Rhea Hirsch School of Education Day of Learning

On March 1, 2011, the Rhea Hirsch School of Education (RHSOE) Alumni Association hosted an Alumni Day of Learning on the Jack H. Skirball Campus in Los Angeles and New York campus of HUC-JIR, entitled "Defining Community." More than 40 alumni participated and were linked via electronic classrooms on two campuses. The highlight of the day was a cross-campus (via videoconference) panel featuring Jewish professionals who all "build community" in innovative ways. The Day of Learning was planned by members of the Alumni Association's Sustaining Alumni Education Working Group and featured panelists included: Cantor Yonah Kliger and RHSOE alumni Rabbi Paul Kipnes; Debra Sagan Massey, RJE; Rabbi Lydia Medwin; and Ira Wise, RJE. Funding for this Day of Learning came from the Lieberman Family Fund for Continuing RHSOE Alumni Education and was supported by Alumni Dues.

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.