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our studies will be nurtured through mentored relationships with our
internationally recognized faculty, who are transforming contempo-
rary understanding of Jewish text, pedagogy, and community building.
As you enjoy the extraordinarily low faculty-to-student ratio, you will benefit
from daily guidance and support from some of Judaism’s best minds.
Leading scholar-practitioners will ensure that your professional development
prepares you for the real-life challenges awaiting you.
Spirituality initiatives will enrich your worship experiences and provide
you with opportunities for spiritual direction that will deepen your
awareness of God’s presence in everyday life.
From the student-run soup kitchen or social responsibility projects in
support of human rights to
Shabbaton
and
kallah
experiences throughout
the year, your life as a student here will be full of meaning and growth.
“
our extraordinary faculty engage our
students in far-reaching questions for
a globalized reality: Why be a modern Jew in
a rapidly changing world? What does Judaism
continue to teach through the generations?
How can one achieve professional excellence?
When and where can leadership be most effective?”
—
rabbi Michael Marmur, Ph.D.,
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Provost
ENGAGE WITH THE WORLD’S LEADING SCHOLARS
Our faculty teach, write,
and innovate in:
American Jewish history
Ancient Near Eastern
languages
Archaeology
Bible and Near Eastern
literature
Cantorial arts
Codes and Responsa
literature
Contemporary
American Jewish studies
Ethnomusicology
Feminist studies
Hebrew literature
Homiletics
Intertestamental and
Christian literature
Jewish education
Jewish religious thought
Jewish social policy
Judeo-Hellenistic studies
Liturgy, worship, and ritual
Medieval Jewish studies
Midrash
Modern Jewish history
Nonprofit management
Pastoral counseling
Philosophy
Rabbinics
Talmud and Halakhic
literatures
students in a Jewish History class with rabbi carole B. Balin, Ph.D.