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December, 2011
› HUC-JIR Celebrates 'A Century in Clifton'
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Mobilizing the Veto in Egypt
› The Graduates
› Dear David Mamet: Reform Judaism doesn’t surrender
November, 2011
› The Work of Venetian Glass Artist Michael Gore Coming to the Skirball Museum at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Making it easier for LGBT Jewish kids to be open, honest
› Online Initiative Enriches Study of Sacred Texts and Deepens News Coverage
› HUC-JIR Alumni Opportunity: The Gerecht Institute
› HUC-JIR/Jerusalem Ordination and Academic Convocation 5772/2011
› Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Dedicates Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music
October, 2011
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Five Ways Your Bible Translation Distorts the Original Meaning of the Text
› Leonard Everett Fisher's Challenge
› Take On Me: What is Your Jewish “Aha Moment?”
› "Jewish Ritual: Rethinking, Renewed" Artist Reception: November 16 at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles
› Rhea Hirsch School of Education Sponsors “A Special Needs Day of Learning”
› From soldier to rabbi, one Afghanistan war veteran takes unusual path
› Shalit, Israel, and the Rabbinic Debate
› Cantor Ellen Dreskin Appointed Coordinator of the
Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music Cantorial Certification Program
› "How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything" by HUC-JIR President's Council Member Dov Seidman
› Dedication at Arlington National Cemetery for Jewish Chaplains - October 24 in Virginia
› Mel Gibson's Antisemitic "Judah" a Jesus Figure?
› Administrative Promotions at the Jack H. Skirball Campus in Los Angeles
› HUC-JIR Faculty Featured in The Cambridge Dictionary of Judaism and Jewish Culture
› Torah Games? Bringing Torah to Life Through Game Design
› The Emerging Debate about “the Jewish Vote”
› Fostering International Jewish Connections Through Travel
› Sources on Repentance and Forgiveness for Yom Kippur
› Lawrence A. Hoffman and the message of Kol Nidre
September, 2011
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Ohio Redistricting Forum at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› News from The Louchheim School of Judaic Studies
› Preparing for Rosh Hashanah - September 21 in New York
› New York’s 9th Congressional District
› Holidays: Wrestling with Forgiveness
› Recent Publications from The Nelson Glueck School of Biblical Archaeology
› Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
› HUC-JIR/Jerusalem Announces New Hebrew Website
› Commemoration of September 11 at the New York Campus of HUC-JIR
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› The Binding of Isaac or His Sacrifice? Christian and Jewish Perspectives
› "All These Vows--Kol Nidre" Edited by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, Ph.D.
› HUC-JIR Offers Six Cross-Campus Courses for Fall 2011
› Celebrating a Piece of Boyle Heights History
› News from the HUC-JIR/Jerusalem Outreach Center
› Jerusalem's Murstein Synagogue Service Schedule 5772 (2011-2011)
› Facebook Page for Jesus, With Highly Active Fans
› Ayala Zacks Abramov, z"l, Remembered
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› “On Wings of Awe: A Fully Translated Machzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur” Edited by Rabbi Richard Levy
› 30 Under 30: Civic Leaders
› Rabbi Kari Hofmaister Tuling, HUC-JIR Doctoral Candidate,
Awarded Grant from the Memorial Foundation For Jewish Culture
› Prayer, and Bug Juice, at a Summer Camp for Jews of Color
› Religious schools add family programs, new apps
› Tahrir Square: A Revolution in Progress
› The 2011 Tekkes Siyyum Culminating Ceremony of DeLeT Fellows
› Culmination Remarks from Student Jessica Lebovits
› 2011 SJNM Culmination Address by
Dr. John Ruskay, President and CEO, UJA-Federation of New York,
2011 Rabbi Louis Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence,
August 2, 2011
› HUC-JIR's School of Jewish Nonprofit Management Awards Summer Degrees
› Sacred, teary-eyed moments at a special Camp Newman ceremony
› The Shul that Fits
› News from the Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health: Fall 2011
› How One Man Shaped American Jewish Education
› The Egyptian Arab Spring: A Revolution in Progress - September 7 in Los Angeles
› Moving from Recession to Economic Contraction
› Spirituality Initiative of the New York School
Made Possible by the Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation
› HUC-JIR Launches Inaugural Cohort of Executive M.A. Program
in Jewish Education with Student Leah Wolff-Pellingra
› HUC-JIR Launches Inaugural Cohort of Executive M.A. Program
in Jewish Education with Student Jill Stepak
› HUC-JIR Launches Inaugural Cohort of Executive M.A. Program
in Jewish Education with Cantor Judi Rowland
› HUC-JIR Launches Inaugural Cohort of Executive M.A. Program
in Jewish Education with Student Stacy Rosenthal
› HUC-JIR Launches Inaugural Cohort of Executive M.A. Program
in Jewish Education with Student Magda Reyes
› HUC-JIR Launches Inaugural Cohort of Executive M.A. Program
in Jewish Education with Student Dana Kanter Prottas
› HUC-JIR Launches Inaugural Cohort of Executive M.A. Program
in Jewish Education with Student Barbara Merson
› HUC-JIR Launches Inaugural Cohort of Executive M.A. Program
in Jewish Education with Student Debbie Massarano
› HUC-JIR Launches Inaugural Cohort of Executive M.A. Program
in Jewish Education with Student Robin Leszner
› HUC-JIR Launches Inaugural Cohort of Executive M.A. Program
in Jewish Education with Student Valerie Hoffman Klein
› HUC-JIR Launches Inaugural Cohort of Executive M.A. Program
in Jewish Education with Student Michael Greenfield
› HUC-JIR Launches Inaugural Cohort of Executive M.A. Program
in Jewish Education with Student Sharon Forman-Toll
› HUC-JIR Launches Inaugural Cohort of Executive M.A. Program
in Jewish Education with Student Heather Erez
› HUC-JIR Launches Inaugural Cohort of Executive M.A. Program
in Jewish Education with Student Tamara Donnenfeld
› HUC-JIR Launches Inaugural Cohort of Executive M.A. Program
in Jewish Education with Student David Cohen
› HUC-JIR Launches Inaugural Cohort of Executive M.A. Program
in Jewish Education with Student Debbie Bram
August, 2011
› In their 40s and 50s, Embarking on Second Careers as Rabbis
› News from DeLeT, Day School Leadership Through Teaching
› John Ruskay, UJA-Federation of New York President, Scholar-in-Residence at HUC-JIR
› Jewish Community Needs a Jewish Cultural Policy
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Clyde Parrish Appointed Registrar at HUC-JIR
› Hindu Community Makes Its White House Debut
› Jewish atheists struggle to find their place in the larger community
› A Nation Unto Themselves
› The Rabbi Richard S. Sternberger Endowed Scholarship Fund for Military Chaplaincy
› Joshua Holo: Norway and multiculturalism
July, 2011
› Update on the Circumcision Ban from Rabbi Julie Pelc Adler,
Director of the Berit Mila Program of Reform Judaism and NOAM at HUC-JIR
› Can You Twitter Judaism?
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› HUC-JIR’s Executive M.A. Program in Jewish Education Launches Inaugural Cohort
› God and Twitter 2: Spiritual Innovation and Connection
August, 2011
› Dr. Sharon Koren Named to
Dr. Norman Cohen Chair for an Emerging Scholar at
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York
› Dr. Joshua Garroway Named to the
Rabbi Michael Matuson Professorship for an Emerging Scholar
at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles
› Rabbi Samuel K. Joseph Named to
Eleanor Sinsheimer Distinguished Service Professorship in
Jewish Religious Education at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
July, 2011
› A Movement of Change
August, 2011
› Kristi Garroway Appointed Visiting Assistant Professor of Bible;
Second Ever Husband-wife Set of Faculty Members
July, 2011
› God and Twitter: Helping Clergy Do What They Do Better
› For HUC-JIR Alumni: Germany Close Up, a ten-day program in Germany - January 8-17, 2012
› The Confession of One’s Soul
› Finding a Reform Jewish Voice in New York State
August, 2011
› Yoram Bitton Appointed Librarian at the Klau Library at HUC-JIR/New York
July, 2011
› Exclusive Penthouse In Jerusalem
› Murstein Synagogue Service Schedule 2011
› Teaching Israel: Challenges and Opportunities: July 9 at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› Newly ordained rabbi to focus on Muslim-Jewish relations
› Gary L. Greenberg Inducted onto Board of Governors of
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Are Jews Warming to the Tea Party?
› Rabbi Kenneth E. Ehrlich Appointed Counselor to the President of
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Dr. Jonathan Cohen Appointed Dean of
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati:
New Era of Leadership for Birthplace of American Reform Judaism
› Tikkun Layl Shavuot at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› A Message from Rabbi David Ellenson:
Rabbi Richard Jacobs Elected as Fourth President of the Union for Reform Judaism
› HUC-JIR Blaustein Center for Pastoral Counseling and NYU Silver School of Social Work:
Roundtable on Issues of Early Aging
June, 2011
› Hebrew Union College re-establishes its place in national reform movement
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› “Midrash and a Meal” to Increase Interest in Reform Judaism
› Simeon Zigler Art Exhibition to Open at the Skirball Museum
› Reform Movement Building Demo for e-Prayer Book
› HUC-JIR Inducts Three New Members to Western Board of Overseers of Jack H. Skirball Campus in LA
› The Daniel Centers for Progressive Judaism Celebrate their 20th Anniversary
› Acccess’ History of Cincinnati with Dr. Gary Zola
May, 2011
› HUC-JIR Reaching Out to Tornado Victims
› L.A. Leaders Visit White House in Honor of Jewish American Heritage Month
› Jewish atheists look for their place in Jewish life
› Greetings Presented by Rabbi Richard Jacobs at Los Angeles Graduation Ceremonies
› Address Presented by Dr. Marc Saperstein at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati Graduation
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Forsaken: The Menstruant in Medieval Jewish Mysticism by Dr. Sharon Koren
› From Honolulu via Mt. Gilboa to Tel-Aviv: the Rise and Fall of Shlonsky’s Messianic Halutz
› That's Rabbi Daddy To You
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Jewish Secularism’s Moment
› Address Presented by C.L. Max Nikias at HUC-JIR Graduation at the Jack H. Skirball Campus in Los Angeles
› Nikias Receives Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
› Hebrew Union College graduates follow in their father's footsteps
› Presentation of the Roger E. Joseph Prize to
ATZUM-Justice Works and Rabbi Levi Lauer
and Address by Rabbi Lauer
› Reflections from Sarah Fishman on her 2011 Pesach Project Trip to the Former Soviet Union
› HUC-JIR's Pesach Project 2011 in the Former Soviet Union
› Reform Think Tank Invites Your Ideas on Strengthening the Future of Judaism in North America
› News from HUC-JIR’s Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health
› Rabbinical Students' Presentation of Society for Classical Reform Judaism Essays: May 17 at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› Choral Colors and Cantorial Currents: May 19 at Temple Sinai on Long Island
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Educator realizing lifelong dream to become rabbi
› Happy on the Fence this Israel Day
› Address Presented by Rabbi Arthur Green, Ph.D. at HUC-JIR/New York Graduation
› Ordination Address Presented by Rabbi Rachel Cowan at HUC-JIR/New York Investitute and Ordination
› Rabbi Richard Davis Presented with Doctor of Hebrew Letters
at HUC-JIR/New York's Graduation Ceremonies
› Ordination Spotlight: Dr. Dvora Weisberg
› Rabba by Choice
› Future Rabbis, Conflicted About Israel
› Warm Food, Warm Meals At HUC-JIR
› D'var Torah: Emor: Days of Awe and Remembrance
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› For Zion’s Sake, I Will Not Keep Silent: A Rabbinical Student Perspective on Zionism and a Love for Israel
› HUC Press Publishes Benny Kraut's
"The Greening of American Orthodox Judaism: Yavneh in the 1960s"
› Recent Publications by Rabbi David Ellenson and Rabbi Michael Marmur
› A Snapshot of the American Jewish Electorate:
2011 Political Survey by Dr. Steven Windmueller
› Survey Confirms the Depth of the Political Divide among Jewish Voters
› HUC-JIR Presents the Founders' Medallion to The Reverend Marilyn Salmon, Ph.D.
› HUC-JIR Presents the Founders' Medallion to Betty Jane Lillie, Ph.D.
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Devon A. Lerner
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Stephen Hart
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Steven A. Ballaban
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Sue Levi Elwell
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Marc J. Belgrad
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Margaret J. Meyer
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Julie S. Schwartz
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Jonathan Rubenstein
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Linda Jean Motzkin
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Jordan Matthew Parr
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Clifford E. Librach
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Bradd H. Boxman
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Ruth Langer
April, 2011
› The Zionism of Rabbi Richard Jacobs – A Model for Our Times
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
May, 2011
› Rabbi Ellenson on German Orthodox Rabbinical Writings
on the Jewish Textual Education of Women
April, 2011
› My "Calling" Came from Outside My Religious Community
› Rabbi David Ellenson, Ph.D., Ranked in 50 Most Influential Rabbis
May, 2011
› New Essays on Process Theology by
Dr. David Ellenson and Dr. Michael Marmur
April, 2011
› Rabbi David Ellenson Presents "The Contribution of the Jewish Seminary to American Life and Scholarship:" May 22 at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› Spring Concert: May 15 at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› Rabbi B. Elka Abrahamson (HUC-JIR/NY '85) to Serve as President of The Wexner Foundation
May, 2011
› HUC-JIR Announces Appointment of Dr. Kristi Garroway as Visiting Assistant Professor of Bible
April, 2011
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Marc S. Blumenthal
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to David Wechsler-Azen
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Robert A. Daum
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Eve Ben-Ora
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Jewish Communal Service, honoris causa, to Daniel M. Rothblatt
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Jewish Religious Education, honoris causa, to Lesley M. Silverstone, RJE
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Jewish Religious Education, honoris causa, to Debra Ann Cohn, RJE
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Karen A. Soria
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Joshua Eli Plaut
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Ellen A. Greenspan
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Nina J. Mizrahi
› Dr. Gary P. Zola Nominated by President Obama as Member of the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Paula Jayne Winnig
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Jewish Communal Service, honoris causa, to Jackie Jakubowski
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Jewish Religious Education, honoris causa, to Deena Bloomstone, RJE
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Marina Belenky
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Debra Stein
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Ellen Dreskin
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Bette Wishengrad Cohen
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Suzanne Bernstein
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Meredith Stone
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Music, honoris causa, to Roslyn Jhunever Barak
› Pesach Yizkor by Fourth-Year Rabbinical Student Jennifer Gubitz
› Ancient Exodus, Modern Democracy: Lessons from Egypt at Passover
› Muslim Delegation from Qatar Joins in Interfaith Text Study at HUC-JIR
› Rabbinical Student Sarah Bassin to Take Over Directorship of NewGround, a Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Rabbi Kapitulnik’s Visit to HUC-JIR/New York with
Temple Judea of Palm Beach County’s Confirmation Class
› Dr. Gary P. Zola Nominated By President Obama as Member of the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad
› “Jews & Baseball: An American Love Story:” May 10 at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› “Ashes to Ashes” – A Play and Discussion with a Psychoanalyist and Holocaust Expert: April 30 and May 1 at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› Panel Discussion at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem in Celebration of “Dynamic Judaism [Yahadut Dynamit]”
› Dr. Jonathan Krasner’s New Book: "The Benderly Boys and American Jewish Education"
Awarded 2011 National Jewish Book Award
› Rabbi Michael Morgan, Ph.D.,
Chancellor's Professor Emeritus of
Philosophy and Jewish Studies, Indiana University,
Receives Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Reverend Damon Lynch, Jr., Pastor, New Jerusalem Baptist Church,
Receives Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Professor Samuel Greengus, Ph.D.,
Morgenstern Emeritus Professor of Bible and Near Eastern Literature at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati,
Receives Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Thomas G. Cody, Retired Vice Chairman, Macy's Inc.,
Receives Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Rabbi Marc Saperstein, Ph.D., Principal, Leo Baeck College,
Receives Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Howard I. Friedman, Chair, Skirball Cultural Center, and National Civic Leader,
Receives Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue Visiting HUC-JIR: April 13 at the Jack H. Skirball Campus at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles
› Samuel “Skip” E. Vichness Received
American Jewish Distinguished Service Award from
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Reform Judaism Magazine Offers Access to the Magazine's Back Issue Content
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Opinion: Is the Jewish Vote Undergoing Some Sort of Significant Shift in Emphasis?
› The Forgotten Woman Cantor: Julie Rosewald Now Getting Her Due
› New President for the World Union - Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs
› The World of the Synagogue and the Second American Jewish Revolution: Some Reflections
› Demographer: Bay Area–style Judaism has its advantages
› Rabbi Jonathan A. Stein Installed as President of the Central Conference of American Rabbis
› Jack Gottlieb, z"l, Composer, Received Posthumous Doctor of Humane Letters from
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Barbara B. Dobkin, Chair of the Board of Trustees
of American Jewish World Service,
Received Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Rabbi Arthur Green, Ph.D., Rector, Rabbinical School, Hebrew College,
Received Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters
from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› ATZUM and Rabbi Levi Lauer Received
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s Highest Honor:
Roger E. Joseph Prize
› Dr. Philip E. Miller, Librarian Emeritus
of the Klau Library at HUC-JIR/New York
Received Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Dr. Rick Hodes Received 2011 Dr. Bernard Heller Prize
at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Graduation Ceremonies in New York
› Rabbi Leonard S. Kravitz, Professor of Midrash and Homiletics at HUC-JIR/New York,
Received Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› C.L. Max Nikias, Ph.D., President, University of Southern California,
Received Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› HUC-JIR Alumni Gather at the 2011 Central Conference of American Rabbis Convention
› HUC-JIR Creates New Certificate Program for
Educators Working with Adolescents and Emerging Adults
March, 2011
› Recent Musical Releases from Cantor Sheldon Merel (HUC-JIR/NY ’52)
April, 2011
› Sandra M. Mills, CPA, Promoted to Chief Financial Officer at HUC-JIR
March, 2011
› HUC-JIR Mourns Dr. Ben Zion Wacholder
Freehof Professor Emeritus of Talmud and Rabbinics
at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› Founders’ Day at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati: April 6 at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› Rabbinical Student Carole Gould’s Publication in the Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling
› Theses and Curriculum Project Presentations: April 27 and 28 at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Poetry Reading by Jerome Rothenberg: April 13 in Cincinnati
› Rabbinical Student Keren Klein Presenting Paper at Society of Biblical Literature-Pacific Coast Region
› Direct Service or Community Organizing?
› The New Middle East: A view from Jerusalem
› Dr. Sharon Koren Promoted to Associate Professor of Medieval Jewish Culture at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Dr. Jonathan Krasner Promoted to Associate Professor of American Jewish History at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Dr. Jason Kalman Promoted to Associate Professor of Classical Hebrew Literature and Interpretation at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› Rabbi Andrea L. Weiss, Ph.D., Granted Tenure at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› For new Reform leader Richard Jacobs, big tent movement is the idea
› Scarsdale Rabbi To Lead URJ
› New York Rabbi Known as Innovator Is Picked to Lead Reform Jews
› Dynamic, Innovative Congregational Rabbi Tapped to Lead the Union for Reform Judaism
› Reform Judaism Magazine's Spring 2011 Issue Featuring Articles by Members of the HUC-JIR Community
› The Rose Haggadah at the New York Public Library
› An Important Message from HUC-JIR/Jerusalem about the March 23rd Bombing
April, 2011
› Jerry Tanenbaum Receives Sherut L'Am Award from
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
March, 2011
› Video of the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music Choir Performing Debbie Friedman’s Mi Shebeirach
May, 2011
› Rabbi Paul Michael Yedwab
to Receive Honorary Doctorate from
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
March, 2011
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› HUC-JIR Faculty and Students Featured on Cablevision’s Jewish Life
› Lessons Learned from the Triangle Waist Factory Fire
› Founders’ Day at HUC-JIR
› Civil Rights for Israeli Arabs - A Jewish Position
› Celebrating Female Clergy
› Reform Judaism Isn’t an Island
› The New Power of a Latino-Jewish Coalition in LA
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Difficult Decisions: Issues of Conception, Adoption, and Abortion: April 5 at the Jack H. Skirball Campus at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles
› U.S. Schools Joining for Israel Education Master’s Program
› Remembering 9-11: Ten Years Later
› Japan Earthquake Relief Fund Opened as Unified Jewish Response to the Tsunami in Japan
› Survey aims to measure the changing Jewish vote
› Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Releases Video of Hope for LGBT Youth
› Lover Of God, Lover Of Music
› Reform Jewish Movement Unequivocally Condemns West Bank Terror Attack
› Esther Mayer’s “The Holocaust Suite: Art, Memory and the Holocaust from the Second Generation:” March 31 at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles
April, 2011
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Shira Milgrom
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to David J. Meyer
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to M. Bruce Lustig
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Marc L. Disick
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Judith E. Cohen-Rosenberg
› HUC-JIR Presents Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, to Charles L. Arian
March, 2011
› Founders' Day Sermon with Rabbi Leonard Kravitz, Ph.D.: March 17 at HUC-JIR/New York
› Rhea Hirsch School of Education Day of Learning
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Reception for "...L'chi Lach, on your journey I will bless you..." at HUC-JIR/Jack H. Skirball Campus/Los Angeles
› Letter to the Editor: Important Distinction
› Screening and Discussion of “Monty Python’s Life of Brian:” April 5 at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› Screening and Discussion of “Go for Zucker:” March 22 at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› Launch of New National Jewish Political Study: 2011 Jewish Voter Survey to Measure the Changing Jewish Vote
› Is Pamela Geller Starting Judaism's Westboro Baptist Church?
April, 2011
› HUC-JIR's 2011 Graduation/Ordination/Investiture Ceremonies
Bring Forth New Leaders for the Reform Movement
› HUC-JIR Jack H. Skirball Campus in Los Angeles Graduation and Ordination Ceremonies 2011
May, 2011
› HUC-JIR/Cincinnati Graduation and Ordination Ceremonies 2011
April, 2011
› HUC-JIR/New York Graduation and Ordination/Investiture Ceremonies 2011
March, 2011
› Liz Piper-Goldberg's Response to Meeting with Natan Sharansky
› The Composer Speaks with Composer Shulamit Ran
› Natan Sharansky Meets with HUC-JIR’s Year-In-Israel Students
› The Biblical World and Its Impact: Precept and Praxis - A Symposium Honoring Professor Samuel Greengus
› Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism: History and Possibility – Cordoba Foundation’s Arches Quarterly
› PODCASTS IN AMERIAN JEWISH HISTORY NOW ONLINE ON THE AMERICAN JEWISH ARCHIVES’ WEBSITE
› An Appeal to My Muslim Friends
› Glenn Beck comments on Reform Judaism slammed
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› World BBYO Leaders Unite in L.A.
› Putting Muslim Americans on Trial Moves the US Back
February, 2011
› The Composer Speaks: Shulamit Ran: March 13 at HUC-JIR/New York
› Rabbi David Ellenson Speaking at Temple Israel of Memphis: March 11-12, 2011
› Founders' Day Tefillah and All School Case Presentations at HUC-JIR/Jack H. Skirball Campus/Los Angeles
› ‘Morphing’ To Hit New Audiences
› Women and the Temple: Feminist Commentary on the Talmud
› 100 Years Later, the Roll of the Dead in a Factory Fire Is Complete
› The Academy of Adult Interfaith Studies Presents West Bank Story: March 1 at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› So the Pharaoh is Gone
› Siona Benjamin: Esther Megillah at the HUC-JIR Museum in New York
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Jewish Peoplehood: The World Union of Progressive Judaism
› Rabbi Joseph A. Skloot Awarded Javits Graduate Fellowship
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Rabbi Reuven Firestone, Ph.D., Awarded The Summer Institute for Israel Studies Fellowship
› Finding God in my Phone
› Roundtable Discusses Basis for Health, Judaism Research
› Body, Soul, And Midrash
› Shabbat Worship and Torah Study with HUC-JIR Scholars at the URJ North American Forum
› “L’chi lach, on your journey I will bless you…” Opening Reception: March 2 at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles
› Screening and Discussion of “The Infidel:” March 15 at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› Spring Open House: March 16-17 at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› Spring High School Retreat: March 4-6 at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› Jack H. Skirball Campus Dedicated at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles
› HUC-JIR Welcomes New Members to the Board of Governors
› Sh'loshim Ceremonies to Mourn and Remember Debbie Friedman, z''l
› Historian Charts L.A. Reform Academy’s Future
› Expanding the Tribe in the Home of the Brave
› Thousands of LGBT Advocates Pause to Grieve the Death of David Kato
› Who Says Jews Don’t Have Soul?
› James’ Journey to Jerusalem: February 22 at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› Upcoming National Recruitment Events at HUC-JIR
› HUC-JIR Faculty and Students Featured on Cablevision’s Jewish Life
› White House Announces New Appointees to Faith Council
› Dr. Steven Windmueller Awarded AZA Alumnus of the Year Award
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Schusterman Fellow Lecture with Dr. David Mendelsson: March 1 in Los Angeles
› Friedman Remembered at Memorial Service; School Will Bear Her Name
› Seamless Learning: New Thinking about Congregational Education
› Vadim Putzu, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati Graduate Studies Student,
Receives Fellowship from The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture
› A Name That Sings
› Joan B. Seidel Inducted onto Board of Governors of
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
› "Understanding Islam" Lecture with Rabbi Reuven Firestone, Ph.D.: March 23 in Pacific Palisades
› Overcoming Clergy Gender Norms
› The Day After Anatevka: The Great American Songs We Sing: February 13 at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› Hebrew Bible scholar says English translations often miss original intent
› Egypt, Islam and Democracy
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› HUC-JIR Announces the Naming of the School of Sacred Music in Memory of Debbie Friedman, z”l, to Honor Her Singular Contributions to Religious Worship, Spiritual Renewal, and the Jewish People
› Sh'loshim Ceremony to Mourn and Remember Debbie Friedman, z''l: February 9 at HUC-JIR/New York
› Reform Cantorial School Named for Debbie Friedman
› Films for Jewish and Israel Education
› Bonia Shur's Compositions Featured at Ohio Music Education Association Convention
› Unpacking the Political Crisis in Egypt: Its Implications for Israel and the West
› Richard Michael Powell Inducted onto Board of Governors of
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
January, 2011
› Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Announces the Naming of the School of Sacred Music
in Memory of Debbie Friedman, z”l, to Honor Her Contributions to Religious Worship,
Spiritual Renewal, and the Jewish People
February, 2011
› "Spinoza, Mendelssohn, and the Parameters of Modern Judaism" with Rabbi David Ellenson: February 15 in Manhattan
January, 2011
› Reform Movement’s LA Campus Gets Skirball Name
› “Melaveh Malkah” Evening of Prayer and Song: January 29 at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
› American Jewish Archives to Host Travels in American Jewish History in Savannah, GA
› Student Union appeals to High Court against yeshiva student stipends
› Rabbinical Student Adam Scheldt Receives 2011 PresenTense Fellowship
› American Jews' Story Told in a New Home
› "TV vs. Torah: Why ‘True Blood’ is Winning" with Professor Diane Winston
› Twenty Reform Congregations Receive URJ Grant for Innovative Programs to Engage Members
› A Young Life Passes, and a Ritual of Birth Begins
› Laying In-Roads: Engaging Jews in their 20s and 30s Through Lay Leadership
› Memorial Service for Debbie Friedman, z’’l: January 27 at Central Synagogue in New York
› Haiti, One Year Later: Seeking Lessons in the Rubble: January 24 at The JCC in Manhattan
› Nachman Krochmal "More Nevukhe ha-Zeman" with Introduction and Academic Editing by Yehoyada Amir
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Remembering Debbie Friedman, z''l
› Birthright Alumni Follow-Up Program Trims Its Ambitions
› S.F. rabbi’s latest book looks at religion from inside out
February, 2011
› School of Sacred Music 3rd Annual Composers' Showcase: February 1 at HUC-JIR/New York
› The Naming and Dedication of the Jack H. Skirball Campus: February 6 at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles
January, 2011
› L.A. Reform Seminary Renamed for Homestead–born Rabbi
› Torahluminations: The Art of Peter Asher Pitzele: January 20 at the HUC-JIR/New York Museum
› Update on the Sue and Jerry Teller Student Lounge at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
› My Memories Of Debbie Friedman, And Her Memorable Words
› Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller Discussing the Impact of Debbie Friedman, z''l, in a Satellite Radio Program on Religion
› Song and Prayer
› Rabbi David Ellenson's Eulogy for Debbie Friedman
› Singer-songwriter Debbie Friedman, inspiration to thousands, dies at 59
› Makeup Artist Trish McEvoy Donates New Clothing to the HUC-JIR Soup Kitchen
› Debbie Friedman, Singer of Jewish Music, Dies at 59
› "I Am Jewish" by Debbie Friedman, from I Am Jewish: Personal Reflections Inspired by the Last Words of Daniel Pearl
› Living the American Ethos
February, 2011
› The 10th Yarzeit Memorial Gathering for Professor Michael Klein, z"l: February 7 at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
January, 2011
› Reform Rabbis Call for Sensible Filibuster Reform
› Making Reform Relevant
› HUC-JIR Mourns the Death of Debbie Friedman, z"l
› Calling Steven Cohen. No, Not That One.
› HUC on the Road in Miami: January 12 at Temple Beth Am
› Mind-Bending Textiles
› Executive salaries: How much is too much?
› Because Pluralism Is Our Fundamentalism
› Learning from Miriam and Pharaoh’s daughter
› Not So Comfortable
› Israel's top Reform rabbi: Israeli society falling into deep pit of racism
› Israeli Reform Women Rabbis Respond to Letter to Keep Jewish Women Away From Arab Men
› HUC-JIR is proud of our accomplished faculty:
› Webcast of Rabbi David Ellenson in Panel Discussion on “The Ground Zero Mosque: to Build or Not to Build” at CUNY/Baruch College School of Public Affairs
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