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…
JSLI Class #18 Brian Serle makes the nightly news
Brian Serle of Class #18, to be ordained in June 2020, made the nightly news in La Crosse, WI over Hanukah. Watch! Here. The eight day celebration recognizes an ancient victory for the small nation of Israel at the time. “It had to do with the people who lived in Israel in that time, defending…