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Our Students
Like the Academy itself, our students are unique. They are
dynamic men and women who have achieved success in their
chosen careers and are now fulfilling their long-held dream
of becoming rabbis, cantors
and chaplains.
In just a few short years, our student body has more than tripled and we
currently have 65 students. While the majority live in the Greater Los Angeles
area, there are students who have commuted weekly from Arizona, New Mexico,
Nevada, Colorado, Texas, Northern California and San Diego. They have garnered
success in such fields as medicine, law, performing arts, academia and business
while establishing extensive backgrounds in Jewish education and service.
Together, they personify the tremendous dedication and determination necessary
to undertake the Academy's rigorous academic program.
Our students have a great and laudable passion for Judaism and a deep-rooted
calling to serve the Jewish community. Upon graduating, they
are well-prepared to work in a variety of settings. They are being hired
by Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist and Renewal synagogues, day schools,
hospitals, universities and other communal organizations across the country.
Several of our alumni have founded now-thriving transdenominational congregations
with a particular emphasis on reaching out to the unaffiliated. Because
of their unique training, our graduates are able to reach out and bring
the real beauty of Judaism to Jews of all denominations as well as to those
who might otherwise drift away. |
