Master’s in Ritual Leadership

Deepen Your Gifts. Strengthen Your Community. 

JTS is launching a new Master’s in Ritual Leadership launching in Fall 2026. This part-time online degree is designed for the people who help lead tefillah, chant Torah, and serve as spiritual anchors. 

The new MA in Ritual Leadership offers: 

• A part-time, cohort-based online pathway 
• Coursework in prayer leadership, pastoral sensitivity, Torah skills, and Hebrew language 
• Experiential learning in synagogue choreography 
• Short in-person residencies at JTS 

…grounded in JTS’s century-long practice of training rabbis, cantors, and chaplains.

Fall 2026 applications will be available at a later date. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Alisa Braun.