November 13, 2025 | 22 Heshvan 5786
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Reimagining Jewish learning and leadership for an interconnected world.
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Parashat Chayei Sara | Candlelighting 4:04 PM EST
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Hebrew College Receives Ally Challenge Grant from CJP's Center for Combating Antisemitism
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Hebrew College's Miller Center for Interreligious Learning & Leadership has been awarded an Ally Challenge Grant from Combined Jewish philanthropies' (CJP) Center for Combating Antisemitism. These grants will promote allyship across Jewish and non-Jewish communities through relationship building and meaningful action. “We are most grateful to CJP for providing us with funding to work in partnership with Newton Interfaith Leaders Association on this timely and urgently needed initiative,” says Miller Center Director Rabbi Or Rose. “While global and national events can feel overwhelming, there is concrete work we can all do in our neighborhoods and townships. This grant allows us to roll up our sleeves and engage in the sacred work of cultivating allyship in a very challenging time.”
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MATAROT: HEBREW COLLEGE CENTER FOR JEWISH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING & LEADERSHIP
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Taking Care of Jewish Educators: “Judaism, Well-Being, and Resilience: Making Space for Uncertainty and Joy.”
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This winter, Jewish educators are invited to challenge their thinking and deepen their practice through a short, innovative, online course offered by MaTaRoT: Hebrew College's Center for Jewish Professional Learning & Leadership. “Our newest short course, taught by talented educator Rabbi Batya Ellinoy`23 (right), focuses on weaving Jewish wisdom into our everyday lives to support and nurture our well-being and resilience—something we all could use as we care for our learners and ourselves in our sacred work as Jewish educators,” says Susan Morrel, Director of Field Experience and Senior Advisor in Jewish Education.
Watch a video introduction to Rabbi Ellinoy's course...
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View all MaTaRoT's professional development offerings for educators.
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Abraham merited to achieve a level of sacred speech because of his deep sense of humility. Even though God promised Abraham that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars, he still saw himself humbly as an eved haShem—a servant of God. What does it mean to reach such a level of sacred speech? I believe it occurs when we realize the full potential of our words. When we recognize that every single moment is an opportunity to either bring holiness or destruction into our world—that is when we reach this high level of sacred speech.
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Poetry and Song as Midrash in Motion
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Join us for our second evening of poetry on Tuesday, December 2 at Hebrew College, featuring poet Matthew Lippman, author of eight poetry collections, including his latest, King of the Jews (Ben Yehudah Press 2025). “How does one respond to the terror of Oct 7? For Matthew Lippman, it’s through poetry. In King of the Jews, Lippman names many who perished, were kidnapped, held hostage. He names friends, students, rock stars, too. Lippman honors—and loves—them all. He even anoints them king, King of the Jews,” writes Diane Gottlieb, editor of Manna Songs: Stories of Jewish Culture & Heritage.
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Israel Women's Network: Advancing Gender Equality in Israel
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On Wednesday, November 5, shared-campus partner The Jewish Women's Archive hosted a conversation for campus staff with Tal Hochman (right), Executive Director of the Israel Women’s Network, an Israeli nonprofit organization that has been working for over four decades to advance gender equality through legislation, policy change, legal action, research, and public awareness campaigns. Hochman spoke about the impact of the war on women in Israel, including economic challenges, increasing violence against women, the experiences of vulnerable and marginalized populations, and the experience of military service on women and their families.
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Catch up on recent Hebrew College news and stories, including articles about faculty, students, and alumni who have been recognized for their work and scholarship here.
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Dancing in Prayer: Hadar Ahuvia’s “Field Work”
November 20 | 6:30 PM Reception | Concert 7:00 PM | Hebrew College
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For dancer, choreographer, and Hebrew College rabbinical student Hadar Ahuvia, movement is more than activity. In her November Soul Sounds performance, “Field Work”, Ahuvia invites audiences to witness a meeting of Jewish liturgical tradition with contemporary dance. Through improvisation, collaboration, and deep listening, this staged performance will forgo spectacle in pursuit of subtle transformation that we associate with prayer, avodah, or spiritual labor.
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The Soul Sounds concert and performance series is sponsored by Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation; Suzanne Priebatsch; Susan and James Snider; Diane Troderman; and an anonymous donor.
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RABBINICAL SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE 2025
For Prospective Rabbinical Students
In-person: Monday, November 17 | 8 AM-5 PM | Hebrew College
Virtual: Sunday, December 7 | 2-5 PM | Zoom
Join us for an in-person or virtual Ta Sh’ma (Come & Hear) to experience Hebrew College’s vibrant, pluralistic rabbinical program.
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POETRY SALON
Poetry Night with Matthew Lippman
Tuesday, December 2 | 7-8:30 PM | Hebrew College
A second evening of poetry featuring poet Matthew Lippman, author of eight poetry collections including his most recent, King of the Jews (Ben Yehuda Press 2025).
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FILM SCREENING
"Janis Ian: Breaking Silence"
Wednesday, December 3 | 6:30-8:30 PM | Coolidge Corner Theater
Join Hebrew College and campus partners Keshet and The Jewish Women’s Archive for a screening of “Janis Ian: Breaking Silence”, a new documentary that chronicles the singer-songwriter’s multi-decade career producing work to celebrate the humanity we share across lines of difference.
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NEW! TAMID OF HEBREW COLLEGE FREE ONE-HOUR LEARNING
GROW December: The Tapestry of Jewish Peoplehood Today
Wednesday, December 10 | 12-1 PM | Zoom
Join Rabbi Neal Gold will explore the complex web of cultures, ideologies, ethnicities, and experiences that make up contemporary Jewish life and peoplehood.
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SOUL SOUNDS HANNUKAH CONCERT
Hidden Light: Hannukah Melodies Lost and Found
Thursday, December 11 | 6:30 PM Latkes & Bumuelos | 7 PM Concert | Hebrew College
Bless darkness, seek light, and play in shadows with melodies and stories from around the Jewish world. Featuring Rabbi Yosef Goldman, Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer, Abigale Reisman, and Nadav Brenner.
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SUPPORT JEWISH LEARNING & LEADERSHIP IN OUR DIVERSE AND INTERCONNECTED WORLD
Please help open the doors of Jewish learning to students of all backgrounds and ages—and join Hebrew College in making our lives more meaningful, our communities more vibrant, and our world more whole. Your gift of any amount will make a real difference. Make a gift.
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