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 Linda K. Levi Inducted onto Board of Overseers at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Linda K. Levi of Livingston, NJ, was inducted onto the Board of Overseers at the New York School of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion on September 21, 2008.  HUC-JIR/NY Board of Overseers Chair Marjorie Miller with Board Member Linda K. Levi A member of Temple B'nai Jeshuran in Short Hills, NJ, Levi has served as President of the synagogue and of its Women's Association. She is a past board member of the local chapter of the American Jewish Committee and is currently the Executive Secretary of The New Jersey Jewish News. Levi dedicates much of her personal time to volunteer work and spent a year working to create and facilitate a marketing and development plan for Daughters of Israel Geriatric Center. Rabbi Shirley Idelson, Dean of HUC-JIR/New York, said, "Linda Levi's profound understanding of the needs of Reform congregations and of the larger Jewish community will be of great assistance to our campus, as we seek to train the leaders of Reform Judaism and klal Yisrael." Levi stated, "HUC-JIR is a sacred place where it all begins, a place that creates rabbis, cantors, and educators, whose mission is to perpetuate Reform Judaism. It is an honor to serve the College-Institute and to play a role in this mission." The Board of Overseers provides support and guidance for the academic and cultural programs of HUC-JIR's New York campus. Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is the nation's oldest institution of higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism. HUC-JIR educates men and women for service to American and world Jewry as rabbis, cantors, educators, and communal service professionals, and offers graduate and post-graduate programs to scholars of all faiths. With centers of learning in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, HUC-JIR's scholarly resources comprise renowned library and museum collections, the American Jewish Archives, biblical archaeology excavations, research institutes and centers, and academic publications. HUC-JIR invites the community to an array of cultural and educational programs which illuminate Jewish history, identity, and contemporary creativity and which foster interfaith and multiethnic understanding. Visit us at www.huc.edu |
