RRC offers an intimate learning community with a distinctive approach to rabbinical education. The College's rigorous five-year program of study exposes you to the unique Reconstructionist view of Judaism as an evolving civilization. You'll join a diverse mix of recent college graduates and accomplished professionals, all seeking leadership roles in the Jewish community. Our graduates serve not only as congregational rabbis, but also as Hillel directors, senior professionals in Jewish organizations and educational settings, and as chaplains.
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Growing up Deaf in the mainstream means that one lives a minority experience. Some people might say that that being Jewish in North America also constitutes a minority experience. The heavy metal and punk music genres of the late 1970s and early- to mid-1980s often spoke to confusion, rage and alienation—feelings that sometimes emerge from the experience of being “different.”

The band Twisted Sister, in particular, had a significant impact on my youth and development because in addition to speaking to alienation, the band expressed support for non-conformity and pride in being who you are. As an adolescent growing up in New York City, I found that the lyrics of Twisted Sister songs were my Torah.

It doesn't matter what the others think,
what counts is do you like you?
You think you're drownin' but you'll never sink
just do what you wanna do.  
 
From Lookin' Out for Number 1

PS: Let’s not over-analyze it; after all it’s only rock and roll.

Rabbi Darby Jared Leigh
Assistant Rabbi, Bnai Keshet Reconstructionist Synagogue

Watch Darby as an RRC student, as he describes his rabbinic mission to push beyond boundaries and limits.

Learn more about Darby's path to the rabbinate.