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The School of Graduate Studies, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, is a center for study, training, research, and publication in Judaic and Cognate Studies. The School, which excels in resources, faculty, library holdings, and research facilities, awards M.A., M.Phil., D.H.L., and Ph.D. degrees to men and women who are preparing for careers in teaching and scholarship. Major areas of study include: Bible and Ancient Near East, History of Biblical Interpretation, Jewish Studies in the Greco-Roman Period, Rabbinics, Jewish Religious Thought and Philosophy, and Modern Jewish History.
The School welcomes students of all faiths and nationalities who meet the high standards of scholarship for which Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is known, and who are devoted to the exploration of the Judaic heritage. History Founded in 1875, HUC-JIR is the oldest institution of higher Jewish learning in North America. With centers of learning in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, HUC-JIR offers academic and professional training for men and women seeking careers as rabbis, cantors, educators, communal service professionals, and scholars. HUC-JIR trains those who will lead in congregational, school, community, organizational, military, and university settings throughout the world. The School of Graduate Studies of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Insititute of Religion (HUC-JIR) was founded in 1947. This date is not coincidental. The major centers of Jewish learning in Germany and elsewhere in continental Europe had been destroyed by World War II and the Holocaust. It would no longer be possible to import scholars from Europe, as had been the custom of the past. It was necessary to be able to train scholars in America. At the same time, advances in scholarship of the Hebrew Bible and the appreciation of the importance of Jewish sources in the study of the New Testament led to a new reality in the non-Jewish scholarly community. There was a need for opportunities for advanced study in the areas of Hebrew Bible and in post-biblical Jewish literature. In response to the needs of both the Jewish and the non-Jewish world, the School of Graduate Studies has trained hundreds of students at both the M.A. and doctoral levels. |
