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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 533

Hebrew Union College

An entry to the Skirball campus of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles, California, October 15, 2012. (Kiddo27/Wikimedia Commons/CC-BY-SA-4.0)
February 28, 2025, 1:35 pm
Hebrew Union College sells part of LA campus, in Reform flagship’s latest downsizing
Sale to neighboring University of Southern California, an academic partner since 1972, follows move to smaller facility in Manhattan and end of rabbinical program in Cincinnati
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
The School of Jewish Theology at the University of Potsdam, May 2022. (Cnaan Liphshiz)
September 22, 2024, 2:55 am
LA and Jerusalem rabbis tapped to support German rabbinical schools
Rabbis Bradley Shavit Artson, Yehodaya Amir set to lead seminaries associated with the University of Potsdam in a move criticized as endangering ‘the unity of the Jewish community’
By Toby Axelrod
Andrew Rehfeld delivers his inaugural address as president of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion at the Plum Street Temple in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 27, 2019. (Courtesy of HUC)
June 21, 2024, 10:06 am
Hebrew Union College rabbinical school to admit students in interfaith relationships
Policy change brings seminary in line with norms across Reform movement, where intermarriage is common; students with children must pledge to raise them as Jews
By PHILISSA CRAMER
The campus of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 21, 2019. HUC's board of directors is considering a new proposal to stop admitting rabbinical students to its Cincinnati campus. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons/ via JTA)
June 8, 2024, 6:45 am
Ohio court bars cash-strapped Hebrew Union College from selling rare books
State AG who requested court order argues sale ‘would not only betray donor trust but also may violate legal restrictions’; seminary denies planning sale
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Rabbi David Ellenson is serving as HUC interim president. (Courtesy of HUC via JTA)
December 8, 2023, 3:21 am
Rabbi David Ellenson, former head of Reform seminary and admired mentor, dies at 76
Renowned historian, adviser and confidant, who served as president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion for 12 years, passes away of heart ailment
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Jacob Kaplan-Lipkin and his fiancee Shira pose before Rosh Hashanah 2023 at Kibbutz Hannaton in the Jezreel Valley of Israel. (Courtesy Kaplan-Lipkin via JTA)
October 11, 2023, 6:19 am
US rabbinical students, in Israel for the year, weigh whether to stay and how to help
Most programs were just getting underway when Hamas launched its massive onslaught of terror, forcing many pupils to consider their options amid an uncertain future
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman, seen in a video from Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, where he was senior rabbi from 1985 to 1996. (Screen shot from Vimeo via JTA)
February 15, 2023, 3:55 am
Ex-Reform movement chief expelled from rabbinical group after allegations reexamined
Sheldon Zimmerman, who previously led movement’s flagship institutions, ousted from Central Conference of American Rabbis over sexual misconduct allegations first made 20 years ago
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 21, 2019. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons/ via JTA)
April 12, 2022, 5:46 pm
Hebrew Union College to end rabbinical program in Cincinnati
Seminary approves plan to enroll all students at HUC’s campuses in New York and Los Angeles; move comes after years of declining revenue and enrollment
By Andrew Lapin
Illustrative: Newly ordained rabbis from Hebrew Union College's class of 2013 in Cincinnati celebrate with their ordination certificates outside the historic Plum Street Temple. (Janine Spang/JTA)
March 24, 2022, 8:40 am
Hebrew Union College may stop ordaining Reform rabbis in Cincinnati after 147 years
As the movement’s students flock to its branches on the coasts, the HUC board is set to vote next month in NYC on a proposal to replace the current program with a low-residency one
By Andrew Lapin
Illustrative: Some 5,000 US Jewish worshipers join in a Friday night service, on December 13, 2019. (Rob Dicker/Union for Reform Judaism/JTA)
February 17, 2022, 10:53 pm
Reform movement’s longtime youth director named in report on sexual misconduct
Investigators hired by Union for Reform Judaism reveal dozens of incidents of sexual abuse, including 17 involving minors, that took place over past 50 years
By Asaf Shalev
Rabbi Michael Cook teaches a class at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in 2016. (Janine Spang)
December 23, 2021, 6:31 pm
Probing ethics process, Reform group finds late rabbi ducked abuse complaints
New report commissioned by the Central Conference of American Rabbis reveals how Michael Cook was able to continue teaching after formal allegations were lodged against him
By Asaf Shalev
Rabbi Mary Zamore, the executive director of the Women's Rabbinic Network (Steve Shawl via JTA)
August 12, 2021, 4:11 am
Reform movement probing itself over history of bungling sex abuse allegations
Denomination’s seminary, rabbinical association and synagogue network each hire different law firms to investigate cases of harassment and abuse to better ensure accountability
By Asaf Shalev
Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman, seen in a video from Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, where he was senior rabbi from 1985 to 1996. (Screen shot from Vimeo via JTA)
May 1, 2021, 10:33 am
Questions over alleged coverup of sex abuse claims against US Reform rabbi
NY’s Central Synagogue investigating allegations against former rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman, wants to know why Central Conference of American Rabbis appeared to hide prior accusations
By JTA
Rabbi Dr. Alona Lisitsa and Rabbi Dr. Dalia Marx, the editors of the new Israeli Reform movement prayer book, 'Tefilat HaAdam.' (Omri Stark)
March 26, 2021, 10:03 am
Podcast: Rabbi, is there a blessing for coming out of the closet? There is now
A new Israeli Reform prayer book, ‘Tefillat HaAdam,’ includes inclusive communal rituals and breaks down as many gender barriers as the Hebrew language allows
By ToI Staff
Andrew Rehfeld delivers his inaugural address as president of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion at the Plum Street Temple in Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 27, 2019. (Courtesy of HUC)
October 30, 2019, 8:22 am
Reform rabbinical school inaugurates a non-rabbi as president for the first time
Andrew Rehfeld, a former political science professor, has called for his movement to work to differentiate itself from other liberal Jewish streams
By Josefin Dolsten
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