The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC), located in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia, is the only seminary affiliated with Reconstructionist Judaism. It is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Graduates of the five-year program are required to spend one of the five years studying in Israel before graduating. Graduates receive the title of rabbi and a Master of Arts degree in the Hebrew language. RRC also offers a masters degree program and coordinates a cantorial program with nearby Gratz College. Wyncote is a census-designated place located in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ... A seminary is a specialized university-like institution for the purpose of instructing students in religion, often in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy. ... Reconstructionist Judaism is a movement of Judaism with a relatively liberal set of beliefs: an individuals personal autonomy should generally override traditional Jewish law and custom, yet also take into account communal consensus, modern culture is accepted, traditional rabbinic modes of study, as well as modern scholarship and critical... Generally, accreditation is the process by which a facility becomes officially certified as providing services of a reasonably good quality, so that the public can trust in the quality of its services. ... The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is the governing body covering both public and private higher education institutions as well as degree-granting programs in all tertiary educational institutions in the Philippines. ... The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer based, non-profit association dedicated to the educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation. ... Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbī;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbī) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished, (in knowledge). In the ancient Judean schools the sages were addressed as רִבִּי (Ribbi... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... This article is about academic degrees. ... Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than 7 million people, mainly in Israel, the West Bank, the United States and by Jewish communities around the world. ...

The College also operates three program centers: Kolot, for gender and women's studies; the Center for Jewish Ethics, for Jewish ethics studies; and Hiddur, for studies on aging and Judaism. Gender studies is a theoretical work in the social sciences or humanities that focuses on issues of sex and gender in language and society, and often addresses related issues including racial and ethnic oppression, postcolonial societies, and globalization. ... With stylus and tablet, an upper-class Pompeiian, Sappho, demonstrates her privilege: literacy Womens studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to topics concerning women, feminism, gender, and politics. ... Jewish ethics stands at the intersection of Judaism and the Western philosophical tradition of ethics. ... Ageing or aging is the process of getting older. ... Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. ...

The college was founded in 1968 by the founder of the Reconstructionist movement, Mordecai Kaplan, and was based in two brownstone buildings at 2308 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In September 1982, the college moved to its current location at the former Curtis Mansion on Greenwood Avenue in Wyncote. The college's main building is 27,500 square feet and is red-brick, slate-roofed, and an example of Georgian architecture. It includes classrooms, a lounge, faculty and administrative offices, the Goldyne Savad Library Center, the Mordecai M. Kaplan Archives; a chapel; a media center, and conference rooms. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Rabbi Mordechai Menahem Kaplan (June 11, 1881- November 8, 1983) founded Reconstructionist Judaism. ... Independence Hall, as it appears today. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Official languages None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Senators Arlen Specter (R) Rick Santorum (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 2. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wyncote is a census-designated place located in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ... A Georgian styled house in Salisbury. ... A chapel is a private church, usually small and often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. ...

External links

• Official website