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The AJR Student Association is a student-run organization dedicated to supporting the spiritual, emotional, educational, professional, and physical needs of AJR students. An integral part of AJR, the Student Association (SA) is comprised of matriculated rabbinical, cantorial, and graduate students. Representatives from the Student Association liaise with the school administration and the Board of Trustees to ensure that student voices are well-represented at AJR.

The SA meets monthly during lunch time on rotating days of the week and is governed by an elected slate of officers drawn from the cantorial, rabbinical, and graduate programs. Each student is asked to pay annual dues, which provide funds for the SA to sponsor community-building events throughout the year. Please be in touch with the student association if you have ideas about how to support student needs at AJR. Our SA officers are here to help! Below, please find a contact list of this year’s SA officers:

President: Kelly Onickel

Vice President: Trish Feinberg Haggerty

Secretary: Dana Greitzer Gotlieb

Treasurer: Aviv Siegel

Rabbinic Program Liaison: Jaqueline Menaker

Cantorial Program Liaison: Daniel Geigerman

Student Representative to the Board: Rachel Posner

Student Representative to ARC: Joseph Berrios

Digital Learning and Programming Representative: Leah Cassorla

Gemilut Hasadim Coordinator: Zahava Fried

Madrikh Coordinator: Andrea Shupack

Fall 2023 Trimester

September 11 – 14

October 9 – 12

October 16 – 19

October 23 – 26

October 30 – November 2

November 6 – 9

November 12 – 15 Retreat, no classes this week, including Thursday, November 16

November 20 – 22, no classes Thursday/Thanksgiving

November 27 – 30

December 4 – 7

December 11 – 14

December 18 – 21

Fall Intersession – Monday – Thursday, January 8 – 11

Spring 2024 Trimester

January 22 – 24

January 29 – 31

February 5 – 7

February 12 – 14

February 19 – 21

February 26 – 28

March 4 – 6 Intensive, no classes this week, including Thursday, March 7

March 11 – 13

March 18 – 20

March 25 – 27

April 1 – 3

April 8 – 10

Ordination – Thursday, April 11, 2024

Spring Intersession – Monday – Thursday, May 6 – 9

Summer 2024 Trimester

May 13 – 15

May 20 – 22

May 27 – 29 no school Monday, May 26 Memorial Day

June 3 – 5

June 10 – Monday classes meet, no school Tuesday and Wednesday

June 17 – 19

June 24 – 26

July 1– July 3

July 8 – 10

July 15 – 17

July 22 – 24

July 29 – 31

Summer Intersession – Monday – Thursday, August 19 – 22

Upcoming Events

Monday, Dec 11

  • Communal Recitation of Tehillim
    Monday, Dec 11 @ 8:45 am EST - 8:55 am EST

  • Cantor to Rabbi Student Meeting
    Monday, Dec 11 @ 12:10 pm EST - 12:45 pm EST

  • Minhah 3:30-3:50pm EST
    Monday, Dec 11 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST

Tuesday, Dec 12

  • Shacharit 8:15-9am EST
    Tuesday, Dec 12 @ 8:15 am EST - 9:00 am EST

  • Cantorial Practica of Erica Rubin and Leah Cassorla
    Tuesday, Dec 12 @ 12:10 pm EST - 12:45 pm EST

  • Minhah 3:30-3:50pm EST
    Tuesday, Dec 12 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST

Wednesday, Dec 13

  • Communal Recitation of Tehillim
    Wednesday, Dec 13 @ 8:45 am EST - 8:55 am EST

  • Spiritual Spelunking with Dr. Yosef Rosen
    Wednesday, Dec 13 @ 12:10 pm EST - 12:45 pm EST

  • Minhah 3:30-3:50pm EST
    Wednesday, Dec 13 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST

Thursday, Dec 14

  • SA's Hanukkah Celebration
    Thursday, Dec 14 @ 8:30 pm EST - 9:30 pm EST

Monday, Dec 18

  • Communal Recitation of Tehillim
    Monday, Dec 18 @ 8:45 am EST - 8:55 am EST

  • Minhah 3:30-3:50pm EST
    Monday, Dec 18 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST

Tuesday, Dec 19

  • Morning Meditations with Rabbi Jill Hammer
    Tuesday, Dec 19 @ 8:30 am EST - 8:50 am EST

  • Minhah 3:30-3:50pm EST
    Tuesday, Dec 19 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST

Wednesday, Dec 20

  • Communal Recitation of Tehillim
    Wednesday, Dec 20 @ 8:45 am EST - 8:55 am EST

  • Minhah 3:30-3:50pm EST
    Wednesday, Dec 20 @ 3:30 pm EST - 3:50 pm EST