Admissions Application Request

If you have previously applied to Hebrew College, please indicate the year applied

Please check this box if you are applying to other graduate schools besides Hebrew College

Please list any awards, distinctions, or scholarships received

Please list three books you have read in the past year that were of interest to you

I hereby waive my right of access to all references should I matriculate to Hebrew College.

Please enter your children's names and ages in the box below.

College/University

College/University 1

College/University 2

College/University 3

Community & Volunteer Work #1: Please include activity, dates of participation, & offices/position held

Community & Volunteer Work #2: Please include activity, dates of participation, & offices/position held

Community & Volunteer Work #3: Please include activity, dates of participation, & offices/position held

Community & Volunteer Work #4: Please include activity, dates of participation, & offices/position held

Have you ever been convicted of a crime? If yes, please explain.

Please list any cultural and/or artistic involvements in the past year that you found particularly stimulating or significant

Have you ever been diagnosed with a learning disability? If yes, please explain and send us documentation.

Have you ever been the subject of a disciplinary inquiry or procedure in your place of employment or in an academic situation? If yes, what was the concern and what was the judgment?

If English is not your native language, how would you assess your English language proficiency?

Please enter your Hebrew name (transliterated)

How would you assess your level of Hebrew proficiency?

Have you ever been hospitalized for mental and/or emotional illness? If yes, please explain.

If you play any musical instruments, which ones do you play & how accomplished are you?

If not, please explain

Have ever had to interrupt study or work for any period of time owing to physical illness or mental/emotional issues? If yes, please explain.

Please list any of your personal interests or hobbies that you would like to share

If you are a Jew by choice, please list date of conversion and name of officiating rabbi

Have you ever been refused employment or ever been unable to hold a job because of your physical or emotional health? If yes, please explain.

Learning Experience #1 (please include name, program, and dates of attendance)

Learning Experience #2 (please include name, program, and dates of attendance)

Learning Experience #3 (please include name, program, and dates of attendance)

Are you taking any medication regularly? If yes, please list medications (you may exclude allergy medications and birth control).

For what branch of the military are you a veteran?

Please list any undergraduate or graduate music courses you have taken

Please enter your parent(s) names and ages in the box below.

If you previously enrolled for credit at Hebrew College, please indicate the enrolled year(s)

Have ever been seen by a psychologist/psychiatrist/psychotherapist? If yes, please detail when, for how long and the general nature of the issues you dealt with in therapy.

How fluent are you in reading music?

Have you ever participated in a drug, alcohol or sexual addiction recovery program? If yes, please explain.

Reference #1

Reference #2

Reference #3

Please enter any sibling(s) names and ages below.

How do you rate your sight-singing ability?

Electronic Signature (please type your full name & today's date)

How did you hear about Hebrew College?

Please enter your spouse/partner's name and age below.

Do you have any physical condition or medical problem that has required or still requires professional treatment that might limit your activity in any way? If yes, please explain.

Gender Identity (OPTIONAL: Hebrew College recognizes that gender identity is not limited to, nor always congruent with, the categories available in “Legal Sex Definition

Preferred Pronouns (OPTIONAL: Hebrew College faculty and staff would like to utilize your preferred pronouns.)

Dates Attended

Which Degree(s) did you earn

Did you Graduate?

Do you consider your academic record an adequate index of your intellectual ability?

Hebrew College

Family Information

GPA

References

Additional Information

What other graduate schools are you applying to besides Hebrew College? If you are not applying to other rabbinical schools, please write "none."

Music Experience

Name of institution/instructor and location

Musical Education 1

Musical Education 2

Musical Education 3

Musical Education 4

Musical organization and address

Dates and role

Dates of attendance and degree/certificate earned

Contact Information

Program of Interest

Marital Status

Please provide us with the following basic information about your family. You need only fill out the sections relevant to you.

• Reference #4 (optional)

If "Other", please specify

If "additional gender category/identity", please specify

Please upload a copy of your conversion document in the Application Status section of the Student Portal. You will receive login information to do so after you submit this online application.

I certify that I have personally completed each item on this application carefully, and that my statements are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that admission to or enrollment in Hebrew College may be denied if any information is found to be incomplete or inaccurate. I authorize the use of my transcripts and recommendations by the appropriate College personnel in evaluating my application to Hebrew College.

Thank you for applying to the Rabbinical School, Cantorial School or Rav-Hazzan Program of Hebrew College. You can find detailed instructions about the application process at the following links:

Rabbinic Ordination
Cantorial Ordination
Rav-Hazzan Ordination (select “Rav-Hazzan” tab)

If you want to pause in filling out these online forms and complete them later, click the "Save & Finish Later" button at the bottom of the page. You will then receive an email with a link to continue working on the application forms.

If you have any questions, please contact Rabbi Gita Karasov (gkarasov@hebrewcollege.edu), Director of Admissions and Student Life, or Laurena Rosenberg (lrosenberg@hebrewcollege.edu), Program Administrator.

Permanent Address

Current Address & Phone Number(s)

Community and Volunteer Work

Please list all post-secondary institutions of higher learning that you have attended since high school.

Emergency Contact Information

Personal History

Your honest answers to these questions will help us to learn more about you and how we can support you as a student. Answering affirmatively does not prevent qualified candidates from being admitted.