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As Ohio again tries to block Hebrew Union College's restructuring, a new rabbinical school emerges in Cincinnati

JL;DR SUMMARY The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati is facing a second lawsuit from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, who seeks to prevent the closure of its historic campus. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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LawsuitReform JudaismLiberal JudaismHebrew Union CollegeRabbinical SchoolCincinnatiSally PriesandOhio Attorney GeneralCollege For Contemporary JudaismGary Zola

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
"The attorney general of Ohio has filed a second lawsuit against the nations largest Reform rabbinical school over the planned shuttering of its historic Cincinnati campus a controversial move that has also prompted the creation of a new rabbinical school in the city."
New York, United States
"In 2022, HUC leadership announced that they would be closing degree-granting programs at their flagship Cincinnati campus in order to focus on their other campuses in New York and Los Angeles, which the school claimed were more popular with students."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"In 2022, HUC leadership announced that they would be closing degree-granting programs at their flagship Cincinnati campus in order to focus on their other campuses in New York and Los Angeles, which the school claimed were more popular with students."

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