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 HUC-JIR Cantorial Faculty Lead Inaugural Events at Jewish Institute of Cantorial Arts (JICA) at Abraham Geiger Kolleg, Berlin HUC-JIR faculty, including Cantor Bruce Ruben, Director of the School of Sacred Music, Cantors Josee Wolff, Eli Schleifer, Yvon Shore, and Joyce Rosenzweig, attended the opening of the Abraham Geiger Kolleg's cantorial school September 12-14, 2008. Geiger Cantorial Director Mimi Sheffer organized a series of concerts and classes throughout the weekend. Cantor Ruben sang Shacharit service at the historic Rykestrasse Synagogue and performed at the Sunday evening concert in honor of the occasion. Cantors Wolff, Shore, and Schleifer taught master classes and performed with Joyce Rosenzweig in the Sunday concert.  JICA opening weekend: Professor Eliyahu Schleifer and Cantor Dr. Bruce Ruben of HUC-JIR, with all participating cantors  Cantor Josee Wolff, Director of Student Placement at HUC-JIR, at the farewell concert  Sunday Farewell Concert ensemble. Read Cantor Ruben's speech here 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 |
