program which uniquely combines graduate-level coursework and a yearlong internship in a Jewish Day School in Los Angeles, San Diego, or the San Francisco Bay Area.

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For Day School Teachers

DeLeT Master of Arts in Teaching

The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program, a two-semester program designed specifically for DeLeT certificate program alumni, offers continued learning for classroom teachers wishing to strengthen their professional practice and skills.

For Day School Teachers

DeLeT LeHora'at Ivrit

If you are fluent in Hebrew, love working with children, and hope to be a professional Hebrew teacher, DeLeT Lehora'at Ivrit will help you achieve your dream. Enjoy professional development and personal growth and fulfill your values and goals, as you demonstrate your commitment to serving the Jewish people.

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For Day School Teachers

DeLeT Coaching and Induction Programs

The DeLeT Coaching Program, in partnership with the Jewish New Teacher Project, offers one-on-one mentoring to candidates in Jewish day schools.

Our Programs

For Early Career Professionals

Master of Educational Leadership

Are you launching your career as a Jewish educational leader? Our Master of Educational Leadership is designed for creative, dynamic, passionate educators who are eager to lead change, curate Jewish learning experiences, and transform the world through education. Engage in innovative professional work while pursuing graduate studies to advance your career and become a more effective change-maker.

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Rikma

For Pluralistic Jewish Educators in Israel

If you are an Israeli educator seeking to implement pluralistic Jewish education in your Israeli educational institution, explore RIKMA, our two-year program in Israel, requiring one day of on-campus study per week at our Taube Family Campus in Jerusalem. Students receive an M.A. in Education from the Hebrew University upon successful completion of the program.

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  • Alum

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    My core belief as a Jewish educator is that Judaism offers guidance for how to live our lives. Jewish education is how we learn about what Judaism has to say; we can ask questions, debate, and hopefully find the guidance that we need.

    Rabbi Laura Novak Winer, Ed.D. ‘94, ‘95

    Director, Master of Educational Leadership Program Read Story
  • Rachel Adelman

    Alum

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    I feel I have the proper tools and experience to successfully teach and transform children’s lives through learning. HUC-JIR has become a second home to me, a place where I have learned, grown, and made relationships that will last a lifetime.

    Rachel Adelman ‘22

    DeLeT Program Read Story
  • Miriam Heller Stern

    Staff

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    What is special about the artisan’s studio that we want to reclaim? The idea of making and remaking, with an openness to finding new meanings and forms; the humility and patience required to try again even after failure; and the optimism, even in the face of disruption, that something new can be discovered and created.

    Miriam Heller Stern, Ph.D.

    Vice Provost for Educational Strategy; National Director, School of Education Read Story
  • Alum

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    What’s most rewarding about my HUC-JIR program are the tools I take away from each class. I have seen exponential growth within myself, in my educational leadership practice, my Judaism, and myself. I have been changed for the better because of HUC-JIR.

    Eliana Rubin, M.Ed.L. ‘22

    Educational Consultant, Inclusive Models, The Jewish Education Project Read Story
Alum
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My core belief as a Jewish educator is that Judaism offers guidance for how to live our lives. Jewish education is how we learn about what Judaism has to say; we can ask questions, debate, and hopefully find the guidance that we need.

Rabbi Laura Novak Winer, Ed.D. ‘94, ‘95

Director, Master of Educational Leadership Program Read Story
Alum
Rachel Adelman
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I feel I have the proper tools and experience to successfully teach and transform children’s lives through learning. HUC-JIR has become a second home to me, a place where I have learned, grown, and made relationships that will last a lifetime.

Rachel Adelman ‘22

DeLeT Program Read Story
Staff
Miriam Heller Stern
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What is special about the artisan’s studio that we want to reclaim? The idea of making and remaking, with an openness to finding new meanings and forms; the humility and patience required to try again even after failure; and the optimism, even in the face of disruption, that something new can be discovered and created.

Miriam Heller Stern, Ph.D.

Vice Provost for Educational Strategy; National Director, School of Education Read Story
Alum
quots icon

What’s most rewarding about my HUC-JIR program are the tools I take away from each class. I have seen exponential growth within myself, in my educational leadership practice, my Judaism, and myself. I have been changed for the better because of HUC-JIR.

Eliana Rubin, M.Ed.L. ‘22

Educational Consultant, Inclusive Models, The Jewish Education Project Read Story
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Featured Faculty

Miriam Heller Stern, Ph.D.

Vice Provost for Educational Strategy; Director, School of Education; Associate Professor

CAMPUS: Los Angeles National

EMAIL: mstern@huc.edu

PHONE: (213) 765-2116

EXTENSION: 4216

Rabbi Laura Novak Winer, Ed.D.

Director, Master of Educational Leadership Program

CAMPUS: Los Angeles

EMAIL: lwiner@huc.edu

PHONE: (213) 765-2190

Lesley Litman, Ed.D.

Director, Executive M.A. Program in Jewish Education; Coordinator, Faculty Instructional Support

CAMPUS: National

EMAIL: llitman@huc.edu

PHONE: (781) 710-7882

Lauren Applebaum, Ed.D.

Director of DeLeT Programs

CAMPUS: Los Angeles

EMAIL: lapplebaum@huc.edu

Sivan Zakai, Ph.D.

Sara S. Lee Associate Professor of Jewish Education

CAMPUS: Los Angeles

EMAIL: szakai@huc.edu

PHONE: (213) 749-3424