The Return of Liberal Rabbinic Education to Berlin

Abstract

In Berlin two rabbinical seminaries, a Reform and Conservative, have recently been established. The historical and intellectual roots of these institutions in the nineteenth century is sketched, and then contrasted with the present curriculum and the religious profile of the students. Some theological questions for the future of these projects conclude the article.

Keywords

• Abraham Geiger College
• Zacharias Frankel College
• the School of Jewish Theology
• rabbinic education in Berlin