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Three year training program. Enrollment limited. 7 UNITS (4 for Summer Courses and Winter Intensives, and 3 for the required Telecourses.)
Two Winter Intensives (Tues eve- Fri afternoon before OHALAH) and
Two Summer Courses (five day training held during Aleph Smicha Week)
Three Semesters Supervised Practice (with individuals and groups)
Telecourses For ALEPH smicha students, courses 1 and 3 count as units in Practical Rabbinics, and course 2 may count either as Practical Rabbinics or as Exegesis.
1. Issues in Hashpa’ah
2. Parashat HaShavua as Mirror for Spiritual Development (also Torah)
3. Developmental Issues of Sage-ing (also Practical Rabbinics)
Related requirements These already exist either as part of Aleph Ordination Programs’ offerings, or as part Aleph’s core requirements for becoming a paradigm-shifting spiritual leader. Credit will be given for comparable courses taken in other seminaries and elsewhere; this will be determined in the registration process.
Courses: DLTI (Davvenen’ Leadership Training Institute
Jewish Bio-Ethics
Maggid craft (storytelling for spiritual transformation)
Chassidic Texts and Spiritual Practice (Mussar)
Deep Ecumenism (interfaith studies and new cosmology)
Practical Rabbinics:
Meditation
Pastoral Counseling
CPE
Two reflection papers required per year.
Spiritual Autobiography under the guidance of your Mashpia required in the final year.
Topics for Intensive (subject to change)
Styles of Hashpa’ah and Holy Listening
Personal Prayer
Guidance from beyond- Rebbes, ancestors and malachim
Hashpa’ah and Life-Cycle Events; Rituals (for blessing, healing, and transformation)
Group Spiritual Direction; Community Hashpa’ah; Integrating the Arts
Special Techniques
Fees (subject to change): Tuition and fees $2400. A non-refundable application fee will hold your place: $250 for ordained clergy, $200 for students. A monthly payment plan is available. Fees do not include tuition for working with a Mashpia, supervision, telecourses, summer week, or room and board during Intensives.
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