Ruth Alpers

Rabbi Alpers is the Jay Stein Director of Human Relations. Prior to entering rabbinic school, Ms. Alpers worked as a researcher in molecular biology doing recombinant DNA research at Washington University School of Medicine and Children's Hospital in St. Louis. Before joining the administration of HUC-JIR, she served as assistant and associate rabbi at Temple Israel in Boston. Since 2000, Rabbi Alpers has been a Trainer for FaithTrust Institute and a Seminar Director for Life Innovations. She was Board Certified as a Chaplain by the National Association of Jewish Chaplains in January 2002. In May 2006, Rabbi Alpers was certified as an Associate Supervisor by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE), and she supervises the ACPE-accredited program on the Cincinnati campus. In February, 2008, Rabbi Alpers was certified as a full CPE Supervisor.

Education
  • Ordained, HUC-JIR (1994)
  • B.A., Carleton College (1986)
Rabbinical Studies
Cantorial Studies
Jewish Educational Studies
Jewish Nonprofit Management
Grad/Undergrad Studies
Continuing Education
& Youth Programs