Photo by Patrick O'Connor
Graduation Schedule
Directions
Please join us on Sunday, June 1, for Hebrew College's 83rd Commencement Exercises. We welcome Rabbi Irving “Yitz” Greenberg, former president of the Jewish Life Network/Steinhardt Foundation and founder of The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (CLAL), as our commencement speaker. He will also receive an honorary degree.
We will celebrate the graduation and ordination of our first class of 11 rabbis from the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College, as well as two cantors from the second graduating class of the Cantor-Educator Program. In addition, 64 graduates will receive master’s degrees and certificates. A separate ceremony will be held for the 132 graduates of Prozdor. In addition, 175 Me'ah graduates from Greater Boston sites will receive certificates.
The 149 Me’ah graduates from the Northeast Region will receive certificates on May 18 in a separate ceremony held in New York City. Also in local ceremonies, 18 Me’ah graduates from Baltimore and 16 Me’ah graduates from Binghamton, New York, will receive certificates this spring.
Congratulations to all our graduates, and to our additional award and honorary degree recipients:
Awards
- Judith Avnery: Louis Hillson Memorial Award for distinguished leadership in and commitment to Jewish education.
- Deborah L. Coltin: Sidney Hillson Memorial Award for achievement in Jewish education.
- Moshe Aryeh Leib Waldoks: Dr. Benjamin J. Shevach Memorial Award for distinguished achievement in Jewish educational leadership.
Honorary Degrees
- Osvoldo Noe Golijov
- Irving Greenberg
- Diane Cooksey Kessler
- Samuel C. Klagsbrun
- Harvey M. Krueger
Graduation Schedule
- Me'ah Graduation: 9:30 a.m., Berenson Hall
- Hebrew College Graduation: 11:00 a.m., Main Tent
- Prozdor Graduation and Reception: 11:00 a.m., Prozdor Tent
- Luncheons by invitation only follow graduation ceremony
- Rabbinical School Ordination Program: 2:30 p.m., Berenson Hall
- Cantor-Educator Ordination Program: 2:30 p.m., Gann Library Bet Midrash
For more information please contact one of the following individuals:
Directions and Parking
Commencement Exercises will be held on Hebrew College's campus on Herrick Road. There will be no parking on the campus grounds. Ample free parking has been arranged at the Newton South High School parking lot. Free shuttle bus service will provide transportation from Newton South to the campus. Please allow 30 minutes from the parking lot to the campus. The shuttle buses will run continuously from 8:15 a.m. until the end of the festivities.
For those arriving via public transportation, there will be a shuttle bus at the Newton Centre MBTA stop, Green Line, D train.
Individuals with special needs should contact Susan Cohen at 617-559-8726 or
scohen@hebrewcollege.edu to make additional arrangements.
Directions to Newton South High School
140 Brandeis Road
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From Boston or western suburbs via Route 9:
Take Route 9 to Parker Street. Turn south onto Parker Street (from Boston turn left; from western suburbs turn right) and take the first left onto Hagen Road. Proceed to Brandeis Road and turn left.
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From Boston via Beacon Street:
Take Beacon Street to Newton Centre and turn left onto Centre Street. Immediately bear left onto Cypress Street and stay in the right lane as the road becomes Parker Street. Proceed on Parker Street approximately one-half mile over the Route 9 overpass and take the first left onto Hagen Road. Proceed to Brandeis Road and turn left.
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From 1-95/Route 128:
Take Route 9 east to the Parker Street exit. Turn right onto Parker Street and take the first left onto Hagen Road. Proceed to Brandeis Road and turn left.
