Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Reform Judaism (10/12) Previous Document: Question 18.6.3: The Rabbinate: How does one become a Reform Cantor? Next Document: Question 18.6.5: The Rabbinate: What other courses of study are available? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Answer: The course of study is four years. The first year is in Jerusalem, and involves 18 hours per week of Hebrew instruction. There are also classes that introduce classical texts. Students also study cantillation, the Jewish Choral literature, and the liturgical modes on which traditional Nusach is based. In years two through four, there is indepth study of the year and life cycle musical liturgy, as well as the history, structure, and theology of the liturgy. The Reform musical heritage is studied, as well as study of art music in Ladino, Yiddish, and Hebrew; the art and content of Jewish concert programming; music for all ages in the religious school. There is also study of Judaica: the traditional Jewish texts in light of the scientific investigation of modern times. There is study of theology: Buber, Kaplan, Heschel, Rosenzweig, and others. There is study of history: talmudic, medieval, or modernity. There are also coures in professional development: working in a professional setting, education principles and techniques, teaching and integration of music, organizing and directing volunteer choirs, the principles of counseling, making hospital calls, helping people with crisis. In the second and third years, students also have fieldwork opportunities. For more information, write: HUC-JIR Brookdale Center School of Sacred Music Office of the Director One West 4th Street New York NY 10012 USA Information on the program may be found on the web at [5]http://www.huc.edu/catalog/smny.html. User Contributions:Top Document: soc.culture.jewish FAQ: Reform Judaism (10/12) Previous Document: Question 18.6.3: The Rabbinate: How does one become a Reform Cantor? Next Document: Question 18.6.5: The Rabbinate: What other courses of study are available? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: SCJ FAQ Maintainer <maintainer@scjfaq.org>
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