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 2020‒2022 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 2020‒2021 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
Racial Discrimination and Its Manifestation in Israeli Society
Thursday, April 1st 2021 1:00 PM ET CCAR Members Log In View Event.
Free Will: Ideal vs. Reality
Tuesday, April 6th 2021 2:00 PM ET CCAR Members Log In View Event.
The Psychology of Retirement: A New Life Change
Tuesday, April 20th 2021 3:00 PM ET CCAR Members Log In View Event.Upcoming Programs
Show Rows
| Date | Title | Speakers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 04, 2021 - Mar. 22, 2021 2:30 PM ET | Refreshing and Strengthening Your Hebrew | Rivki Rosner | |
| Mar. 14, 2021 - Mar. 17, 2021 All day | CCAR Convention | ||
| Apr. 01, 2021 1:00 PM ET | Racial Discrimination and Its Manifestation in Israeli Society | Julie Fisher, Melinda Panken, and Kobi Weiss | |
| Apr. 06, 2021 2:00 PM ET | Free Will: Ideal vs. Reality | Mark Washofsky | |
| Apr. 20, 2021 3:00 PM ET | The Psychology of Retirement: A New Life Change | Laura Geller, Don Rossoff, and Helen Dennis | |
| Apr. 22, 2021 1:00 PM ET | L’chol Z’man v’Eit: New Prayers for a New Generation | April Davis and Others | |
| Apr. 27, 2021 2:00 PM ET | The Wounded Healer Revisited | Rex Perlmeter and Ellen Lewis | |
| May. 05, 2021 3:00 PM ET | Using Insights from Parashat HaShavuah to Inspire Acts of Social Justice | Barry Block and others | |
| May. 06, 2021 2:00 PM ET | Revelation on the Threshing Floor: Reading Ruth on Shavuot | Elsie Stern | |
| May. 11, 2021 - May. 12, 2021 12:00 AM ET | Fundraising for Rabbis: Shekels—Creating a Giving Culture in Your Organization and Synagogue | Hara Person, Fani Magnus Monson, Michael Ostroff, and Tanja Skrett |
Past Programs
Show Rows
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| Date | Title | Speakers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 17, 2021 2:00 PM ET | This Year’s Passover: How Last Year’s Lessons Inform This Year’s Choices | Featuring professional leaders from the Reform Movement and Rabbi Dalia Marx, Ph.D., Rabbi Aaron D. Panken Professor of Liturgy and Midrash. Offered by the ACC, CCAR, HUC-JIR and the URJ. | |
| Feb. 16, 2021 3:00 PM ET | Transformational Leadership in a Time of Ambiguity | Rae Ringel in conversation with Shira Koch Epstein | |
| Feb. 11, 2021 4:00 PM ET | So You Didn’t Know That Was a Code Violation? | Andi Berlin and Mark Washofsky | |
| Feb. 09, 2021 2:00 PM ET | Grace Will Lead Us Home: The Charleston Church Tragedy and the Hard, Inspiring Journey to Forgiveness | author Jennifer Berry Hawes in dialogue with Stephanie Alexander | |
| Feb. 04, 2021 2:00 PM ET | The Soul of a Stranger: Reading God and Torah from a Transgender Perspective | Joy Ladin | |
| Feb. 02, 2021 2:00 PM ET | New Insights into the Haggadah | Hara Person, Oren Hayon, Seth Limmer, and Jessica Greenbaum | |
| Jan. 25, 2021 2:00 PM ET | “And Do Not Turn Aside to Right or Left”: Justice in Light of the Torah | Catherine Madsen | |
| Jan. 20, 2021 3:00 PM ET | Climate Change and the Imperative of Impactful Environmental Justice | Bill McKibben in dialogue with Jennie Rosenn | |
| Jan. 07, 2021 3:00 PM ET | Understanding Policing: A View from the Inside | Michael Shochet, Jennifer Weiner, and Jonathan Fisch | |
| Jan. 04, 2021 - Jan. 07, 2021 All day | Refresh Your Rabbinate: Three-Day Interim Training: “Work of the Leader” | Rabbi Cindy Enger and Rev. Lynn Carman Bodden, Interim Ministry Network |
