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Pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary (PRS) is the leader in online rabbinical learning. PRS has three goals:
1. To be a leader in Jewish pluralism.

Our Mission:
The mission of Pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary (PRS) is to bring the Jewish community around the world together. Our Vision:
PRS is launching the very best in practical, distance-learning based rabbinical education. PRS is the only rabbinical school with a distinct focus on helping students launch innovative Jewish projects around the world. By simultaneously incubating future rabbis

and future Jewish organizations, we are creating maximum benefit to Jewish life. To train and ordain future rabbis for the future of Judaism.
2. To provide the absolute best distance rabbinical education possible.
3. What makes PRS different?
- Multi-Denominational Smicha: PRS is a pioneer in post-denominational rabbinical training. Our Jewish educators and professionals come from a wide variety of countries, careers, and backgrounds. The smicha committee (bet din) at PRS include Reform, Conservative, and post-denominational rabbis who act as mentors throughout a student’s education.
- High Learning Standards: While many schools do a terrific job of educating students from little-to-no Jewish education into the rabbinate, we are focused on helping students who already have prior academic learning or experience with the education needed to enter rabbinical school at the third or fourth year. Our program is a very rigorous two years of studying text, history, language, and practical rabbinics using distance learning tools that create as much interaction between students and educators as possible. Seeking Non-Traditional Students:
At PRS, we have chosen to position ourselves as the seminary for highly educated, lay Jews who have early stage ideas for how to radically impact the future of Jewish life, and need to be educated into those ideas. This can include current Jewish professionals, “professional volunteers,” second-career rabbis, cantors seeking rabbinical ordination, and more. Our program is ideal for these non-traditional rabbinical students who continue to work full time while studying with us. Beyond the Synagogue and the School:
As part of admission to our program, students must present their idea for a project (non-profit or for-profit) that will dramatically improve Jewish life. Once accepted, the student works on their project while being educated to serve as a rabbi, as well as an organization founder and director. There are many options for rabbinical education and we would encourage students seeking more traditional careers to attend more traditional rabbinical schools.

01/06/2026

We're officially at the halfway mark for our 2027 deadline!

Apply at jewishpluralism.org

21/05/2026

We offer several electives covering a variety of Jewish texts and ways we can interpret them. Course descriptions are available in our catalogue at jewishpluralism.org.

Students can take any number of electives between enrollment and the beginning of the academic calendar. Apply at https://jewishpluralism.org/apply-to-our-program.

Chag Shavuot Sameach and happy studying!

17/05/2026

✨Exciting news✨ We now have a Substack!

This Substack is for people who are thinking seriously about rabbinical training—whether you’re just beginning to explore or already deep in the process.

Subscribe for free: jewishpluralism.substack.com

14/05/2026

‼️PROGRAM CHANGES EFFECTIVE 2027‼️

Apply by December 1st to be considered for our 2027 Cohort: jewishpluralism.org

11/05/2026

We’re excited to announce a new pulpit-focused course featuring PRS alumni! HOMEGROWN 🌱 introduces former students who are now working as rabbis within their synagogues.

We’ll be sharing snippets from interviews with these rabbis here—stay tuned!

Apply to our program at jewishpluralism.org

06/05/2026

Did you know we have rolling admissions? You can apply at any time and get started on courses right away!

Learn more at jewishpluralism.org

28/04/2026

No matter what type of student you are, PRS checks all the boxes.

We are:
☑ Pluralistic
☑ Online
☑ Innovative
. . and you belong here 💚✡️

Learn more at https://jewishpluralism.org

14/04/2026

Yom HaShoah Remembrance 🕯️🌹 We remember and honor the victims of the Holocaust.

01/04/2026

Chag Pesach Sameach! 🍷🫓 🔯 May your Seder be filled with freedom and matzah.

26/03/2026

Shoutout to Andrew Rehfeld, President and Professor of Political Thought of Hebrew Union College, who mentioned PRS in his 2025 presentation on the state of American Judaism and the future of rabbinic seminaries.

(We’ll get you our logo next time! 😉)

Check out the video on Mishkan Chicago’s YouTube channel.

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