Programs

Rest for Our Souls: 15 minutes of Meditation, Music, Art, and Poetry

With Various Presenters

10/07/2021

Short opportunities to take a break each week of Cheshvan to pause and reset.

Register once for the entire series and come…

Reflections on the High Holy Days: A time to process the experience with Don Rossoff

With Don Rossoff

10/04/2021

Join with colleagues to reflect on this year’s High Holy Day experience. Limited capacity.

The Akeidah Through the Lens of Poetry

With Wendy Zierler, Professor of Modern Jewish Literature and Feminist Studies, HUC-JIR

08/31/2021

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.

Reading the Silences in the Akeidah

With Daniel Fisher-Livne, Assistant Professor of Bible, HUC-JIR

08/25/2021

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.

Opening My New Heart: Who Are We Now?

With Rex Perlmeter and Betsy Stone

08/23/2021

We are all different people due to the times we are living through. The pandemic – and other recent events — have changed us as well as the people in our communities. How do we begin to understand …

Inspiring Change: Continuing the Journey Toward Racial Justice and Equity

With Jonah Dov Pesner, Rachel Hall, Leora Kaye, and Yolanda Savage-Narva

08/19/2021

Co-sponsored by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

Amidst a return to being physically together in community, we face shared hopes, concerns, and opportunities around rising lev…

Finding God’s Presence in our Everyday Lives

With Edwin Goldberg and Elaine Zecher, in conversation with Evan Kent and Miriam Heller Stern

08/17/2021

Co-sponsored by the American Conference of Cantors

Bringing God into our lives during moments of prayer and music may come naturally to us as clergy. But what about during the norm…

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

08/16/2021

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.

An Azkarah Ritual: Remembering and Reflecting on the Losses of the Past Year

With With Natan Fenner and Eric Weiss

08/12/2021

Co-sponsored by the American Conference of Cantors

With ritual and poetry, this Azkarah gathering gives us an opportunity to honor loved ones, acknowledge communal and global suffe…

What Can I Say About Israel? Navigating the Complexity

With Shaul Magid, Ayala Samuels, Josh Weinberg, and others

08/11/2021

Co-sponsored by the Association of Reform Zionists of America.

How might we think about creating ongoing dialogue around Israel in our communities? What are the moral and intellectual impl…