The teaching of BIBLICAL STUDIES aims at introducing the theological system and history of the Jews of the Biblical age. The subject focuses on the comparative analysis of the events of world and local history and on the detailed grammatical analysis of the millennia-old text. It consists of the following parts:

The two units of the TALMUDIC STUDIES subject group, the Talmud Statariae and the Talmud Cursoriae , constitute the basic material of our teaching, in the course of the explanatory as well as the consolidatory section of the training. Following a tradition of many centuries, one of our primary objectives is to prepare our graduates for the independent, in depth examination and interpretation of the text, as well as for the effective and thought-provoking teaching of the Scriptures to subsequent generations. The subject group consists of the following parts:

The teaching of RABBINICAL STUDIES endeavors to qualify our students for the declaration of authoritative precedents. In addition, besides the interpretative literature, it aims at introducing them to the following four literary genres:

-decrees
-law-books
-Responsa literature
-ethical writings

The knowledge of these interrelations fosters the making and the actualization of logical decisions. The Halachaic decision of today clearly infers the ability to view retrospectively and to study the sources in Hebrew. The subject group consists of the following parts:

The aim of the HISTORY AND LITERATURE subject group is to acquaint the students with the 3500 years old secular history of the Jews (the people, the nation, the state and the religious community) in alternating periods and geographical scenes. The courses touch in detail upon the emergence and evolution of the Hungarian line of the Jews from the beginnings to the present. The emphasis is laid on continuity, on the unbroken and living history that marked, both actively and passively, the living conditions of one of the world’s oldest cultures. The subject group consists of the following parts:

The RABBINICAL PASTORAL PRACTICE subject group focuses on the theoretical teaching of the rabbinical profession, its aim is to prepare the students for the rabbinical service. As the religious and spiritual leader of the community, the rabbi manages religious worship in the synagogue and also directs the community’s religious ceremonies outside it. He plays an essential role in the educational life of his community; as a pedagogue he teaches in all areas of life. His personal genuineness must be exemplary. The course is based organically on Biblical, Talmudic and Rabbinical literature, and on the theoretical subjects taught within the History and Literature subject group. The teacher builds his subject on this theoretical grounding.

The RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY subject group during its course of 12 semesters, touches upon 13 philosophical disciplines. Its aim is to establish a full and comprehensive picture of all that, within Jewish religion, belongs to the domain of philosophia perennis. The subject attempts at mobilizing the full repository of philosophy, from its conceptual apparatus to its wide range of disciplines, and from explanation of individual problems to the elucidation of the universal cultural historical background.
The various dimensions of the subject attempt to cover not only the large scope of narrowly conceived philosophy. They also reflect, in disciplinary terms, on philosophical problems originating in Jewish religion. Religious Philosophy focuses on a wide range of philosophical issues, but it also examines such immutably important problems (not only for the Jewish seminarist, but for the everyday Jew) such as the Shoah, the Galut, modern Zionism, Jewish religious trends, the Tanach and computerization, the Christian-Jewish dialogue, anti-Judaism, or anti-Semitism. The subject group consists of the following parts:

The teaching of subjects embracing LANGUAGE STUDIES aims at grounding the subsequent generation of rabbis with the essential knowledge of Hebrew and the international language of English.

The Hebrew Language and Style Practice course. The subject endeavors to acquaint our students with modern Hebrew.
The Biblical Grammar course. The subject aims at introducing our students to the basic rules of Hebrew grammar, teaching them to read the Scriptures, and analyze the texts grammatically by the use of Latin terminology.
The Aramean grammar course. Its aim is to introduce students to the rules of Aramean grammar and to compare the Aramean translation of Onkelos with the original Hebrew text.
English Language course. The teaching of English at the Seminary aims at acquainting the students with a conversational level of English.

The aim of the PRACTICAL SUBJECT GROUP is to adapt theoretical knowledge to practice, and to acquire skill and experience in all the fields of religious practice. These include pastoral activity in the synagogue within the community or in the private sphere of the people in the congregation, the reading of the Torah during weekdays, the Sabbath and during the period of High Holidays (Rosh Hashana, Kol Nidre, Yom Hakippurim), and the delivering of sermons outside the synagogue (e.g. at the so called memorial services held in provincial cemeteries). They also include the direction of Biblical study circles and pastoral and charity work in our denominational hospital among mobile patients, at the Chronic Patient Ward, and in the Jewish Communal Home in Újpest. The subject group consists of the following parts:

COMPULSORY ELECTIVE SUBJECT GROUP aims at providing wider possibilities for our students to pursue further studies in the fields of Biblical studies, rabbinical studies, psychology and pedagogy. The subject group consists of the following parts:

The aim of the OPTIONAL SUBJECT GROUP is to acquaint students with supplementary, but in the new millennium indispensable knowledge of informational technology and communication. These constitute the integral part of all general intellectual training, and provide effective assistance for the students both in their studies and in their future professional carrier. The subject group consists of the following parts:

Specialization in Rabbinical Training