Jonathan Klein
Rabbi Jonathan Klein has served as the Executive Director
at Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice since 2009. Ordained at Hebrew
Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in 1997, Rabbi Klein has served congregations in Flagstaff,
Arizona and Rye, New York, served three years directing Reform Movement’s
College Department, then eight years as the Director of USC Hillel and a year
at Progressive Jewish Alliance before arriving at CLUE. With Civil Disobedience
arrests in support of demilitarization of El Salvador in 1989, in opposition to
New York police brutality in 1999, in support of immigration reform in 2010,
Walmart workers in 2015 and Black security officers in 2017, Rabbi Klein
organizes and mobilizes faith leaders to suspend their privilege in order to
protect and celebrate the marginalized and disenfranchised of Southern
California and beyond. Also an animal rights activist, he recently founded a
multi-faith-based response to animal cruelty, Faith Action For Animals. He
currently serves on the boards of the ACLU of Southern California, Interfaith
Communities United for Justice and Peace, and Chicago-based Interfaith Worker
Justice. He is also an elected delegate to the California Democratic Party,
representing Assembly District 51. Rabbi Klein is the proud father of three
children and is married to Tera Klein.
Sessions in which Jonathan Klein participates
- Mass Incarceration and Reentry: Activists Share Their Stories and Ideas for Change Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Heather Miller will moderate a panel conversation among criminal justice activists, who will reflect on their experiences of systemic injustice,...
- Workshop
Sessions in which Jonathan Klein attends
- Lunch with Rabbinic Cohort Meetings Hotel Irvine - Pavilion
- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Bring your own lunchGroup Meetings:
- Meal
- Freehof Institute: The Jewish-Christian Dialogue in an Age of Sharp Divisions Hotel Irvine - Theater
- 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- The sharp political divisions do not yet threaten the strong Christian-Jewish relationship, which our Reform Jewish community has built for more th...
- Workshop
- Celebrate Israel’s 70th Anniversary! Dor chadash: Engaging with the Next Generation of Israeli Rabbinic Leadership Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C
- 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- 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...
- Keynote
- Breakfast Hosted by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) Including Class Roll Call Hotel Irvine - Pavilion
- 7:15 AM - 8:15 AM | 1 hour
- Meal
- Energetic Shacharit Service Hotel Irvine - Oak Creek
- 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | 30 minutes
- Worship
- Mitzvot and Medicine: Values That Inform a Jewish Position on Healthcare Hotel Irvine - Woodbridge
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Workshop
- Jewish Values and Ethics in Contemporary Health Care Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- 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 ...
- Workshop