Multi-Session Courses and Trainings

The Resilient Rabbi: Self-Leadership in Challenging Times
With Larry Dressler
An online course in four modules, October 22, 2025–April 15, 2026
All sessions meet on Wednesdays.

Module I:
October 22, 2025, 12:00–2:00 PM ET
Learning Lab–November 19, 2025; 12:00–1:00 PM ET
Module II:
December 17, 2025, 12:00–2:00 PM ET
Learning Lab–January 14, 2026; 12:00–1:00 PM ET
Module III:
February 11, 2026, 12:00–2:00 PM ET
Learning Lab–March 4, 2026; 12:00–1:00 PM ET
Module IV:
March 25, 2026, 12:00–2:00 PM ET
Learning Lab–April 15, 2026; 12:00–1:00 PM ET


Fee: $450
Generously supported by the Steven A. Fox Fund for Rabbinic Leadership.
This course requires a minimum of 12 participants and will be limited to a maximum of 24.


Poetry as Spiritual Practice
With Pamela Wax
Tuesday, October 28, November 4, 11, 18, December 2 and 9, 2025
12:00–1:15PM ET


Mah Koreh b’Yisrael?—An Intermediate Level Hebrew Conversation Course – Fall/Winter
Cosponsored with Hebrew Union College
With Rivki Rosner
Monday, November 3, 10, 17, 2025; December 1, 8, 15, 2025; January 5, 12, 26, 2026; February 2, 2026
1:00– 2:00 PM ET

Fee: $180
This course requires a minimum of 10 people and will be limited to a maximum of 20.


Delegation and Alignment: Practical Skills for Rabbinic Leadership
With Bob Berk
Wednesday, December 3 and 10, 2025; 1:00–2:30 PM ET

Fee: $100


Training the Intentional Interim Rabbi: Jewish Perspectives and Relational Approaches
With Dennis Ross and Alan Berlin
Monday–Wednesday, December 8, 2025–December 10, 2025
12:30–5:30PM ET

Fee: $360


Discovering Seeds of Spiritual Awareness Through Parashat Hashavua
With Yiscah Smith
Tuesday, January 6, 13, 20, 27, February 3,10, 2026
12:00–1:15 PM ET

Fee: $50
This course is generously supported by a grant from The Perlmeter Family Foundation. Space is limited.


Mah Koreh b’Yisrael?—An Intermediate Level Hebrew Conversation Course – Winter/Spring
Cosponsored with Hebrew Union College
With Rivki Rosner
Monday, March 9, 23, 30 2026; April 13, 27, 2026; May 4, 11, 18, 2026
1:00– 2:00 PM ET

Fee: $145
This course requires a minimum of 10 people and will be limited to a maximum of 20.


Telling Our Stories: Hebrew Short Fiction and the Many Faces of Jewish and Israeli Life
Cosponsored with Hebrew Union College
With Rivki Rosner
Monday, March 9, 23, 30, 2026; April 13, 27, 2026; May 4, 11, 18, 2026
2:00–3:00 PM ET

Fee: $145
Minimum of 10 people required.


Onboarding: A Crucial Process for Successfully Integrating Clergy into New Roles
With Elana Paru
Thursday, April 30 and May 7, 2026
1:00–2:30 PM ET
Plus an optional 30-minute 1:1 consultation

Fee: $200
Limited to a maximum of 20 people.


First 100 Days: For Congregational Positions
With Leora Kaye, Alan Berlin, Paula Winnig and others

A Three-Part Seminar:
Monday–Tuesday, May 4–5, 2026; 12:00–5:00 PM ET
Thursday, August 13, 2026; 1:00–2:30 PM ET
Wednesday, October 15, 2026; 1:00–2:30 PM ET
Fee: $360

First 100 Days: For Rabbis in New Supervisory Roles
With Leora Kaye, Alan Berlin, Paula Winnig and others
Thursday, May 14, 2026
12:00–3:00 PM ET

No cost if taken in conjunction with First 100 Days: For Congregational Positions; $50 if taken as a stand-alone.


For more information, contact jvanek@ccarnet.org.