HUC-JIR Alumni
HUC-JIR alumni are living, learning, teaching, and leading – as rabbis, cantors, educators, nonprofit management professionals, and scholars – across North America and around the world.
Alumni Quick Links
Alumni Associations
Alumni Leadership Council
The Alumni Leadership Council (ALC) fosters collaborative relationships between the College-Institute, the School-based Alumni Associations, and our national and international network of alumni.
School of Education Alumni Association
A community of graduates of the School of Education that addresses the ongoing needs of alumni, the School, and HUC-JIR.
Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music Alumni Association
A web of lifelong supportive connections among alumni, students, faculty, and the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music Alumni Association.
Pines School of Graduate Studies Alumni Association
Cultivating lifelong connections among alumni, our alma mater, our teachers, current students of the Pines School, and the Reform Movement.
Rabbinical Alumni Association
A nurturing community of alumni, aiming to create and sustain initiatives that serve the ongoing needs of Rabbinical alumni and the College-Institute.
Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management Alumni Association
Supporting the school as ambassadors and advocates, fundraising, recruiting, and connecting alumni to each other and the HUC-JIR community.
Alumni Associations
Alumni Leadership Council
The Alumni Leadership Council (ALC) fosters collaborative relationships between the College-Institute, the School-based Alumni Associations, and our national and international network of alumni.
Alumni Highlights
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Marla Feldman, scholarship recipient, shares her story.
Our Impact
learn about our impactAs the seminary and institution of Jewish higher education for the Reform Movement, we prepare leaders for the largest Jewish denomination in North America and the growing Reform communities in Israel and around the world.
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Alum
My job is the most pastoral work I’ve ever done. People disclose a lot to me about their wishes, hopes, fears, and more. They share a lot with me and it’s really personal and profound. I’m genuinely honored to be welcomed into those stories.
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I see it as my duty to present the voice of progressive, liberal Israelis to Jews around the world…To be a legislator for the Jewish and democratic state is for me holy work.
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I was appointed the first woman senior rabbi in Australia, which I hope not only paves the way for others, but also helps our youth of all genders take great pride in our movement and see their potential for Jewish expression as unbound.
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HUC-JIR strengthened my deep connection to the Jewish tradition and gave me the tools to translate that connection into the rabbi I am today.
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It was Judaism, in the form of studies, ritual, and tikkun olam that provided me with guidelines for how to raise a family, how to lead, and how to act in the world. Jewish traditions and teachings are central to how I want to live my life.
Our Impact
learn about our impactAs the seminary and institution of Jewish higher education for the Reform Movement, we prepare leaders for the largest Jewish denomination in North America and the growing Reform communities in Israel and around the world.
Alum
My job is the most pastoral work I’ve ever done. People disclose a lot to me about their wishes, hopes, fears, and more. They share a lot with me and it’s really personal and profound. I’m genuinely honored to be welcomed into those stories.
Alum
I see it as my duty to present the voice of progressive, liberal Israelis to Jews around the world…To be a legislator for the Jewish and democratic state is for me holy work.
Alum
I was appointed the first woman senior rabbi in Australia, which I hope not only paves the way for others, but also helps our youth of all genders take great pride in our movement and see their potential for Jewish expression as unbound.
Alum
HUC-JIR strengthened my deep connection to the Jewish tradition and gave me the tools to translate that connection into the rabbi I am today.
Alum
It was Judaism, in the form of studies, ritual, and tikkun olam that provided me with guidelines for how to raise a family, how to lead, and how to act in the world. Jewish traditions and teachings are central to how I want to live my life.
Contact the Alumni Office
For more information on alumni programming at HUC-JIR, or to get involved, please contact us..
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Office of Institutional Advancement
3101 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220
Send an email to alumni@huc.edu.