Rabbi Mona Alfi is the spiritual leader for Congregation B’nai Israel in Sacramento. Concurrent to her time at B’nai Israel she has served as the Chaplain for the California State Assembly and State Senate. She has served on the Commission on Social Action (CSA) as a representative of the CCAR and is on the leadership team for Reform California and active in interfaith social justice work in Sacramento.
Sessions in which Mona Alfi participates
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Leading for Justice Beyond the Bimah Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon E
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Workshop
Sessions in which Mona Alfi attends
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- OPENING PROGRAM WITH DANA BASH: Welcome to the 128th Annual Convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis Loews Atlanta Hotel - Mercer Ballroom
- 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 2 hours
- Welcome to the 128th Annual Convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis Welcome: Wendi Geffen C...
- General Session
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Opening Night Reception: Welcome to Atlanta Loews Atlanta Hotel - Overlook
- 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Reception
7:15 PM
7:15 PM
- Opening Night Dinner Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon ABCD
- 7:15 PM - 8:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Welcome: Denise L. Eger Motzi: Our Local Rabbis and Convention Committee Presentation to Denise L. Eger, CCAR President, 2015-...
- Meal
6:00 AM
6:00 AM
- The Walking/Running Rabbis Loews Atlanta Hotel - Hotel Lobby
- 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM | 1 hour
- Off-site Trip
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
- COFFEE AND CONVERSATION WITH DEBORAH LIPSTADT: The Art of Denial - Contemporary Reflections Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon ABCD
- 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM | 1 hour
- Deborah E. Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies, Tam Institute for Jewish Studies and the Department of Religio...
- Meal
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Shacharit Convention Service Installation of New Officers and Board Loews Atlanta Hotel - Mercer Ballroom
- 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 2 hours
- Convention Service Mercer Ballroom Sh’lichei Tzibur Noam Katz,
- Worship
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Hafsakah – Visit Exhibit Area (Coffee served) - Overlook
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Break
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- MAYOR KASIM REED, REVEREND RAPHAEL WARNOCK, REVEREND NATOSHA REID RICE: Do Not Be Afraid: Stand Firm and Witness Deliverance Loews Atlanta Hotel - Mercer Ballroom
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- With profound gratitude, the CCAR thanks the Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation for underwriting the CCAR’s engagement w...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Buses Depart to The Center for Civil and Human Rights Loews Atlanta Hotel - Hotel Lobby
- 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Off-site Trip
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Program at The Center for Civil and Human Rights Atlanta - Museum
- 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 2 hours
- The Center for Civil and Human Rights in downtown Atlanta is an engaging cultural attraction that connects the American Civil Rights Movement to to...
- Off-site Trip
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Buses Depart to The Temple Atlanta - The Center Lobby
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Off-site Trip
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Reception Hosted by URJ: Conversation with Rick Jacobs Atlanta - The Temple
- 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | 1 hour
- Reception
6:15 PM
6:15 PM
- Dinner at The Temple Atlanta - The Temple
- 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM | 1 hour
- Meal
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
- Special Presentation of The Temple Bombing Atlanta - The Temple
- 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM | 3 hours
- Panel Presentation Moderated by Peter Berg, with Melissa Fay Greene, Jimmy Maize, Bill Rothschild, Janice Rothschild, and Alvin Sugarman.
- Off-site Trip
10:00 PM
10:00 PM
- Rabbis Organizing Rabbis (ROR) Gathering Loews Atlanta Hotel - Pittman
- 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 1 hour
- Meeting
7:00 AM
7:00 AM
- Breakfast Hosted by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) Including Class Roll Call Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon DEF
- 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | 1 hour
- Meal
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- ETHICS IS NOT WHAT WE THINK IT IS: Six Misunderstood Insights into Ethics with Keynote by Paul Root Wolpe Loews Atlanta Hotel - Mercer Ballroom
- 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 3 hours
- ETHICS KICKOFF PROGRAM While we often debate or discuss ethical dilemmas, we less often think deeply about what ethics itsel...
- Talk
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Leading with Spiritual Courage and Seeing the Mystical Dimension in Contemporary Ethics Loews Atlanta Hotel - Piedmont
- 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- In different ways, we all, as rabbis, engage in challenging moments that require real leadership. More than just being strategic, we often must bri...
- Workshop
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Justice, Peace and Civil Liberties Committee Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon C
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Meeting
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Stop, Hey, What's That Sound? Loews Atlanta Hotel - Dunwoody
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Workshop
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- CCAR Press Book Launch Celebration Loews Atlanta Hotel - Overlook
- 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 30 minutes
- This afternoon marks the official launch of our newest publication, This Grateful Heart: Psalms and Prayers for a New Day, by Alden Solovy...
- Meeting
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- How True is True? True Lies, Alternative Truths and the Value of Veracity in Jewish Law Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon B
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Throughout Rabbinic Literature and Responsa, Jewish texts have clearly privileged speaking the truth over propagating false information, with certa...
- Workshop
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- CCAR BUSINESS and Special Session, including Ethics (with coffee and sweets) Loews Atlanta Hotel - Mercer Ballroom
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- • Welcome by David Stern • Annual Report by Steven A. Fox: Rabbinic Advocacy through Ethics • Proposed Ethics (Code Changes) • In...
- Talk
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- JOSEPH J. LEVIN JR. CO-FOUNDER OF THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER: Hate and Extremism in the United States Loews Atlanta Hotel - Mercer Ballroom
- 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM | 1 hour
- The Jacob Rader Marcus Memorial Lecture sponsored by The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives. The South...
- General Session
7:00 AM
7:00 AM
- Ayelet's I.C.E. BREAKFAST (Israel, Cuba, Europe...and beyond!) Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon DEF
- 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | 1 hour
- Meal
8:15 AM
8:15 AM
- Shacharit with MARAM Rabbis Loews Atlanta Hotel - Mercer Ballroom
- 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM | 30 minutes
- Worship
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- ISRAEL PROGRAM KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Journey Towards the Other Loews Atlanta Hotel - Mercer Ballroom
- 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Welcome by American Reform Zionist Association and Israel Ministry of Tourism With profound gratitude, the CCAR thanks the...
- Workshop
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
- Creating a Culture of Dialogue on Israel Followed by Small Group Discussions Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon DEF
- 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Civil discourse, based on the pillars of empathy and active listening, is crucial in our Jewish community – especially in dealing with contentious ...
- General Session
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
- Dinner with Colleagues Atlanta - Restaurants
- 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Meal
8:15 PM
8:15 PM
- CORNELL WILLIAM BROOKS, PRESIDENT, NAACP: CLOSING PROGRAM AND RECEPTION Loews Atlanta Hotel - Mercer Ballroom
- 8:15 PM - 9:15 PM | 1 hour
- Introduction: Denise L. Eger Cornell William Brooks, NAACP President Cornell William Brooks is the president and CEO of...
- Talk