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Paul Kipnes RJE

Rabbi
Congregation Or Ami
Participates in 1 Session

Rabbi Paul Kipnes NY ’92 is spiritual leader of Congregation Or Ami (Calabasas) and author, with his wife Michelle November, of Jewish Spiritual Parenting: Wisdom, Activities, Rituals and Prayers for Raising Children with Spiritual Balance and Emotional Wholeness. His article, Disruptive Judaism: Will Your Synagogue Be Beit Blockbuster or Kehillat Netflix (eJewishphilanthropy.com), went viral. A former NFTY regional advisor and currently Dean of Faculty of URJ Camp Newman, Rabbi Kipnes served as CCAR Vice President and co-editor of CCAR Journal’s New Visions of Jewish Community. Under his leadership, Or Ami won 15 national awards for social justice, disability inclusion, lifelong learning, innovative worship, interfaith outreach, and best synagogue use of technology. With Or Ami’s leadership team, he created Shmirat Haguf v’Hanefesh: Caring for the Teenage Body, Mind and Spirit, an integrated teen wellness program, and Talking Openly about Drugs: A Community-wide Conversation. Rabbi Kipnes has mentored over 45 rabbinic and education students. His current project is MidrashicMonologues.com, where with Rabbi Rachel Bearman, he restores the voices of biblical women and men who have not been given the opportunity to speak. Rabbi Kipnes Facebooks at Paul Kipnes, Instagrams @RabbiKip, and blogs at paulkipnes.com.

Sessions in which Paul Kipnes RJE participates

Tuesday 21 March, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
1:00 PM
1:00 PM

Sessions in which Paul Kipnes RJE attends

Sunday 19 March, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Dana Bash
Participant
CNN
Chief Political Correspo...
Rabbi Denise Eger
Participant
Congregation Kol Ami
Rabbi
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
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
10:00 PM
10:00 PM

Monday 20 March, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
Professor Deborah Lipstadt
Participant
Emory University
Professor
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Rachel Timoner
Participant
New York
Senior Rabbi
Noam Katz
Participant
The Leo Baeck Day School
Dean of Jewish Living
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Mayor Kasim Reed
Participant
Mayor of Atlanta
Reverend Natosha Reid Rice
Participant
Habitat for Humanity Int...
Associate General Counse...
Reverend Raphael Warnock PhD
Participant
The Historic Ebenezer Ba...
Senior Pastor
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Derreck Kayongo
Participant
The Center for Civil and...
CEO
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
6:15 PM
6:15 PM
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
Melissa Fay Greene
Participant
Author of award-winning ...
10:00 PM
10:00 PM

Tuesday 21 March, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Paul Root Wolpe PhD
Participant
Emory University
Director, Center for Ethics
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
  • Is Forgiveness Jewish?
  • Loews Atlanta Hotel - Centennial
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • We often imagine that forgiveness is a largely Christian value, in contrast to a Jewish emphasis on justice. A great many traditional sources belie...
  • Workshop
    EthicsEthics Break-out Session
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Hara Person
Participant
CCAR
Chief Executive
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
  • Digital Learning
  • Loews Atlanta Hotel - Piedmont
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Contemporary technological tools offer new avenues to reach learners and novel approaches to structured learning.  Discover resources available for...
  • Workshop
    Professional Development
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
Joseph J. Levin Jr.
Participant
Southern Poverty Law Center
Co-Founder (Board Emeritus)
9:30 PM
9:30 PM
10:30 PM
10:30 PM

Wednesday 22 March, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
7:00 AM
7:00 AM
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger
Participant
ROOTS/Shorashim
Ali Abu Awwad
Participant
ROOTS/Shorashim
10:45 AM
10:45 AM
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
8:15 PM
8:15 PM
Cornell William Brooks
Participant
NAACP
President
Rabbi Denise Eger
Participant
Congregation Kol Ami
Rabbi
10:15 PM
10:15 PM

Thursday 23 March, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
12:30 PM
12:30 PM