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Jewish universities and colleges in the U.S. include: American Jewish University, formerly University of Judaism and Brandeis-Bardin Institute (merged), Los Angeles, California. Gratz College, Melrose Park, Pennsylvania; Florida Hebrew University, Aventura, Florida; Hebrew College, Newton Centre, Massachusetts
American Jewish University (AJU) is a private Jewish university in Los Angeles, California. It was formed in 2007 from the merger of the University of Judaism and Brandeis-Bardin Institute . AJU's academic division includes the College of Arts and Sciences, the Fingerhut School of Education, The David L. Lieber Graduate School, and the Ziegler ...
Following is a listing of rabbinical schools, organized by denomination.The emphasis of the training will differ correspondingly: Orthodox Semikha centers on the study of Talmud-based halacha (Jewish law), while in other programs, the emphasis may shift to "the other functions of a modern rabbi such as preaching, counselling, and pastoral work.” [1] [2] Conservative Yeshivot occupy a ...
Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life. The Yitzchak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life is a center for Jewish cultural, religious and spiritual education at the University of California, Los Angeles. [9] [10] [11] The Hillel has been home to the Academy since the new building was dedicated in 2002. [12]
The Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles originally housed The Skirball Museum. The museum collection moved to the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles when the Center opened in 1996. The Skirball Cultural Center is independent of HUC, however, both organizations continue to collaborate on select programs and ...
The Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and Israel’s invasion of Gaza, have torn open long-standing divisions within the American Jewish community over questions of Zionism, nationalism and Palestine.
The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles is a local Jewish publication that is most noted for its interviews of Jewish celebrities and important figures in the Los Angeles Jewish community; [59] as well as its features in local Jewish culture and events as well as news coverage of events affecting the community as well as other areas of the ...
The B'nai B'rith Lodge on South Union Avenue in Westlake served as a hub for the Jewish community and later as the heart of the labor movement in L.A. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times)