Voluntary Withdrawal from the Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools

On Thursday, September 4, 2025, Beth HaTalmud Rabbinical College (BTRC) located in Brooklyn, New York, sent a notice formally withdrawing from its accreditation with the Accreditation Commission of the Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools (AARTS) effective September 2, 2025. As such, BTRC is no longer accredited by AARTS.

This notice is published in accordance with Federal regulations governing accrediting agencies. 

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Information about AARTS can be readily obtained in the Handbook of the Association, available by phone (212-363-1991), mail (2329 Nostrand Avenue, Suite M200, Brooklyn, NY  11210) or by email (office@aarts.org). Information regarding each individual member institution is available through the AARTS office. This information includes each school’s address and telephone number, its accreditation status, quantitative indicators of student achievement selected by the school and its performance. For schools which maintain websites containing this information we will provide the website address.