Sunday 31 March, 2019
Gallery visit with Sarah Weiss, Director of The Holocaust & Humanity Center. Sarah Weiss will lead a discussion about what it means to create a new space (HHC opened in January 2019) in the Cincinnati Museum Center, a public space, ensuring the lessons of the Holocaust inspire action today. Meet in the lobby of the hotel at 9:30 AM to walk to museum.
We will display and discuss illustrations from 14th century Spanish and 15th century German Haggadot in which the illustrators have used images of hare hunts as graphic and humorous commentary on the text, and as a visual metaphor for the status of Jews in Europe. Meet in the hotel lobby at 10:00 AM. We will share transportation to the rare book room at HUC–JIR.
Gary P. Zola will lead us on a guided tour through two of Cincinnati’s most historic Jewish cemeteries: The Chestnut Street Cemetery and The Walnut Hills Cemetery. This trip constitutes a rare opportunity to examine the rich history of Reform Judaism in Cincinnati by visiting the final resting places of the men and women who made that history. We will learn about the lives of several pioneering founders of Cincinnati’s Jewish community as well as many giants of the CCAR who preceded us in ...
In this session, we will learn to recognize the signs of depression and anxiety and understand how we can be part of the team of support that builds compassion.
Watch the recorded live stream.Dr. Heschel will reflect on the enduring nature of her father's legacy and our role elevating our rabbinate through the study of sacred texts, the pursuit of justice, acknowledging the holy in our lives, and how his legacy nurtures our moral leadership and sacred purpose as Reform rabbis in the 21st Century. Susannah Heschel is the Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth Col...
Sponsored by The Rockwern Charitable Foundation
Welcome: David SternHaMotzi: Cincinnati Convention CommitteeGreetings: Cincinnati Mayor John CranleyBirkat HaMazon: Our Movement Partners from IMPJ, MARAM, ARJE, and ACCOur opening dinner provides many opportunities to connect with old friends and meet new people. In addition to our usual open seating, here are additional opportunities:If you would like to get to know members of the CCAR Board, feel free to sit at a table ma...
This is the an opportunity for our colleagues to gather to recite the Mourner's Kaddish at the conclusion of the day.
Monday 1 April, 2019
Sh’lichei Tzibur:ANGELA BUCHDAHL AND KEN CHASENOpening Welcome:LEWIS KAMRASSOpening Prayer:KAREN THOMASHOW, MICHAEL DANZIGERTorah ServiceRemoval of Torah Scrolls from Ark:BRAD LEVENBERG AND SAMANTHA SHABMANHakafah:RON SEGAL, DAVID STERN, BRAD LEVENBERG, SAMANTHA SHABMANMusic:ANGELA BUCHDAHL, KEN CHASEN, BETH SCHAFERUnwrapping of Torah:PHIL KRANZGabbai:BRAD LE...
Let's talk reality. We want to innovate, but there's no time, there's no money, and no buy in from key stake holders! What if we fail? Art Markman addresses it all—we must begin by defining the key problems, engage in productive conversation and create concrete plans for change.Join us for this inspiring keynote!Art Markman is the Anabel Irion Worsham Centennial Professor of Psychology and Marketing at the University of Texas and Director of the IC2 (Innovation-Creativity-Capital) I...
Want to talk with members of the Task Force on the Experience of Women in the Rabbinate? Join us and bring your own lunch.
Bring your own lunch.
Bring your own lunch.
Small Group ConversationsIn addition to the many speakers, programs and workshops, there will be confidential, facilitated, small group conversations on issues that you have told us are significant in your life and in your rabbinate. These small groups will be a safe space to discuss shared issues of concern, and form bonds to extend beyond our time in Cincinnati.
Moving from the theoretical to the practical—in this intensive two-hour session we will explore different challenges that we encounter in our work back home. Dr. Markman will guide participants through a series of exercises to help us begin to think differently about the problems we wish to solve. Through a process of sharing ideas, challenges, and exploring solutions, participants will create an implementation intention in which teams move from an idea to an explicit plan for implement...
How do each of us define, and work toward, the goal of being progressive Zionists in a way that both supports Israel and upholds our own values? In this special double-block session, we will work on creating a framing to help us understand and work with our own nuanced connections in light of this particular moment in Israel and America. We will hear stories from colleagues in the field in both the US and Israel who are engaging in rift-healing work; workshop with each other on challenges we'...
Small Group Conversations: In addition to the many speakers, programs and workshops, there will be confidential, facilitated, small group conversations on issues that you have told us are significant in your life and in your rabbinate. These small groups will be a safe space to discuss shared issues of concern, and form bonds to extend beyond our time in Cincinnati.
Topics will include:·Steven Fox’s Final Report·Governance: Distance Voting·Ethics Code Changes Closed Captioning available: ccar.co/cc19
Roberta Kaplan and Amy Spitalnick represent the Charlottesville residents injured at the August 2017 white nationalist rally and will speak about their groundbreaking lawsuit against white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and affiliated hate groups. They will present on their new method of combatting violence based on racism, sexism, and antisemitism.Closed Captioning available: ccar.co/cc19
This is the an opportunity for our colleagues to gather to recite the Mourner's Kaddish at the conclusion of the day.
Tuesday 2 April, 2019
Start your day with a mindfulness practice centered around Psalm 82. Be prepared for sound and silence, reading and writing. The psalm will serve as our liturgical text.This experience will also serve as an introduction to a practice used in the soon-to-be-released CCAR Press publication, Opening Your Heart With Psalm 27: A Spiritual Practice for the Jewish New Year, by Rabbi Debra Robbins
Starting with a creative presentation based on stories shared by colleagues, the Task Force will lead an exploration of the experience of women in the rabbinate, and the work that remains ahead of us.Closed Captioning available: ccar.co/cc19
Including:Remarks by President, Andrew RehfeldClass roll callConvention 2019 CCAR Group PhotoMap of HUC-JIR Cincinnati CampusThe CCAR thanks The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati for sponsoring today’s programming at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati campus.
Bryan Stevenson is a public-interest lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned. The Equal Justice Initiative is an Alabama-based group that has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent prisoners on death row, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill, and aiding children prosecuted as adults. Closed Captioning
This is the an opportunity for our colleagues to gather to recite the Mourner's Kaddish at the conclusion of the day.
Wednesday 3 April, 2019
Closed Captioning available: ccar.co/cc19
Sponsored by friends of Hara Person from Brooklyn Heights SynagogueClosed Captioning available: ccar.co/cc19
Small Group Conversations:In addition to the many speakers, programs and workshops, there will be confidential, facilitated, small group conversations on issues that you have told us are significant in your life and in your rabbinate. These small groups will be a safe space to discuss shared issues of concern, and form bonds to extend beyond our time in Cincinnati.
Small Group Conversations:In addition to the many speakers, programs and workshops, there will be confidential, facilitated, small group conversations on issues that you have told us are significant in your life and in your rabbinate. These small groups will be a safe space to discuss shared issues of concern, and form bonds to extend beyond our time in Cincinnati.
Near the CCAR Press Table
Jim Obergefell, Plaintiff in the SupremeCourt Case Legalizing Same-Sex MarriageA self-described accidental activist, Mr. Obergefell found himself in the role of caregiver for his partner of more than 20 years, John, as he neared the end of his life due to ALS. An unexpected series of events led to their decision to marry, eventually taking Mr. Obergefell to the Supreme Court and the landmark...
This is the an opportunity for our colleagues to gather to recite the Mourner's Kaddish at the conclusion of the day.