• Developing Jewish professional and lay leaders to transmit and apply to contemporary life the sustaining values, responsibilities and texts of our tradition;
• Applying the open and pluralistic spirit of the Reform movement to the study of the great issues of Jewish life and thought.
• Advancing the critical study of Jewish culture and related disciplines in accordance with the highest standards of modern academic scholarship.

Mission
HUC-JIR serves as:

• The educational and intellectual center of Reform Judaism:
• Training and sustaining rabbis, cantors, communal and educational professionals throughout their careers for service to Reform Judaism and klal Yisrael;
• Providing higher learning for scholars of religion of all faiths;
• Supporting the educational and spiritual growth of lay leadership for the Reform movement;
• Creating and disseminating scholarly research and publication;
• Preserving and providing access to library, archival and museum resources;
• Working with Jewish institutions worldwide to enhance Jewish life, learning and values and to shape the Jewish experience of the future.

• A Jewish religious community built on God, Torah, avodah, mitzvot, and Tikkun Ha-olam:
• Integrating Jewish tradition, academic knowledge and professional competence in the development of our students;
• Creating a religious community that gives meaning to the educational experience and provides a model for students to take with them into their lives and work;
• Instilling in its members exceptional leadership skills and spiritual growth enabling them to become catalysts of transformation in the creation of vibrant Jewish communities.

• An innovative resource and learning center working with Reform congregations and leaders, the Jewish organizational world and the religious and academic community at large;
• Providing a forum for creative Jewish thought;
• Acknowledging and supporting a diverse community of scholars, students and staff committed to academic freedom and rigor;
• Contributing to the real-life decisions and growth of the Reform Jewish community worldwide;
• Sustaining a vital relationship with the People and the Land by cultivating the growth of Reform Judaism in Israel.

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