JSLI Alumni turned out to respond to survey about current Jewish life engagement and Rabbi Blane was excited to hear what they had been doing since ordination.
— Rabbi Steve Blane
NEW YORK, NY, USA, November 27, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute has ordained 200+ clergy in its 12 years. Rabbi Steve Blane, Dean and Founder, along with his Board of Directors, created an online survey to ascertain what its alumni were doing since receiving ordination and how they were using their titles of Rabbi or Cantor.
The survey was simple and short for respondents who are busy Jewish professionals. JSLI was thrilled that 33% of its alumni responded. When asked, “Are you currently using your title of Rabbi or Cantor in a professional capacity?” 90% responded yes. 59% reported having a pulpit job and 75% are performing Life Cycle events.
Others reported that they were involved in Jewish Leadership, Education, Pastoral Care, High Holiday services, Summer Camps and Assisted Living Institutes to list a few.
The students who attend JSLI bring a wealth of Jewish professional experience with them which adds to the richness of the program. Each class or cohort learns together from the JSLI Teachers and each other. The program is designed for those seeking the Rabbinate as a second career or after a life long pursuit. Rabbi Blane explains, “We offer a pragmatic approach to our students and provide them with the tools to lead and guide modern Jews in the 21st Century, an era when many Jews are unaffiliated or disenfranchised from their roots.”
About Jewish Spiritual Leaders’ Institute and Sim Shalom Online Synagogue:
Sim Shalom is an interactive online Jewish Universalist synagogue which is liberal in thought and traditional in liturgy. Created in 2009 by Rabbi Steven Blane on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Sim Shalom offers a means of connecting the unconnected. Rabbi Blane and others lead accessible and short Shabbat services every Friday night using a virtual interface and additionally Sim Shalom provides online education programs, Jazz concerts, conversion and life-cycle ceremonies along with weeknight services at 7:00PM EST led by JSLI Trained Rabbis
Rabbi Blane is also the founder and director of the Jewish Spiritual Leader’s Institute,
www.jsli.net, the online professional rabbinical program and the UJUC, www.ujuc.org, the Union of Jewish Universalist Congregations.
Sim Shalom, a non profit 501 © (3) tax-exempt organization, nurtures a Jewish connection through its mission of innovative services, creative education and dynamic outreach to the global community. For more information visit www.simshalom.com or call 201-338-0165.
Carole Kivett
Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute/Sim Shalom
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Article originally published on www.einpresswire.com as Jewish Spiritual Leaders’ Institute Gives Thanks for it’s Alumni
