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.

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

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

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?

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

If not, 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

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)

For what branch of the military are you a veteran?

Please list any undergraduate or graduate music courses you have taken

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

How fluent are you in reading music?

Reference #1

Reference #2

Reference #3

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?

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

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

• 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.

Please share your preferred name (or nickname) here, which may match your first name. Your legal name will be used on official records such as transcripts and financial aid letters.

Do you identify as a Jew of Color?

The questions below are intended to assess what kinds of support you may need while in Rabbinical or Cantorial school. The programs are academically rigorous and emotionally demanding.

It is helpful for us to know about any challenges from the outset so that we can be in conversation about what types of accommodations or supports you may need.

We encourage you to answer these questions honestly and openly. Answers to these questions will not prevent a qualified candidate from being admitted to our programs.

What support do you anticipate needing from us to succeed in our program?

What obstacles may get in the way of you succeeding in our program?

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