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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