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\n The Future of Rabbinic Leadership\n <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Ziegler is in a period of growth and reimagination, responding to profound changes in Jewish life, leadership, and education.<\/p>\n

As the role of the rabbi evolves, so must rabbinic training\u2014expanding beyond classical mastery to include leadership, communication, and real-world community impact.<\/p>\n

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\n \n AJU Celebrates Ordination and Graduation of Future Jewish Leaders\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n

\n American Jewish University (AJU) proudly marked a milestone this May with the graduation and ordination of students from the Masor School for Jewish Education and Leadership and the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies.\u00a0On May 18, the Masor School celebrated graduates …\n <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n Learn more<\/span>\n \n <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n Rabbis of LA | Rabbi Candice Levy Chose the Classroom Over the Bima\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n

\n Rabbi Candice Levy \u2014 a full-time lecturer at American Jewish University\u2019s Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies \u2014 knew early on where she would land. As a high schooler at YULA and a student at Yeshiva University\u2019s Stern College for Women, …\n <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n Learn more<\/span>\n \n <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Beyond the Classroom<\/h2>\n \n

Ziegler study extends far beyond the classroom\u2014combining scholarship, mentorship, and spiritual practice to shape leaders prepared to guide modern communities.<\/p>\n\n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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\n Standing in the Legacy of Modern Jewish Visionaries\n <\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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From Simon Greenberg and Abraham Joshua Heschel to Mordecai Kaplan\u2014Zielger follows in the footsteps of leaders who modeled intellectual rigor, spiritual depth, and moral courage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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Choosing the rabbinate<\/div>\n \n

Answer the Call to Rabbinic Leadership<\/h2>\n \n

Choosing the rabbinate is a profound commitment to Torah, community, and spiritual leadership. Learn more about the Ziegler approach to rabbinical training.<\/p>\n\n \n \n \n Explore Ziegler FAQs<\/span>\n \n <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-block-left-sidebar.blade.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/ziegler-rabbinical-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/ziegler-rabbinical-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/ziegler-rabbinical-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/ziegler-rabbinical-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/ziegler-rabbinical-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/ziegler-rabbinical-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141,"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/ziegler-rabbinical-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/ziegler-rabbinical-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/ziegler-rabbinical-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}