Cincinnati
The Ideal Home for a World-Class Rabbinic Seminary
Cincinnati is a thriving, multidenominational Jewish community with a 150-year history of educating rabbis.
Unparalleled Historic Resources and Scholarship
Klau Library
The Klau Library is home to the largest collection of Judaic and Hebraic printed material outside of Israel.
The American Jewish Archives
The AJA is the largest free-standing repository dedicated solely to the study of the American Jewish experience. It contains 60+ million pages of documents, audio-visual recordings, microfilm, and photographic images.
Distinguished Professors
A city full of diverse, accomplished teachers and leaders:
- This is a program created by rabbis, for rabbis. Our faculty will be capable of endowing students with in-depth Jewish learning, a love of knowledge, and a rigorous course of study.
- CCJ’s students will receive extensive mentoring by a distinguished faculty composed of experts in their respective fields of study.
- CCJ’s students will benefit from access to local universities including the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University for professional development in areas such as finance, administration, and development.
Low Cost, High Quality Living
- Cincinnati consistently ranks among the best cities in America for quality of life, and its cost of living is a fraction of the coastal cities where other rabbinic schools are concentrated.
- For aspiring rabbis who don’t have the financial resources or the desire to relocate to the East or West Coast, Cincinnati opens a door that was previously closed.
The Historical Hub of American Judaism
- Cincinnati is where Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise founded three major Jewish institutions: the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (now the Union for Reform Judaism), Hebrew Union College, and the Central Conference of American Rabbis.
- For 150 years, this city has been the center of Jewish religious leadership and rabbinic training.
Cincinnati’s Community Supports and Enriches Rabbinic Education
- Our Jewish community and its congregations and organizations, including the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, the Jewish Community Center, and Cincinnati Hillel, have a long history of supporting and enriching the education of rabbinic students.
- The region’s vibrant interfaith community adds yet another dimension to the dynamic education of rabbis in Cincinnati.
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If you have questions, ideas, an interest in supporting CCJ, or just want to talk, we would like to hear from you.
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