Four campuses in Cincinnati, New York, Los Angeles, and Jerusalem

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is the educational and intellectual center of Reform Judaism. Its mission is to prepare religious and lay individuals for careers of service to the Jewish community. By working with Jewish institutions around the world, Hebrew Union college-Jewish Institute of Religion is able to honor Judaism's past while enhancing the Jewish experience of today.

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion offers four centers of learning in Cincinnati, Los Angeles, New York, and Jerusalem. Students can study towards undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees that will prepare them for careers as rabbis, cantors, educators, and other religious and lay leaders in the Jewish community.

Whether you choose to study at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion's centers in America or in Jerusalem, you will come together with others students and faculty members who all share the same vision of a unified community of Reform Judaism.

Quick Facts:

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion ordained America's first female rabbi, Sally Preisand, in 1972.

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion ordained the world's first Israeli female rabbi, Naamah Kelman, in 1992.

More than 2800 Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion alumni have been ordained as rabbis, including over 500 women who have been ordained since 1972.

Over 50 Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion alumni have been ordained as Israeli Rabbis since 1980, with 20 women ordained since 1992.

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