Leo Baeck College
80 East End Road, Finchley, London N3 2SY
Tel: +44 020 8349 5600 Email: sandy.potashnick@lbc.ac.uk
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE RABBINIC PROGRAMME
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Applications for the Rabbinic Course must be received by 30 November for admission in the
ensuing academic year. Interviews are normally held in March for the following academic year.
Please note checklist of additional information required at the end of this form.
1.PERSONAL DETAILS
Family Name
Forenames
Hebrew Name
Address for Correspondence
Telephone numbers
Home
Email Address
Work
Mobile
Nationality Date of Birth
Marital Status
Synagogue membership
Jewish Status if converted Date of conversion
Through which Rabbinic body
Father’s name and Jewish status
e.g. orthodox, unaffiliated, non-Jewish, etc.
Profession
Mother’s name and Jewish status
e.g. orthodox, unaffiliated, non-Jewish, etc.
Profession
2. DETAILS OF EDUCATION please list educational qualifications starting from the
most recent
Postgraduate/ further
studies/training/ professional
qualifications
Dates
Qualifications
Please attach photocopies of certificates and grades for those not in English please send
certified translations.
Schools/College/University
Dates Attended
Qualifications and grades
gained
Please attach photocopies of certificates and grades - for those not in English please send
certified translations.
Jewish Education
Religion School
Barmitzvah or Batmitzvah/Kabbalat Torah (dates)
Youth Groups
Other activities
Other Jewish Studies
3. CAREER SINCE UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE
Position
Organisation
Dates
4. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Good
Fair
Poor
English*
Classical Hebrew
Modern Hebrew
Other Languages
State:
* (for students whose mother tongue is not English)
Please provide proof of having met a minimum English language requirement of B2 on the
common European framework of reference for languages (CERF) or a level 6 IELTS.
5. PERSONAL STATEMENT (PLEASE TYPE)
What do you consider to be the qualities and characteristics needed to become a Rabbi? Not
more than 300 words.
What role/roles do you see a Rabbi playing today? Not more than 300 words.
Please state your reasons for wanting to enter the Progressive Rabbinate. You may include
biographical details which have not been expressly required above, but which you think would be
of assistance to the Admissions' Board. Not more than 700 words.
6. GENERAL
You will need to ask two referees to support your application, one of whom must be a Rabbi. You
must supply their names, postal and email addresses below. We will then contact them directly.
A)
B)
Have you ever applied elsewhere for training for the Rabbinate? If so, please give particulars.
How do you propose to fund your studies?
If accepted, will you need financial assistance to enable you to pursue your studies at LBC?
Yes No
Please note that candidates from overseas will need a minimum of £30,000 per annum to fund
their tuition fees and living expenses. International students are advised to check that they have
sufficient funds to comply with Home Office requirements. Bursaries are not available from the
College for overseas students.
N.B. All candidates will have the opportunity to discuss their financial situation, in confidence,
during the interviews.
All Students must declare whether they have any criminal convictions, cautions (including verbal
cautions), reprimands, final warnings, and bind-over orders. This includes convictions which are
spent (as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
7. HEALTH
Please state your condition of health-giving particulars of any disability, medical condition or
learning difficulty.
(You are not obliged to disclose but if you wish the College to take your disability into
consideration please supply a doctors letter/certificate/diagnosis by Jan 15th attesting to the
above).
8. CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS
Registration fee £50 for processing application (non-refundable)
Please make the payment using: https://lbc.ac.uk/make-a-payment
and click on the Rabbinic and Academic Awards Registration fee tab
2 current passport photographs
Photocopies of qualifications and grade transcripts
Proof of English Proficiency (if English is not mother tongue)
Copy of passport pages containing personal Information,
nationality etc.
The above information is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Signed Date
The College collects and holds your personal data as part of the admissions procedures and
when you are a student. This will be used to create and maintain your student record, to
provide you with educational and other services and to manage the College’s business. This
information is held according to the Data Protection Act 1998 and from 25 May 2018 it will
conform to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The College is required to share data about students with certain third parties such as
funding bodies, sponsors, government departments and agencies and other educational
providers.
More details are included in the Student Privacy Notice.
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Signed
Please email your application to: sandy.potashnick@lbc.ac.uk and send a hard copy to:
Sandy Potashnick
Leo Baeck College, Sternberg Centre for Judaism
80 East End Road, London N3 2SY
UK
Tel: 020 8349 5622