Jewish Communal Service Certificate

Program Website: https://www.towson.edu/cla/departments/familystudies/grad/jewish-service-certificate/

Program Director: Dr. Hana Bor
Phone: 410-704-5026
Email: hbor@towson.edu

The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Jewish Communal Service is a 20-unit graduate program that prepares professional leaders for careers in the Jewish community. Students train for positions in a variety of settings, including Jewish Federations, Jewish Family Services, Jewish Community Centers, Jewish camps, Hillel, Jewish organizational life and synagogues. Core components include three graduate Jewish studies courses, three professional courses, a practicum seminar and a final project. All courses are selected with the approval of the Program Director.

Through the Baltimore Hebrew Institute, students can earn scholarships, fellowships and program enrichment.

Admission Requirements

Application deadlines and a full listing of materials required for admission can be found on the website.

Certificate Requirements

Jewish Studies Courses
Select one of the following:3
JDST 600
BIBLICAL LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION
JDST 630
MEDIEVAL JEWISH HISTORY
JDST 631
JEWS IN THE MODERN WORLD
JDST 666
INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH THOUGHT
JDST 680
INTRODUCTION TO RABBINIC LITERATURE AND HISTORY
JDST 685
JEWISH LAW AND ETHICS
Select one course in Contemporary Jewish Studies. Examples of courses include:3
JDST 610
DIASPORA JEWISH COMMUNITIES
JDST 611
AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY
JDST 650
SPECIAL TOPICS IN JUDAIC STUDIES
JDST 663
CONTEMPORARY JEWISH ETHICS: RESHAPING THE JEWISH IDENTITY IN OUR GENERATION
Select one Jewish Studies elective3
Professional Courses
LJEC 600LEADERSHIP IN JEWISH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITIES3
Select at least one of the following:3
LJEC 610
PRINCIPLES OF JEWISH COMMUNAL SERVICE
LJEC 611
MANAGMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES:LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISION
LJEC 612
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS: MATERIAL RESOURCES
Select one Jewish Communal Service Elective. 3
Other Requirements
Complete four terms of the following: 2
LJEC 614
JEWISH COMMUNAL SERVICE PRACTICUM SEMINAR
Submit a final project.
Total Units20
  1. Demonstrate content knowledge in Jewish studies.
  2. Engage in research.
  3. Apply critical-thinking/problem-solving skills and communication skills in discipline-specific contexts.
  4. Apply technology to address diverse learning needs.