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President's Cabinet

The President’s Cabinet is composed of senior administrators reporting directly to the President. Representing national and campus-level leadership, the President’s Cabinet works collaboratively to advance institution-wide initiatives, develop and implement policies, procedures, and programs, and advises the President on priority matters facing the students, staff, and faculty of HUC-JIR.

President's Cabinet
To learn more about each member of the President's Cabinet, please click on their name or picture.

Andrew Rehfeld, Ph.D.

President; Professor of Political Thought

CAMPUS: National New York

Rabbi Andrea Weiss, Ph.D.

Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Provost; Associate Professor of Bible

CAMPUS: National

Rabbi David Adelson, D.Min.

Dean, New York Campus

CAMPUS: New York

Einav Lahav, C.P.A.

CFO of HUC-JIR/Jerusalem

CAMPUS: Jerusalem National

Rabbi Joshua D. Garroway, Ph.D.

Interim Dean, Sol and Arlene Bronstein Professor of Judaeo-Christian Studies/Professor of Early Christianity and the Second Commonwealth

CAMPUS: Los Angeles

Joshua Holo, Ph.D.

Vice President of Academic Resources; Associate Professor of Jewish History

CAMPUS: Los Angeles

Nachman Shai, Ph.D.

Dean, HUC-JIR/Jerusalem

CAMPUS: Jerusalem

Jessica Silver

Chief of Staff and Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

CAMPUS: National New York

Melissa Greenberg

Vice President for Institutional Advancement; Chief Philanthropy Officer

CAMPUS: National

Michelle Slocum

Assistant Vice President, Finance; Controller

CAMPUS: Cincinnati National

Nicole Jones

Global Director of Human Resources

CAMPUS: Cincinnati

Patricia Keim

Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Communications

CAMPUS: National New York

Rabbi Adam Allenberg, M.A.J.E.

Senior Director, Office of Recruitment and Admissions

CAMPUS: Los Angeles

Lori Cromwell, Ph.D.

Chief Financial Officer / Vice President of Finance