Fast Facts
We nire 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)
Students
- Graduate Degree/Certificate:164 — 65 full-time and 99 part-time
- Non-degree: 225
- Adult Learning: 1,530
- Youth Education: 217 — 148 Prozdor and 69 Makor
Faculty and Staff
- Full-time faculty: 7
- Adjunct faculty: 227
- Full-time staff: 40
- Part-time staff: 18
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
Community Learning Opportunities (Non-Degree)
- Hebrew Language (online & on campus)
- Rabbinical School courses
- School of Jewish Music courses
- Ani Kinor – אני כינור: Prayer Leader Summer Institute
CJP Supported Programs
- Eser — Young Adult Learning Series
- Open Circle Learning
- Me’ah: Classic, Select, and Online
- Parenting Through a Jewish Lens
Professional Development: Centers & Institutes
- Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership
- Early Childhood Institute
- Prayer Leader Summer Institute
- Congregational Education Initiative (CEI)
Youth-Education Programs
- Jewish Teen Foundation of Greater Boston (JTFGB)
- Kivunim
- 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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Mazal Tov to Shoolman’s Jewish Special Education faculty member Rachel Figurasmith, recipient of the 2019 Young Pioneers Award!Rachel will be teaching an on campus seminar at Hebrew College this ...
Join us Thursday evening, May 30 for our spring community event: "Hebrew College Live! Stories in Honor of Our Teachers." (Tix info coming soon.) Plus a new Grandparenting Through a Jewish Lens class, blogs, events & more. #NewsandViews
News & Views from Hebrew College - Hebrew College Live!, Grandparenting Through a Jewish Lens & More
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We're mixing it up! This year, instead of our traditional spring gala, we have decided to bring the Hebrew College community together for an evening of storytelling and schmoozing over wine, hors d'oe..."The story of continuity and the story of disruption—neither one is whole without the other. Our ancestors carry both in all their wanderings. One is sacred; the other is sacred as well," writes Rabbi Gray Myrseth, Rab`17 in this week's #70FacesofTorah. #Exodus
Two Ways to Tell a Story - Hebrew College
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Parashat Ki Tisa (Exodus 30:11-34:35) In Parshat Ki Tisa, a tremendous rupture occurs. Moses is still up on Mount Sinai,"I have found that becoming increasingly aware and sensitive to my own biases as well as those of others is essential as I continue to grow in my leadership role as a woman," writes Shoolman School of Jewish Education at Hebrew College grad Andrea Kasper. #MJEd
The Big Jewish Question On My Mind: Where Am I Complicit in Perpetuating Bias?
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The Big Jewish Question On My Mind: Where Am I Complicit in Perpetuating Bias? February 19, 2019 By eJP Leave a Comment By Andrea Kasper [This is the third in a five-part series on “Big Questions on...Moderated by Rabbi Or Rose, Director of Hebrew College’s #MillerCenter