Torah study and professional development are pillars of the CCAR Mission to provide excellence in rabbinic leadership and to strengthen the Jewish community. Each CCAR lifelong learning event is grounded in Torah and provides opportunities for meaningful chevruta.
The CCAR is excited to present the 2021‒2022 Continuing Rabbinic Education program guide to our members. Wherever and however you serve, our program provides diverse and in-depth opportunities to strengthen our rabbinates, our personal lives, and our connections to each other. Our program includes opportunities for studying Torah with leading scholars, responding to urgent social justice issues, connecting with Israel, leading in a time of change, and enhancing our skills in areas such as pastoral care, transition management, supervision, and fundraising.
In recognition of the importance of ongoing learning and growth, the CCAR membership overwhelmingly approved a Continuing Rabbinic Education requirement. In response to some of your questions, we are providing an FAQ to clarify some of the details about this program.
As part of our new Continuing Education Requirement, each member of the CCAR is asked annually to read the CCAR Code of Ethics. You were given the opportunity to indicate that you had read the Code when you submitted your 2021‒2022 dues form. If you did NOT indicate on your dues form that you have read the code, please take a few minutes to read the Ethics Code and indicate that you have done so here.
Highlighted Programs
American Antisemitism: An Old Problem Returns
Wednesday, December 8th 2021 1:00 PM ET - 2:00 PM ET CCAR Members Log In View Event.
B’chol L’vavcha: The Possibilities of Prayer
Thursday, December 16th 2021 12:00 PM ET - 1:00 PM ET CCAR Members Log In View Event.
Families Today: Common Stressors and Coping Strategies
Monday, December 20th 2021 12:00 PM ET - 1:00 PM ET CCAR Members Log In View Event.Upcoming Programs
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| Date | Title | Speakers | Location |
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| Nov. 10, 2021 - Feb. 02, 2022 2:30 PM ET - 3:30 PM ET | Refreshing and Strengthening Your Hebrew: 2021-2022 | Rivki Rosner | |
| Dec. 06, 2021 12:30 PM ET - 5:30 PM ET | Training the Intentional Interim Rabbi: Jewish Perspectives and Relational Approaches | Dennis Ross and Deborah Hirsch | |
| Dec. 08, 2021 1:00 PM ET - 2:00 PM ET | American Antisemitism: An Old Problem Returns | Pamela Nadell | |
| Dec. 16, 2021 12:00 PM ET - 1:00 PM ET | B’chol L’vavcha: The Possibilities of Prayer | Sonja Pilz, Sarah Grabiner, and Vanessa Ehrlich | |
| Dec. 20, 2021 12:00 PM ET - 1:00 PM ET | Families Today: Common Stressors and Coping Strategies | Don Rossoff, Richard Steinberg, and Dr. Jennifer Stone | |
| Jan. 06, 2022 12:00 PM ET - 1:00 PM ET | Creative Approaches to Children’s Learning in Small Congregations | Lauren Chizner, Cory Hermann, Leah Berkowitz, and Rachael Simon | |
| Jan. 10, 2022 - Feb. 15, 2022 1:00 PM ET | Task Management with Less Stress | Diana Bloom | |
| Jan. 11, 2022 12:00 PM ET - 1:30 PM ET | My Synagogue Is Thinking about a Merger: What Should I Know? | Rachel Timoner, Stephanie Kolin, Batsheva Appel, Teri Appleby, Noah Fabricant, David Widzer, and David Fine | |
| Jan. 13, 2022 12:00 PM ET - 1:00 PM ET | Speaking about Speech Ethics | Mira Wasserman | |
| Jan. 20, 2022 1:00 PM ET - 2:30 PM ET | Communities Divided: Leading in a Time of Toxic Polarization | Rachel Schmelkin, Michael Holzman, and experts from the One America Movement |
Past Programs
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| Date | Title | Speakers | Location |
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| Dec. 01, 2021 2:00 PM ET - 3:15 PM ET | Studying Parashiyot through the Lens of Social Justice | Mari Chernow, Sandra Lawson, Mike Moskowitz, and Barry Block | |
| Nov. 18, 2021 2:00 PM ET - 3:00 PM ET | Who Are We Now? | Dr. Betsy Stone | |
| Nov. 15, 2021 8:00 PM ET - 9:30 PM ET | A Reflection Group for People of All Genders | Rabbi Nikki DeBlosi | |
| Nov. 15, 2021 1:00 PM ET - 2:00 PM ET | The Ark and Other, Old, Lost Things | Daniel Fisher-Livne | |
| Nov. 11, 2021 1:00 PM ET - 2:00 PM ET | Do Scarce Resources Necessarily Lead to a Substandard Rabbinic Employment Contract? | Michael Gan and others | |
| Nov. 10, 2021 8:00 PM ET - 9:30 PM ET | A Reflection Group for Male Identified Colleagues | Rabbi Rex Perlmeter | |
| Nov. 10, 2021 8:00 PM ET - 9:30 PM ET | A Reflection Group for Female Identified Colleagues | Rabbi Ellen Lewis | |
| Nov. 10, 2021 - Feb. 02, 2022 2:30 PM ET - 3:30 PM ET | Refreshing and Strengthening Your Hebrew: 2021-2022 | Rivki Rosner | |
| Oct. 27, 2021 3:00 PM ET - 4:00 PM ET | Rabbis for Repro: Best Practices for Destigmatizing Abortion in Your Community, and an Introduction to Reproductive Justice Co-Sponsored by NCJW. | Danya Ruttenberg, Scholar-in-Residence, NCJW | |
| Oct. 27, 2021 - Oct. 27, 2021 1:00 PM ET | Rest for Our Souls: 15 minutes of Meditation, Music, Art, and Poetry | Various Presenters |