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Jonathan Klein

Participates in 1 Session

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

Monday 19 March, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
5:00 PM
5:00 PM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon A

Workshop

Rabbi Heather Miller, Keeping It Sacred (Moderator)

Melina Abdullah (Participant)

Kim McGill (Participant)

Pastor Cue Jn-Marie (Participant)

Hamid Khan (Participant)

Jonathan Klein (Participant)

Heather Miller will moderate a panel conversation among criminal justice activists, who will reflect on their experiences of systemic injustice,...

Sessions in which Jonathan Klein attends

Monday 19 March, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Lunch with Rabbinic Cohort Meetings
1 hour 30 minutes, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Hotel Irvine - Pavilion

Meal

Bring your own lunchGroup Meetings:
1:45 PM
1:45 PM

Hotel Irvine - Theater

Workshop

Rabbi Denise Eger, Congregation Kol Ami (Participant)

Walter Jacob, Freehof Institute for Progressive Halakhah (Participant)

Mark Washofsky, HUC-JIR (Participant)

The sharp political divisions do not yet threaten the strong Christian-Jewish relationship, which our Reform Jewish community has built for more th...
8:30 PM
8:30 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
7:15 AM
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
Energetic Shacharit Service
30 minutes, 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Hotel Irvine - Oak Creek

Worship

Heidi Cohen, Temple Beth Sholom (Participant)

David Reinwald, Temple Beth Sholom (Participant)

10:00 AM
10:00 AM

Hotel Irvine - Woodbridge

Workshop

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

2:00 PM
2:00 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 ...