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December, 2010
› Muslims integral to American seminaries
› What's Your Calling? Webisode with Rabbi Jill Perlman (HUC-JIR/NY 2010)
› Rabbis' Ban Of Renting To Arabs Must Be Condemned
› Barriers Broken, Female Rabbis Look to Broader Influence
› Rabbi Heather Borshof Sworn in as U.S. Army Chaplain
› Third Annual South Florida Cantorial Concert
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Raving Stitches
› First women rabbis in U.S. celebrate Hanukkah at historic event
› Right of Reply: US Is Sticking to Its Principles
› Donation and Dedication of
The Torah: A Modern Commentary, revised edition and
The Torah: A Women’s Commentary at HUC-JIR/New York
› Election 2012: Why Jews Are Likely to Be Key Players
› Jerusalem and Los Angeles Campuses Hold Latke Eating Contest to Benefit the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism
› Message from Richard Siegel about the New Name for the SJNM
› This fire is still burning: Racism is spreading
› School of Jewish Nonprofit Management Launches New Name and Vision
› Rebranding Nonprofit Management School
› HUC-JIR Recruits the Future of Jewish Leadership and Scholarship
› More Israel Experience = More Jewish Identity
› Living in the Moment – An Illustrated Lecture by Laura Kruger: December 21 at the Mid-Manhattan Library
› Introducing the School of Jewish Nonprofit Management
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› “Midrash & Medicine: Healing Body and Soul in the Jewish Interpretive Tradition” by Rabbi William Cutter, Ph.D., Steinberg Emeritus Professor of Human Relations at HUC-JIR
› Update on the Fire in the Carmel
› Podcast of Rabbi Peter J. Rubinstein, Senior Rabbi, Central Synagogue, Presenting "21st Century Jewry: The Challenge for Jewish Leadership"
› HUC-JIR Involvement in the 42nd Annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies
› President's Rabbinic Council Kallah
› Reform Looking at Ways to Reinvent the Movement
November, 2010
› Annual Book Sale at the Frances-Henry Library at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles
› HUC-JIR and Human Rights Campaign Commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance
› Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health to Hold 2011 Roundtable on Judaism and Health Research, Funded by the John Templeton Foundation
› Agnes Herman, MSW, Awarded with 2010 Media Award by San Diego Psychological Association
› Visiting Each Other's Holy Places in North America
› Reform Looking at Ways to Reinvent the Movement
› Rabbi Nancy H. Wiener, D. Min., Clinical Director of the Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Center for Pastoral Counseling at HUC-JIR/New York Presented with the Dr. Paul M. and Trudy Steinberg Distinguished Professorship in Human Relations and Counseling
› Teller Student Lounge Dedicated at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› Upcoming Winter 2010 and Spring 2011 National Recruitment Events: At HUC-JIR and In Your Area
› News from the School of Graduate Studies at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati:
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› In Sickness, A Path to Spiritual Health
› A New "Worship Learning Lab" for Los Angeles Students
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Rabbi David Ellenson to Receive 2010 Gitelson-Meyerowitz Distinguished Service Award: December 18 in New York
› Ordination and Academic Convocation at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem
› All Roads Lead to Rome
› The ugly secret: An increase in domestic abuse spotlights the role of verbal violence
› Seeking Insight Five Years after Katrina: My Trip to New Orleans with the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
› Internship Opportunity at the HUC-JIR Museum at the New York campus
› Dueling Polls Tell Different Stories
› HUC-JIR/Los Angeles Latke Eating Contest
› Jewish voters not singular bloc
› Is Reform movement going kosher?
› Rabbi Oshrat Morag's Midrash Published
› Dr. Dvora Weisberg's Blessing to the Rabbinical Students Being Ordained at Abraham Geiger College
› Barry S. Kogan's “Understanding Prophecy: Four Traditions and their Early Modern Reception”
› Barry S. Kogan's “Two Gentlemen of Cordova: Averroes and Maimonides on the Transcendence and Immanence of God”
› Association of Jewish Community Organization Professionals Awards at the General Assembly
› First female rabbi ordained in Germany since 1935
› Habonim Dror celebrates 75 years of joyful Jewish camping
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Sam Olens, our next attorney general is also the first Jewish candidate to win a statewide, partisan race in Georgia
› The Academy of Adult Interfaith Studies at HUC-JIR
› Reform Judaism Magazine's Winter 2010/5771 Issue Featuring Articles by Members of the HUC-JIR Community
› Conference for DeLeT Alumni
› URJ Presidential Search Committee Status Report
› “Israelis and Palestinians: Is Peace Still Possible” with Elliott Abrams: November 11 at HUC-JIR/New York
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Beit Tefilah Israeli - A Journey to New Forms of Israeli Prayer: November 16 at HUC-JIR/New York
› HUC-JIR/Los Angeles Students Convene for Second Spiritual Retreat
› Upcoming Public Lectures by Rabbi David Ellenson
› First Israeli-born woman Reform rabbi laments religious divide
› University of Southern California a Top Choice for Jewish Students
› Dr. David Levine Granted Tenure at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Dr. Jonathan Cohen Granted Tenure at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› We Jews on Broadway: November 14 at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› Global Day of Jewish Learning with Rabbi David Ellenson: November 7 at the 92nd Street Y in New York
› "Eye of the Collector: Works on Paper from the Sigmund R. Balka Collection"
› HUC-JIR’s Information Session Webinars: November 15-19
› Fall College Retreat: November 5-7 in Cincinnati
› Board of Governors Israel Committee Mission to Israel - October 24-28, 2010
› Certificates for Graduates in Pluralistic Jewish Education Presented at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem Ordination and Academic Convocation
› Certificates for Graduates of the Life Texts - Talmudic Bibliotherapy Program Presented at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem Ordination and Academic Convocation
› Honorary Degrees Presented at Ordination and Academic Convocation at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› Four Israeli Reform Rabbis Ordained at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
October, 2010
› Forward 50 Recognizes Achievement of HUC-JIR Faculty and Alumni
› Ordination and Academic Convocation at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem
› Dr. Richard Sarason Appointed HUC-JIR vice-chairperson on the Joint Commission for Worship, Music, and Religious Living
› Dr. Richard Sarason's "Roots of Reform" Visit to Germany
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Master Class with Cantor Charles Davidson: November 10 at 10:45 am at HUC-JIR/New York
› "Tractate Qinnim: Between Margins and Center" - Abstract by Rabbi Dr. Dalia Marx
› New Grant to HUC Supports Classical Reform Programs
› Keep Justice Flowing
› Share Our News with Your Friends on Facebook and Twitter
› Upcoming National Recruitment Events: At HUC-JIR, In Your Area, and At Your Computer!
› Grant from Society for Classical Reform Judaism (SCRJ) and the Edward and Wilhelmina Ackerman Foundation Supports Rabbinical Student Scholarships at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› The Cornerstone of Reform Judaism: Social Action Sensibility Supported by Torah and Scripture with Rabbi David Ellenson: November 3 at 7:30 pm at The Reform Temple of Forest Hills
› AJC, JCPA Co-Publish Guide to American Jewry’s Future
› Praise Befits You - An Evening of Study: November 8 at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› US Reform rabbis oppose proposed loyalty oath law
› Establishment and non-establishment spheres serve diverse Jews
› Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at HUC-JIR/New York
› K’tonton Time
› New Leadership for MARAM, the Israeli Council of Progressive Rabbis
› 2010 DeLeT-Pardes Alumni Conference: October 28-31 in Reisterstown, MD
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Carole Sterling Inducted onto the Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Rabbi Lewis H. Kamrass Inducted onto the Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Karen M. Hoguet Inducted onto the Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Rabbi Scott L. Shpeen Inducted onto Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Richard Scheiner Inducted onto Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Holocaust center honors 10 on 10th birthday
› Shirei Y’didot: The Music of Jack Gottlieb in Contemporary Jewish Worship – A Senior Recital by Joshua Breitzer
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Generation of Change: How Leaders in Their Twenties and Thirties Are Reshaping American Jewish Life
› NY Assemblyman Flips Out on Hate Group Targeting Brooklyn Schools
› Think Tank with the URJ, CCAR, and HUC-JIR
› Hebrew Union College marks anniversary with expansion of community programs
› Westboro Baptist Church Helps Raise Funds
for Target of their Protest at
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› Welcoming the New Academic Year with the Israel Rabbinic Program
› My Faith: Why I lead an online synagogue
› Temple celebrates anniversary of religious leader
› Hebrew Union College bounces back
› A Green Jewish World: Life At Kayam Farm
› Interfaith Rally in New York City
› The Politics Of Anger: Are Jews Becoming Republicans?
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Panel on politics from the pulpit
› What Are We Doing Here?
› Experience Gimme Shelter
› Have faith in these dynamic leaders
September, 2010
› Spiritual Care Workshop for the High Holy Days
› Jewish Studies Rises, but We Pay the Price
› 100 Voices: A Journey Home
› Heeding Heschel's Call: Hebrew Union Seminarians Pray With Their Feet at Park51
› WUPJ's International Humanitarian Award to Members of HUC-JIR Board of Governors and Board of Overseers
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Sara S. Lee Seminar Provokes Thought about Tradition and Innovation
› Lost in Mistranslation
› The Ground Zero-Sum Game
› Visual T'fillah at the HUC-JIR/New York Kallah
August, 2010
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› 41st Culmination Exercises of
HUC-JIR’s School of Jewish Communal Service
› Welcoming the New Academic Year
› Highly Engaged Young American Jews: Contrasts in Generational Ethos
› The Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement: 2010-2011 Program
› What’s New In Jewish Education
› Deborah Shapiro Abelson Appointed Director of Admissions and Recruitment at HUC-JIR
› Elusive Numbers: U.S. Population by Religion
› Summertime, And The Speaking Is Hebrew
› The New Angry American Jewish Voter
› Execs morph into Suits That Rock
› Reasons to Sing
› Prop. 8 Overturned, Judge Affirms Right to Gay Marriage
› Rabbi at Chelsea Clinton’s Wedding Has Been on a Spiritual Journey
› Why Jews should support mosque near Ground Zero
› Fellow Demons: Hatred and mistrust prevent Jews, Muslims from building intercultural bridges
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› Rabbi James Ponet Officiates Clinton Wedding
› Ancient Religion Goes High-tech
› Dovish, But Still Devoted
› Integrity and Pride: We Hang in the Balance
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› UK Jews more tied to Israel than American Jews
› Can Day Schools Survive?
› "Jewish Resources on Poverty and Hunger" at the Frances-Henry Library at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles
July, 2010
› The Sisterhood 50: America's Influential Women Rabbis
› Op-ed: A call for state-sanctioned religious tolerance
› Waking Up in Singapore
› American Jews Battle Israeli Conversion Bill
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› For Reform Judaism, Change is the Constant
› The Overscheduled Jewish Child
› The Jewish Publication Society Names Barry L. Schwartz as New CEO
› Women of the Wall Head Arrested at Kotel
› Staff of the URJ Volunteers at HUC-JIR's Soup Kitchen
› IJSO Co-sponsors 20th World Conference of GLBT Jews
› Annual World Council of Jewish Communal Service June Seminar: Is What's Good for Israel Good for the Jews? How to Achieve Unity When Opinions Differ
› Germany Close Up 2010 Reflection
› Dr. David Ilan and Dr. Nili Fox Lead Tours of the Skirball Archaeology Museum at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Tekkes Siyyum Culminating Ceremony of DeLeT Fellows: July 23 at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles
› Op-Ed: A plea for inclusion and religious liberty on LGBT rights - JTA
› Newly Ordained Find the 2010 Spiritual Job Market a Tough Place To Sell Their Wares
June, 2010
› Establishment of “Ha-Mercaz Ha-Maaravi l'Yahadut Mitkademet” – The Western Center for Reform Judaism
› DeLeT Welcomes Largest Cohort!
› The 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America
› Israel Religious Action Center Moves to HUC-JIR/Jerusalem: All Arms of the Reform Movement in Israel Under One Roof
› HUC-JIR’s Rabbinic Externship Program: Part II
› School of Jewish Communal Service Welcomes Largest Class in Years
› Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, President of Union for Reform Judaism, Announces Intention to Retire in June 2012
› Dr. Joel L. Kushner Participates in the National Religious Leadership Roundtable in Puerto Rico
› Jewish Theology in Our Time:
A New Generation Explores
the Foundations and Future of Jewish Belief
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› HUC-JIR Faculty Publications
› Marc Rosenstein's "Galilee Diary: Reflections on Daily Life in Israel"
› Canada's Big Biblical Bargain: How McGill University Bought the Dead Sea Scrolls
› Follow-Up to Dr. David Weisberg and His Presentation on Biblical Texts
› Tamir Nir Introduces Compost to HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› Dalia Marx's "When I Sleep and When I Wake: On Prayers Between Dusk and Dawn"
› The Dangers of Jewish Genetics
› Annual Alumni Shabbat Program at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› The URJ's Kallah 2010: August 4-8 in Glen Cove, NY
› HUC-JIR’s Rabbinic Externship Program: Part I
› Laura S. Lieber's "Yannai on Genesis: An Invitation to Piyyut"
› Cincinnati Graduation Address by Dr. Samuel Greengus, Director of the School of Graduate Studies, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› Summer 2010 Recruitment with
HUC-JIR Students and Alumni
› Dalia Marx's "When I Sleep and When I Wake: On Prayers Between Dusk and Dawn"
› Prayer: An Answer to the 21st Century - Conference: June 24-June 27 in Princeton
› Annual World Council of Jewish Communal Service Seminar: June 20 in Jerusalem
› Transgender Rabbi Brings Joy and Energy to Beth El
› Teachable Moment: The limits of a cross-denominational
partnership aimed at helping Jewish educators
› Impacting Jewish Lives Philanthropy News Digest
› This Week in History: First American Woman Rabbi - Jewish Women's Archive
› Jim Joseph Foundation Gives $33 Million To Improve Field of Jewish Education
› Major General Sidney Shachnow to Receive President's Medallion at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati Graduation
› Arie (Lova) Eliav dies at 88
› Dr. Sarah Bunin Benor Promoted to Associate Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies at HUC-JIR
› Dr. Haim O. Rechnitzer Promoted to Associate Professor of Modern Jewish Thought at HUC-JIR
› Sacred Strategies: Transforming Synagogues from Functional to Visionary
› The Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology Lecture
June 24 at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› Jerusalem Student Services
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› Jewish Communal Professionals of Southern California 30th Annual Awards Benefit
› Remarks by the President at Reception in Honor of Jewish American Heritage Month
› Cincinnati Jews at the White House Today
› My Meeting at the White House
May, 2010
› How to Succeed in Business? Some Advice.
› Jim Joseph Foundation Announces $15 Million Grant
to HUC-JIR to Advance Jewish Education
› HUC-JIR Students and Faculty Attend Unveiling of Abraham Geiger Home Plaque in Berlin
› Grant pushes historic partnership of seminaries
› Podcast of Los Angeles Graduation Address by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, Abner and Roslyn Goldstine Dean's Chair Vice President, American Jewish University
› Edith Carter Wanted to Make Sure the World Never Forgot
› Jerusalem Student Services
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› Jane F. Karlin, Ph.D. Appointed Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› HUC-JIR Students to Travel to Germany to Engage Global Jewry and Participate in "Germany Close Up"
› Los Angeles Ordination Address
by Dr. Steven F. Windmueller,
Dean and Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk Chair in Jewish Communal Service, HUC-JIR/Los Angeles
› Dr. Gary P. Zola Invited to Attend White House Reception Honoring Jewish American Heritage Month
› The Special Relationship
› House Honors Rabbi Plotkin with Resolution
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Capstone Projects for 2010 Master of Arts in Jewish Education Degree Recipients
› Reform Judaism Magazine Summer 2010 Issue Features HUC-JIR Faculty and Alumni
› First Comprehensive Report on Muslim-Jewish Engagement Released by USC Think Tank
› Faith Professional, Personal for Couple
› Zamir Choral Foundation Launches Survey of Jewish Choral Singing
› Honoring the Memory of Rabbi Michael Signer
› Sex in the Shtetl: The Eastern European Roots
of the Modern Jewish Family
› Galilee Diary: Reform Zionism
› Glee: TV’s most Jewish show
› Transgender Rabbinical Students Finding Equality in the Jewish World
› Dr. Norman J. Cohen National Symposium:
Online Video of the Proceedings
› HUC-JIR Presents Founders' Medallion to Bill T. Arnold, Ph.D.
› HUC-JIR Presents Founders' Medallion to Bryan Beyer, Ph.D.
› HUC-JIR Presents Founders' Medallion to
John I. Kampen, Ph.D.
› Jerusalem Student Services
› Roger E. Joseph Prize Speech by Dean G. Lorich, M.D.
› New York Investiture and Ordination Address
by Barry Shrage, President,
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston
› Father-Son Rabbis Inspire a New Generation of Rabbis
› HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
Graduation and Ordination Ceremonies 2010
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› American Jewish Archives Website Selected for Inclusion in the Library of Congress' 'Single Site' Project
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to
Susan G. Warshell
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Eric R. Slaton
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Jonathan Magidovitch
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Karyn D. Kedar
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Lewis H. Kamrass
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Eric J. Bram
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Judith Z. Abrams
› Rabbi Sheldon Marder (HUC-JIR/NY '78) Honored at
Jewish Home of San Francisco
› Leadership Institute for Congregational School Educators
Seeking Applicants for Third Cohort of Program
Beginning in February 2011
› HUC-JIR Mourns Rabbi David J. Forman, z"l,
educator, activist, author, and founder of
Rabbis for Human Rights
› Capstone Projects for 2010 Master of Arts
in Religious Education Degree Recipients
› Putting Faith into Action
May 26 at 10 am in Los Angeles
› The Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology Lecture
May 27 at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› Jerusalem Student Services
› Welcoming Others
› Rabbi David Forman, Rabbis for Human Rights Founder, Dies
› Beverly Hills Honors the Father of Zionism
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Rabbi Norman J. Cohen to Speak at
Louisville Jewish Community Center
May 17th at 7:30 pm
› Amid Dying Languages, Yiddish Lives On
› How Doing Good Is Good for Business
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› HUC-JIR/Los Angeles Graduation and Ordination Ceremonies 2010
› 2010 Dr. Bernard Heller Prize Address by
Ambassador Gabriela Shalev,
Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations
› Rabbi David Ellenson at Tikkun Leil Shavuot at B'nai Jeshurun, New York City: May 18 at 10:30 p.m.
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Jewish Religious Education, honoris causa, to Jane West Walsh, RJE
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Jewish Religious Education, honoris causa, to Carolyn Moore Mooso
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Jewish Religious Education, honoris causa, to Sheva Locke
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Jewish Communal Service, honoris causa, to Michelle Krotinger Wolf
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Jewish Communal Service, honoris causa, to George M. Goodwin
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Jewish Communal Service, honoris causa, to Dale Glasser
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Jewish Communal Service, honoris causa, to Karen S. Bernstein
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Jewish Communal Service, honoris causa, to Ron A. Astor, Ph.D.
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Jewish Communal Service, honoris causa, to Marla Eglash Abraham
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Marvin Stanley Schwab
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Yoel H. Kahn, Ph.D.
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Laurie Coskey, Ed.D.
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Stephen E. Cohen
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Eliot Joel Baskin
April, 2010
› Wandering the Biltmore: Rabbi David Ellenson at Jewish Funders Network
› Student Services, Recitals, Sermons, and more!
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› HUC-JIR Murstein Synagogue: Summer 2010 Schedule
› Ogden Jewish Congregation Sees Torah from Poland that Survived WWII Horrors
› An Emotional Shabbat Hagadol Service at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› IJSO in the Community
› HUC-JIR's Institute for Judaism and Sexual Orientation Calls on Congress to Pass the Employment Non Discrimination Act
› The Arts: Multimedia Ghosts
› The Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling Program Invites Applicants
› Annual HUC-JIR Recruitment Shabbaton at Kibbutz Yahel
› Little Publicized Episode of Holocaust Brought Home in Photos
› Megillah Holder by Artist Tobi Kahn
Gifted to HUC-JIR/NY by Ben and Gloria DeYoung
› Rhea Hirsch School of Education Students
Publish Contributions to the Field
› Rabbi Bernard M. Cohen First Rabbi to Receive Honorary Degree from Catholic College in Indiana
› News from HUC-JIR's Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health
› The Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology
Lecture 4/29 at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› Student Services, Sermons, Practica, Recitals, Thesis Presentations, and more!
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Jewish Religious Education, honoris causa, to
Steven E. Steinbock, RJE
› HUC-JIR to Present Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Elena Zarkh
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Kevin Wartell
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Donn R. Rosensweig
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Amy Brenner Mitz
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Barbara Gay Margulis
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Sharon Ruth Kohn
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Lilia Kazansky
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Bruce Halev
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Rita F. Glassman
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Amy Daniels
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Deborah Bard
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Misha Zinkow
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Joshua S. Taub
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Barry L. Schwartz
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Rex David Perlmeter
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Norman Mark Klein
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Rachel Conrad Hertzman
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Linda Henry Goodman
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to
Barbara Sobel Goldman-Wartell
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Dayle A. Friedman
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Steven Folberg
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Marla J. Feldman
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Darryl P. Crystal
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Murray J. Berger, Ph.D.
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to B. Elka Abrahamson
› Yom Hashoah Commemorated at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› HUC-JIR/WUPJ Pesach Project 2010 Report
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Thoughtful Israel Engagement
› Photographer Susan Silas Retraces A Holocaust Death March
› Ellis Rivkin, 91, Scholar
› Two Torahs, Two Holocaust Stories and One Big Question
› Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities
› Jewish Funds for Justice to Recognize Rabbi Stephanie Kolin at Women of Valor Award Celebration
› New Torah Ark in Honor of Rabbi Richard N. Levy
› Inside the IDF
› Rabbi David Ellenson Speaks at Jewish Funders Network
› Student Services, Sermons, Practica, Recitals, Thesis Presentations, and more!
› Holocaust-surviving Torah to Visit Ogden
› Marking the 65th Anniversary of the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› Dr. Dean Lorich Received
Roger E. Joseph Prize
for Humanitarian Medical Rescue Work
› Desert Spirituality: Sand, Sun, & Stars - A Shabbaton at Reform Kibbutz Yahel - 4/23-4/24
› Ambassador Gabriela Shalev Received
2010 Dr. Bernard Heller Prize
› HUC-JIR/New York Graduation and Ordination/Investiture Ceremonies 2010
› Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Hosts Mirta Kupferminc: Wanderings
› David Mintz Featured in the 6th Annual Minsk Cantorial Festival
› CANDLES Crowd Observes Holocaust Remembrance Day
› Torah that survived the Nazis to be displayed in Riverside as part of Holocaust Remembrance Day
› Dr. David B. Ruderman,
Meyerhoff Professor of Modern Jewish History
and Darivoff Director, Katz Center
for Advanced Judaic Studies,
University of Pennsylvania, Received
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
› Dr. Leon Botstein, President of Bard College,
Received Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
› Barbara Friedman, Past Chair,
HUC-JIR Board of Governors,
Received Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa
› Archaeology in Israel with Dr. David Ilan
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman's Who By Fire, Who By Water -- Un’taneh Tokef
› How am I a Jew? Reflections on Modern Jewish Art and Identity with Dr. Naomi Feuchtwanger-Sarig
› Professor Martin Sherman Reevaluates the "Peace Process"
› Torah Ark Dedicated in Honor of Rabbi Richard Levy
› Rabbi Richard Hirsch to Receive Honor During Israel's Independence Day Ceremony
› Dr. Ellis Rivkin, z''l, Passed Away on April 7
› First Reform Rabbi to Receive Honor on Independence Day
› Holocaust Day of Remembrance Observance - April 11 at Mountain State University
› Student Services, Sermons, Practica, Recitals, Thesis Presentations, and more!
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› The Frances-Henry Library Presents "Banned Books & Censorship" at HUC-JIR/LA
› Rebecca Tauber Raises Funds for
National Health Forum
› The Disappearing Congregation
› Rebekah Stern and Lev Metz Present Paper on "The Redemptive Power of Praise: Psalm 96 Sings a New Song"
› News from HUC-JIR's Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health
› Rabbi Lisa Delson and Rabbi Anna Levin Rosen present the first ever web-based Rabbinic Capstone entitled “Thinking Outside of the Tzedakah Box: A Resource on Fundraising and Philanthropy for Rabbis and Jewish Professionals”
› The Professor Sara S. Lee Chair for an Emerging Scholar in Jewish Education
March, 2010
› Dr. James E. Bowley Inducted onto HUC-JIR Board of Governors
› The Past, Present and Future of Jewish Education
› Lynn Magid Lazar Inducted onto HUC-JIR Board of Governors
› Irwin Engelman Inducted as Chairman of HUC-JIR Board of Governors
› Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Announces 2010 Ordination, Investiture, Graduate, and Honorary Degree Recipients
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Israel by Israelis, Part I: My Homeland, My Self
› Jewish Groups Work to Fight 'Food Deserts'
› Restoring the Torah, Refreshing the Faith:
Vassar Temple Begins Scroll Project
› Egypt Cancels Ceremony for Restored Synagogue
› How to Perk Up Passover's Plagues? Twitter, Charades and 'Jewpardy'
› Reston Synagogue Selects Michael G. Holzman as Next Rabbi
› GLBT-oriented Haggadah
› Pesach Project in the Former Soviet Union
› Israel and Islam: Is the Malevolence Mutable?
› Recruitment Open House: A 24-Hour Taste of HUC-JIR
› David Mendelsson Appointed Schusterman Visiting Professor of Israel Studies at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles and USC
› Dr. Matitiahu Tsevat (z”l) Passes Away at 96
› Day of Learning at HUC-JIR/LA
› Rep. Henry A. Waxman Receives Honorary Doctorate at HUC-JIR/LA
› HUC-JIR/NY Food Drive in partnership with City Harvest
› The Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology
Lecture 3/25 at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› Student Services, Sermons, Practica, Recitals, Thesis Presentations, and more!
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Charleston Synagogue Gets First Female Rabbi
› Lessons in Manliness – Professor Avraham Biran
› Remembering Alfred Gottschalk
› Ride4Reform
› Berit Mila Program of Reform Judaism Certified
Dr. Felipe Ojeda, the First Liberal Mohel in Spain
› Understanding Them, Understanding Ourselves:
InterSem 2010
› Female Rabbis Find Field Still Not Level
› Bring intermarried couples closer to Jewish community
› A Historic Evening at the Marcus Center to feature
Civil War Artifacts and Lincoln Scholar Harold Holzer
› Live Broadcast:
Representative Henry Waxman (CA-D) honored at HUC-JIR
› Reforming Reform Judaism in Israel
› Rethinking Palestine: A Paradigm Shift From the Political to the Humanitarian
› Gay, Lesbian Rabbis Share Hurdles, Triumphs
› Student Services, Sermons, Practica, Recitals, Thesis Presentations, and more!
› On Absence
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› Lecture Series Explores Artistic Expression in
Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Hindu Religious Traditions:
The Search for the Spiritual through Art Welcomes Hindu Community
› Military Career Helped Him Be A Better Rabbi
› Kapitulnik to Join Palm Beach Gardens Temple
› ASSAF: Judaism, Health and Healing for Clinicians in Review
› Ruth Weisberg: Drawings from The Open Door Haggadah
› Student Services, Sermons, Practica, Recitals, Thesis Presentations, and more!
› Jews Responding to the Earthquake in Haiti
› Remembering Avi Gross Schaefer:
Student, Soldier, Future Peacemaker
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› The World's First-ever Black Female Rabbi
› Stuart Matlins: Visionary for the People of the Book
› Advisors Convene for Kalsman Roundtable on Judaism and Health Research
› This Rabbi Wears Combat Boots
February, 2010
› Spiegel Seminars at Hebrew Union College Bring Domestic Violence to the Classroom
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› National Leadership Symposium to Honor
Dr. Norman J. Cohen, Provost Emeritus, HUC-JIR
› Reform Jewish Leaders, Activists Urge Congress to Advance Health Reform Bill
› Unchain your Faith
› Heart's Ordination
› What Do We Know About Jewish Education?
Not as Much as You May Think.
› Student Services, Recitals, Sermons, and more!
› HUC-JIR Honors Democratic Legislator and Public Servant
Representative Henry A. Waxman
› Focus On Our Future
Sunday, March 14 at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles
› Recruitment Open House: A 24-Hour Taste of HUC-JIR
› Dr. David Ellenson Lecture on Progressive Judaism and Israel at Columbia University
› The Obligation at the Ballet Box
› Senior Rabbinical Students' Placement Program at HUC-JIR
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› HUC-JIR Partners with the Global Day of Jewish Learning
› St. Louisan Becomes Youngest Female Senior Rabbi
› Founders' Day at HUC-JIR
› "Our Engagement with Israel:
Addressing Personal & Professional Challenges"
Thursday, Feb. 25 from 9-4:30 at HUC-JIR/NY
› The Four Children: Supporting children from interfaith families in the religious school classroom
› Irwin Engelman Elected Chairman
of HUC-JIR Board of Governors
› Student Services, Recitals, Sermons, and more!
› Hebrew Union College Annual, Volume 78:
Dedicated to the Memories of Dr. Alfred Gottschalk,
Chancellor Emeritus of HUC-JIR, and
Richard J. Scheuer, Chairman Emeritus,
HUC-JIR Board of Governors
› JTS Revamps Cantorial School
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Adi Bodenstein Named Assistant Director of the Kalsman Institute
› New York Public Library Displays the Rose Haggadah
› HUC-JIR Recruitment Events
› Rabbi Elizabeth Hersh has joined
Jewish Family & Children's Service as the agency's
new Jewish community chaplain
› The Future of Conservative Jewry
› 'Our' rabbi: Albert Plotkin
› New York as America’s Jewish Capital City
› Melissa Zalkin Stollman's Website Rabbinical Thesis
on Jewish Peoplehood
› Engaging New Torah Queeries
› HUC-JIR Recruitment Staff is Coming to YOU!
› Banning the Burqa
› Sherman Grancell's 100th Birthday Feted at HUC-JIR/LA
› Student Services, Sermons, Recitals, and more!
› Recruitment Open House at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery in New York
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Biblical Archaeology Lecture
Feb. 18 at 5 p.m. at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› Religion Briefs
› HUC-JIR Student Involvement in Haiti Relief
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery in New York
› Archaeology Lecture at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› Student Services, Sermons, Recitals, Education Presentations, and more!
› 10 Questions for Rabbi Oren J. Postrel of
Congregation Beth Sholom
› HUC Soup Kitchen Celebrates 21 Years of Service
› Why Doing Good Is Good for Business
› Master Class with Cantor Ida Rae Cahana at HUC-JIR/NY
› HUC-JIR Recruitment Staff Is Coming to YOU!
› Rabbi Alysa Stanton, The New Face of Judaism
› Female Religious Leaders In Lubbock Share Their Experiences
› More Volunteering from Local Teens
› A Jewish Voice Against The "Burqa Ban"
› Mirta Kupferminc: Wanderings 1999-2009
Contemporary Impressions
› Rabbi Zachary R. Shapiro Appointed to
Board of Overseers at HUC-JIR/LA
January, 2010
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Concert Featuring Cantor Azi Schwartz
of HUC-JIR/Jerusalem Cantorial Faculty
Jan. 31 at 4 pm
› HUC-JIR is Bringing the Experience to You!
› Tu B'ShTop Chef at HUC-JIR/NY
› My DNA is the Jewish People
› Student Services, Sermons, Recitals, and more!
› Proportionality & Hypocrisy:
NATO in Kosovo vs. IDF in Gaza
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Trees as Models for Spiritual Growth
› Master Class with Cantor Ida Rae Cahana at HUC-JIR/NY
› Oren Asks for Inquiry on Wall Arrest
› Joseph A. Skloot to Present on
"Blood and Guts in Jewish Law" at the Paris-Sorbonne University
› HUC-JIR Recruitment Staff Visiting Campuses in Your Area!
› Second Annual HUC Composers Showcase at HUC-JIR/NY
› Day of Learning at HUC-JIR/LA
› Gathering the Waters:
Mayyim Hayyim Community Mikveh and
Education Center Conference
› HUC-JIR is on Twitter!
› It's Not Too Late to Learn About the
Religious Action Center's Tu B'shevat Resources!
› The 'Evil Son' Has Evolved
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery in New York
› From Generation to Generation: Changing Behavioral
Perceptions & Expectations in the Jewish Nonprofits
› HUC-JIR Recruitment Staff Visiting Campuses in Your Area!
› Second Annual Greatest Cantorial Concert in South Florida History
› Concert to celebrate songs through ages
› 2nd Annual HUC Composers Showcase
› Biblical Archaeology Lecture
Jan. 28 at 5 p.m. at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› Biblical archaeology class highlights
evidence of the events that are
written in the Scriptures
› Faculty News
› Dallas-area Christians, Muslims and Jews will worship together
› Merrill Alpert: Inspiring Youth
› Rabbi Charles A. Kroloff Delivers Address
As Part Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Community Observance
› HUC Black Tie Soup Kitchen Gala
› Dr. Leah Hochman Appointed Director of the
Jerome H. Louchheim School of Judaic
Studies at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles
› HUC-JIR is on Facebook!
› Recent Faculty Publications
› Read HUC-JIR Student Blogs on blogHUC!
› Second Annual Greatest Cantorial Concert in South Florida History
› Religious Action Center will Host Tu B'shevat
Conference Call for HUC Students
Interested in Social Action and Social Justice Advocacy
› Jews and the Civil Rights Movement:
There's More to it Than You Might Think
› A Hands-On Approach to Torah
› Biblical Archaeology Lecture
Jan. 28 at 5 p.m. at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› HUC-JIR Recruitment Staff Visiting Campuses in Your Area!
› Nine Riverside Congregations Putting Up Banners
To Promote Unity, Diversity
› After A Life On The Run, This Refugee Is Studying In Israel
› Kashrut and Community
› Jewish Heritage Museum to Exhibit
Rabbi Sally J. Priesand Historical Memorabilia
› Murray Saltzman,
Former Rabbi of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation,
Was a National Force in the Fight for
Civil Rights and Social Justice
› Kadin is cantor at Beth Am Temple
› HUC-JIR Recruitment Staff Visiting Campuses in Your Area!
› New at the HUC-JIR Judaica Gallery in New York
› HUC-JIR Museum Internship Opportunity
› Faculty Presentations at Major Academic Conferences
› Student Services, Sermons, Recitals, and more!
› Student Services, Sermons, Recitals, and more!
› Student Services, Sermons, Recitals, and more!
› Har Sinai Elects New Rabbi
› Rabbinical Student Makes Cross Cultural Music
› Highway to Justice
› Blessing and Redeeming a Sorry Childhood
› Tutoring Trend Tests Jewish Values
› Dr. Lisa Grant Reports from Jerusalem on
Rosh Chodesh Services with Women at the Wall
› Dr. Michal Muszkat-Barkan appointed to the
Government Commission on Jewish Culture and Tradition
› Why New Ceremonies?
› A Hanukkah Rededication Ceremony
In Memory of Dr. Alfred Gottschalk
› Roundtable: Three Movements, One Future
› An Unusual Torah "Outing"
› Blankets of Love:
Children Learn the Meaning of Tzedekah
› Interview with Susan Silas about Helmbrechts Walk at The HUC-JIR/NY Museum
› From DP Camp to the White House
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