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…