AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY
formerly University of Judaism and Brandeis-Bardin Institute
student Spotlight
Gershom Sizomu
In the first few minutes that you are with Gershom Sizomu, a 5th year student in the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, you realize that you are in the company of someone extraordinary.
faculty Spotlight
Sam Edelman, PhD
Dr. Samuel M. Edelman is the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at American Jewish University, and has been a professor of Jewish and Holocaust Studies as well as Rhetoric and Communication Studies for 27 years.
American Jewish University Celebrates Israel’s 60th Birthday
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American Jewish University, in partnership with the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and Sinai Temple, is sponsoring A Mega Celebration of Israel’s 60th birthday for the entire community. The day long event, to be held at the Brandeis-Bardin campus at 1101 Peppertree Lane, Brandeis, in Simi Valley on Sunday, June 22nd from 11:00am till 6:00 pm, will feature art, music, drama, food, shopping, lectures and family fun. Click here and come to celebrate.
American Jewish University Tops Newsweek's 50 Leading Rabbis
With three of our rabbis making Newsweek's list of the "Top 50 Influential Rabbis in America," the American Jewish University stands out as the only institution to claim this distinction. The three AJU staff members so recognized are our president, Dr. Robert Wexler at #3, the Dean of our Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson at #31, and our Distinguished Professor of Jewish Philosophy, Dr. Elliot Dorff at #35. (http://www.newsweek.com/id/131600)
This year, Newsweek also included a list of the "Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis in America " We are very proud of our alumni who were named to this list, including Rabbi David Wolpe (#1), Rabbi Jack Moline (#3), and Rabbi Ed Feinstein (#20). (http://www.newsweek.com/id/131598)
News and Events ...
58th Commencement Exercises, Sunday, May 18th 3PM
Ziegler Ordination, Monday, May 19th 7:30PM, Sinai Temple