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 Father-Son Rabbis Inspire a New Generation of Rabbis Martin Weiner, Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Sherith Israel of San Francisco and a Past-President of the CCAR, and his son, Daniel Weiner, Senior Rabbi of Temple DeHirsch Sinai in Seattle, WA, will each present an HUC-JIR student for ordination in Los Angeles on May 16, 2010. Joshua Samuels (HUC-JIR/LA ’10) grew up at Rabbi Martin Weiner's congregation in San Francisco. Miriam Terlinchamp (HUC-JIR/LA ’10) worked at DeHirsch-Sinai and has been mentored by Rabbi Daniel Weiner.
Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion is the nation’s oldest institution of higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism. HUC-JIR educates men and women for service to American and world Jewry as rabbis, cantors, educators, and nonprofit management professionals, and offers graduate programs to scholars and clergy of all faiths. With centers of learning in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, HUC-JIR’s scholarly resources comprise the renowned Klau Library, The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, research institutes and centers, and academic publications. In partnership with the Union for Reform Judaism and the Central Conference of American Rabbis, HUC-JIR sustains the Reform Movement’s congregations and professional and lay leaders. HUC-JIR’s campuses invite the community to cultural and educational programs illuminating Jewish history, identity, art, and archaeology, and fostering interfaith and multiethnic understanding. |
