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Spiritual Direction
Spiritual Direction Through spiritual direction, rabbinical students cultivate their ability to discern God’s Presence in their lives — to notice and appreciate moments of holiness, to maintain an awareness of the interconnectedness of all things and to explore ways to be open to the Blessed Holy One in challenging and difficult moments as well as in joyful ones. This […]
David Goodman
Like the Israelites spending 40 years in the wilderness, David took the long road to his Promised Land: rabbinical school. After campus activism at the University of Michigan, he worked four decades in journalism, mainly with the Associated Press in Detroit. But he always aspired to serious Jewish learning and jumped at the chance […]
Film chronicles the work of Rabbi Kevin Hale (’97)
The film follows the work that Hale, the Northampton rabbi, does to restore two Torahs that were among nearly 1,600 scrolls saved in Prague, capital of what was then Czechoslovakia, after World War II. Workers in a Jewish museum in the city had stored Torahs and other valuables from synagogues that had been shut down following the German occupation.
2025-2026 Academic Calendar as of 5.24.24
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2024-2025 Academic Calendar as of 2.22.22[53]
Processing the RRC Faculty Study Tour to Israel and Palestine
Returning from a week of learning and conversation as part of the RRC Faculty Study Tour, Rabbi Alex Weissman reflects and processes his time in Israel and Palestine.
2023-2024 Academic Calendar as of 7.13.23[46]
Panelists Discuss Being Trans in the Jewish Community – Rabbinical student, Koach Baruch Frazier
Frazier said that his Reform synagogue in Missouri, where he lived at the time, worked with him to create a meaningful mikvah transition ceremony at the river. He said his transition was more difficult for his work. “When I changed my name legally, everybody thought I got married,” Frazier said to laughs from the audience.
