Program Directors and Assistant Program Directors
Program Directors serve as the senior faculty member for each ordination or specialty program and are responsible for the academic and spiritual direction of their program. The Program Director is responsible for the goals, objectives, syllabi and course descriptions of their program. Each Program Director oversees 1) the development of programmatic themes, 2) the selection of faculty in consultation with Department Chairs, 3) Program evaluation in consultation with the Dean of Faculty, and 4) the assessment of faculty. It is the responsibility of the Program Director to provide leadership in which their program can evolve and flourish.
Beloved Land: Israel and Palestine Program
Rabbi Dr. Elliot Ginsberg Ph.D.
Chair of the Jewish Mysticism Department, Program Director of the AOP Beloved Land: Israel and Palestine Program, Director of Studies, and a Member of the Academic VA’AD
(he/הוא)
Cantorial Program
Hazzan Jack Kessler, z"l
(1944-2024)
Founding Director of the Cantorial Program, Chair of the Hazzanut Department, Director of Studies, and Member of the Academic VA’AD
Hazzan Abbe Lyons
Earth-Based Judaism
Rabbi Natan Margalit, Ph.D.
Interim Dean of Faculty, Chair of the Rabbinic Texts Department, Director of the Earth-Based Judaism Program, Director of Studies, and a Member of the Academic VA’AD
(he/him)
Hashpa’ah Training Program
Rabbi Shawn Israel Zevit, MHL, HDDiv.
Program Director of the Hashpa’ah Training Program, Member of the Academic VAAD, Representative of the Spiritual Circle to the VA’AD
(he/him/his)
