AJR Newsletter 2024-2025 | Page 9

Ordination students now complete a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education( CPE) as part of their training.
Fieldwork Support Seminars( FWSS) are now for academic credit.
New courses in response to needs of the contemporary Jewish community including: Responding to Antisemitism, Comparative Religion, and Peace Studies.
Increased focus on Professional Skills, new course in pluralistic approaches to Life Cycle events, more focus on homiletics, and new clergy formation seminars.
AJR ' s new rabbinical curriculum continues to train our students in core areas of Jewish text and tradition while preparing our graduates to tackle the challenges facing the Jewish community today.

New + Improved AJR Curriculum

Revised and Improved Curriculum Fall 2025

Ordination students now complete a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education( CPE) as part of their training.
Fieldwork Support Seminars( FWSS) are now for academic credit.
New courses in response to needs of the contemporary Jewish community including: Responding to Antisemitism, Comparative Religion, and Peace Studies.
Increased focus on Professional Skills, new course in pluralistic approaches to Life Cycle events, more focus on homiletics, and new clergy formation seminars.
AJR ' s new rabbinical curriculum continues to train our students in core areas of Jewish text and tradition while preparing our graduates to tackle the challenges facing the Jewish community today.
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