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Make a Gift NowMaking a gift toward scholarships for the ALEPH Ordination Program supports the future of Jewish spiritual leadership and education. Your generosity removes financial barriers for aspiring spiritual leaders, ensuring that our Jewish communities have access to knowledgeable, compassionate guides who will strengthen the broader Jewish community and inspire future generations. Scroll down to learn more about each fund.
Rabbi Marcia Prager Scholarship Fund
Nurturing future leaders in Jewish Renewal
This fund is a tribute to the indomitable spirit and visionary leadership of Rabbi Marcia Prager, a trailblazer in the Jewish Renewal movement. Through this scholarship, we honor her legacy by empowering the next generation of leaders to carry forward her passion for vibrant, inclusive, and spiritually rich Judaism.
The Reb Sarah (Sandi) Cohen Hashpa’ah Scholarship Fund
For Emerging Spiritual Directors
In honor of Reb Sarah B. Cohen, DSW, LCSW—beloved teacher, spiritual director, and guide—a scholarship fund has been established to celebrate her profound legacy and mark the joyful milestone of her 90th birthday. This fund will help to carry forward Reb Sandi’s lifelong dedication to compassionate spiritual direction through supporting future students who can draw inspiration from her example.
Hazzan Jack Kessler z”l Scholarship Fund
Supporting the next generation of Jewish Renewal cantors.
Hazzan Jack Kessler, z”l (1944-2024) was the founding Director of the ALEPH Cantorial Program and founding Chair of the Hazzanut Department. He served as Director of Studies in the cantorial school and was a member of the Academic VAAD.
Rabbinic Pastor Shulamit Fagan Scholarship Fund
Empowering the next generation of Rabbinic Pastors
This fund is a tribute to the spirit and visionary leadership of Rabbinic Pastor Shulamit Fagan, a trailblazer in the creating a formal Rabbinic Pastor Program for the ALEPH Ordination Program. Through this scholarship, we honor her legacy by empowering the next generation of leaders to carry forward her passion for vibrant, inclusive, and spiritually rich Jewish chaplaincy.
Rabbi Daniel Siegel and Rabbi Hanna Tiferet Siegel Scholarship Fund
Supporting the studies of Canadian students
Scholarships are available for Canadian Rabbinic, Cantorial, Rabbinic Pastor or Hashpa’ah students (ordination stream) in the ALEPH Ordination Program (AOP). The Scholarship Fund is open to all students in any of these ordination programs who have full-time residency in Canada.