Course Schedule

Please visit the course catalog page to see descriptions for the courses listed below.

✔ = Required Courses

  Fall Courses C H R RP Spring Courses C H R RP
2016-2017
 Reading Post Rabbinic Texts         Halachic Process     ✔  
Transformative Themes of Reb Zalman’s Writings     ✔ ✔ Issues in Hashpa'ah & Spiritual Direction*   ✔    
Pastoral Counseling 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Pastoral Counseling 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Survey of Jewish History ✔     ✔ Deep Ecumenism ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Classical Ashkenazi Nusach: Shabbat ✔       Liturgy of the Lifecycle ✔   ✔ ✔
Hassidic Texts and Spiritual Practices (postponed until Sp17)   ✔     Liturgy: Yamim Noraim ✔      
Second Temple Rabbinic Judaism         Zohar     ✔  
Liturgy: Shabbat v’Chol ✔       Classical Ashkenazi Nusach:  Rosh HaShannah ✔      
Biblical Hebrew 101         Foundations of Jewish Philosophy & Theology     ✔ ✔
Introduction to Jewish Thought         Senior Teshuva (only for Senior Status)     ✔  
Issues of Sage-ing & Hashpa'ah*   ✔     Issues of Sageing for Clergy       ✔
Hasidism as Mysticism: The Radical Teachings of Hassidic Rebbes (Nachman)         Biblical Hebrew 102        
History of Anti-Semitism         Intro to Jewish Renewal & Reb Zalman’s Thought ✔ ✔   ✔
Maqam ✔       Non-Ashkenazi Music ✔      
A Walk Through the Siddur   ✔   ✔          
2017-2018
 Reading Post Rabbinic Texts         Halachic Process     ✔  
First Encounter with Talmud and Midrash         History of Hassidism       ✔
Biblical History & Civilization 1 ✔   ✔ ✔ Biblical History & Civilization 2 ✔   ✔ ✔
Moadim L’simcha 1     ✔   Moadim L’Simcha 2     ✔  
Modern Jewish Thought     ✔ ✔ Applied Global Music History ✔      
Pastoral Counseling 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Pastoral Counseling 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Classical Ashkenazi Nusach: Yom Kippur ✔       Classical Ashkenazi Nusach:  Shelosh Regalim ✔      
Introduction to Codes         Learning to Love Leviticus        
Jewish Feminist Thought       ✔ Jewish Life in the Middle Ages: In the Worlds of the Cross and the Crescent        
Music for the Jewish Liturgical Year       ✔ Biblical Hebrew 102        
Yesh Sod L’dvar: Themes of Jewish Mystical Tradition   ✔   ✔ Jewish Traditions of Sacred Time   ✔   ✔
Biblical Hebrew 101         Introduction to Hassidut   ✔   ✔
History of Jewish Music ✔       Tehilim ✔      
Foundations of Jewish Practice ✔ ✔   ✔ Senior Teshuva (only for Senior Status)     ✔  
2018-2019
 Reading Post Rabbinic Texts         Halachic Process     ✔  
Pastoral Counseling 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Pastoral Counseling 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Survey of Jewish History ✔     ✔ Omnibus Music (various genres) ✔      
Classical Ashkenazi Nusach: Shabbat ✔       Deep Ecumenism ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Tanya         Liturgy of the Lifecycle ✔   ✔ ✔
Second Encounter with Talmud and Midrash         Zohar     ✔  
Jewish Emancipation Period         Classical Ashkenazi Nusach: Rosh HaShannah ✔      
Liturgy: Festivals ✔       Third Encounter with Talmud and Midrash        
Jewish Bioethics and the Role of Jewish Clergy       ✔ Emergence of Jewish Historical Consciousness        
Biblical Hebrew 101         Mikraot G’dolot        
Introduction to Jewish Thought         Midrash from a Renewal Perspective ✔     ✔
Sacred Text & Hashpa'ah (cohort 5)*   ✔     Biblical Hebrew 102        
Transformative Themes of Reb Zalman’s Writings     ✔ ✔ Intro to Jewish Renewal & Reb Zalman’s Thought ✔ ✔   ✔
Maqam ✔       Senior Teshuva (only for Senior Status)     ✔  
A Walk Through the Siddur   ✔   ✔          
2019-2020
 Reading Post Rabbinic Texts         Halachic Process     ✔  
Biblical History & Civilization 1 ✔   ✔ ✔ Biblical History & Civilization 2 ✔   ✔ ✔
Moadim L’simcha 1     ✔   Moadim L’Simcha 2     ✔  
Modern Jewish Thought     ✔ ✔ Jewish Traditions of Sacred Time   ✔   ✔
Pastoral Counseling 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Pastoral Counseling 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Classical Ashkenazi Nusach: Yom Kippur ✔       Classical Ashkenazi Nusach: Shelosh Regalim ✔      
Hassidic Texts and Spiritual Practices   ✔     Foundations of Jewish Philosophy & Theology     ✔ ✔
Second Temple Rabbinic Judaism         Issues of Sageing for Clergy       ✔
Liturgy: Shabbat v’Chol ✔       Introduction to Hassidut   ✔   ✔
Yesh Sod L’dvar: Themes of Jewish Mystical Tradition   ✔   ✔ Non-Ashkenazi Music ✔      
Biblical Hebrew 101         Biblical Hebrew 102        
First Encounter with Talmud and Midrash         Senior Teshuva (only for Senior Status)     ✔  
Jewish Music History ✔       Applied Global Jewish Music ✔      
Tehilim ✔                
Issues of Sage-ing & Hashpa'ah (cohort 5)*   ✔              
Foundations of Jewish Practice ✔ ✔   ✔          
2020-2021 Reading Post Rabbinic Texts         Halachic Process     ✔  
Pastoral Counseling 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Pastoral Counseling 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Survey of Jewish History ✔     ✔ Deep Ecumenism ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Transormative Themes of Reb Zalman's Writings     ✔ ✔ Liturgy of the Lifecycle ✔   ✔ ✔
Introduction to Codes         Zohar     ✔  
Jewish Feminist Thought       ✔ Third Encounter with Talmud and Midrash        
Second Encounter w/Talmud & Midrash         Senior Teshuva     ✔  
Classical Ashkenazi Nusach: Shabbat ✔       History of Hasidism        
Music for the Jewish Liturgical Year       ✔ Learning to Love Leviticus        
Maqam ✔       Jewish Life in the Middle Ages: : In the Worlds of the Cross and the Crescent        
Hasidism as Mysticism: The Radical Teachings of Hassidic Rebbes (Nachman)         Classical Ashkenazi Nusach: Rosh HaShannah ✔      
Biblical Hebrew 101         Liturgy: Yamim Noraim        
A Walk Through the Siddur   ✔   ✔  Intro to Jewish Renewal & Reb Zalman's Thought ✔ ✔   ✔
Introduction to Jewish Thought         Biblical Hebrew 102        
2021-2022 Reading Post Rabbinic Texts         Halachic Process     ✔  
Pastoral Counseling 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Pastoral Counseling 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Biblical History & Civilization 1 ✔   ✔ ✔ Biblical History & Civilization 2 ✔   ✔ ✔
Moadim L'Simcha 1     ✔   Moadim L'Simcha 2     ✔  
Modern Jewish Thought     ✔ ✔ Emergence of Jewish Historical Consciousness        
Yesh Sod L'Dvar: Themes of Jewish Mystical Tradition   ✔   ✔ Mikraot G'dolot        
Liturgy: Festvals ✔       Midrash from a Renewal Perspective ✔     ✔
First Encounter w/Talmud & Midrash         Omnibus Music Class ✔      
Classical Ashkenazi Nusach: Yom Kippur ✔       Classical Ashkenazi Nusach: Shelosh Regalim ✔      
Tanya         Jewish Traditions of Sacred Time   ✔   ✔
Jewish Emancipation Period         Biblical Hebrew 102        
Jewish Bioethics and the Role of Jewish Clergy       ✔ Senior Teshuva     ✔  
Jewish Music History ✔       Applied Global Jewish Music ✔      
Foundations of Jewish Practice ✔ ✔   ✔ Introduction to Hassidut        
Biblical Hebrew 101                  
2022-2023 Reading Post Rabbinic Texts         Halachic Process     ✔  
Pastoral Counseling 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Pastoral Counseling 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Survey of Jewish History ✔     ✔ Deep Ecumenism ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Transformative Themes of Reb Zalman's Writings     ✔ ✔ Liturgy of the Lifecycle ✔   ✔ ✔
Second Temple Rabbinic Judaism         Zohar     ✔  
Introduction to Jewish Thought         Senior Teshuva (only for Senior Status)     ✔  
Liturgy: Shabbat v'Chol ✔       Liturgy: Yamim Noraim ✔      
Second Encounter w/Talmud & Midrash         Third Encounter w/Talmud and Midrash        
Classical Ashkenazi Nusach: Shabbat ✔       Classical Ashkenazi Nusach: Rosh HaShannah ✔      
Music for the Jewish Liturgical Year       ✔ Issues of Sage-ing for Clergy       ✔
Maqam ✔       Foundations of Jewish Philosophy & Theology     ✔ ✔
Hasidism as Mysticism: Radical Teachings of Hasidic Rebbes (Nachman)         Introduction to Jewish Renewal and Reb Zalman's Thought ✔ ✔   ✔
Biblical Hebrew 101         Biblical Hebrew 102        
A Walk Through the Siddur   ✔   ✔ Tehilim        
Mishnayot                  
C = Cantorial Program
H = Hashpa'ah Program
R = Rabbinic Program
RP = Rabbinic Pastor Program
* Hashpah'ah Program only