Ordaining Rabbis and Cantors for all Jewish Communities. THE ACADEMY FOR JEWISH RELIGION SERVES THE NEEDS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY BY ORDAINING RABBIS AND CANTORS AND TRAINING LEADERS AND SCHOLARS WHO COMBINE THEIR MASTERY OF THE INTELLECTUAL AND SPIRITUAL RICHNESS OF OUR TRADITION WITH OPENNESS TO ITS APPLICATION IN THE PLURALISTIC, CONTEMPORARY JEWISH COMMUNITY, AND AN AWARENESS OF LIVING IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD.