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Transforming the Jewish World Rabbinic and Cantorial Ordination and Chaplaincy and Master of Jewish Studies Graduation MAY 31, 2021 20 SIVAN 5781 Jewish Leadership The Academy for Jewish Religion California (AJRCA) is a transdenominational learning institute educating rabbis, cantors, chaplains, and lay leaders who will transform Jewish communities into places of wholeness and wellbeing. We combine immersion in text and tradition with openness to the wisdom of many streams of Jewish thought and practice, giving students both the knowledge and the tools to develop their own personal integration of Judaism. Flexible scheduling, including distance learning, makes it possible for students to engage in advanced study at their own pace. All our programs offer graduate degrees accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Above all, AJRCA recognizes each student’s unique attributes, consciously nurturing and developing their personal skills and natural gifts in order that they may reach their greatest potential. At this Ordination and Graduation ceremony, you will have a taste of the wonderful outcomes that we at the Academy experience in our lives. The Rabbinical School Our ancient Jewish texts yield deep and precious wisdom, so Tanakh, Talmud, liturgy, mysticism, philosophy, and history are the substance of rabbinical studies. We aim for a spiritually-based approach that enables our graduates to convey the holiness of daily life, and depth of meaning in study and practice. Our rabbinical candidates also acquire specific professional and clinical pastoral skills that equip them to help those in need. The Cantorial School Cantorial study involves immersion in our Jewish musical tradition as well as competence in a variety of musical expressions drawn from the contemporary world’s Jewish music. Through internships, our students participate fully in the larger community’s musical life. We also prepare our cantorial students for educational and pastoral roles in order to function effectively as clergy in our complex Jewish world. The Chaplaincy School & Clinical Pastoral Education Jewish chaplains are called upon to work with diverse individuals, families, communities, and institutions, both Jewish and non-Jewish. In order to serve the needs of all of these constituencies, the Chaplaincy School successfully integrates pertinent Judaic studies and their application to modern situations with intensive training in clinical pastoral care and the study of human development. AJRCA’s Clinical Pastoral Education program continues to offer Jewish, Christian, and Buddhist students, as well as students from many other traditions, the opportunity to expand their chaplaincy skills within our fully accredited ACPE, Inc. Satellite CPE center. We are a proud ACPE, Inc. Satellite of Methodist Hospital of Southern California. In addition, our students attend InterSem, an annual retreat for Jewish and Christian seminarians, and we facilitate exchanges of students from a variety of schools. Master of Jewish Studies Program Jewish leadership extends beyond clergy roles. For those who want to strengthen their ability to contribute to Jewish communal life, as well as to grow personally and spiritually, we offer Master’s degree programs in ethics, music, interfaith relations, Sephardic studies, and community building. Alumni Given their unique transdenominational training, Rabbis, Cantors, and Chaplains who graduate from the Academy work in a variety of denominational and transdenominational synagogues, organizations, and institutions nationwide. The following is a representative list: PULPITS PULPITS continued Conservative Transdenominational/Progressive/Other CHAPLAINCY/SPIRITUAL CARE B’nai Shalom – Vista, CA Ahavat Torah Congregation – L.A., CA Arlington National Cemetery – Arlington, VA Congregation Agudas Achim – Austin, TX Beth Emeth Congregation – Sun City, AZ Beit T’shuvah – L.A., CA Congregation Beth Shalom – Corona, CA Beth Israel – Greeley, CO Beth Sholom Village – Virginia Beach, VA Congregation B’nai Israel – Tustin, CA Congregation Bet Shalom – Tucson, AZ Buena Vista Hospice – Thousand Oaks, CA Congregation Ner Tamid – Congregation Beth Jacob – Redwood City, CA California Dept. of Corrections – Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Congregation Beth Shalom – Sioux City, IA San Quentin, CA Congregation Sholom – Seal Beach, CA Congregation B’nai Horin – L.A., CA Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – L.A., CA Sinai Temple – L.A., CA Congregation B’nai Or – St. Croix, U.S.V.I. Companion Hospice – Culver City, CA Temple Beth Sholom of Temecula – Congregation Kehillah of Arizona – Denver Hospice – Denver, CO Temecula, CA Scottsdale, AZ Fort Belvoir Community Hospital – Temple Israel – Springfield, IL Congregation N’vay Shalom – L.A., CA Ft. Belvoir, VA Temple Ner Tamid – San Francisco, CA Congregation Shir Chadash – Lakewood, CA Greater Miami Jewish Federation – Miami, FL Temple Ramat Zion – Northridge, CA Congregation Shir Shalom – Sonoma, CA L.A. Community Chaplaincy Services – L.A., CA Temple Sholom – Greenwich, CT Desert Outreach Synagogue – Lara Hospice – L.A., CA Valley Beth Israel – Sun Valley, CA Rancho Mirage, CA Motion Picture & Television Fund – Valley Beth Shalom – Encino, CA Fountainview at Gonda – L.A., CA Woodland Hills, CA Jewish Community of Ojai – Ojai, CA Northside Hospital – Atlanta, GA Humanistic Jewish Community of Sedona and Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center – Adat Chaverim – Encino, CA Verde Valley – Sedona, AZ Pasadena, CA Nachshon Minyan – Encino, CA Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Reconstructionist / Renewal Nefesh – L.A., CA Center – Tarzana, CA Congregation P’nai Tikvah – Las Vegas, NV Oahu Jewish Ohana – Honolulu, HI Providence St. John’s Medical Center – Makom Ohr Shalom – Encino, CA Open Temple – Venice, CA Santa Monica, CA Wholly Present, A Center for Embodied San Diego Outreach Syn. – San Diego, CA Sacred Work with Candi – Lake Oswego, OR Spirituality – El Sobrante, CA Temple Beth El – Santa Maria, CA Seasons Hospice – Broward County, FL Temple Ner Simcha – Agoura Hills, CA Shalom Park Elder Community – Aurora, CO Reform Temple Shalom – Colorado Springs, CO Skirball Hospice – L.A., CA Bet Knesset Bamidbar – Las Vegas, NV Valley Outreach Synagogue – Calabasas, CA Sparta Project – Valencia, CA Beth Emet – Evanston, IL Zimrat Yah – Santa Barbara, CA St. Paul’s Towers – Oakland, CA Congregation Beth Israel – Phoenix, AZ Valley Outreach Synagogue – Calabasas, CA Congregation Beth Israel – West Hartford, CT JEWISH COMMUNAL LEADERSHIP Walter Reed National Military Medical Congregation B’nai Tikvah – Walnut Creek, CA Center – Bethesda, MD Congregation Emanu-El – San Francisco, CA ALEPH Alliance for Jewish Renewal – Philadelphia, PA Congregation Ner Tamid – Henderson, NV JEWISH EDUCATION Congregation of Reform Judaism – Orlando, FL California Lutheran University – Congregation Ohr Tzafon – Atascadero, CA Thousand Oaks, CA Beit Kulam – Sherwood Forest, CA Jewish Communities of the Desert – Camp JCA Shalom – Malibu, CA Congregation Tikvat Jacob – Desert Hot Springs, CA Sandra Caplan Community Beit Din – Manhattan Beach, CA Lev Chadash – Chino Valley, AZ Culver City, CA Jewish Community Center – San Francisco, CA Temple Akiba – Culver City, CA Shalom Hartman Instititute – L.A., CA Jewish Community High School of the Bay – Temple Bat Yahm – Newport Beach, CA Shalom Institute – Malibu, CA San Francisco, CA Temple Beth David – Temple City, CA Shutafim, New Mexico Jewish Connections Jewish Day School of Metropolitan Seattle Temple Beth El – Aptos, CA – Albuquerque, NM – Bellevue, WA Temple Beth Hillel – Richmond, CA Taproot – L.A., CA Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning – Temple Beth Israel – Pomona, CA L.A., CA Temple Beth Tikvah – Wayne, NJ ACADEMIA Ohr Echad/Home Shul – Agoura Hills, CA Temple B’rith Shalom – Prescott, AZ Tarbut v’Torah Day School – Irvine, CA Academy for Jewish Religion California – Temple Emanuel – Beverly Hills, CA Temple Beth Israel – Eugene, OR L.A., CA Temple Emanuel – Pueblo, CO Temple Menorah – Redondo Beach, CA Georgetown University – Washington D.C. Wilshire Boulevard Temple – L.A., CA University of Arizona, College of Medicine – Tucson, AZ OTHER Valley College – L.A., CA Jewish Book Council Network – N.Y., NY Yavapai Community College – Prescott, AZ Let There Be Light Judaic Art – L.A., CA Community Events and Educational Opportunities As we celebrate our 21st year of inspiring and educating Jewish leaders, we are proud to highlight our events of the past year. Avid learners from around the world have attended our events and learning opportunities via livestreaming. “Jewish/Latter-Day Saint Dialogue” – This semi-annual academic dialogue, hosted by Brigham Young University, was led by Rabbi Mark Diamond and Dr. Steven Windmueller speaking from the Jewish perspective, and by Dr. Andy Reed and Dr. Shon Hopkin speaking from the Latter-day Saint perspective. “Music Rising” – The story of the early modern cantor from 1500-1750. Led by Hazzan Matthew Austerklein. “Making Music with the Little Ones” – A lesson on early childhood development and learning patterns and an exploration of Shabbat and High Holy Days songs. Led by Kira Rappaport, musician, music teacher, and creator of a 36-week preschool music curriculum. “Should Doctors Help Us Die?” – A conversation on Jewish ethics and assisted dying with Rabbi Neal Scheindlin, adjunct lecturer of Rabbinics at Hebrew Union College-Los Angeles and the Ziegler School at American Jewish University. “Resistance and Resilience in Dark Times” – Hendrika de Vries

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