Fast Facts
We are on a quest to create a kind of Judaism that is spiritually compelling and intellectually honest, deeply rooted in the sources of tradition, and driven by a spirit of religious creativity and the constant question of how the new Judaism will emerge.
Rabbi Arthur Green, Rector of the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College
Founded
Hebrew College was founded in 1921.
Affiliation
Hebrew College is a pluralistic institution, open to all forms of Jewish expression, commitment and practice. We welcome diverse perspectives on any given Jewish topic, both to encourage a dynamic exchange and to foster respect for other points of view. The College is not formally affiliated with any religious institution or denomination.
Location and Campus
Hebrew College is located in the Greater Boston area — one of the leading regions of Jewish innovation and entrepreneurship and home to Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP), a progressive federation encompassing a wide range of Jewish religious and social-justice institutions, affiliated and independent congregations, day schools and supplementary Jewish schools that are at the forefront of Jewish education. The Hebrew College campus, designed by Moshe Safdie and Associates, sits on nearly 7 acres on a hillside in Newton Centre, MA and is composed of four interconnected buildings, totaling 72,000 square feet.
Status
A private, not-for-profit, graduate degree-granting institution, Hebrew College offers programs leading to rabbinical and cantorial ordination, master’s degrees and a joint doctoral degree with Lesley College and provides non-degree community adult, youth and professional development study opportunities.
President
Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld
Annual Budget
$10.6M (FY2017)
Note: Requests for the College’s audited financial statements should be directed to the President’s Office.”
Students
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- Graduate Degree/Certificate:164 — 65 full-time and 99 part-time
- Non-degree: 225
- Adult Learning: 1,530
- Youth Education: 217 — 104 Prozdor, 67 Makor, 62 JTFGB
- Wexner Fellowships (12-year total): 17
Alumni
- Rabbis working in pulpits: Reform movement synagogues (28%), Conservative movement synagogues (28%), independent synagogues (28%), Reconstructionist movement synagogues (13%), Renewal movement synagogues (2%)
- Number of states where rabbinical & cantorial alumni work: 22
- Number of countries where alumni work: 4
- Alumni employers: synagogues, Jewish day schools, Hillels, Jewish communal/nonprofit organizations, assisted living/hospital chaplaincy;
- Alumni positions: spiritual leaders (rabbis, cantors, rav-hazzanim), executive directors, pastoral counselors, scholars, educators and heads of school, musicians, artists, social activists, community organizers
- Loan default rate: 3.3% (source: Dept. of Education)
Faculty and Staff
- Full-time faculty: 7
- Adjunct faculty: 98
- Full-time staff: 40
- Part-time staff: 19
Gann Library
90,000 volumes
Graduate Schools and Programs
- Rabbinical School
- School of Jewish Music
- Jewish Studies Program
- Shoolman Graduate School of Jewish Education
Degrees Offered
- Rabbinic Ordination
- Cantorial Ordination
- Rav-Hazzan Ordination
- Master of Jewish Education
- Dual Degree: Master of Jewish Education/Master of Arts in Jewish Studies
- Master of Arts in Jewish Studies
Certificate Programs
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- Jewish Sacred Music
(Currently not accepting applications. New program launch in fall 2020.)
- Jewish Sacred Music
Community Learning Opportunities (Non-Degree)
- Hebrew Language (Ulpan)
- Rabbinical, Cantorial, and Graduate Education School courses
- Ani Kinor – אני כינור: Prayer Leader Summer Institute
CJP Supported Programs
- Open Circle Young Adult Learning Series (Eser)
- Open Circle Jewish Learning
- Me’ah: Classic, Select, and Online
- Parenting & Grandparenting Through a Jewish Lens
Professional Development: Centers & Institutes
- Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership
- The Hebrew College Innovation Lab
- Early Childhood Institute
- Prayer Leader Summer Institute
- Congregational Education Initiative (CEI)
Youth-Education Programs
- Jewish Teen Foundation of Greater Boston (JTFGB)
- Kivunim (gap-year)
- Makor (middle school)
- Prozdor (high school)
Accreditation
Hebrew College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).
College Partners
- Bishvil-Haivrit Program
- Boston Theological Institute (BTI)
- Camp Yavneh
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)
- Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
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Heather Renetzky is a self-declared nerd for all things related to Judaism, psychology, and cooking. She brings many of these passions together as a resident of the newest Moishe House in Boston, Moishe House Somerville! She's looking forward to hearing people's hot takes and deep reflections on everything from the #MeToo movement to Jewish philosophy!
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