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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 or have been admitted to the CCAR or ACC.

Rabbinical Programs of: 

  • Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
  • Abraham Geiger College, Berlin, Germany
  • Academy for Jewish Religion, California
  • Academy for Jewish Religion, 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 Rabbinical College, Wyncote, PA
  • Seminario Rabinico Latinamericano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, Bronx, NY
  • Yeshivat Maharat, Bronx, NY
  • Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, American Jewish University, Los Angeles, CA 

Cantorial Ordination and In-Residency Cantorial Programs of: 

  • Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
  • Abraham Geiger College, Berlin, Germany
  • Academy for Jewish Religion, California
  • Academy for Jewish Religion, New York
  • Hebrew College, Newton Centre, MA
  • Jewish Theological Seminary, H. L. Miller School, New York, NY
  • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College/Gratz College - Cantorial Ordination and Masters in Jewish Music, Wyncote/Philadelphia, PA
  • Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Tel Aviv Cantorial Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel

Cantorial Certification Programs of: 

  • Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, Cantorial Certification Program
  • American Conference of Cantors (pre-2007) Certification Program
  • Cantorial Intern of the Cantors Assembly (CICA) Program