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Hebrew Union College

The campus of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 21, 2019. (Warren LeMay via Creative Commons)
Posted inU.S.

A rabbinical school turf war brews in Ohio over Hebrew Union College’s assets

by Andrew Lapin May 29, 2026May 29, 2026

(JTA) — Days after Hebrew Union College graduated its final rabbinical class in Cincinnati, a new Jewish seminary has its eyes on the school’s campus — and wants the state […]

Last April, opponents of Hebrew Union College's restructuring plan held a "Rally for our Rabbis" on the school's Cincinnati campus. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Lew Ebstein)
Posted inU.S.

Hebrew Union College to end 4 graduate programs, including 2 in Cincinnati

by Andrew Lapin October 25, 2023
Four Stabucks cups, each with a name handwritten on it: Rivka, Ezra, Avi, and Talia
Posted inU.S.

A new study explains why Starbucks can’t spell your Jewish name

by Andrew Silow-Carroll and JTA September 12, 2022September 12, 2022
The S.H. and Helen R. Scheuer Chapel on the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (Photo/JTA-Ady Manory)
Posted inUncategorized, Opinion

Want more Reform rabbis? Stop turning away Jews in interfaith relationships

Edmund Case by Edmund Case and Forward March 30, 2022March 30, 2022
The campus of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 21, 2019. HUC's board of directors is considering a new proposal to stop admitting rabbinical students to its Cincinnati campus. (Photo/JTA-Warren LeMay via Creative Commons)
Posted inNews

Hebrew Union College could shutter Cincinnati seminary where it has trained Reform rabbis for 147 years

by Andrew Lapin and JTA March 21, 2022March 21, 2022
(Photo/JTA-Denver Post via Getty Images; Graphic/David A.M. Wilensky)
Posted inOpinion

Our Reform leaders sinned. Should we still sing songs they wrote?

by Josh Katz and Forward December 3, 2021
(Illustration/Forward)
Posted inReligion

Eulogized for championing women, Reform leader now accused of abusing them

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld and Forward November 11, 2021
Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk speaking at Temple Sinai in Denver, Colorado in 1968, three years before he became the president of the Reform movement's rabbinical school. (Photo/JTA-Denver Post via Getty Images)
Posted inU.S.

6 men and a ‘good old boys’ culture harmed students at Reform movement’s rabbinical school, report concludes

Philissa CramerAsaf Elia-Shalev by Philissa Cramer, Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA November 9, 2021November 10, 2021
Rabbi Mary Zamore, the executive director of the Women's Rabbinic Network (Photo/JTA-Steve Shawl)
Posted inU.S.

The Reform movement is investigating itself over history of rabbinic sexual misconduct

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA August 13, 2021August 13, 2021
Lena Sclove is a prospective rabbinical student whose husband is Hindu. (Photo/Mahip Rathore)
Posted inReligion

As more American Jews intermarry, seminaries face calls to ordain intermarried rabbis

Alix Wall by Alix Wall and Forward February 9, 2021February 11, 2021

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