Hebrew Theological College

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Schools

Department of Talmud and Rabbinics

The Department of Talmud and Rabbinics provides the major of every Beis Midrash student and offers a wide range of courses and topics along with a variety of approaches to meet the needs and abilities of the individual student. Its purpose is to develop highly critical and creative minds, enriched with the abundance of thinkers recorded in the Talmud.

Max Bressler School of Advanced Hebrew Studies

Coursework offered by the Max Bressler School of Advanced Hebrew Studies provides all undergraduates of HTC with a broad base of knowledge in classic Hebraic language and literature, Bible, Jewish history, and Jewish philosophy, while developing the skills necessary to encourage further study in the original sources. The School offers advanced study for students choosing to major in Bible, Hebrew, and Jewish History. All students seeking a Bachelor of Arts in Judaic Studies must complete an Advanced Hebrew Studies Core by completing coursework within the Max Bressler School of Advanced Hebrew Studies (see specific requirements for the B.A. in Judaic Studies). The Bressler School in conjunction with the Department of Education provides a program for Hebrew teacher certification, which is an option to students who aspire to careers in Jewish education.

William and Lillian Kanter School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The William and Lillian Kanter School of Liberal Arts and Sciences provides core courses required of all students seeking the Bachelor of Arts. Experiences provided through the Kanter School of Liberal Arts and Sciences allow students to explore various career options while preparing them for admission to graduate and professional programs of study. The Kanter School of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers comprehensive additional majors through the Departments of Business and Accounting, Education, English and Psychology as well as providing advanced study in a variety of areas including Mathematics and Natural Science. Click here for more information

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Max Bressler School of Advanced Hebrew Studies

Coursework offered by the Max Bressler School of Advanced Hebrew Studies provides all undergraduates of HTC with a broad base of knowledge in classic Hebraic language and literature, Bible, Jewish history, and Jewish philosophy, while developing the skills necessary to encourage further study in the original sources. The School offers advanced study for students choosing to major in Bible, Hebrew, and Jewish History. All students seeking a Bachelor of Arts in Judaic Studies must complete an Advanced Hebrew Studies Core by completing coursework within the Max Bressler School of Advanced Hebrew Studies (see specific requirements for the B.A. in Judaic Studies). The Bressler School in conjunction with the Department of Education provides a program for Hebrew teacher certification, which is an option to students who aspire to careers in Jewish education.

William and Lillian Kanter School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The William and Lillian Kanter School of Liberal Arts and Sciences provides core courses required of all students seeking the Bachelor of Arts. Experiences provided through the Kanter School of Liberal Arts and Sciences allow students to explore various career options while preparing them for admission to graduate and professional programs of study. The Kanter School of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers comprehensive additional majors through the Departments of Business and Accounting, Education, English and Psychology as well as providing advanced study in a variety of areas including Mathematics and Natural Science. Click here for more information

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Faculty

Administration

Rabbi Binyamin Olstein, Menahel Ruchani, Semicha and Dayanut, Chief Rabbinate of Jerusalem; B.A., Michlelet Yerushalayim.
Dr. Esther M. Shkop, Dean, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago; M.A., Shapell College for Women, Jerusalem; B.A., University of Denver.
Mrs. Rita Lipshitz, Assistant Dean, M.A., University of Illinois; B.A., Northwestern University.
Dr. Richard Aronoff, Chair, Department of Psychology; Ed. D., University of Northern Colorado; M.A., Roosevelt University; B.A., University of Illinois.
Dr. Rhonda Brown, Acting Chair of Health Sciences; Ph.D., Northwestern University; B.S., University of North Carolina.
Mrs. Malkie Eisenberg, Chair, Department of English; M.A., Northeastern Illinois University; B.A., Pace University.
Dr. Shana Erenberg, Chair, Department of Education; Ph.D., Northwestern University; M.A., B.A., Northeastern Illinois University.
Rabbi Azriel Feifel, Coordinator of Business; Semicha, Chief Rabbinate of Jerusalem; M.B.A., Lake Forest Graduate School of Management; B.P.S., SUNY
Dr. Channah Naiman, Coordinator of Computer and Information Science; Ph.D. University of Illinois; M.S., B.S., Cleveland State University.
Dr. Ahuva Shkop, Coordinator of Math Instruction; Ph.D., M.S., University of Illinois; B.A., Hebrew Theological College.
Rabbi Seymour Wechsler, Coordinator of Accounting; Semicha, Hebrew Theological College; C.P.A., B.S., Roosevelt University.

FACULTY FOR SPRING 2013

Ms. Esther Berland, M.A., University of Illinois; B.A., Hebrew Theological College.
Mrs. Nechama Dina Cohen, M.Ed., Northeastern Illinois University; B.A., Hebrew Theological College
Mrs. Susan Davis, M.A. North Central College; B.A., National Louis University; A.A., American Academy of Arts; A.A., College of DuPage
Mrs. Shirley Dvorin, J.D., B.S., Northwestern University
Mrs. Susan Feuer, Post-Graduate Studies, Northeastern Illinois University; National Louis University; M.A., B.A., Roosevelt University
Dr. Judy Ginsburg, M.D., University of Illinois College of Medicine; B.A., University of Illinois
Mr. Melvin Greengus, M.P.U., University of Illinois; B.S., Mundelein College
Dr. Lauren Grodnicki, Ph.D., M.S., University of Chicago; B.A., Johns Hopkins University.
Rabbi Reuven Gross, Semicha Beth Midrash Govoha; Rabbincal College of Long Island
Mrs. Aviva Huss, C.P.A., B.S., Yeshiva University
Mrs. Miriam Jaffe, M.Ed., Loyola University; B.A. Northeastern Illinois University
Mrs. Alexandra Krueger, MBA, INSEAD-France; M.Sc., Lausanne Federal Institute of Technology; BFA, Art Center College of Design
Rabbi Shmuel Kurtz, Semicha, Kollel Sheivet U’meChokek, Jerusalem; Semicha, Rabbinical College Yeshivat Be’er Yaakov
Dr. Andrew Mantelman, PsyD, Illinois School of Professional Psychology
Mrs. Faye Meyers, C.P.A., B. S., Northeastern Illinois University
Rabbi Avrohom Moller, M.Ed., Loyola University; Semicha, Yeshiva of Staten Island; B.A., Bais Medrash Gavoha
Rabbi Michael A. Myers, Semicha, Hebrew Theological College; M.A., University of Illinois, B.A., Loyola University
Mrs. Sarit Olstein, B.A., Michlelet Yerushalayim for Women
Dr. Gita Resnicoff, Ph.D., M.Phil, Columbia University; M.Sc., B.Sc., Hebrew University
Dr. Shira Frost Roth, Ed.D., M.A., National-Louis University; B.A., Northeastern Illinois University.
Dr. Sharon Rukin, Ph.D., Northwestern University; M.S., University of Wisconsin; B.S. Tel Aviv University
Mr. George Sanvanson, M.S., Northeastern Illinois University; M.S, B.S., University of Tehran
Rabbi Gershon Schaffel, B.H.L., Hebrew Theological College; Graduate Studies, Loyola University
Mrs. Rena Spiegel, M.A., Northwestern University; B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton
Mrs. Kerri Stelzer, J.D., DePaul University; B.A., University of Illinois
Rabbi Yaakov Sussman, Yeshiva Chaim Berlin; Semicha Mir Yeshiva; Chicago Community Kollel
Ms. Julie Swartzendruber, Doctoral Candidate, Northwestern University; B.A., Wartburg College
Rabbi Dr. Hertzel Yitzhak, Psy.D., Illinois School of Professional Psychology; B.A., Queens College
Dr. Joseph Wallach, Ph.D.,Illinois Institute of Technology; M.Sc.,M.A.,B.A., Queens College
Mrs. Alissa Tanzar Zeffren, M.A., Loyola University; B.A., Hebrew Theological College