Beth Nichols

Rabbi

Temple Israel of New Rochelle

Participates in 1 Session

Beth Nichols is Rabbi and Director of Congregational Learning at Temple Israel in New Rochelle, New York. She has served this community since her ordination on the Los Angeles campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 2007. Rabbi Nichols grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts and graduated from Amherst College with a B.A. in Religion and Psychology. Rabbi Nichols also earned her Masters in Jewish Education from the Rhea Hirsch School of Education. At Temple Israel Rabbi Nichols has been integrally involved with educational innovation, helping to create and oversee Chavaya, an experiential Jewish education model, and the Kehillah School for Early Learning, a full-time Jewish childcare program. Rabbi Nichols, called “RBN” by teens, works closely with NFTY-NAR and just returned from leading a Jewish teen trip to Amsterdam.

Sessions in which Beth Nichols participates

Monday 19 March, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

1:45 PM

Developing the Innovator's Mindset: Models of Teen Engagement

1 hour 15 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Hotel Irvine - Oak Creek

Workshop

Beth Nichols, Temple Israel of New Rochelle (Participant)

Julia Weisz, Or Ami, Calabasas, CA (Participant)

Liz Wood-Zeller, NFTY (Participant)

Avram Mandell, Tzedek America (Participant)

Learn from inspiring educators who have changed the way of engaging teens. What motivated them? What supported and limited them in their endeavor t...

Sessions in which Beth Nichols attends

Monday 19 March, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

8:30 AM

Shacharit Convention Service - President's Sermon And Honoring 50 Year Rabbis

1 hour 45 minutes, 8:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C

Worship

Mari Chernow, Temple Chai (Participant)

Jeffrey Saxe, Temple Rodef Shalom (Participant)

Convention Service Sh’lichei TziburMari Chernow, Jeffrey SaxeTorah Service

10:15 AM

Hafsakah – Visit Exhibit Area (Coffee served)

45 minutes, 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom Foyer

Break

11:00 AM

Rabbis and Civic Engagement: Betty T. Yee, CA State Controller, Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles, Mayor Darrell Steinberg of Sacramento - Moderated by Dara Frimmer

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C

Keynote

Betty Yee, State of California (Participant)

Mayor Darrell Steinberg, Sacramento, CA (Participant)

Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles (Participant)

Dara Frimmer (Participant)

3:15 PM

Creating Cultural Change: Engage with the Work of the Task Force on the Experience of Women in the Rabbinate

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C

Workshop

Hara Person, CCAR (Participant)

Ellen Weinberg Dreyfus (Participant)

Amy Schwartzman, Temple Rodef Shalom,Falls Church, VA (Participant)

Carole Balin (Participant)

5:00 PM

#Onward Hebrew - A New Approach to Hebrew Education in Synagogues

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Hotel Irvine - Saddleback A

Workshop

Nicki Greninger, Temple Isaiah (Participant)

Stacy Schlein (Participant)

David Lewis (Participant)

Come and learn about new and innovative approaches to Hebrew education from leaders using research-based methodology in supplementary religious sch...

6:00 PM

Reception: Thank you to all CCAR Sponsors, Donors and Volunteers

45 minutes, 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM

Hotel Irvine - The Backyard

Reception

8:30 PM

Celebrate Israel’s 70th Anniversary! Dor chadash: Engaging with the Next Generation of Israeli Rabbinic Leadership

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C

Keynote

Gilad Kariv, IMPJ (Participant)

We are sorry to share that Tzipi Livni will not be able to join us at CCAR Convention. We received word from her personally that she regrets not...

Tuesday 20 March, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

7:15 AM

Breakfast Hosted by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) Including Class Roll Call

1 hour, 7:15 AM - 8:15 AM

Hotel Irvine - Pavilion

Meal

9:15 AM

HEALTH CARE: 21ST CENTURY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES A DAY LONG, IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION -Opening by Susan Samueli of the Susan Samueli Institute for Integrative Medicine

30 minutes, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C

Workshop

Susan Samueli (Participant)

10:00 AM

Mitzvot and Medicine: Values That Inform a Jewish Position on Healthcare

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Hotel Irvine - Woodbridge

Workshop

Aaron Panken, Herew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (Participant)

11:15 AM

National Health Reform: Where We Are, Where We Are Going

1 hour, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C

Workshop

John E. McDonough, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health (Participant)

John E. McDonough, Dr. PH, MPA is Professor of Public Health Practice in the Department of Health Policy & Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan ...

2:00 PM

Jewish Values and Ethics in Contemporary Health Care

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C

Workshop

Elliot Dorff, American Jewish University (Participant)

Rabbi Dorff is a professor of philosophy at the American Jewish University. He is a leading expert in Jewish bio-ethics and law. Rabbi Dorff will ...

3:15 PM

Responding to Teenage Mental Health Challenges

1 hour 15 minutes, 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Hotel Irvine - Woodbridge

Workshop

Heather Huszti, CHOC Children's Hospital (Participant)

4:45 PM

Nechemta: A Healing Service of the Heart

30 minutes, 4:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C

Workshop

Pearl BarLev (Participant)

We come together to share the healing torah of our day, our lives, our rabbinates, our traditi...

5:30 PM

Reception Hosted by URJ

1 hour, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Hotel Irvine - Pavilion

Reception

6:30 PM

WRN Dinner: All CCAR Women Rabbis Are Welcome (By reservation only)

1 hour 30 minutes, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon E

Meal

8:30 PM

ACTING NOW: THE IMPERATIVE OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION with Mike Feuer, LA City Attorney, Sally Weber, Crisis Response Expert & Adam Friedman, NFTY SAVP. Moderated by Joel Mosbacher.

1 hour 30 minutes, 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C

General Session

Mike Feuer (Participant)

Joel Mosbacher, Temple Shaaray Tefila, New York, NY (Moderator)

Sally Weber (Participant)

Adam Friedman (Participant)

LA City Attorney Mike Feuer will share his work to reduce gun violence in Los Angeles, and nationwide. He will be joined by Sally Weber, Crisis ...

Wednesday 21 March, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

9:00 AM

Sister Simone Campbell — The Nun on the Bus: A Prophetic Voice for Justice

1 hour 15 minutes, 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C

Keynote

Sister Simone Campbell, Network (Participant)

Sister Simone Campbell is a leading social justice activist and religious leader. In 2012, she rallied&nbs...

10:30 AM

Special Session: CCAR Today and Tomorrow - Continuing Rabbinic Education proposal - Food sponsored by Da’at/ARZA World

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C

General Session

Steve Fox, CCAR (Participant)

1:45 PM

Rabbi as Supervisor: The Art of One-on-One, with Larry Dressler

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Hotel Irvine - Trabuco A & B

Workshop

Larry Dressler, Blue Wing Consulting (Participant)

Many rabbis supervise other clergy, educators, and administrative employees. You know you are suppose to have these meetings on your calendar, but ...

3:30 PM

In Every Generation: Aggadot and the Exodus (Session 1)

45 minutes, 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon D

Workshop

Dvora Weisberg, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (Los Angeles Campus) (Participant)

We will be studying aggadot on the experience of "ordinary" Israelites and Egyptians during slavery, the plagues and the Exodus from Egypt. Our foc...

5:15 PM

Hafsakah: CCAR Press Book Toast

1 hour, 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom Foyer

The CCAR Press would like to take a moment to acknowledge the hard work and dedication that made each of our recently published books possible.