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Another Reform Rabbi for Latin-America!
Hello, I am Rebeca Orantes and I was born and raised in Guatemala. I have had the great honor of serving my local Reform Jewish Community Adat Israel for at least 10 years of my life. In such a process I developed a strong interest in Jewish religious leadership. I have been deeply inspired by the Rabbis I have met and worked with over the past ten years, including our volunteer Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and knew very early on that Rabbinical School was my future.
My Jewish community has challenges that other congregations in our region also face, among them:
-Lack of Spanish speaking progressive leaders.
-Lack of Reform Jewish educational resources in Spanish/Portuguese.
-A need for Latin-American representation in our global Jewish institutions and organizations.
-Cooperative work among our current kehilot (communities) and the state of Israel.
And many more…
It was therefore my goal to attend HUC-JIR (Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion) one of the core institutions of Reform Jewish education, for the mere purpose of preparing myself professionally for the holy task of community building; with great joy I got accepted in March 2021 with a FULL MERIT TUITION SCHOLARSHIP! while this is great encouraging news, it is very challenging for me and my family to cover my living expenses. And that is what this campaign is for.
The funds will be used to pay for my living expenses during the first year of Rabbinical school. A year in which we are not allowed to work in order to dedicate ourselves fully to the study of Hebrew as a language and Israeli culture.
The funds will be distributed the following way:
Living expenses estimates were provided by HUC, You can find the full chart here
Our Guatemalan community has been aided by our movement and leaders tremendously , I would like to return the favor by dedicating my life to the development of our Jewish people with a special emphasis in Latin-America; It is my highest ideal to help our region’s projects and initiatives bloom into a more vibrant progressive expression. I know what I am looking for will be found in HUC.
Thank you so much for you help!
Hello, I am Rebeca Orantes and I was born and raised in Guatemala. I have had the great honor of serving my local Reform Jewish Community Adat Israel for at least 10 years of my life. In such a process I developed a strong interest in Jewish religious leadership. I have been deeply inspired by the Rabbis I have met and worked with over the past ten years, including our volunteer Rabbi Elyse Goldstein and knew very early on that Rabbinical School was my future.
My Jewish community has challenges that other congregations in our region also face, among them:
-Lack of Spanish speaking progressive leaders.
-Lack of Reform Jewish educational resources in Spanish/Portuguese.
-A need for Latin-American representation in our global Jewish institutions and organizations.
-Cooperative work among our current kehilot (communities) and the state of Israel.
And many more…
It was therefore my goal to attend HUC-JIR (Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion) one of the core institutions of Reform Jewish education, for the mere purpose of preparing myself professionally for the holy task of community building; with great joy I got accepted in March 2021 with a FULL MERIT TUITION SCHOLARSHIP! while this is great encouraging news, it is very challenging for me and my family to cover my living expenses. And that is what this campaign is for.
The funds will be used to pay for my living expenses during the first year of Rabbinical school. A year in which we are not allowed to work in order to dedicate ourselves fully to the study of Hebrew as a language and Israeli culture.
The funds will be distributed the following way:
Living expenses estimates were provided by HUC, You can find the full chart here
Our Guatemalan community has been aided by our movement and leaders tremendously , I would like to return the favor by dedicating my life to the development of our Jewish people with a special emphasis in Latin-America; It is my highest ideal to help our region’s projects and initiatives bloom into a more vibrant progressive expression. I know what I am looking for will be found in HUC.
Thank you so much for you help!
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Rebeca Orantes
Organizer
Wayne, PA