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Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Rabbi Rick Jacobs ‘82,
President, Union for Reform Judaism;
Cincinnati Ordination Address, June 2, 2012
Class of 5772, we’ve been waiting for you to reach this day. No pres-
sure, but we desperately need your idealism, your creativity, your
dedication, and your stamina. We’ve been counting the days, and now,
here you are, poised to take your rightful place at the helm of a Jewish
community that stands at a crossroads. The Jewish world that you are
about to lead is awash in change and challenge. Don’t be caretakers of
the status quo. This moment in Jewish history demands bold thinking
and big ideas. It’s time to reinvent the architecture of Jewish life. It’s a
time to cast a broad net, to explore options rather than to rule things
out, and to recreate a movement of meaning and depth.
Naso et Rosh
—
Lift up your heads to become the Jewish leaders we need you to be.
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huc.edu/gradord/12/cnord
CINCINNATI
GRADUATION/ORDINATION ALBUM 2012
Russell D. Feingold,
United States Senator for Wisconsin, 1993-2011; Honorary
Doctor of Humane Letters recipient;
Cincinnati Graduation Address, June 3, 2012
Our task, my friends, is to heal divisions in our community that are making
it impossible for us to accomplish great things together. We must renew our
commitment to community in the spirit of it being all inclusive. Our efforts must
be everyone’s and our accomplishments must be everyone’s. You can play a role in
recreating common ground within our communities and within our nation. However
it is done, the goal has to be clear. Not necessarily to build a magnificent beautiful
building, but to further meaningful causes in order to build a beautiful community.
This is not my charge to you, but it is my request and my plea. My prayer for you is
that you experience joy as you go about repairing our community.
Shabbat
Service and Rabbinical Ordination at Plum Street Temple in Cincinnati
Rabbinical Class of 2012 is pictured on front page
Master of Philosophy in Judaic, Hebraic,
and Cognate Studies
Master of Arts in Ju-
daic, Hebraic, and
Cognate Studies
Doctor of Philosophy in Judaic, Hebraic, and Cognate Studies
A tribute
to the 40th
anniversary of
the ordination
of Rabbi Sally
Priesand (at
right) as the
first woman
rabbi in America
