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The vision of the school is to open up the synagogues and to really engage and inspire, and be inspired by the greater Jewish community and the world at large. 

Rabbi Saul Strosberg, Class of ‘05  

 
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Our mission is to professionally train open Modern Orthodox rabbis who will lead the Jewish community and shape its spiritual and intellectual character in consonance with modern and open Orthodox values and commitments.

We are deeply committed to:

  • Inspiring a passionate commitment to the study of Torah in all its rich forms and the scrupulous observance of Halakha.
  • Cultivating spirituality - God-consciousness, piety, and ethical sensitivity - and integrating it into all learning, religious practice and worldly pursuits.
  • Encouraging intellectual openness, questioning, and critical thinking as essential components of one's full service to God (avodat Hashem).
  • Affirming the shared covenantal bond between all Jews. Promoting love of all Jews (ahavat Yisrael) and actively pursuing the positive and respectful interaction of all Jewish movements.
  • Recognizing the need to enhance and expand the role of women in talmud Torah, the halakhic process, religious life and communal leadership within the bounds of Halakha.
  • Recognizing Eretz Yisrael as our homeland and affirming the religious and historical significance of the State of Israel for all Jews in Israel and the Diaspora.
  • Affirming the shared divine image (tzelem Elokim) of all people, our responsibility to improve the world and our capacity to be enriched by it.
  • Living our personal, family, and public lives guided by the highest ethical standards, reflective of moral rectitude and sanctification of God's name (kiddush shem Shamayim).

 

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