9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- CCAR Board of Trustees (Including lunch) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon HI
- 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM | 4 hours
- Meeting
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- "Space, Time, Memory, and the Future": A Visit to the Holocaust and Humanity Center Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 2 hours
- Gallery visit with Sarah Weiss, Director of The Holocaust & Humanity Center. Sarah Weiss will lead a discussion about what it means to creat...
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10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- "Is That a Hare in My Haroset?": Art and Whimsy in Haggadah Illustration Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- We will display and discuss illustrations from 14th century Spanish and 15th century German Haggadot in which the illustrators have used images of ...
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11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Registration Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion Foyer
- 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM | 9 hours
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Stories in Stone: Exploring Cincinnati’s Historic Jewish Cemeteries. Sponsored by The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM | 2 hours
- 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 Wal...
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1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Youth Mental Health: Building My Utility Belt to Respond Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon FG
- 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 2 hours
- 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 build...
- Workshop
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2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Exhibitor Opening – Visit Exhibit Area Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/3rd & 4th Floor Foyers
- 2:00 PM - 7:30 PM | 5 hours 30 minutes
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Schmooze and Nosh Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Break
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- My Father's Legacy and Commitment to Tzedek v'Shalom with Susannah Heschel. The Jacob Rader Marcus Memorial Lecture is sponsored by The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Watch the recorded live stream.Dr. Heschel will reflect on the enduring nature o...
- Keynote

6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Opening Reception in Honor of Cincinnati Rabbis. Sponsored by The Rockwern Charitable Foundation Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion
- 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Reception
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7:15 PM
7:15 PM
- Opening Night Dinner. We are grateful to Ayelet Tours, Ltd. for partially sponsoring the opening night dinner in honor of Steven Fox and Hara Person. Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors
- 7:15 PM - 8:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Welcome: David SternHaMotzi: Cincinnati Convention CommitteeGreetings: Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley
- Meal

9:30 PM
9:30 PM
- First Timers' Reception Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Room 608
- 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM | 1 hour
- Reception
- 2019 Cincinnati Convention Committee (closed meeting) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - TBD
- 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM | 1 hour
- Meeting
- Kaddish Minyan Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep
- 9:30 PM - 9:45 PM | 15 minutes
- Worship
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10:30 PM
10:30 PM
- Friends of Bill W. Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 3 (LL)
- 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM | 1 hour
- Meeting
6:00 AM
6:00 AM
- The Walking/Running Rabbis Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hotel Lobby
- 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM | 1 hour
- Workshop
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
- Registration Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion Foyer
- 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM | 10 hours
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Begin Walking to Services (Map in Description) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hotel Lobby
- 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Follow the crowd from the lobby, our use this link:https://goo.gl/maps/qLkrikRv1yM2
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
- Shacharit Convention Service at Isaac M. Wise Temple. Installation of President, Officers, and Board, President’s Sermon, Honoring of 50 Year Rabbis Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | 2 hours
- Sh’lichei Tzibur:ANGELA BUCHDAHL AND KEN CHASENOpening Welcome:LEWIS KAMRASSOpening Prayer:KAREN THOMA...
- Worship

10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Hafsakah – Visit Exhibit Area (Coffee Served) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/3rd & 4th Floor Foyers
- 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | 45 minutes
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
- Catalyzing Change in Our Communities with Art Markman Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- 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 Markm...
- Keynote

12:15 PM
12:15 PM
- Ethics Committee Meeting (Closed Meeting) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Room 608
- 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Meeting
- Talk with the Task Force on the Experience of Women in the Rabbinate Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Room 658
- 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Meeting
- Lunch with Rabbinic Cohorts (Retired Rabbis) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 3 (LL)
- 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Meal
- Lunch with Rabbinic Cohorts (Chaplains) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 1 & 2 (LL)
- 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Meal
- Lunch with Rabbinic Cohorts (Community-Based/Organizational/Hillel Rabbis) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 1 & 2 (LL)
- 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Meal
- Israel Committee Meeting Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rosewood
- 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Meeting
- Lunch with Rabbinic Cohorts (Assistant and Associate Rabbis/Large Congregations) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon DE
- 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Meal
- Lunch with Rabbinic Cohorts (Rabbi Educators) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon DE
- 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Meal
- Lunch with Rabbinic Cohorts (Senior Rabbis of Large Congregations) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon BC
- 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Meal
- Lunch with Rabbinic Cohorts (Small Congregations) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep
- 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Meal
- Justice and Peace Committee Meeting Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon HI
- 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Meeting
- Lunch with Colleagues Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Meal
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
- CCAR / Sharp Insight Placement & Employment Survey Project Evaluation Team Meeting (Closed Meeting) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Boardroom 3
- 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM | 2 hours 15 minutes
- Meeting
- SMALL GROUP CONVERSATIONS: For Rabbis Living through the Ongoing Aftermath of Communal Trauma Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Room 758
- 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour
- Small Group ConversationsIn addition to the many speakers, programs and workshops, there will be confidential, facilitated, small...
- Meeting
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- Prayer in Fear, Tragedy, and Loss Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 1 & 2 (LL)
- 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour
- When fear, tragedy or loss strikes, the urge to "pour out our hearts in prayer" can be blocked by the very emotions that yearn to be expressed. In ...
- Workshop
- Incubating Change: Applying the Principles of Innovation to Real Life Challenges Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rosewood
- 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM | 2 hours 15 minutes
- Moving from the theoretical to the practical—in this intensive two-hour session we will explore different challenges that we encounter in our...
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- Fundraising for Synagogue Sustainability Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon DE
- 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour
- This workshop is for rabbis in small to mid-size congregations who do not have professional development staff to design and implement a fundrais...
- Workshop
- How to Disagree Constructively: The Beit Midrash Way Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon BC
- 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour
- Civil discourse between political divides is turning less and less civil. Indeed, the sheer lack of desire to try to understand those with oppos...
- Workshop
- Moral Imagination and Delivering the Dangerous Sermon Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep
- 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | 1 hour
- Living in an age of divisiveness can cause us to mute our moral voice. However, the moment in history may call on us to speak up and speak out abou...
- Workshop
- Progressive Zionism: Maintaining Our Values and Healing the Rift Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon HI
- 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM | 2 hours 15 minutes
- 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...
- Workshop
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- The Calling: "Some True Stories from Under the Bimah & a Berditchever Teaching about the Same." Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Room 658
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Workshop
- SMALL GROUP CONVERSATIONS: Rabbis Are People Too: Dealing with Physical Illness as a Public Figure Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 3 (LL)
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Small Group Conversations: In addition to the many speakers, programs and workshops,...
- Meeting
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- Making the Impossible, Possible: Building a Culture of Creative Thinking Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 1 & 2 (LL)
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Whether we truly aspire to be “innovators,” we are jaded by the buzzword “innovation,” or the risk of failure is just too great, there are cultural...
- Workshop
- Rabbi as CEO (Chief Engagement Officer) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rookwood
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Engagement is an ongoing process through which we build meaningful, authentic, collaborative relationships for the purpose of pursuing a shared Jew...
- Workshop
- Navigating Our Work in a Toxic Political Environment Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon DE
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- This workshop will explore the vital questions of how we engage in meaningful and effective ways with members of our community who have radically d...
- Workshop
- Awakening the Heart, Stimulating the Soul When You are Out There on Your Own Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon BC
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- For the solo or community rabbi who serves small or fiscally modest communities, it may feel at times as if one is out there working diligently ...
- Workshop
- Decliner, Destruction and Delusion: Our Confidence in the Jewish Future Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Dr. Steven Windmueller and Rabbi Sarah Bassin will be in conversation with attendees about the trends in Jewish communal and religious life. Off...
- Workshop
- The CCAR Ethics Process from A-Z Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon FG
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- The CCAR ethics code upholds the integrity of the rabbinate through a careful and comprehensive process. This workshop will explore the entire proc...
- Workshop
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Hafsakah Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/3rd & 4th Floor Foyers
- 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM | 15 minutes
- Break
4:15 PM
4:15 PM
- CCAR Business Session including Steven Fox's Final Report Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors
- 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour 45 minutes
- General Session

5:15 PM
5:15 PM
- Program Thanking Steven Fox for His Leadership Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors
- 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | 45 minutes
- General Session
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Join Us for a Celebratory Reception. Sponsored by Da’at Educational Expeditions/ARZA World Travel in Honor of Steven Fox Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/Caprice
- 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Reception
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
- Dinner with Colleagues Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 2 hours
- Meal
- Dinner with Board Members (sign up in advance, meet in lobby) Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 2 hours
- Sign up: https://ccarnet.wufoo.com/forms/qknb0841t1sa38/Enjoy dinner at one...
- Meal
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- Pursuing Justice: Using Law to Confront Antisemitism with Roberta Kaplan and Amy Spitalnick Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors
- 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Roberta Kaplan and Amy Spitalnick represent the Charlottesville residents injured at the August 2017 white nationalist rally and will speak abou...
- Keynote

10:00 PM
10:00 PM
- Leadership Reception Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Room 608
- 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM | 1 hour
- Siyum L'Yom - Concluding Our Day with a Brief Moment of Reflection Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors
- 10:00 PM - 10:05 PM | 5 minutes
- The Siyum L'Yom leader will conclude our day of learning together with five minutes of mindful prayer, connecting our final moments together...
- Worship
10:15 PM
10:15 PM
- Kaddish Minyan Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep
- 10:15 PM - 10:30 PM | 15 minutes
- Worship
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10:30 PM
10:30 PM
- Friends of Bill W. Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 3 (LL)
- 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM | 1 hour
- Meeting
6:00 AM
6:00 AM
- The Walking/Running Rabbis Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hotel Lobby
- 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM | 1 hour
- Workshop
7:00 AM
7:00 AM
- Breakfast Hosted by ARZA, ARZENU, and Partners Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/Caprice
- 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | 1 hour
- Updates from Gilad Kariv and Josh Weinberg Co-Sponsored by: ARZA:Association of Reform Zionists of...
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Shacharit: Musical Service Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rookwood
- 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Worship
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- Shacharit: Mindfulness/Meditation Service Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rosewood
- 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | 30 minutes
- Start your day with a mindfulness practice centered around Psalm 82. Be prepared for sound and silence, reading and writing. The psalm will serv...
- Worship
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- Registration Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion Foyer
- 8:00 AM - 6:30 PM | 10 hours 30 minutes
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Wising Up: Advancing the Work of the Task Force on the Experience of Women in the Rabbinate Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors
- 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 2 hours
- Starting with a creative presentation based on stories shared by colleagues, the Task Force will lead an exploration of the experience of women in ...
- General Session

11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Hafsakah Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/3rd & 4th Floor Foyers
- 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | 15 minutes
- Break
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
- Board Buses to HUC-JIR. The CCAR thanks The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati for sponsoring today’s programming at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati campus. Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - TBD
- 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM | 15 minutes
- The CCAR thanks The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati for sponsoring today’s programming at Hebrew U...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Lunch at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) HUC-JIR - TBD
- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 2 hours
- Including:Remarks by President, Andrew RehfeldClass roll callConvention 2019 CCAR Group Photo
- Meal

2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- The Beauty and The East: Grappling with Israel in Sermons HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Classroom 3
- 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Workshop
- Jewish Renaissance: Renewing Jewish Life in an Age of Uncertainty HUC-JIR - AJA: Seminar Room (Split)
- 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- In this session we will consider two essays written by Martin Buber at two significant moments in his career, before and after the Shoah, and refle...
- Workshop
- Making Choices by Limiting Choices: On the Rambam as Curator of Tradition HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Archaeology Center
- 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- In an age of infinite choices the likely outcome is making no choice at all. Tradition offers a way of limiting choice to ease decision-making. An ...
- Workshop
- Exploring Sources for Contemporary Liturgical Creativity within Jewish Tradition HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Classroom 4
- 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- The future of Reform "Innovation" is guaranteed. What must be intentionally cultivated by American rabbis, cantors, educators, and lay leaders, how...
- Workshop
- Freehof Institute: Reform Responsa Past and Future: The Halakhic Legacy of Solomon B. Freehof HUC-JIR - AJA: Seminar Room
- 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Solomon B. Freehof, rabbi, scholar, HUC faculty member, was the preeminent halakhist of the American Reform movement during the 20th century. To ex...
- Workshop
- “They Will Think of Me for a Century”: A Bicentennial Reflection on Isaac Mayer Wise HUC-JIR - AJA: Electronic Room
- 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Issac M. Wise was not only the principal organizer of the Reform Movement in North America, he was also a prolific writer and indefatigable convers...
- Workshop
- From Surviving to Striving: Jewish Education as a Lever for Social Change HUC-JIR - Klau Library: Pavilion 2nd FL
- 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Jewish education has long been valued as a tool for cultural preservation and continuity; but our moment in history is demanding that Jewish educat...
- Workshop
- Moses Buttenweiser and the Manifestation of God through Moral Conduct HUC-JIR - Klau Library: 2nd FL Beit Midrash
- 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Professor Moses Buttenweiser taught Bible at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati from 1897–1934. In an undated article entitled "The Faith...
- Workshop
- Moral Injury and Soul Repair: Understanding an Emerging Field for Rabbis HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Classroom 11
- 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Moral injury and soul repair is the study of a phenomenon both ancient and contemporary—the profound brokenness resulting from violation of o...
- Workshop
- Oh! The Places You'll Go! Preparing the Next Generation of Rabbinic Leadership HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Classroom 10
- 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Panel discussion on wisdom learned from teaching the current generation of rabbinic students, and their observations about the future of Reform Jew...
- Workshop
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Hafsakah
- 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | 30 minutes
- Break
- CCAR Journal Editorial Board HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Archaeology Center
- 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 45 minutes
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- Pay to Pray – The Ultimate “Customized” Service HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Classroom 3
- 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- As algorithms and paid streaming services increasingly feed, inform, and affect every aspect of public discourse, authentic Jewish worship and ritu...
- Workshop
- The Rabbi's Social Role: Activist or Translator-in-Chief? HUC-JIR - Sisterhood Dormitory: Teller Lounge
- 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Workshop
- Literary Generations of the Kibbutz and Egalitarian Tensions between Individuals and the Collective. Sherry Levy-Reiner Memorial Lecture, co-sponsored by the Department of English at the University of Cincinnati HUC-JIR - AJA: Barrows Loebelson Reading Room
- 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- A remarkable number of Israel’s founding generation of writers were raised, or otherwise spent a significant number of years, on a kibbutz, and the...
- Workshop
- Commandment, Conscience, Controversy: The Reform Rabbi in the Corrupt Society HUC-JIR - AJA: Seminar Room (Split)
- 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Among the rabbinical issues we will discuss are the religious imperative to address social concerns, the conflict between external historical text ...
- Workshop
- Jewish Monologues in the 21st Century: Reading Texts of Identity Seekers (Taught in Hebrew) HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Classroom 2
- 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- The multidimensional reality of being Jewish in a postmodern world creates a new challenge. More than ever, we need a new approach to understand...
- Workshop
- Recovering from Moral Injury: Textual and Ritual Resources for Care HUC-JIR - AJA: Seminar Room
- 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- As our society grapples with myriad examples of people breaching their own or others' moral codes (#metoo), the mistreatment of asylum seekers, the...
- Workshop
- America's Jewish Women: A New History HUC-JIR - AJA: Electronic Room
- 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Two threads run through the entire story of America's Jewish women: a strong sense of self and a resolute commitment to making the world a better p...
- Workshop
- Rabbinic Portraits: Pious, Pompous or Profane? HUC-JIR - Mayerson: Mayerson Hall
- 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Join Lance Sussman, PhD and Skirball Museum director Abby Schwartz for a conversation about rabbinic portraits, then and now. Using the museum’s...
- Workshop
- Conversations That Matter: Create Transformational Community with Transformational Conversations HUC-JIR - Klau Library: Pavilion 2nd FL
- 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- How many of us spent time stuck in meeting after meeting where the content is irrelevant and the "leader" is talking at us, not to us or with us? W...
- Workshop
- Moses Buttenweiser and the Manifestation of God through Moral Conduct HUC-JIR - Klau Library: 2nd FL Beit Midrash
- 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Professor Moses Buttenweiser taught Bible at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati from 1897–1934. In an undated article entitled "The Faith and M...
- Workshop
- Revelation and the Holy Task of Listening: Strategies for Sacred and Successful Mentorship HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Classroom 11
- 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- How do we elevate reflective conversations between mentor and mentee for more effective partnerships and professional growth? In this session we wi...
- Workshop
- Rabbinic Leadership, Gender, and Social Change: A Medieval Perspective HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Classroom 10
- 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- At least 3% of high school students in the US today do not self-identify with the sex they were assigned at birth. What does Jewish tradition have ...
- Workshop
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Board Buses to Hotel
- 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM | 15 minutes
- Break
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
- Join Us for a Reception to Thank All CCAR Volunteers and Donors Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion
- 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | 1 hour
- Reception
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
- WRN Dinner: All CCAR Women Rabbis Are Welcome (By reservation only) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Continental Room
- 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 2 hours
- Meal

- Dinner with Colleagues Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 2 hours
- Dinner with Board Members (sign up in advance, meet in lobby) Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 2 hours
- Sign up: https://ccarnet.wufoo.com/forms/qd8noak0a2tgb9/Enjoy dinner at one of...
- Meal
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- The Imperative of Criminal Justice Reform with Bryan Stevenson Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors
- 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Bryan Stevenson is a public-interest lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned. The Equal Jus...
- Keynote

10:00 PM
10:00 PM
- Siyum L'Yom - Concluding Our Day with a Brief Moment of Reflection Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors
- 10:00 PM - 10:05 PM | 5 minutes
- The Siyum L'Yom leader will conclude our day of learning together with five minutes of mindful prayer, connecting our final moments together...
- Worship
10:15 PM
10:15 PM
- Kaddish Minyan Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep
- 10:15 PM - 10:30 PM | 15 minutes
- Worship
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10:30 PM
10:30 PM
- Friends of Bill W. Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 3 (LL)
- 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM | 1 hour
- Meeting
6:00 AM
6:00 AM
- The Walking/Running Rabbis Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hotel Lobby
- 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM | 1 hour
- Workshop
7:15 AM
7:15 AM
- Breakfast hosted by the Union for Reform Judasim Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/Caprice
- 7:15 AM - 8:15 AM | 1 hour
- Meal

- Registration Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion Foyer
- 7:15 AM - 5:00 PM | 9 hours 45 minutes
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
- Welcoming Incoming Chief Executive Hara Person, Including Shacharit Service Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors
- 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | 1 hour
- Worship
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9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Exhibitor Hall Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/3rd & 4th Floor Foyers
- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | 8 hours
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- The CCAR from 1889-2050: Building on the Past, Working toward the Future. A Conversation Led by Hara Person. Sponsored by friends of Hara Person from Brooklyn Heights Synagogue Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors
- 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- General Session
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10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Hafsakah. Sponsored by Women of Reform Judaism in honor of Steven Fox and Hara Person Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/Caprice
- 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | 45 minutes
- Break
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- A Tour of Two Cities: Is Over-the-Rhine a Study in Urban Renewal or Gentrification? Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 3 hours
- Rabbinic colleagues will have the opportunity to walk Cincinnati's historic Over-the-Rhine district and experience its startling transformation ...
- Faith, Justice and Storytelling. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 3 hours
- Join Bespoken Live in an interactive experience on the role of storytelling and faith. This session will be held in the dynamic offices of Rebel Pi...
- Welcoming the Stranger: Opening our Hearts and Doors to Provide Sanctuary. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 3 hours
- How a small group of rabbis followed their hearts and brought together hundreds of faith leaders to help shut down Tornillo, Detention center an...
- Creating a Way Forward: How the Collaborative Agreement between the Cincinnati Community and the Police Department Has Healed and/or Hindered. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 3 hours
- In the wake of the city unrest following the shooting of an unarmed black man, Cincinnati formed a collaborative agreement to find solutions to ...
- Opening Your Mind: Understanding Implicit Bias. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 3 hours
- Admitting and identifying our personal biases can be difficult. Society is saturated with attitudes and stereotypes about social groups and people ...
- Stronger Together: Jewish Communal Collaboration in Our Cities. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 3 hours
- We are all part of the same ecosystem. What if we viewed our community partners as collaborators instead of threats? Learn how day schools, syna...
11:15 AM
11:15 AM
- SMALL GROUP CONVERSATIONS: The Feeling of Being the “Only”: For Rabbis Who Are Geographically Isolated Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 3 (LL)
- 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Small Group Conversations:In addition to the many speakers, programs and workshops, there will be confidential, facilitated, small...
- Meeting
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- Not Just Orange Is the New Black: Criminal Justice and the Women's Project Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rookwood
- 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- The Criminal Justice System creates more pitfalls and obstacles for women. Our presenters from the Ohio Justice and Policy Center work to heal the ...
- Workshop
- Exodus: An Introduction to Black Theology (Formerly: Theology of Race) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rosewood
- 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Our racial justice work is informed and influenced by our identity and our religious beliefs. How does our view of God impact our understanding of ...
- Workshop
- Bringing Freedom to the Captive: Working with Faith Partners for Criminal Justice Reform Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon DE
- 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Interfaith coalitions have been essential to progress on social justice concerns. In Ohio, rabbis and other faith leaders have worked together to f...
- Workshop
- The Youth Shall See Visions and Be Activists against Gun Violence Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon BC
- 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Teens have been a powerful voice in the struggle against gun violence. Loss, memory and injury guide us on the path to action for sensible and safe...
- Workshop
- Feeding Body and Soul Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep
- 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- The interconnection of body and spirit is an essential part of what it means to be human. Jewish Family Service (JFS) Barbash Family Vital Support ...
- Workshop
- Path to Preschool Promise: Leveraging the Stories of Our Community Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon FG
- 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Cincinnati is taking steps to alleviate poverty by guaranteeing two years of quality preschool education for every student. The African American an...
- Workshop
- Taking Our Seat at the Table: Intersectionality and American Jews Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon HI
- 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | 1 hour
- Intersectionality is the belief that various forms of oppression are all connected. As Jews we certainly know oppression. And yet in many cases (li...
- Workshop
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Lunch with Colleagues Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Meal
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- SMALL GROUP CONVERSATIONS: The Challenge of Caring for Self While Caring for Others Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 3 (LL)
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Small Group Conversations:In addition to the many speakers, programs and workshops, there will be confidential, facilitated, small...
- Meeting
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- Who's on My Bimah?: The CCAR Task Force on Retiree-Successor Relations Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rookwood
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Members of the Task Force will share their learnings and best practices, and will learn from you about your experiences as successors, soon-to-be r...
- Workshop
- Newest Trends in Contract Negotiation: A Sacred Approach Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rosewood
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- What Does "Covenant" Mean When It Comes to Rabbinic Employment Contracts? This session will feature attorneys Michael Gan and Martha Hausman,...
- Workshop
- Gender and Power: Between Jewish Ethics and Jewish Life Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon DE
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Based on a forthcoming book co-edited with Rabbi Professor Rachel Adler, this session will explore core ethical principles and rabbinic texts that ...
- Workshop
- You Shall Be a Blessing: The Heart of Jewish Spirituality Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon BC
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Sh'mot 12:1-3 speaks to the heart of Jewish spirituality offering us both a path—journeying inward and freeing ourselves of the constricting...
- Workshop
- The Opioid Epidemic Wears a Magen David Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Opiod misuse and abuse is an epidemic in Ohio, as well as all across North America. As rabbis, we are well aware of the stigma attached to addictio...
- Workshop
- The Holocaust and Antisemitism in Homiletic: Exploring Rabbinic Sermons from 1933 to 1945 Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon FG
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- With all the abundant scholarly literature analyzing almost every aspect of the Holocaust, there is one category of texts that has been entirely ov...
- Workshop
- When the Unexpected Happens: Rabbinic Leadership in Times of Communal Trauma Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon HI
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- An ever growing number of rabbis have faced the responsibility of leading communities through extreme trauma, ranging from natural disasters to ...
- Workshop
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Hafsakah Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/3rd & 4th Floor Foyers
- 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | 15 minutes
- Break
3:45 PM
3:45 PM
- R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Aretha’s Take on Kavod haRav Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 1 & 2 (LL)
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- How does a rabbi maintain his/her authenticity and resiliency in the midst of huge cultural shifts? We will examine authority and credibility as it...
- Workshop
- Antisemitism in the Internet Era Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rosewood
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Why does it seem like internet trolls and online hate speech are growing? Why aren't internet platforms taking control? How can I best support cong...
- Workshop
- Get Out the Vote: What We Have Learned and How We Prepare for 2020 Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon DE
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The 2020 election cycle has already begun. This session will feature a discussion on 2018 mid-term elections—from state ballot initiatives to...
- Workshop
- Pay Equity as a Social Justice Imperative Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon BC
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- An important conversation about the issue of pay equity, not just in the rabbinate, but also about how the fight against pay inequality has importa...
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- Personal and Professional Boundaries: Maintaining a Sacred Trust Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- In this workshop, we will define and explore "professional boundaries" for rabbis. How do we navigate situations in which multiple roles exist betw...
- Workshop
- A Saxophone in the Enchanted Forest Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon FG
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Our siddur is rich with metaphor. Mah Tovah. Kedusah. L'cha Dodi. All ripe with imagery to elevate our sense of the divine. The prayerbook i...
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- The Future of Rabbinic Placement and Employment Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon HI
- 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- What would it look like to feel accompanied at each stage of the rabbinic placement or employment journey? We live in a time of...
- Workshop
5:15 PM
5:15 PM
- CCAR Press Book Toast Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion Foyer
- 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM | 45 minutes
- Reception
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6:30 PM
6:30 PM
- Dinner with Colleagues Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 2 hours
- Meal
- Dinner with Board Members (sign up in advance, meet in lobby) Cincinnati, OH - Offsite
- 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | 2 hours
- Sign up: https://ccarnet.wufoo.com/forms/q117sgqv03yf0sm/Enjoy dinner ...
- Meal
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- Progress and Challenges in Human Rights with Jim Obergefell Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors
- 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Jim Obergefell, Plaintiff in the SupremeCourt Case Legalizing S...
- Keynote

10:00 PM
10:00 PM
- 2019-2021 CCAR Board Reception (By Invitation Only) Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Room 608
- 10:00 PM - 11:15 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
10:15 PM
10:15 PM
- Kaddish Minyan Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep
- 10:15 PM - 10:30 PM | 15 minutes
- Worship
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10:30 PM
10:30 PM
- Friends of Bill W. Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 3 (LL)
- 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM | 1 hour
- Meeting
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
- CCAR Board Meeting Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon HI
- 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM | 3 hours
- Meeting
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- 2020 Convention Planning Meeting Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon FG
- 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 3 hours
- Meeting