Calendar of Events
Mar 20
I Can Ask For That? Rabbinic Contract Negotiations Deconstructed
Michael Gan, Martha Hausman, and Abby Kelman
Learning to See an Invisible God
Harold Kushner
You’re Not Really That Bad, Or Are You: Sin, Wrongdoing and Missing the Mark in High Holy Day Liturgy
Peter Berg, Eddie Goldberg, Janet Marder, Shelly Marder, Leon Morris, Elaine Zecher
Herding Cats and Other Leadership Challenges
Herding Cats and Other Leadership Challenges
Dr. Martha Minow
sponsored by the Rabbi Balfour Brickner Rabbinic Training Program of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Keter Torah: 2 hours
Communities of Practice Lunch
Meet with your Community of Practice, or come to join one. Create a CoP, or learn about them.
Bring your own lunch.
Resilience in Rabbinic Work
Steven A. Fox and Deborah Prinz
For CCAR Coaches and Consultants Working with Rabbis
Closed Meeting
Social/Digital Media in Jewish Life
Jordyne Wu
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On-Camera Media Training for Rabbis: What to Do When a Reporter Calls
Dennis Ross and Sarah Standiford
This session requires pre-registration.
Liturgical Uses of Poetry: Sometimes It Works, Sometimes It Doesn’t
Shelly Marder and Janet Marder with Peter Berg, Eddie Goldberg, Leon Morris, and Elaine Zecher
Divorce and Get: Current Legal and Religious Possibilities to Reduce Pain and Provide Support
Rachel Goldman, Amy Scheinerman
Touchstone Texts on Leadership
Rick Jacobs
Shacharit
Arnie Gluck and representatives of MARAM
Building an Inclusive, Democratic Israeli Society
Building an Inclusive, Democratic, Israeli Society
Dr. Manuel Trajtenberg
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Breakfast
Breakfast (A Morning for Israel)
7:45 AM–8:30 AM
sponsored by ARZA
Yoga Shalom: The Embodiment of Prayer
What’s Jewish about yoga? (more…)
Maariv
Alysa Mendelson Graf and Elaine Zecher
Mikveh Monologues
Mikveh Monologues
8:30 PM–10:30 PM
The Mikveh Monologues shares touching stories of immersion experiences, teaches about the meaning of the ritual, and engages audiences in a conversation about the power of ritual in contemporary Jewish life. As a work for the stage, these ideas become immediate, accessible, and moving; outreach in the broadest sense. (more…)
WRN Dinner
For CCAR women rabbis, by reservation only.
Dinner with Friends
Why dine alone? Come to the concierge desk at 6:00 pm and meet new friends for dinner.
Welcome from the Governor and Reception
Welcome from the Governor and Reception
4:30 PM–6:30 PM
Reception
- in Honor of 40 Years of Women in the Rabbinate
- in Honor of Governor Deval Patrick, who will address the CCAR.
Leading Into the Future: Transforming Threats to the Integrity of Your Rabbinate Into Kvod HaRav
Leading Into the Future: Transforming Threats to the Integrity of Your Rabbinate Into Kvod HaRav
SWARR Regional Lunch
Closed Meeting
2013 Convention Committee Meeting
Closed Meeting
Theology as Personal Story: A Rabbi’s Reflections
Dr. Arthur Green
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Shacharit T’filah Convention Service
Shacharit T’filah Convention Service
9:00 AM–11:00 AM
James Gibson and Esther Lederman
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Seeking God: Theological Diversity in the Machzor
An exploration of prayer and study texts from drafts of the new CCAR machzor that express a diversity of approaches to God.
Keter Torah: 1 hour
Boston Convention Committee Meeting
Closed Meeting
CCAR Regional Presidents’ Meeting
Closed Meeting
Opening Dinner
Opening Dinner
7:30 PM–9:30 PM
Motzi
Boston Area Rabbis
Birkat HaMazon
Atid Society
Opening Reception
Opening Reception
6:30 PM–7:30 PM
sponsored by ARZA World/Da’at Educational Expeditions
Tekes Peticha
Ellen Nemhauser, Andrew Paley
Revolutionary Lessons from Boston
Revolutionary Lessons from Boston
Dr. Jonathan Sarna & Barry Shrage
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Welcome to the 123rd Annual Convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis
Welcome to the 123rd Annual Convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis
from the Convention Committee
Israel in Context: What Zionist Thinkers Say to Us Today
Dr. Aaron Panken
What We Can Learn From Hasidic Religious Practice: Hasidic Niggun and Spirituality
Dr. Nehemiah Polen (more…)
Lunch
Try some of the great area restaurants.
WRN Yom Limmud
Mayyim Hayyim
For CCAR women rabbis
For CCAR women rabbis