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Wednesday 22 March, 2017

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
6:00 AM
6:00 AM
The Walking/Running Rabbis
1 hour, 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Hotel Lobby

Off-site Trip

7:00 AM
7:00 AM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon DEF

Meal

8:15 AM
8:15 AM
Shacharit with MARAM Rabbis
30 minutes, 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Mercer Ballroom

Worship

Josh Weinberg, ARZA (Participant)

Or Zohar, IMPJ , Misgav Regional Council (Participant)

Galit Cohen-Kedem, Kehilat Kodesh V’Hol in Holon (Participant)

9:00 AM
9:00 AM
CCAR Welcomes Friends of the Conference
1 hour 30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Mercer Ballroom

Talk

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Mercer Ballroom

Workshop

Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger, ROOTS/Shorashim (Participant)

Ali Abu Awwad, ROOTS/Shorashim (Participant)

Welcome by American Reform Zionist Association and Israel Ministry of Tourism With profound gratitude, the CCAR thanks the...
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
Hafsakah – Visit Exhibit Area (Coffee served)
30 minutes, 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Overlook

Break

10:45 AM
10:45 AM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon DEF

General Session

Prof. Donald A. Sylvan, Ohio State University (Participant)

Civil discourse, based on the pillars of empathy and active listening, is crucial in our Jewish community – especially in dealing with contentious ...
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Lunch with Colleagues
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Atlanta - Restaurants

Meal

Community-Based/Non-Profit/Organizational
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - The Terrace

Meal

Small Congregations
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - The Terrace

Meal

Rabbi Educators
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - The Terrace

Meal

Large Congregations
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - The Terrace

Meal

Interim Rabbis
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - The Terrace

Meal

Chaplains
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - The Terrace

Meal

Academics
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - The Terrace

Meal

Lunch with Rabbinic Career Cohorts
1 hour, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - The Terrace

Meal

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Mercer Ballroom

Talk

David Lyon, Congregation Beth Israel (Participant)

Rabbi Denise Eger, Congregation Kol Ami (Participant)

David Stern (Participant)

2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Leading for Justice Beyond the Bimah
1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon E

Workshop

Lucy Dinner, Temple Beth Or, Raleigh, NC (Participant)

Mona Alfi, Congregation B'nai Israel (Participant)

Kenneth Chasen, Leo Baeck Temple (Participant)

What Do We Mean by Racial Justice?
1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon F

Workshop

April Baskin, The Union for Reform Judaism (Participant)

Rachel Laser, Rachel Laser Consulting (Participant)

Developing an anti-racist analysis, teasing out the threads of what a broad racial justice agenda looks like, and thinking about what it...

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon C

Workshop

Jennie Rosenn, HIAS (Participant)

Erin Zaikis, IsraAID (Participant)

Talya Feldman, IsraAid-US (Participant)

This session will provide up-to-date briefings on the global refugee crisis from America’s and Israel’s leading Jewish refugee organizations. Prese...

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon B

Workshop

Larry Dressler, Blue Wing Consulting (Participant)

There are all kinds of reasons to withhold a hard feedback from an employee or colleague. We tell ourselves the other person might become defensive...
Dying to Die: Jewish Approaches to Final Interventions
1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon A

Workshop

Dr. Jonathan Crane, Emory University (Participant)

Though it is certain everyone will die, it is far from clear how each person's dying will progress.  This presentation explores some of the ethical...
Keys to a Totally Accountable Culture
1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Dunwoody

Workshop

Diana Bloom, Mike Scott and Associates (Participant)

In this session, Diana Bloom will teach take-away, actionable processes and systems that can be implemented immediately to achieve higher productiv...
Who Really Gave the Torah to the Jews?
1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Centennial

Workshop

Dr. David Sperling, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion (Participant)

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ravinia

Workshop

Nir Barkin, IMPJ (Participant)

Gilad Kariv, IMPJ (Participant)

Update on the current situation facing Israeli pluralism and egalitarianism including women of the wall, the kotel, as well as other asp...

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Pittman

Workshop

Geoffrey Mitelman, Sinai and Synapses (Participant)

Joanne Harpel MPhil, JD, Rethink The Conversation (Participant)

An interactive session for rabbis who work with families facing mental health challenges, crises, and recovery. As a rabbi, what are some of the mo...

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ardmore

Workshop

Rabbi Jonathan Cohen PhD, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (Participant)

This workshop will be in Hebrew הבעת דעת מיעוט: בין זכות לחובה​ אחד מסימניה הבולטים של הספרות התלמודית ה...
Preparing Kids for College
1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Piedmont

Workshop

Anna Langer, Hillel International (Participant)

The BDS movement on campus, disruptions of pro-Israel speakers, negative sentiments towards Zionist student, and other attempts to delegitimize Isr...

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Chastain

Workshop

Bobby Harris, URJ Camp Coleman (Participant)

Are we providing our young people with opportunities to develop their capacities to think about how the world might look and feel from another's si...
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
Hafsakah – Visit Exhibit Area (Coffee served)
30 minutes, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Overlook

Break

4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Modernity and (Mis)Understanding the Bible
1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon E

Workshop

Dr. Joel Hoffman (Participant)

Reforming the Pay Gap: Practical Interventions
1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon F

Workshop

Michael Gan, Peer, Gan & Gisler LLP (Participant)

Mary Zamore, Women's Rabbinic Network (Participant)

Cindy Enger, CCAR (Participant)

Building on the CCAR salary survey data, this session will focus on practical interventions that can be brought to any Reform organization in order...
Facilitating Dialogue: Active Listening
1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon C

Workshop

Prof. Donald A. Sylvan, Ohio State University (Participant)

Following up on the morning session on the importance of a culture of dialogue on Israel, this session will offer training in the second of the two...

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon B

Workshop

Larry Dressler, Blue Wing Consulting (Participant)

There are all kinds of reasons to withhold a hard feedback from an employee or colleague. We tell ourselves the other person might become defensive...

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon A

Workshop

Idit Solomon, Hasidah (Participant)

Infertility and other fertility challenges pose a real issue in the Jewish community. Rabbis play a critical role representing Jewish tradition and...
Practical Ways to Engage Teens with Israel
1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Dunwoody

Workshop

Richard Walter, Center for Israel Education (Participant)

As the Jewish community struggles with the growth of the BDS movement and efforts at delegitimizing Israel as the Jewish state, it is more crucial ...

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ravinia

Workshop

Rebecca Stapel-Wax, SOJOURN (Participant)

This "GSD 101" workshop provides participants with accurate definitions of terms related to sexual orientation and gender identity, and ...
Keeping God at the Center
1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Pittman

Workshop

Professor David Blumenthal, Emory University (Participant)

What do we think of when we contemplate a prayerbook? How do we think about using it? Come learn from a distinguished Jewish thinker and theologian...
Creating Multi-Faith Coalitions in a Diverse Community
1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ardmore

Workshop

Dov Wilker, American Jewish Committee (Participant)

Soumaya Khalifa, Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta (Participant)

Kwanza Hall, Atlanta City Council (Participant)

Jerry Gonzalez, GALEO (Participant)

Israel Dynamics on Campus
1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Piedmont

Workshop

Anna Langer, Hillel International (Participant)

Pro and anti-Israel events on campus have grown and transformed drastically over the past decade and currently hold a predominate place in the Jewi...

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Inman

Workshop

Edythe Mencher LCSW, Union for Reform Judaism (Participant)

The role of the Rabbi as a leader, pastoral counselor and teacher is often a complex role. This workshop will explore the ethics around the profess...
You Got Served: When Size Doesn't Matter for Success
1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Chastain

Workshop

Erica Asch, Rabbi (Participant)

Jeremy Simons, Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (Participant)

Whether we work in a large congregation or serve a small community, we can find opportunities for intellectual engagement and intense relationships...
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Pop-up DIY Maariv
1 hour, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Ellington Ballroom - Salon F

Worship

6:30 PM
6:30 PM
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) Alumni Class Dinners
1 hour 29 minutes, 6:30 PM - 7:59 PM
Signup required

Atlanta - Restaurants

Meal

Celebrate 1, 5, 10, 18, 25, 30 or 50 years in the rabbinate with your classmates at dinner on Monday evening! For members of the classes of 2016, 2...
Dinner with Colleagues
1 hour 30 minutes, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Atlanta - Restaurants

Meal

Loews Atlanta Hotel - TBD

Meal

8:15 PM
8:15 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Mercer Ballroom

Talk

Cornell William Brooks, NAACP (Participant)

Rabbi Denise Eger, Congregation Kol Ami (Participant)

Introduction: Denise L. Eger Cornell William Brooks, NAACP President Cornell William Brooks is the president and CEO of...
10:15 PM
10:15 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Presidential Suite 2628

Meeting

10:30 PM
10:30 PM
Friends of Bill W
1 hour, 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM

Loews Atlanta Hotel - Boardroom

Meeting

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