Wednesday 21 March, 2018

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

6:00 AM

The Walking/Running Rabbis

1 hour, 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM

Irvine, CA - Offsite

Meeting

7:30 AM

Meditative Musical Shacharit

30 minutes, 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Hotel Irvine - Quail Hill

Worship

Lizzie Weiss, Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills (Participant)

Scott Hausman-Weiss, Congregation Shma Koleinu (Participant)

We are thrilled to have cantors partnering with rabbis this year for some exciting and musical T’filah experiences. For an extra special tre...

Shacharit: Shvitz: A Sweat Minyan

30 minutes, 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Hotel Irvine - Oak Creek

Worship

Alyson Solomon, Beth Israel of San Diego (Participant)

8:15 AM

Celebrate and Thank Rabbinic Leaders of the RAC, CSA, RoR, and Justice & Peace Committee

30 minutes, 8:15 AM - 8:45 AM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C

9:00 AM

Exhibitor Hall Open

8 hours, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom Foyer

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...

10:15 AM

Hafsakah – Visit Exhibit Area (Coffee served)

15 minutes, 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom Foyer

Break

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)

12:00 PM

Ethics Committee (closed meeting)

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

Hotel Irvine - Presidential Suite 1304

Meeting

Ethics Process Review Committee (closed meeting)

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

Hotel Irvine - Saddleback B

Meeting

Worship and Practices Committee (closed meeting)

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

Hotel Irvine - Saddleback A

Meeting

Justice, Peace and Civil Liberties Committee (Open Meeting)

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

Hotel Irvine - Quail Hill

Meeting

Israel Committee Meeting

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

Hotel Irvine - Woodbridge

Meeting

Lunch with Colleagues - Food Trucks Onsite: Rolling Sushi & Maiz Cocina

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

Irvine, CA - Offsite

Meal

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 ...

[Canceled] Drawing an Ever-Evolving Community into an Ancient Tradition

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

Hotel Irvine - Saddleback B

Workshop

Laura Baum, CJP (Participant)

This session will focus on utilizing what we know about the spiritual longings in today's dynamic world to better construct creative and novel moda...

[Canceled] Creating a Productive Learning Environment Even When We Disagree

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

Hotel Irvine - Saddleback A

Workshop

Sivan Zakai, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (Participant)

What are the common problems that Jewish organizations face in creating an environment of healthy discourse and dialogue? How does my organization ...

Taming Your Yetzer HaRa: Ego, Environment, and the Psychology of (Un)Ethical Rabbinic Behavior

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

Hotel Irvine - Theater

Workshop

Karen L Fox (Participant)

Lewis Barth, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (Participant)

Dena Feingold (Participant)

With profound gratitiude, the CCAR thanks Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP for

Small Group Conversations - Navigating Our Diverse Rabbinic Journeys

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

Hotel Irvine - Think Tank

Meeting

Sandra Katz, NAJC (Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains) (Participant)

Rabbis are providing leadership in an increasing diverse array of settings. Our rabbinic journeys are not a straight line and the nature of our ra...

Six-Word Siddur: Finding Essential Prayers

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

Hotel Irvine - Quail Hill

Workshop

Alden Solovy, To Bend Light (Participant)

In this hands-on session, we’ll look at core prayers in Mishkan T’filah and attempt to boil them down to their essential six words...

Relational Judaism in Action: How to Create a Relational Engagement Campaign, including a Small Groups Initiative

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

Hotel Irvine - Oak Creek

Workshop

Nicole Auerbach, Central Synagogue (Participant)

Lydia Medwin, The Temple (Participant)

Benjamin Ross, Leo Baeck Temple (Participant)

Esther Lederman, Union for Reform Judaism (Participant)

As early as the 1960s, Abraham Joshua Heschel examined the suburban synagogue and made his diagnosis: “The modern synagogue is sick with a terrible...

Talmud & Justice

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

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon E

Workshop

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

Many of us are actively engaged in tikkun olam, social justice aimed at “repairing the world.” Where did tikkun olam come from? ...

What Did You Just Say?: Tools for Responding to Inappropriate Comments

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

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon B

Workshop

Hara Person, CCAR (Participant)

Diana L. Ho, Management Arts, Inc. (Participant)

Ellen Lewis, Professional Supervision for Clergy (Participant)

What are the tools we can use to counter comments that are inappropriate, offensive, or hurtful? We will explore techniques for responding to comme...

3:30 PM

Small Group Conversations - Do You Feel Your Community Rests Solely on Your Shoulders?

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Hotel Irvine - Think Tank

Meeting

Ellen Lewis, Professional Supervision for Clergy (Participant)

Rabbis often feel that we carry the weight and responsibility for the Jewish future on our shoulders. To be a moral compass in turbulent times ...

Am HaMa'avar - A People of Transition

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

Hotel Irvine - Woodbridge

Workshop

Alan Henkin, CCAR (Participant)

Unfortunately Richard Levy is unable to be with us. Please join us for a&n...

Ten Years of The Torah: A Woman's Commentary with Andrea Weiss, Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, and Hara Person

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

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon E

Workshop

Tamara Eskenazi, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion (Participant)

Hara Person, CCAR (Participant)

Andrea Weiss, HUC-JIR (Participant)

The groundbreaking volume, The Torah: A Women’s Commentary, debuted ten years ag...

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...

4:30 PM

Ten Years of The Torah: A Woman's Commentary with Andrea Weiss, Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, and Hara Person (Session 2)

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

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon E

Workshop

Tamara Eskenazi, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion (Participant)

Hara Person, CCAR (Participant)

Andrea Weiss, HUC-JIR (Participant)

The groundbreaking volume, The Torah: A Women’s Commentary, debuted ten years ago, originally published by URJ Press and Women of...

In Every Generation: Aggadot and the Exodus (Session 2)

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

5:45 PM

Dinner with Board Members (sign up in advance, meet in lobby)

2 hours 15 minutes, 5:45 PM - 8:00 PM

Irvine, CA - Offsite

Meal

Enjoy dinner at one of the nearby restaurants with one or more members of the CCAR Board of Trustees. Please sign up below.

Dinner with Colleagues

2 hours 15 minutes, 5:45 PM - 8:00 PM

Irvine, CA - Offsite

Meal

6:00 PM

Pop-up DIY Maariv

1 hour, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Hotel Irvine - Saddleback A

Worship

8:30 PM

Closing Program: Mark Hetfield, President and CEO of HIAS. Because We Are Jewish: Responding to the Global Refugee Crisis

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

Hotel Irvine - Grand Ballroom - Salon C

Keynote

Mark Hetfield, HIAS (Participant)

Judy Schindler (Moderator)

Mark Hetfield is an international expert in refugee and immigration law, policy and

10:30 PM

Friends of Bill W.

1 hour, 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM

Hotel Irvine - Saddleback A

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