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AJR 2020 Program F.Indd Transforming the Jewish World Rabbinic Ordination and Chaplaincy & Master of Jewish Studies Graduation MAY 25, 2020 2 SIVAN 5780 Jewish Leadership The Academy for Jewish Religion California (AJRCA) is a transdenominational learning community educating rabbis, cantors, chaplains, and community leaders who will transform Jewish communities into places of wholeness and well- being. 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, Buddhist, and students from many 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 JEWISH COMMUNAL LEADERSHIP Conservative Trans/Postdenominational/ California Lutheran Univ., Thousand Oaks, CA B'nai Shalom, Vista, CA Unaffi liated/Other Community Rabbis, Los Angeles, CA Congregation Agudas Achim, Austin, TX Ahavat Torah Congregation, Los Angeles, CA Sandra Caplan Beit Din, Culver City, CA Congregation Beth Shalom, Corona, CA Beth Israel Congregation, Greeley, CO Shutafi m, New Mexico Jewish Connections, Congregation B'nai Israel, Tustin, CA Congregation Bet Shalom, Tuscon, AZ Albuquerque, NM Congregation Ner Tamid of South Bay, Congregation Beth Jacob, Redwood City, CA Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Congregation B'nai Horin, Los Angeles, CA CHAPLAINCY/SPIRITUAL CARE Fort Belvoir Congregation, Ft. Belvoir, VA Congregation B'nai Or, St. Croix, U.S.V.I Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, CA Congregation Kehillah of Arizona, Beit T'shuvah, Los Angeles, CA Temple Beth Sholom, Temecula, CA Scottsdale, AZ Buena Vista Hospice, Thousand Oaks, CA Temple Ner Tamid, San Francisco, CA Congregation Shir Chadash, Lakewood, CA California Dept. of Corrections, San Quentin, CA Temple Ramat Zion, Northridge, CA Congregation Shir Shalom, Sonoma, CA Cedars Sinai Med. Ctr., Los Angeles, CA Temple Sholom, Greenwich, CT Congregation N'vay Shalom, Los Angeles, CA Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA Valley Beth Israel, Sun Valley, CA Desert Outreach Synagogue, Covia, Oakland, CA Valley Beth Shalom, Encino, CA Rancho Mirage, CA Denver Hospice, Denver, CO Fountainview at Gonda, Los Angeles, CA Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Miami, FL Conservative/Reform Jewish Community & Learning Center, Congregation Beth Shalom, Sioux City, IA Jewish Federation & Family Services of O.C., Sunland, CA Irvine, CA Congregation Kol Ami, Salt Lake City, UT Jewish Community of Ojai, Ojai, CA Temple Shalom, Colorado Springs, CO Jewish Healing Center of L.A., Los Angeles, CA Jewish Community of Sedona & Verde Valley, Jewish Home for the Aging, Los Angeles, CA Sedona, AZ L.A. Community Chaplaincy Services, L.A., CA Humanistic Lev Chadash, Chino Valley, AZ Adat Chaverim, Encino, CA Motion Picture & Television Fund, Nachshon Minyan, Encino, CA Woodland Hills, CA Reconstructionist / Renewal Nefesh, Los Angeles, CA Madrona Hospice & Palliative Care, Congregation P'nai Tikvah, Las Vegas, NV Oahu Jewish Ohana, Honolulu, HI Scottsdale, AZ Makom Ohr Shalom, Encino, CA Open Temple, Venice, CA Meridian Assisted Living, Cheviot Hills, CA Wholly Present, A Center for Embodied Temple Beth El, Santa Maria, CA Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center, Spirituality, El Sobrante, CA Temple Beth Or, Reno, NV Pasadena, CA Temple Ner Simcha, Agoura Hills, CA P.E.C. Hospice, Garden Grove, CA Reform Valley Outreach Synagogue, Calabasas, CA Providence St. John's Med. Ctr., Beth Emet, Evanston, IL Zimrat Yah, Santa Barbara, CA Santa Monica, CA Beit Knesset BaMidbar, Las Vegas, NV Providence St. Joseph Med. Ctr., Burbank, CA Congregation Beth Israel, Scottsdale, AZ JEWISH EDUCATION Providence Tarzana Med. Ctr., Tarzana, CA Congregation Beth Israel, West Hartford, CT Beit Kulam, Sherwood Forest, CA Seasons Hospice, Broward County, FL Congregation B'nai Tikvah, Walnut Creek, CA Congregation Tikvat Jacob, Skirball Hospice, Encino, CA Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco, CA Manhattan Beach, CA St. Paul's Towers, Oakland, CA Congregation Emeth, Morgan Hill, CA Jewish Community Center, San Francisco, CA The Sparta Project, Valencia, CA Congregation Ner Tamid, Henderson, NV Jewish Community High School of the Bay, Valley Outreach Synagogue, Calabasas, CA Congregation Ohr Tzafon, Atascadero, CA San Francisco, CA Walter Reed Nat'l. Military Medical Center, Jewish Communities of the Desert, Jewish Day School of Metro. Seattle, Bethesda, MD Desert Hot Springs, CA Bellevue, WA Temple Ahavat Shalom, Northridge, CA Melton School of Adult Learning, ACADEMIA Temple Akiba, Culver City, CA Los Angeles, CA Academy for Jewish Religion, Los Angeles, CA Temple Beth David, Temple City, CA Ohr Echad/HomeShul, Agoura Hills, CA Temple Beth El, Aptos, CA Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Shalom Hartman Institute, L.A., CA L.A. Valley College, L.A., CA Temple Beth Hillel, Richmond, CA Sinai Akiba Academy, L.A., CA Temple Beth Israel, Pomona, CA University of Arizona, College of Medicine Tarbut v'Torah, Irvine, CA Yavapai Community College, Prescott, AZ Temple Beth Tikvah, Wayne, NJ Temple Menorah, Redondo Beach, CA Temple B'rith Shalom, Prescott, AZ Temple Emanuel, Beverly Hills, CA OTHER Temple Emanuel, Pueblo, CO Camp JCA Shalom, Malibu, CA Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Los Angeles, CA Shalom Institute, Malibu, CA Community Events and Educational Opportunities As we celebrate our 20th year of inspiring and educating Jewish leaders, we are proud to highlight our events of the past year. Avid learners both local AND from across North America have attended a number of our events and learning opportunities via livestreaming: INTERFAITH DIALOGUE “The Art of Peacemaking” – speakers representing the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish faiths led a discussion on how faith communities can promote inclusivity, tolerance, and respect for diversity. Presented as a joint project of AJRCA and Claremont Lincoln University. LUNCH & LEARNS “The New Rabbi“ – an exploration of the dramatic life of a landmark congregation as it seeks to replace its legendary retiring rabbi and reinvent itself for the next generation. Led by author Stephen Fried. “Reimagining Jewish Identity in Israel“ – ethno-nationalism and the privatization of tradition in Israel, with Dr. Tomer Persico, Scholar in Residence from Shalom Hartman Institute and UC Berkeley Visiting Assistant Professor of Jewish and Israel Studies. “A Case of Cremation” – a study of a classic halachic responsa on the topic of cremation with Rabbi Dr. Joseph Ozarowski, BCC, DMin, a Chicago-based rabbinic counselor, chaplain, adjunct professor, and author. “The (Un)Examined Life” – Learning to view
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