The Union for Reform Judaism supports the Central Conference of American Rabbis’ and American Conference of Cantors’ standards in determining usage of the titles rabbi and/or cantor in the context of our Movement-wide conferences, publications, and social media platforms.
The CCAR and ACC deem rabbinic and/or cantorial ordination/investiture bestowed as noted below from the following accredited academic institutions sufficient to meet the guidelines for the usage of the titles rabbi or cantor in a Reform Movement setting. Therefore, please choose the title Rabbi or Cantor only if you meet these guidelines.
In-Residency Rabbinical Programs of:
- Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, four campuses
- Abraham Geiger College, Berlin, Germany
- Academy of Jewish Religion, California and New York
- Hebrew College, Newton Centre, MA
- Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, NY
- Leo Baeck College, London, United Kingdom
- Levisson Instituut, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University, New York, NY
- Reconstructionist Rabbinic College, Wyncote, PA
- Seminario Rabinico Latinamericano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, Riverdale, New York, NY
- Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, American Jewish University, Los Angeles, CA
In-Residency Cantorial Programs of:
- Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, four campuses
- Abraham Geiger College, Berlin, Germany
- Academy for Jewish Religion, California and New York
- Hebrew College, Newton Centre, MA
- Jewish Theological Seminary, H. L. Miller School, New York, NY
- RRC & Gratz College-Masters in Jewish Music, Wyncote/Philadelphia, PA
- Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Tel Aviv Seminary, Tel Aviv, Israel
Cantorial Certification Programs of:
- American Conference of Cantors (pre-2007) Certification Program
- Cantor’s Assembly CICA Internship Program
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