Preaching
Board RoomKirk Jones
Legal Issues for Rabbis and Congregations: An Examination of An Array of Changing Legal Issues Affecting Rabbis
Fairfax RoomDavid Saperstein Among these are the implications of the recent Supreme Court “Ministerial Exception” case; recent lawsuits on parsonage; “Do’s and Don’t’s” in the ...
The Best Practice of Mentors and Mentees
Beacon D RoomSam Joseph There are mainly four types of mentors: Career Guide — promotes development through career guidance, counseling and visibility; Information Source — provides information about ...
Revisioning Jewishness: Cosmopolitan Creativity and Jewish Peoplehood
Jefferson RoomDr. Sylvia Barack Fishman This talk is based on Professor Fishman's new research on younger American leaders, social entrepreneurs, and creators of cultural materials, ...
Sea Sick on the Love Boat: Liquid Modernity, Fluid Identity and Nautical Metaphors
Gardner RoomMichael Marmur In this session we will consider themes of liquidity, fluidity and water in Jewish and Western traditions. In particular, a tradition from ...
The Child in the Halakhah (Freehof Institute for Progressive Halakhah)
Hampton RoomWalter Jacobs, Ruth Langer, Brian Stoller The program will discuss “The Child in the Halakhah,” an area rather neglected by the Traditions. Although the ...
Music and the Interiority Complex
Dalton RoomJosh Jacobson Pre-registration is required. Session is capped at 40 participants. We will struggle with some of these questions: Can music create holiness? How? ...
Teaching Hebrew: Raising the Bar
Liberty A , United StatesDr. Vardit Ringvald The impact of the Hebrew language on our children's sense of self is increasingly in the spotlight. What a different picture ...
Holy in the Whole
Exeter RoomJosh Nelson Exploring the spirituality of secular music and its place in worship: a conversation with Josh Nelson.
Bringing Shavat Vayinafash into the Everyday
Berkeley RoomLarry Dressler One of the paradoxes of the rabbinate is that we who are most devoted to repairing the world often find ourselves in ...
Lunch
12:00 PM-12:45 PM Open Committee Lunch Meetings 12:45 PM-1:00PM Meeting with Rick Jacobs
Open Committee Lunch Meetings
Atid Legacy Society Liberty C Committee on Disability Awareness and Inclusion Jefferson Room Board of Appeals (Closed Meeting) Ethics Process Review Hampton Room Israel and MARAM Rabbis Gardner Room Committee on Justice, Peace, and Religious Liberties Berkeley Room Committee on Revenue Enhancement Clarendon Room Committee on Worship and Practices Dalton Room
A Visit to Mayyim Hayyim
Mayyim Hayyim 1838 Washington Street, Newton, MA, United StatesPre-registration is required. Session is capped at 35 participants. There is no cost to this trip. Come for an up-close look at this local institution that has transformed the ancient ritual of mikveh for contemporary use. Learn from Mayyim Hayyim staff and volunteers about how the ritual is being used by clergy in their own spiritual […]
Meeting with Rick Jacobs
Republic BallroomJoin with our colleague Rick Jacobs to talk about the URJ and engaging Jews in the 21st Century. Dessert will be served. Sponsored by URJ Camp and Israel Programs
Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team
Dalton RoomRuss Sabia For all the talk about the importance of teamwork by leaders, it is largely untapped and unrealized in most organizations. Many organizations ...
Prepping for Placement: What to do Before You Go into Placement
Jefferson RoomAlan Henkin In this informal session we will talk about the preparatory steps rabbis can take before they enter placement. We will take up ...
Consensus Decision-Making: Pursuing Peace in Our Leadership & Governance
Berkeley RoomLarry Dressler and Sam Joseph As leaders, tired of the meeting after the meeting in the parking lot? Frustrated by the ‘after-meeting’ in the ...
Rabbinic Fundraising Success: Strategies, Tactics and Practice
Beacon D RoomDavid Altshuler and Steven Fox Setting goals and timetables, understanding philanthropic pyramids, making the case for support, prospect research, choreographing engagement and teamwork--a discussion ...
The Yom Kippur Afternoon Experience: More Than Waiting to Eat
Hampton RoomLeon Morris and Eddie Goldberg with Janet Marder, Shelly Marder, Elaine Zecher and Peter Berg Through the years, many congregations have taken the opportunity ...
Inside the Rabbis’ Study: Insights and Advice From Colleagues Serving As Solo Congregational Rabbis
Exeter RoomStephanie Alexander, Joseph Meszler This is an exciting opportunity for us to hear from three colleagues serving in solo pulpits. Come hear their stories ...
Ahad Ha’Am and the Reform Movement: On the Prospects for Modern Judaism (Taught in Hebrew)
Gardner RoomMichael Marmur In this session, to be taught in Hebrew, we will consider some aspects of Ahad Ha'am's complex relationship with Reform Judaism, focusing ...
Beyond Laughter Through Tears: The Spiritual Power of Jewish Humor
Fairfax RoomMoshe Waldoks Study with Moshe Waldoks, one of Boston’s acclaimed rabbinic leaders and the co-editor of the Big Book of Jewish Humor. The session ...
Judaism Confronting Science
Clarendon RoomDr. Phil Cohen. Dr. Jonathan Crane, Geoffery Mitelman For centuries Judaism understood science to be a partner. Jewish thinkers did not see a contradiction ...
From Boston to Southern California: Journey Towards Our Future
Grand BallroomFrom Boston to Southern California: Journey Towards Our Future 2013 Convention Committee Reception sponsored by IsramWorld The simple act of conversation can be transformational when people speak their authentic truth, listen deeply, make space for reflection, and allow what is being said to touch their minds and hearts. And in a world where speed, multi-tasking, […]
Dinner with Friends
Why dine alone? Come to the concierge desk at 6:00 PM and meet new friends for dinner.
Think Tank for Reform Judaism
Closed Meeting
The Jacob Rader Marcus Memorial Lecture on American Jewish History
Grand BallroomThe Jacob Rader Marcus Memorial Lecture on American Jewish History sponsored by the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives 8:00 PM— 10:00 PM How Religion Divides and Unites Americans... And Why It's Basically Good For the Jews Dr. Robert Putnam
Maariv
Grand BallroomHeidi Cohen, Howard Jaffe
Closing Reception
Independence BallroomClosing Reception 10:00 PM–11:00 PM sponsored by Ayelet Tours, Ltd.