Our Location
3101 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45220
(513) 221-1875
Established in 1875 as the historic birthplace of HUC-JIR by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, founder of American Reform Judaism, the Cincinnati campus is a vital center of learning, scholarship, and community engagement. The campus is home to unparalleled research resources including the internationally renowned collections of the Klau Library, Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, and the Skirball Museum.
Our Campus
HUC-JIR’s historic Cincinnati campus is located close to the geographic center of America. We are in the heartland.
Our world-renowned faculty includes scholars of the Bible, Rabbinics, Jewish History, Jewish Thought, and Liturgy. Our beautiful campus is set on seven acres.
A Center of Research and Learning
24 Hours in the Life
Students studying at the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.
Students reading Torah in the Scheuer Chapel.
Students working collaboratively together.
Skirball Museum staff and rabbinical student intern.
Rabbinical student doing independent work.
Students and faculty enjoying a discussion outdoors on campus.
Students learning together.
Programs Offered Here
Klau Library
Stands at the top of all American collections of Hebraica and is among the strongest in the world.
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Archaeology Center in the Herrman Learning Center
A hands-on research facility for furthering the study of archaeology and integrating it with biblical and ancient Near Eastern history and culture.
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Community Garden
An opportunity to build community through the shared sweat of planting and the equally shared joy of harvest.
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Sacred Service Learning
Sacred leadership is different than ever and so is preparing for it.
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