Hebrew Union College could stop ordaining Reform rabbis in Cincinnati after 147 years

The board of directors for Reform Judaism’s historic seminary is set to vote next month in New York on a proposal to stop enrolling rabbinical students in Cincinnati, citing declining enrollment.

Rabbi Michael Cook teaches a class at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in 2016.

Rabbi Michael Cook teaches a class at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in 2016.

(photo credit: JANINE SPANG VIA JTA)

ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

MARCH 21, 2022 22:39