Certificate in Global Jewish Growth

Master the Jewish Community

Earn a Certificate in Global Jewish Growth from Hebrew Seminary
 

Do you want to get to know the trends and changemakers in the Jewish world today? Who are the leaders bringing innovation to the Jewish tradition and charting the future course of the Jewish people? Who are the leaders to whom we turn in moments of crisis, and who are the leaders who dedicate their work towards solving the biggest challenges facing the Jewish community?

Apply now to be a student in Hebrew Seminary’s new Certificate Program in Global Jewish Growth. This course of study is designed for aspiring and current professionals and lay leaders seeking a deeper understanding of the developing trends across the Jewish globe.

Applications for the Fall 2025 Global Jewish Growth Certificate Program are due August 26, 2025.

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Program Information

Such topics to be addressed in this course of study include:

  • antisemitism
  • the Israel-Palestine conflict
  • the lives of Jews of color
  • issues unique to LGBTQ+ Jews
  • inclusion for Jews with varying hearing statuses and disabilities
  • interfaith dialogue
  • pastoral responses to mental health
  • creative and entrepreneurial approaches to Jewish outreach.

The Certificate in Global Jewish Growth will be awarded to Certificate students who complete the Certificate Program requirements during the Kehillah (“Community”) hour of “Kehillah & Tefillah” (Hebrew for “Community & Prayer”), meeting virtually in the Fall 2025 semester on Tuesdays 12:00-1:00 PM CT. Certificate students are welcome but not required to remain for Tefillah (“Prayer”), 1:00-1:30 PM CT.

*Certificate students are required to attend the Kehillah hour, focused on Kehillah (“Community”). The final half-hour of each session, focused on Tefillah (“Prayer”), is required for participating rabbinical and pararabbinic students. Prospective rabbinic students and prospective pararabbinic students enrolled in the Certificate Program and wishing to apply their credit from “Kehillah & Tefillah” toward their rabbinic or pararabbinic education must attend the full 1.5 hours of each session.

Students pursuing a Certification in Global Jewish Growth must complete the 2 assignments pertaining to Presentations from the Kehillah (Jewish “Community”) portions of the course. Students pursuing a Certificate in Global Jewish Growth must meet the following requirements:

  • Synchronous attendance of at least 75% of Presentations
  • Satisfactory completion of the 2 Presentation-related assignments
  • Full payment of the combined $360 fee for the Certificate and tuition “Kehillah & Tefillah” course


*Synchronous learning in the Certificate Program in Global Jewish Growth takes place in the “Kehillah & Tefillah” course, scheduled in the Fall of 2025 for Tuesdays 12:00-1:30 PM, but Certificate students are only required to attend each session’s first hour, focused on Kehillah (“Community”). The final half-hour of each session, focused on Tefillah (“Prayer”), is required for participating rabbinical and pararabbinic students. Prospective rabbinic students and prospective pararabbinic students enrolled in the Certificate Program and wishing to apply their credit from “Kehillah & Tefillah” toward their rabbinic or pararabbinic education must attend the full 1.5 hours of each session. Note that Hebrew Seminary’s Rabbinical School Graduation Requirements include 4 semesters of “Kehillah & Tefillah,” and Hebrew Seminary’s Pararabbinic Program Graduation Requirements include 1 semester of “Kehillah & Tefillah.”

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All classes are currently held virtually and are open to Rabbinic and Pararabbinic students, as well as auditing students from around the world.

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