The search for life's meaning. The quest for community.
These enduring challenges of human experience transcend the lines that divide Jews from one another. No matter what our affiliation, whether we call ourselves "religious" or not, we still search for meaning and long for true community. We need leaders who have the empathy and knowledge to guide and stir each individual to discover his or her authentic Jewish path while respecting others' views. We need leaders with a passion for Jewish literacy and living who embrace the full range of diversity within the Jewish people, creating a community that delights in varieties of Jewish self-expression. We need rabbis who answer a spiritual calling, devoting themselves to a lifetime of learning, teaching and sharing their love of Judaism with those around them.
Training those leaders is the goal of the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College. Founded on Hebrew College's 84-year legacy of transdenominational advanced Jewish studies, the Rabbinical School offers a rigorous five-year, full-time course of study leading to rabbinic ordination within a model
klal Yisrael community. An innovative curriculum integrates the study of primary texts with themes of Jewish living and daily rabbinic practice. Headed by Rector Arthur Green, one of the world's preeminent authorities on Jewish thought and spirituality, the Rabbinical School presents a unique vision of rabbinic education for the 21st century.
Here you will be immersed in the religious, ethical and intellectual pursuit of Jewish knowledge, sharing and debating your views with students and teachers of divergent beliefs. An innovative curriculum integrates the study of primary texts with themes of Jewish living and daily rabbinic practice. Through formal academic study, supervised
hevruta learning, communal worship, social action and celebration, you will help to build a community committed to Jewish living, with respect for the many interpretations of tradition, a deep love of Judaism, strong connection to Israel and vibrant optimism for the future of the Jewish people.
