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As Ohio again tries to block Hebrew Union College’s restructuring, a new rabbinical school emerges

Ohio Attorney-General Dave Yost takes legal action to prevent the closure of Hebrew Union College’s Cincinnati campus, citing donor intent and history.

The campus of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 21, 2019.
A photo of Andrea Weiss, former provost of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

Andrea Weiss, trailblazing Reform rabbi who merged scholarship and activism, dies at 60

Six new Israeli Reform rabbis, all women, were ordained last year at the Hebrew Union College Taube Family Campus in Jerusalem.

Female rabbi on healing Israel: Authority means service, not power - opinion

Hannah and Ally Karpel-Pomerantz met as rabbinical school classmates at Hebrew Union College. They are set to be ordained at the end of the school year.

Surging LGBTQ enrollment in Jewish seminaries signals ‘astounding’ shift in US rabbinate


Hebrew Union College’s New York campus will relocate to the Upper West Side

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion revealed that it has purchased 56 West 66th Street, the former First Battery Armory.

The new campus for Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion on West 66th Street.

Nachman Shai: The man who seems to have done it all finds a fresh challenge - interview

At the Table: Shai, dean of Hebrew Union College, has worked in journalism, and in military, management, diplomatic, political, and educational positions over the years.

  Nachman Shai shares details of his long, eclectic career with ‘In Jerusalem’ Editor Erica Schachne (L) and writer  Greer Fay Cashman in his Jerusalem office.

LA and Jerusalem rabbis step in as battle rages over who should run German rabbinical schools

Germany's rabbinical schools are being revitalized through a partnership with American and Israeli rabbis amid funding struggles and leadership controversies.

 Rabbi Walter Homolka. at left, with other leaders of Germany Jewry including Josef Schuster, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, at far right, at an event in October 2019.

Hebrew Union College to admit and ordain rabbinical students in interfaith relationships

"It is possible to have a deeply committed Jewish family with only one partner who is formally Jewish.”

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Ohio court bars Hebrew Union College from selling rare books amid financial woes

Ohio Attorney General blocks Hebrew Union College's rare book sale amid financial crisis, citing concerns over donor intent and potential legal violations.

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Hebrew Union College to end 4 graduate programs, including 2 in Cincinnati

Rehfeld cited “financial constraints” and enrollment among the reasons for discontinuing the programs.

 The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 21, 2019. Under a new proposal, HUC is considering ending its rabbinical program in Cincinnati but maintaining the archives.

Hebrew Union College to end Cincinnati rabbinical program amid controversy

The decision comes after years of declining revenue and enrollment at the school — and months of bitter debate across the Reform community.

 The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 21, 2019. Under a new proposal, HUC is considering ending its rabbinical program in Cincinnati but maintaining the archives.

Hebrew Union College's downsizing plan sparks fierce debate in Cincinnati

The seminary’s leadership isn’t proposing closing the campus altogether. Instead, all HUC rabbinical students enroll in New York and Los Angeles, while Cincinnati will become a research center.

 The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 21, 2019. Under a new proposal, HUC is considering ending its rabbinical program in Cincinnati but maintaining the archives.

Proposed changes to Hebrew Union College dampens ‘Founders’ Day’ celebration

A proposal was made to end rabbinic training at the Hebrew Union College.

American, Canadian and Israeli flags are displayed in the S.H. and Helen R. Scheuer Chapel on the Cincinnati campus of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

Hebrew Union College could stop ordaining Reform rabbis in Cincinnati after 147 years

The board of directors for Reform Judaism’s historic seminary is set to vote next month in New York on a proposal to stop enrolling rabbinical students in Cincinnati, citing declining enrollment.

Rabbi Michael Cook teaches a class at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in 2016.