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Education & Leadership

From study to practice

We Teach People to Lead—in Communities, Classrooms, Institutions, and Industries

From beginner-friendly workshops to advanced degrees, we train people to put Jewish values to work in how they think, teach, and show up in their communities and professional lives.

Our curricula are field-tested and action-driven, so you practice what you learn right away.

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Masor School

The Cutting Edge of Jewish Education

Across degrees, certificates, and professional training, educators strengthen their practice, administrators learn to lead with clarity, and researchers craft theory and questions to move their fields forward—all grounded in Jewish values.

 

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Get a Head Start on College

High Schoolers take college-credit American Jewish University courses at participating synagogues and teen programs.

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October 8, 2026

AJU Ziegler students opt for alternative summer experiences

Students served as educators, chaplains, organizers, clergy interns and camp leaders at Jewish institutions and communities.

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October 6, 2026

American Jewish University to Celebrate 85 Years of Ziering Brandeis Camp Institute With “BCI at 85” Weekend

Generations of BCI participants, alumni, faculty and friends to gather for a weekend celebrating the legacy of one of the American Jewish community’s premier programs

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Rabbinical Training for an Evolving Jewish World

Ziegler students embrace the age-old Jewish tradition of questioning, debate, and reinvention. Cohorts wrestle with Jewish texts and challenge easy answers, crafting modern approaches that hold up in today’s congregations and communities.

 

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