Rabbi Laurie Rice '01

My five years at Hebrew Union College were tremendous. I loved my classmates. I met my husband. My professors were outstanding and remain my mentors and trusted confidants to this day. The learning was challenging and inspiring. Our practical learning in the field was invaluable. During my four years stateside as an hebrew union college-JIR student, I served as a congregational intern at two large synagogues, a hospital chaplain, a student rabbi for a small pulpit, and a research assistant to Dr. Eugene Borowitz. The variety of these experiences launched me with enough confidence into the rabbinate to allow me to build upon and grow into the profession. This career is a work-in-progress where experience in the field is paramount, but having the credibility of learning and knowledge of tradition afforded by the years in the classroom at Hebrew Union College proved critical.