AOP Course Catalog

Students in the ALEPH Ordination Programs are expected to take three kinds of courses:

REQUIRED

Courses whose content is required and which must be taken within our program;

CONTENT REQUIRED

Courses whose content is required and may be taken either within our program or elsewhere, with the prior approval of the Director of Studies and typically also with the approval of the ALEPH faculty member who is most expert in that subject area; and

ELECTIVES

Electives are courses that students take for credit on subjects that we believe to be crucial for Ovdei haShem, selected by the student in conjunction with his or her Director of Studies. Elective courses include graduate-level courses offered during the ALEPH Ordination Program’s Intensive Learning Week, also called “smicha student week,” and at the ALEPH Kallah. Electives may also be taken elsewhere with the approval of the Director of Studies.