AJS Directory of Programs in Jewish Studies

Institution:	Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Location:	New York, NY
Type of Institution:	private
Department/ Program:	various programs
Director:	David Ellenson
Website:	http://www.huc.edu/about/center-ny.shtml
Contact:	fdantowitz@huc.edu 212-674-5300

Degrees Offered:
Doctor of Philosophy
Masters
Bachelors

Program Description:
New York is the home of the Jewish Institute of Religion, founded in 1922 by Rabbi Stephen S. Wise as a center for higher study for scholars and students of all streams of Judaism. It merged with Hebrew Union College in 1950 in order to sustain a liberal and pluralistic study of Judaism under the auspices of the Reform movement. It is a center for the four state-side years of the rabbinical program, culminating in ordination. Its School of Sacred Music, established in 1948 to preserve the Jewish liturgical traditions destroyed by the Holocaust and to create new liturgical traditions for a thriving American Reform community, serves as the center for the training of Cantors for the Reform movement and beyond. Its School of Education offers graduate programs in Jewish education, opportunities for teacher training, and links with New York University and other Schools of Education in the New York area. The Judaic studies program offers advanced learning for Jewish lay people and professionals. Its Graduate Studies Program offers the Doctor of Ministry, in conjunction with the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, in which clergy of all faiths develop practical and spiritual training in pastoral care and counseling.

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