Elul: Preparing For The Yamim Noraim

 

PREPARING TO SPEAK WITH OUR COMMUNITIES DIVING INTO THE TEXT OF THE AKEIDAH:
FOUR DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES		 NURTURING OUR SPIRITUAL SELVES

PREPARING TO SPEAK WITH OUR COMMUNITIES

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Understanding Today’s Antisemitism
With David Saperstein, in conversation with Hara Person
Tuesday, August 3, 1:00-2:00 PM ET
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Sermons for These High Holy Days
With Sari Laufer, Brian Stoller, and Jordana Schuster Battis
Wednesday, August 4, 12:00-1:00 PM ET
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What Can I Say About Israel? Navigating the Complexity
With Shaul Magid, Distinguished Fellow of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College; Ayala Samuels, President of MARAM; Josh Weinberg, and others
Co-sponsored by the Association of Reform Zionists of America
Wednesday, August 11, 1:00-2:00 PM ET
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Inspiring Change:  Continuing the Journey toward Racial Justice and Equity
With Jonah Dov Pesner, Rachel Hall, Leora Kaye, and Yolanda Savage-Narva
Co-sponsored by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism
Thursday, August 19, 3:00-4:00 PM ET
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DIVING INTO THE TEXT OF THE AKEIDAH: FOUR DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES

Each session is 30 minutes, including a 20-minute presentation and 10 minutes of questions. Attend all four for a broader understanding of the Akeidah or come when you can.

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A Feminist ReVision
With Elyse Goldstein, Spiritual Leader of The City Shul in Toronto
Monday, August 9, 2:00-2:30 PM ET
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Feeling Like Isaac and/or Abraham as a Jew of Color
With Kendell Pinkney, JTS Rabbinical Student and Rabbinic Fellow for Reboot, LABA, and Ammud
Monday, August 16, 2:00-2:30 PM ET
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Reading the Silences in the Akedah
With Daniel Fisher-Livne, Assistant Professor of Bible, HUC-JIR
Wednesday, August 25 at 2:00-2:30 PM ET
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The Akedah Through the Lens of Poetry
With Wendy Zierler, Professor of Modern Jewish Literature and Feminist Studies, HUC-JIR
Tuesday, August 31, 2:00-2:30 PM ET
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NURTURING OUR SPIRITUAL SELVES

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An Azkarah Ritual: Remembering and Reflecting on the Losses of the Past Year
With Natan Fenner and Eric Weiss, Bay Area Jewish Healing Center
Co-sponsored by the American Conference of Cantors
Thursday, August 12, 3:00-4:00 PM ET
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Finding God’s Presence in Our Everyday Lives
With Edwin Goldberg and Elaine Zecher, in conversation with Evan Kent and Miriam Heller Stern
Co-sponsored by the American Conference of Cantors
Tuesday, August 17 at 1:00-2:00 PM ET
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Opening My New Heart: Who Are We Now?
With Rex Perlmeter and Betsy Stone
Monday, August 23 at 4:00-5:15 PM ET
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All sessions will be recorded and available on the Continuing Rabbinic Education website.
For more information, contact jvanek@ccarnet.org.

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