Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) is originally an American institution, serving as an Israel-based anchor for American Reform Judaism in Israel. As a sponsor of archeological excavations in Aroer and Dan, HUC-JIR achieved a very high reputation for quality work, and the antiquities authority of the state of Israel has worked very closely with them since 1963. You can learn more about the work of HUC-JIR if you wish to see their website at www.huc.edu.
Shabbat morning services began at 9:30, led by the director of the Israeli cantorial program, Dr. Professor Eliyahu Schleifer, and the dean of the rabbinic program, Rabbi Na’aman Kelman. Jane Taves had one of three aliyot on the pulpit this morning.
After services and a lovely Kiddush and motzi, we briefly toured the HUC-JIR campus, seeing the library, the archeological center and the classroom building.
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