Xavier, Hebrew Union to collaborate Nov 19, 2008
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and have formed an academic collaborative to offer classes on each other s campuses, the two Cincinnati schools said Tuesday. The collaborative was spearheaded by Rabbi David Ellenson, president of the Jewish rabbinical seminary, and the Rev. Michael Graham, president of the Jesuit-run university, according to a news release. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Avraham Biran, 98; excavated ancient Israeli city Tel Dan Oct 11, 2008
Mr. Biran's death was confirmed by a spokesman from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem, where Mr. Biran directed the institute's school of biblical archeology. In 1993, after nearly three decades of digging at Dan, which is on the Syrian border and near the headwaters of the Jordan River, Mr. Biran and his colleagues discovered a footlong piece of stone with a partial inscription in Early Aramaic. (Boston Globe)
Berlin cantorial school opens Sep 19, 2008
The institute plans to have close cooperation with the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem. Though the first four-year program is to begin a year from now, three students already are enrolled in a preliminary course. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Obama at the Western Wall Aug 1, 2008
Explainer thanks David Kraemer of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Re'em Segev of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mark Washofsky of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and Chaim Waxman of Rutgers University. Related in SlateRIS: Earlier this year, Slate's own dignitary, David Plotz, paid a visit to the during a culminating trip to the Holy Land after his time spent "." In 1999, Stephen J. Dubner and David Klinghoffer debated the best way to be a. (Slate)
Statement by the Press Secretary May 13, 2008
D., President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Mr. Michael David Epstein, President of Sensormatic Security Corporation Mr. Donald Etra, Attorney, Law Offices of Donald Etra Ms. Nancy E. Falchuk, National President, Hadassah Ms. Selma J. Fisch, Founder, Fisch Properties Mr. David M. Flaum, Chairman, Republican Jewish Coalition Ms. Marilyn Fox, Chairman of the Fox Family Foundation and Former President of the St. Louis Jewish Community Center The Honorable Sam Fox, U.S.... (White House News Releases)
Jewish Families Struggle With Intermarriage Apr 5, 2008
"The issue of Jewish continuity and survival is unlike that experienced by other religious groups," said Steven Cohen, a research professor of Jewish social policy at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York and a leading expert on American Jewish demography. Cohen, who is the author of a study titled "A Tale of Two Jewries: The 'Inconvenient Truth' for American Jews," has studied the intermarriage issue intensely and said he believes that intermarriage is a true threat. (FOX61, CT)
Auschwitz vacation’ postcards inspire memorial art exhibit Mar 21, 2008
Although the exhibit is on loan from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Museum in New York City, one piece is unique to Cleveland. It s a postcard from The Temple s own collection of 140 pieces of Holocaust mail. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Singing Shabbat service Feb 15, 2008
She earned her Cantorial Certification from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, School of Sacred Music in 2002 and in 2007 completed the highly regarded Cantorial Leadership Program of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. An Oneg Shabbat hosted by Roberta and Paul Weil in honor of Cantor Robbins will follow the service with more singing and music. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
60 years of advising students, statesmen Oct 19, 2007
Recipient of honorary degrees from The Jewish Theological Seminary and the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. Post a comment about this article. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Reforming Reform Sep 25, 2007
As work began, Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, professor of liturgy at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, the Reform rabbinical seminary, prepared a monograph describing the changes in Jewish worship patterns over the course of the last generation. "A new prayer book," he wrote, "needed to take into account a number of trends: a growing emphasis on personalism as opposed to peoplehood, the individual's search for the sacred, the presence of many diverse constituencies within Reform... (Jerusalem Post, Israel)
Reconnecting with Israel Sep 16, 2007
According to a study by Steven M. Cohen of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and Ari Y. Kelman of UC Davis, two-thirds of Jews younger than 35 identified themselves as pro-Israel. Forty-eight percent of them said the destruction of Israel would be a personal tragedy and 54% were comfortable with the idea of a Jewish state. (Los Angeles Times)
Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine, 79; founded Humanistic Judaism Jul 26, 2007
"He had a contrarian nature where authority was concerned. He took God on right at the bat," recalled Alfred Gottschalk, a former classmate who later served as president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York for 24 years. According to Gottschalk, Wine had no trouble challenging theologians at the college, especially when they professed to be in communication with God. (Los Angeles Times)
Protecting the graft keeps hybrids vibrant Mar 22, 2007
Kids who are enrolled in Jewish schools probably know some relevant songs they can sing during the ceremony, says Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz, regional director of admissions and recruitment at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Kids should get plenty of sleep on the nights leading up to the Seder. (Boston Globe -- Living)
NEVADAN AT WORK: Rabbi offers steady hand to lead growing flock Mar 5, 2007
Education: Bachelor of science in political science, University of California-Los Angeles; master's in Hebrew letters from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion; ordained 1984 as rabbi at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Work history: Associate rabbi, Temple Israel in Columbus, Ohio; rabbi, Congregation Ner Tamid. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Business)
