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The Nathan Peter Levinson Foundation is a religious community foundation. Our aim is to provide an academically high-quality and transparent education for liberal and conservative rabbis and cantors.
The students are at the center of everything we do. We strengthen the Jewish community in Germany and the local Jewish communities with the sustainable training of Jewish clergy.
The establishment of the Nathan Peter Levinson Foundation is a consistent new beginning in rabbinical and cantorial training in Germany. It is in line with the tradition of passing on the Torah and Jewish traditions over thousands of years.
Our namesake is the German rabbi and scientist Nathan Peter Levinson (1921-2016).
His century-long life stands like no other for the fate of German-Jewish history, for catastrophic breaks as well as continuities after the Shoah.
The foundation is to become an affiliated institute of the University of Potsdam and work closely with the School of Jewish Theology and Jewish Studies at the University of Potsdam.
From May 1–4, the Nathan Peter Levinson Foundation took part in Limmud Festival for the first time — and we’ve returned full of inspiration and new connections!
Set against the stunning backdrop of Europe’s largest spa park in Bad Wildungen, our team had the opportunity to present the Foundation’s work, engage in learning and dialogue, and connect with committed members of Jewish communities from Germany and around the world. The atmosphere was one of warmth, curiosity, and celebration. We were honored to contribute to the program with our own shiurim and tefillot, and grateful for the chance to both share and expand our knowledge in such a vibrant and thoughtful space. Students from the Abraham J. Heschel Seminary also enriched the festival program, which makes us very proud.
The Summer semester opening took place on April 23rd.
Following the welcoming address by Dr. Dmitrij Belkin (CEO), we shared a particularly significant moment: Rabbi Dr. Ulrike Offenberg (Regina Jonas Seminary) affixed the mezuzah to our seminar and prayer room (Bet Midrash).
The subsequent Shacharit service, led by students of the Abraham J. Heschel Seminary, and the inspiring drasha delivered by Rabbi Anita Kántor (Regina Jonas Seminary) filled the morning with profound reflections.
Rabbis Netanel Olhoeft (Abraham J. Heschel Seminary) and Professor Yehoyada Amir (Regina Jonas Seminary) further enriched the program with thought-provoking shiurim, offering valuable insights and intellectual stimulation.
The event was a fitting and inspiring beginning to the new semester, highlighting the central values of community, scholarship, and spiritual growth.
We are hiring!
Play an active role in shaping the training of liberal (Reform) and conservative (Masorti) cantors in Germany as a Director of the Louis Lewandowski Cantorial Seminary. Bring your religious, musical, academic, organizational and, of course, human skills and become part of our team!
We are looking forward to receiving your application!
Students and faculty of the Abraham J. Heschel Seminary, Regina Jonas Seminary, School of Jewish Theology and the Institute for Jewish Studies, came together on February 5th to celebrate the end of the winter semester with a Tu BiShvat Seder.
Prof. Dr. Jonathan Schorsch (School of Jewish Theology) greeted the gathering, and Rabbi Prof. Dr. Elisa Klapheck gave a Dvar Torah.
We spent the evening singing and discussing Talmudic references to the holiday. The file with the texts is below:
We are pleased to announce that our seminaries are opening doors to new students.
Become an employee of the Nathan Peter Levinson Foundation and apply for one of the current jobs in our Potsdam office.
Would you like to receive more information about the Nathan Peter Levinson Foundation or study as a student in one of the Nathan Peter Levinson Foundation’s seminars?
Please contact us using the following form.
You can find more information about us in the recently published press articles.
