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December, 2006

›	New Book by Dr. Norman J. Cohen "Moses and the Journey to Leadership: Timeless Lessons of Effective Management from the Bible and Today's Leaders"
›	The Jewish Week profiles Barbara Friedman, Chair-Elect, Board of Governors, HUC-JIR
›	HUC-JIR's IJSO Supports Conservative Movement's Decision
›	Analysis of Boston Study on Intermarriage by Dr. Steven Cohen, Jack Ukeles, and Ron Miller -- The Forward
›	HUC-JIR sponsors reception at AJS Conference on 12/18/06 in San Diego
›	A Living Legacy: American Jewish Liturgical Composers of the 20th Century
›	Dr. Leonard Kravitz participates in conference at Oxford on "Evolution, Intelligent Design, and Society
›	H. Jerome Lerner Elected Vice Chair of Board of Governors of HUC-JIR
›	Dr. Uzi Avner presents Archaeology lecture at HUC-JIR/NY - December 7 at 6 pm

November, 2006

›	The Values of The State of Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State
›	The Board of Governors of HUC-JIR Approves Renovation and Expansion Plan for Klau Library in Cincinnati
›	Mark C. Biderman Elected Treasurer of Board of Governors of HUC-JIR
›	Robert C. Kopple Elected Secretary of Board of Governors of HUC-JIR
›	American Jewish Archives Journal Receives Ohioana Library Association Award for Editorial Excellence
›	Gary R. Bockelman Appointed Chief Operating Officer at HUC-JIR
›	Dr. Steven Windmueller, Dean, HUC-JIR/LA on Jewish congressional representation after last week's elections -- JTA and LA Daily News
›	Barbara Benioff Friedman Elected Chair of the Board of Governors of HUC-JIR
›	Seminary leaders of HUC-JIR, JTS, and YU tackle education of younger Jews at UJC General Assembly
›	Student Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus engages Jewish youths in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
›	Dr. Shaul Feinberg Reports on Curriculum Studies Conference Co-sponsored by HUC-JIR
›	HUC-JIR in Jerusalem Awards Honorary Degrees and Ordains Six Israeli Reform Rabbis
›	Deidre Scherer: Surrounded by Family & Friends -- Exhibit at the New York Museum November 6, 2006 - February 26 2007
›	HUC-JIR/Jerusalem Co-sponsors International Conference on Franz Rosenzweig's Philosophy
›	HUC-JIR/Cincinnati Food for Thought Luncheon Lecture Presents: Jonathan Miller, Kentucky State Treasurer -- Wed., Nov. 8, 2006
›	HUC-JIR cosponsors synagogue music conference and exhibition, "Reclaiming American Judaism's Lost Musical Legacy" -- Nov. 12-14, 2006
›	New research on "synagogue studies" -- JTA -- Nov. 5, 2006
›	Planning Committee Reviews Graduate Studies at HUC-JIR
›	Installation of Nachamu, Nachamu: "The Heavens Spread Out Like A Prayer Shawl" and an exhibit of additional works by artist Victor Raphael opens in Los Angeles
›	"Reclaiming American Judaism's Lost Musical Legacy" - Synagogue Music Conference November 12-14, 2006
›	Rabbi Jacqueline Koch Ellenson, N '83, Director of the Women's Rabbinic Network, Elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the Hadassah Foundation

October, 2006

›	HUC-JIR/Jerusalem Co-sponsors International Conference on Franz Rosenzweig's Philosophy
›	HUC-JIR/Cincinnati's 24th Annual Associates Tribute Dinner Honors H. Jerome Lerner - Sunday, Nov. 19
›	HUC-JIR alum Rabbi Burt Schuman serves as Poland's first progressive rabbi since the Holocaust - Haaretz, Oct. 21, 2006
›	Rabbi David Ellenson op ed, "Being Ourselves By Being For Others" - Oct. 20, 2006
›	Rabbi Richard Levy, Director of Rabbinical Studies at HUC-JIR/LA, comments on new Purim-based film by son of mega-televangelists
›	Dr. Steven Windmueller Appointed Dean of HUC-JIR/Los Angeles
›	Marcus Center Seminars (PDF format)
›	HUC-JIR's 24th Annual Cincinnati Associates Tribute Dinner honoring H. Jerome Lerner (PDF format)
›	Polydox Institute Established in Memory of Dr. Alvin J. Reines, z"l
›	Rabbi Shena Potter Appointed Regional Director of Admissions and Recruitment at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
›	Rabbi Lawrence Kushner reads from his new novel, "Kabbalah," at HUC-JIR/NY - Thursday, Oct. 26 at 6 pm
›	The Running Rabbis Are At It Again
›	"David Wander: The Jonah Drawings" Exhibit at the New York Museum September 25, 2006 - January 19, 2007
›	Study session in memory of Simha Lainer at HUC-JIR/Los Angeles, Oct. 4 at 12:15 p.m.
›	Members and Motives: Who Joins American Jewish Congregations and Why, by Steven M. Cohen, S3K, November 2006 (PDF format)
›	100-Year Time Capsule Installed at American Jewish Archives Clock Tower at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
›	Voices of Religions Must Call for Unity, by Dr. Steven Windmueller -- LA Daily News, 9/22/06
›	Converts to Judaism Ponder Rebirth During High Holidays -- Washington Post, 9/22/06

September, 2006

›	Student blog launched on HUC-JIR website - online diary by ten students offers window into HUC-JIR's programs and student life
›	Honors for Los Angeles Muslim leader draw controversy -- Dr. Steven Windmuller and Dr. Reuven Firestone comment in LA Times and LA Daily News
›	Strategic Planning Update - September 21st, 2006
›	Marla Eglash Abraham, Appointed Interim Director of the School of Jewish Communal Service at HUC-JIR/LA
›	The Dr. Fritz Bamberger Memorial Lecture What Does Kiryas Joel Tell us About Liberalism in America? 11/21/2006, 7pm HUC-JIR/NY (PDF format)
›	Academy for Adult Interfaith Studies Fall 2006 Schedule (PDF format)
›	Food for Thought 2006-2007 Luncheon Lecture Series (PDF format)
›	Ruth Andrew Ellenson discusses her book "The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt" at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - Wednesday, September 20th at 7pm
›	Rabbi Ellenson on "Elul" thoughts

August, 2006

›	HUC-JIR featured in Reform Judaism Magazine Insider's Guide to College - the guide to Jewish Campus Life
›	Open Enrollment Open for New York Kollel Fall Classes and Lectures
›	"The Eye of the Collector: The Jewish Vision of Sigmund R. Balka" Exhibit at the New York Museum September 19, 2006 - January 30, 2007
›	"Tamar Hirschl: Cultural Alarm" Exhibit at the New York Museum September 6, 2006 - January 30, 2007
›	Reflections on Kana from Rabbi Shelton Donnell, C" 77, a rabbinical mentor at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem
›	Two Rhea Hirsch School of Education graduates have impact on Jewish education
›	Registration Open for Fall 2006 NY Kollel

July, 2006

›	"For American Jews, current crisis is test of their connection to Israel" -- Steven Windmueller's op ed in the JTA - 7/20/06
›	HUC-JIR students and Coordinator of Student Welfare to participate in webcast from Jerusalem
›	The Academic Coalition for Jewish Bioethics Conference: "Creation, Procreation, and the New Genetics" - September 10-11, 2006 in New York
›	"Normal Portion" By David Ellenson, The New York Sun, July 26, 2006
›	Preserve the Shards of the Shattered Glass Ceiling
›	Dr. Steven M. Cohen and Yossi Klein Halevi's Op Ed "Dear President Katsav"- Jerusalem Post, July 4, 2006
›	Tel Dan Excavations Closed Down by Hezbollah Rockets
›	For American Jews, current crisis is test of their connection to Israel
›	HUC-JIR Outreach and Recruitment Programs at Hebrew University and HUC-JIR/Jersusalem for the 2006-2007 Academic Year
›	"An Out-Of-Touch Rabbinate" by David Ellenson - Jewish Week, July 6, 2006
›	Marcus Center fellowship announcement
›	Laurel S. Wolfson Elected President of the Association of Jewish Libraries
›	Stacey Delcau Appointed Director of Outreach Education and Supervisor of Clinical Learning
›	Dr. Gary P. Zola Named to Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for 2009 Celebrations
›	Dr. Haim Rechnitzer, Asst. Prof. of Modern Jewish Thought at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati to Participate in Israel Studies Institute Promoting the Creation of Israel Studies Courses Worldwide

June, 2006

›	Gender Bias Is a Fact of Communal Life By Steven M. Cohen and Shaul Kelner
›	Cincinnati Enquirer article on Dr. Alfred Gottschalk's Return to the German Home He Fled
›	HUC-JIR/Los Angeles Hosts Seminar for Hebrew Language Professionals: August 13-17
›	Rabbi Maya Lebovitch & Rabbi Miri Gold featured in the Jerusalem Post
›	Dr. Steven M. Cohen's "Whatever Happened to the Jewish People" and "Cultural Events and Jewish Identities: Young Adults in New York"
›	Rabbi David Levine, Ph.D., Appointed the Inaugural David and Roslyn Sonabend Associate Professor of Talmud and Halakhah
›	Rabbi Mark E. Washofsky, Ph.D. Appointed the Solomon B. Freehof Professor of Jewish Law and Practice at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
›	HUC-JIR/Jerusalem Honored by Tolerance Prize for the Encouragement of Tolerance in Israel
›	School of Jewish Communal Service Offers Summer Lecture Series, through August 18 in Los Angeles
›	Rabbi David Ellenson Announces New Faculty Appointment and Promotions
›	HUC-JIR/Los Angeles Ordination and Interview with Dr. Lewis Barth to be broadcast nationally on the Phil Blazer Television Program, "Jewish Life"
›	Dr. Steven F. Windmueller Appointed Interim Dean of HUC-JIR/Los Angeles
›	New York Forward: Think Tank Under Fire Over Lack Of Women
›	First Female Rabbi in U.S. to Retire
›	Blaustein Center for Pastoral Counseling at HUC-JIR/Jerusalem introduces groundbreaking pastoral care training program in Israel
›	HUC Press announces publication of "The New Tradition: Essays on Modern Hebrew Literature" by Gershon Shaked
›	HUC-JIR is proud to announce the Wexner Fellows Entering HUC-JIR this summer
›	Call for Papers for Symposium on "Family, Gender, and Justice"
›	Mifgash Musicale - Summer Institute for Synagogue Musicians

May, 2006

›	Rabbi Sally Priesand's achievements recognized in The New York Times, May 20, 2006
›	Streaming video available of the International Count Folke Bernadotte Memorial Lecture with Ambassador Dennis Ross
›	"Conversion Is Not An Outreach Strategy" by David Ellenson and Kerry Olitzky - Forward, May 12, 2006
›	HUC-JIR's Dr. Windmueller featured in the June issue of Sh'ma (PDF format)
›	Israeli exhibition opening "Vision/Action: Designers of the Next Generation" with UN Ambassador Gillerman 5/24, 6-8 pm
›	Dr. Steven M. Cohen to address Hillel Summit - May 21-23
›	Dr. Mark Washofsky on organ donation in Moment Magazine - April 2006
›	World Jewish Digest reports on pastoral care and counseling at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion's Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Center for Pastoral Counseling

April, 2006

›	Youth Programs Announces the 27th Annual High School Leadership Conference, April 28-30, 2006
›	National Graduation, Ordination, and Investiture Advisory
›	Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Graduation and Ordination Commencement Advisory, Los Angeles, CA
›	Dr. Paul M. Steinberg posthumously to Receive 2006 Bernard Heller Prize at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion's Graduation Ceremony
›	Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, Proudly Announces Graduate and Honorary Degree Recipients of the Class of 2006
›	Clemintina Cantori, Aid Worker, CARE International to Receive the 2005 Roger E. Joseph Prize from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
›	Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Ordination Advisory Cincinnati, Ohio
›	Blu Greenberg, Author; President and Founder, Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance to Receive Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree and Present Graduation Address at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
›	Interfaith Yom HaShoah Service Monday, April 25th
›	Comments Related to the So-Called "Gospel of Judas" - by Rabbi Michael Cook, Ph.D
›	Rabbi Michael Cook on Jews and the New Testament
›	Blanche and Irving Laurie Lecture in Jewish Women's Studies presented by Dr. Yael S. Feldman
›	Dr. Steven M. Cohen Appointed Research Professor of Jewish Social Policy at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion/New York
›	HUC-JIR/Cincinnati Hosts Youth Programs High School Weekend of Study

March, 2006

›	Research Colloquium on April 5th at HUC-JIR/LA - RSVP Requested
›	Bernadotte Memorial Lecture with Ambassador Dennis Ross
›	Food for Thought Luncheon Lecture Series Spring 2006 - April 5 (PDF format)
›	HUC-JIR Announces the Creation of the Bonnie and Daniel Tisch Rabbinical Fellows Program
›	Rhea Hirsch School of Education Launches New Concentration in Day School Education in Partnership with Avi Chai Foundation
›	HUC-JIR/NY's Memorial Ceremony Honors Iraq War Dead
›	HUC/RAC Social Justice Weekend for High School Students at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
›	New HUC Press book and lecture: "Nelson Glueck: Biblical Archaeologist and President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion"
›	Rabbi Aaron Panken, Ph.D., Appointed Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
›	Beyond Deterrence by David Ellenson: New York Sun, March 14
›	Summer Museum Internships Available at HUC-JIR NY
›	Academy for Adult Interfaith Studies Courses Begin March 20
›	Faculty Research Colloquium "'Open a Page and There It Is' The Persistent Presence of the Shoah in Contemporary Literature: The Blooming of a Thousand Metaphors"
›	Cantor Bruce L. Ruben, Ph.D., appointed Director of the School of Sacred Music at HUC-JIR
›	What's New About the Dead Sea Scrolls?
›	Food for Thought Luncheon Lecture Series Spring 2006 - March 8 (PDF format)
›	March 30th Teaching Seminar with Dr. David Nelson
›	March 7th Opening Reception at HUC-JIR Museum/NY

February, 2006

›	Gary R. Bockelman Appointed Interim Vice President for Administration at HUC-JIR
›	Celebrating an Enduring Partnership - USC scholars salute Rabbi Lewis Barth
›	The Jewish Graphic Novel
›	Justice Illuminated: The Art of Arthur Szyk
›	HUC-JIR/Cincinnati presents 31st Anniversary Hallel Service by Bonia Shur, Director of Liturgical Arts - March 1 at 11:10 AM
›	Rabbi Ellenson and his daughter, Ruth Andrew Ellenson, awarded 2005 National Jewish Book Awards
›	Journey Through Jerusalem: The Art of Maty Grunberg
›	Reclaiming Mikveh -- national conference, June 4-6 in Boston
›	Prof. Sarah Bunin Benor featured in article on "exaltation of Judaism as hip" - Waterbury, CT Republican American, 1/13/06
›	Marcus Center Announces Study Mission to Historic Richmond Virginia (PDF format)
›	UJA-Federation of NY Awards $1.6 Million to the Experiment in Congregational Education
›	Dr. Samuel Atlas Memorial Lecture - Dr. Rachel Adler to speak on loss of the art of lament in our time - at HUC-JIR New York
›	Former 60 Minutes producer Abigail Pogrebin gives an insider's view of the Jewish lives of celebrities, discussing her new book, Stars of David at HUC-JIR New York.
›	Female students of HUC-JIR will be performing the Vagina Monologues at HUC-JIR New York
›	Jews, Latinos Uncovering Their Heritage, Dr. Steven Windmueller in the LA Times on Jewish-Latino Relations
›	Academy for Adult Interfaith Studies Spring 2006 Schedule (PDF format)
›	Food For Thought Luncheon Lecture Series Spring 2006 - February 15 (PDF format)
›	53 HUC students to lead Passover Seders in 43 Cities in Eastern Europe in 2006

January, 2006

›	Electronic resources available at Klau Libraries in Cincinnati and New York
›	Streaming Video: Passion and Professionalism: A conversation with Jerry Bubis Founding Director, SJCS
›	Register for "Arava: The Jewish Environmental Experience" on Kibbutz Lotan
›	Employment Opportunity: Dean of the Los Angeles Campus (PDF format)
›	Registration for 'At Home in Academia?' Symposium
›	Reform mohalot featured in JTA
›	Discussing critical issues - John Paul II and Benedict XVI: The Papacy in the New Era of Jewish-Catholic Relations
›	Community-wide commemoration of the first International Holocaust Remembrance Day
›	The Marcus Center presents:The Condition of Jewish Belief: A Symposium Commentary Magazine, 1966 and 1996
›	February 8 - Exploring Aspects of Devotion in Judaism, Christianity and Islam, featuring Dr. Nili Fox (PDF format)

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