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HUC-JIR students and faculty led Shabbat services on campus: (1) rabbinical
student Max Miller and Cantor Yvon F. Shore, Director of Liturgical Arts and
Music, led a Classical Reform service in the Scheuer Chapel; rabbinical students
Dana Benson and Nathan Farb led a
Mishkan T’filah
service in Mayerson Hall;
and (2) rabbinical student Jessica Wainer and Rabbi Julie Schwartz, Certified
Supervisor of Clinical Pastoral Education, led an alternative prayer service at
the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati Pavilion at the Klau Library.
Following worship, Board members were invited to tour the campus,
which is internationally recognized as a preeminent center for
teaching, scholarship, and research. Its renowned faculty and
resources attract students and scholars from around the world,
while community outreach and public programs engage the larger
Cincinnati community and region.
Participants visited the Jewish Foundation of
Cincinnati Pavilion and Klau Library, where
Dr. David Gilner, Director of Libraries, presented
rare manuscript treasures (7). They explored
the significant archival materials preserved at
the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American
Jewish Archives with Kevin Proffitt, Senior Archivist
for Research (4, 5). Board members toured the art
collections of the Skirball Museum in Mayerson Hall
with Director Abby Schwartz and docents (6). They
also had the opportunity to see the Jewish Family
Service - Barbash Family Vital Support Center (3), the
Herrman Learning Center and Scheuer Chapel, and
the Teller Student Lounge and Pines Faculty Center.
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