As part of our continuing effort to bring innovative programming and resources to the Jewish community, we have established centers on Jewish women's and gender studies, on ethics, and on aging, which advances research and develops curricula on aging.

Calling on their roots in Jewish tradition and engaging creatively with contemporary society, the program centers help us heal the world as they bring vitality to our campus community.

Learn more about the academic centers of RRC…

Kolot: The Center for Jewish Women's and Gender Studies
Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism
Center for Jewish Ethics

Kolot: The Center for Jewish Women's and Gender Studies

Kolot: The Center for Jewish Women's and Gender Studies is a pioneering academic and activist center that trains rabbinical students and other Jewish leaders at RRC; advances scholarship through teaching, publications and conferences; and develops national programs to enhance the religious and spiritual lives of all Jews. The Center brings to the Jewish community insights and innovative practices from the study of gender and Judaism. 

Lori Hope Lefkowitz, Ph.D., directs Kolot. Read more …

Center for Jewish Ethics

The Center for Jewish Ethics, Levin-Leiber Program in Jewish Ethics, was established in 1994 to address Jews' struggle for ethical learning and their need for guidance as they encounter the ethical demands of contemporary life.

The Center, directed by David A. Teutsch, Ph.D., also is the host and cofounder of the groundbreaking, pluralistic Academic Coalition for Jewish Bioethics, which mounts an annual conference and a related journal. Read more

Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism

Hiddur works to advance scholarship, train rabbis and, through national programs and resources, enhance and ennoble the lives of elders across the entire spectrum of the Jewish community.

Rabbi Dayle Friedman directs Hiddur. Read more …