JSLI Afternoon of Learning
On May 11, 2022 Jewish Spiritual Leaders’ Institute hosted its annual online retreat for students and alumni. Joining Rabbi Blane from around the world participants enjoyed community, classes and sharing their experiences as Jewish clergy. The schedule provided ample opportunity for sharing and networking between a wide variety of presentations. The offerings were well received…
One of JSLI’s own joins congregation as Assistant Rabbi in Calgary, Canada
Beth Tzedec Congregation is thrilled to announce the appointment of Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides as the new Assistant Rabbi. Rabbi Ilana will be active in all aspects of Synagogue life including leading Family Services for the High Holidays and the B’nai Mitzvah program. Rabbi Ilana has the distinction to be Beth Tzedec’s first female clergy…
Class #22 Ordination
On June 18, 2022 the 22nd JSLI class of eight students met for a moving and intimate ordination/shabbaton experience. They shared dreams, hopes and concerns about the future and presented their research papers to one another and the Bet Din. Friends and family were able to attend and the online experience made it possible to…
Cantor Nina Fine to perform in concert
Fine is a graduate of the Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute and is a freelance cantor and educator at six different synagogues in the Orlando area. She conducts life cycle events and runs an independent online Hebrew school for unaffiliated families. Fine’s warm personality, beautiful voice, and humble spirit blesses congregants and guests as she fulfills her…
JSLI Enrolls 24th Class
The Jewish Spiritual Leaders’ Institute began it’s 23rd cohort of students studying to become Rabbis in early January 2022. JSLI’s program has always been online even before COVID. A new class is enrolling now for the fall and will join them. Students overlap with two different groups during the course of their rabbinic studies. Dean…
Suggestions for Funding your Rabbinic Studies
Finding Funding for your Rabbinic and Cantorial Studies Jewish Spiritual Leaders’ Institute is now 200 Rabbis strong. Our Rabbis are doing great work. They bring skills and life experience to our program of multi-denominational and diverse people. We are a school that is training and helping Jewish professionals fulfill the dream of becoming a Rabbi…
January 19th Ordination
Rabbi Steve Blane of Sim Shalom Jewish Universalist Online synagogue and a Bet Din convened a holy ordination and Shabbaton on January 19. Rabbi Blane and the Bet Din composed of a Rabbi from Canada and another from Idaho ordained three candidates that hailed from California and Calgary, Canada. The group gelled over the course…
12 New Clergy Ordained by JSLI
Rabbi Steve Blane of Sim Shalom Jewish Universalist online synagogue and a Bet Din convened a holy ordination and Shabbaton on the June 19th weekend online. Rabbi Blane is the Dean and Founder of the Jewish Spiritual Leaders’ Institute that was created to train clergy to meet the needs of modern Jews. The group of…
Continuing Education Webinar Series on Jewish Views of Afterlife
“Between this world and the world beyond is a window and not a wall.” Reb Simcha Raphael Ph.D. This spring on three Tuesday evenings the Jewish Spiritual Leaders’ Institute and Da’at Institute teamed up to offer continuing education to JSLI alumni and current students. Reb Simcha Raphael, PhD of Da’at Institute offered a series entitled…
Students and Alumni Attend JSLI Retreat
Jewish Spiritual Leaders’ Institute (JSLI) and Rabbi Steve Blane continues to make history with its innovative approach to a virtual school. On March 1st it held it’s second online reunion for alumni and students. JSLI classes are all online and alumni hail from North America, Europe, Australia, Israel and Japan making an in-face reunion costly…