Read Rabbi Walter Isaacs article on affirmative action in Jewish seminaries
Read JSLI ordained Rabbi Walter Isaacs article published in the Jewish Forward on affirmative action in Jewish seminaries. https://forward.com/opinion/555634/for-real-affirmative-action-recruit-israelites-for-jewish-seminaries/?fbclid=IwAR2Fu-VoQ1u4psGXd6gS2f1YPxQPjjtCvwWKtf6_tXkeNDSYfFH4A8h15XE
JSLI Rabbi officiates at wedding of Socialite Karen Shiboleth
Rabbi Stewart Gordon officiated at dream Italian wedding of Socialite and Instagram icon Karen Shiboleth. Read more in People magazine. https://people.com/former-rich-kid-of-instagram-star-karen-shiboleth-marries-in-dream-wedding-photos-exclusive-7556929
JSLI Ordains 9th Cantor
Jewish Spiritual Leaders’ Institute – JSLI – ordained its 24th class on June 17th where they met online for an intimate ordination/shabbaton experience. The nine rabbinic candidates were joined by a Cantorial student. Cantor Leslie Emery of Congregation Shaarey Zedeck in Winnipeg, Canada began studying formally with Rabbi Steve Blane two years ago. She joined…
JSLI Ordains Class #24
Jewish Spiritual Leaders’ Institute – JSLI – ordains its 24th class of Rabbis. On June 17th the class of nine Rabbinic students and one cantorial student from around the US met online for an intimate ordination/shabbaton experience. They had time to share dreams, hopes and concerns about the future and presented their research papers to…
Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute and the UJUC hold spring retreat for alumni and students
The Union of Jewish Universalist Communities (ujuc.org) hosted the Jewish Spiritual Leaders’ Institute (jsli.net) fourth online retreat on March 19th. Thirty alumni and students attended the event which offered unique and stimulating topics. Rabbi Gail Fisher (VA) presented “A Visit to East Jerusalem.” She attended the Community Leaders Program at the Shalom Hartman Institute last…