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
- 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
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
On Torah Commentary
Watch, listen and read the words of Torah emerging from the students, faculty and alumni of our school. May they draw you more deeply into sensitive listening, probing questioning and humble speaking of Torah and Jewish living.
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Kol HaKavod #hcrs student Jackson Vance Mercer!
Jackson Vance Mercer's Debut Live AND Studio Recorded Album
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Help bring Jackson Vance Mercer's first album of original Jewish music to life.#HebrewCollege Winter Seminar begins tomorrow. Join us for Leah Penniman from Soul Fire Farm at 2pm. #EconomicJustice
Winter Seminar 2020: Economic Justice - Hebrew College
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Behind many of the headlines that vie for our attention every day are deep and complex questions of economic justice. These questions touch our lives in countless ways, from the broadest public policy...This.
Holocaust Books for Young Adults
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Jewish Book Council, founded in 1944, is the longest-running organization devoted exclusively to the support and celebration of Jewish literature. Get the latest review..."At a time like today, when we as American Jews have experienced a small taste of the precariousness of Jewish existence that our European ancestors unfortunately lived daily, it is the perfect time to look closely at how, in the midst of all that danger, threat, hatred, they created vibrant Jewish culture and lived adamantly, proudly, richly Jewish lives," writes Rachel Greenblatt, PhD, who is teaching the Hebrew College: Open Circle Jewish Learning course "Six Jews of Vilna." (There's still time to register!) #NewsandViews #blogissue bit.ly/2RjoQgi
In case you missed it. Check out all our winter/spring community learning classes!
Strengthening our Roots this Winter: Hebrew College Community Learning Winter 2020
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"In the cold winter, when the trees are bare, they are strengthening their roots in preparation for the spring. We, too, can use the winter time to strengthen our roots, gathering together in a cozy l...