Sunday 31 March, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

9:00 AM

CCAR Board of Trustees (Including lunch)

4 hours, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon HI

Meeting

9:30 AM

"Space, Time, Memory, and the Future": A Visit to the Holocaust and Humanity Center

2 hours, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Cincinnati, OH - Offsite

Sarah Weiss, The Holocaust and Humanity Center (Participant)

Gallery visit with Sarah Weiss, Director of The Holocaust & Humanity Center. Sarah Weiss will lead a discussion about what it means to creat...

10:00 AM

"Is That a Hare in My Haroset?": Art and Whimsy in Haggadah Illustration

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Cincinnati, OH - Offsite

David Gilner Ph.D., HUC-JIR (Participant)

We will display and discuss illustrations from 14th century Spanish and 15th century German Haggadot in which the illustrators have used images of ...

11:00 AM

Registration

9 hours, 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion Foyer

12:30 PM

Stories in Stone: Exploring Cincinnati’s Historic Jewish Cemeteries. Sponsored by The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

2 hours, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Cincinnati, OH - Offsite

Gary Zola Ph.D., The Jacob Rader Marcus Center (Participant)

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...

1:00 PM

Youth Mental Health: Building My Utility Belt to Respond

2 hours, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon FG

Workshop

Erica Messer Psy.D., Cincinnati Children's Hospital (Participant)

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...

2:00 PM

Exhibitor Opening – Visit Exhibit Area

5 hours 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/3rd & 4th Floor Foyers

3:00 PM

Schmooze and Nosh

50 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion

Break

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

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors

Keynote

Susannah Heschel Ph.D., Dartmouth University (Participant)

Watch the recorded live stream.Dr. Heschel will reflect on the enduring nature o...

6:00 PM

Opening Reception in Honor of Cincinnati Rabbis. Sponsored by The Rockwern Charitable Foundation

1 hour 15 minutes, 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion

Reception

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.

1 hour 30 minutes, 7:15 PM - 8:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors

Meal

Welcome: David SternHaMotzi: Cincinnati Convention CommitteeGreetings: Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley

9:30 PM

First Timers' Reception

1 hour, 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Room 608

Reception

2019 Cincinnati Convention Committee (closed meeting)

1 hour, 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - TBD

Meeting

Kaddish Minyan

15 minutes, 9:30 PM - 9:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep

Worship

10:30 PM

Friends of Bill W.

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

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 3 (LL)

Meeting

Monday 1 April, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

6:00 AM

The Walking/Running Rabbis

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

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hotel Lobby

Workshop

7:30 AM

Registration

10 hours, 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion Foyer

8:00 AM

Begin Walking to Services (Map in Description)

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

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hotel Lobby

Follow the crowd from the lobby, our use this link:https://goo.gl/maps/qLkrikRv1yM2

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

2 hours, 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Cincinnati, OH - Offsite

Worship

Sh’lichei Tzibur:ANGELA BUCHDAHL AND KEN CHASENOpening Welcome:LEWIS KAMRASSOpening Prayer:KAREN THOMA...

10:30 AM

Hafsakah – Visit Exhibit Area (Coffee Served)

45 minutes, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/3rd & 4th Floor Foyers

11:15 AM

Catalyzing Change in Our Communities with Art Markman

1 hour, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors

Keynote

Art Markman Ph.D., University of Texas (Participant)

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...

12:15 PM

Ethics Committee Meeting (Closed Meeting)

1 hour 30 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Room 608

Meeting

Talk with the Task Force on the Experience of Women in the Rabbinate

1 hour 30 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Room 658

Meeting

Lunch with Rabbinic Cohorts (Retired Rabbis)

1 hour 30 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 3 (LL)

Meal

Lunch with Rabbinic Cohorts (Chaplains)

1 hour 30 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 1 & 2 (LL)

Meal

Lunch with Rabbinic Cohorts (Community-Based/Organizational/Hillel Rabbis)

1 hour 30 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 1 & 2 (LL)

Meal

Israel Committee Meeting

1 hour 30 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rosewood

Meeting

Lunch with Rabbinic Cohorts (Assistant and Associate Rabbis/Large Congregations)

1 hour 30 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon DE

Meal

Lunch with Rabbinic Cohorts (Rabbi Educators)

1 hour 30 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon DE

Meal

Lunch with Rabbinic Cohorts (Senior Rabbis of Large Congregations)

1 hour 30 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon BC

Meal

Lunch with Rabbinic Cohorts (Small Congregations)

1 hour 30 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep

Meal

Justice and Peace Committee Meeting

1 hour 30 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon HI

Meeting

Lunch with Colleagues

1 hour 30 minutes, 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Cincinnati, OH - Offsite

Meal

1:45 PM

CCAR / Sharp Insight Placement & Employment Survey Project Evaluation Team Meeting (Closed Meeting)

2 hours 15 minutes, 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Boardroom 3

Meeting

Jana Sharp, Sharp Insight, LLC (Participant)

SMALL GROUP CONVERSATIONS: For Rabbis Living through the Ongoing Aftermath of Communal Trauma

1 hour, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Room 758

Meeting

Seth Bernstein, Bet Aviv, Columbia, MD (Participant)

Small Group ConversationsIn addition to the many speakers, programs and workshops, there will be confidential, facilitated, small...

Prayer in Fear, Tragedy, and Loss

1 hour, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 1 & 2 (LL)

Workshop

Alden Solovy, To Bend Light (Participant)

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 ...

Incubating Change: Applying the Principles of Innovation to Real Life Challenges

2 hours 15 minutes, 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rosewood

Art Markman Ph.D., University of Texas (Participant)

Moving from the theoretical to the practical—in this intensive two-hour session we will explore different challenges that we encounter in our...

Fundraising for Synagogue Sustainability

1 hour, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon DE

Workshop

Fani Magnus Monson, Fani Magnus Consulting (Participant)

This workshop is for rabbis in small to mid-size congregations who do not have professional development staff to design and implement a fundrais...

How to Disagree Constructively: The Beit Midrash Way

1 hour, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon BC

Workshop

Leon Morris, Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (Participant)

Civil discourse between political divides is turning less and less civil. Indeed, the sheer lack of desire to try to understand those with oppos...

Moral Imagination and Delivering the Dangerous Sermon

1 hour, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep

Workshop

Reverend Timothy Ahrens D MIn., First Congregational Church (Participant)

Sharon Mars, Temple Israel, Columbus,OH (Participant)

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...

Progressive Zionism: Maintaining Our Values and Healing the Rift

2 hours 15 minutes, 1:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon HI

Workshop

Brigitte Rosenberg, United Hebrew Congregation, St. Louis, MO (Participant)

Chen Ben Or Tsfoni, Beit Samueli, Center for Reform and Israeli Judaism, Raanana, Israel (Participant)

Josh Weinberg, URJ / ARZA (Participant)

Beth Singer, Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco, CA (Participant)

Ofek Meir, Maram (& CEO of the Leo Baeck Education Center) (Participant)

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...

3:00 PM

The Calling: "Some True Stories from Under the Bimah & a Berditchever Teaching about the Same."

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Room 658

Workshop

Lawrence Kushner, Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco, CA (Participant)

SMALL GROUP CONVERSATIONS: Rabbis Are People Too: Dealing with Physical Illness as a Public Figure

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 3 (LL)

Meeting

Ruth Alpers, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (Participant)

Small Group Conversations: In addition to the many speakers, programs and workshops,...

Making the Impossible, Possible: Building a Culture of Creative Thinking

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 1 & 2 (LL)

Workshop

Miriam Heller Stern Ph.D., HUC-JIR (Participant)

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...

Rabbi as CEO (Chief Engagement Officer)

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rookwood

Workshop

Larry Dressler, Blue Wing Consulting (Participant)

Engagement is an ongoing process through which we build meaningful, authentic, collaborative relationships for the purpose of pursuing a shared Jew...

Navigating Our Work in a Toxic Political Environment

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon DE

Workshop

Amy Schwartzman, Temple Rodef Shalom,Falls Church, VA (Participant)

Rex Perlmeter, CCAR (Participant)

Ilana Baden, Temple Chai, Long Grove, IL (Participant)

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...

Awakening the Heart, Stimulating the Soul When You are Out There on Your Own

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon BC

Workshop

Alden Solovy, To Bend Light (Participant)

Or Zohar, IMPJ , Misgav Regional Council (Participant)

Feliza Bascara-Zohar, Feliza Bascara-Zohar (Participant)

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 ...

Decliner, Destruction and Delusion: Our Confidence in the Jewish Future

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep

Workshop

Sarah Bassin, Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills (Participant)

Steven Windmueller Ph.D., HUC-JIR (Participant)

Dr. Steven Windmueller and Rabbi Sarah Bassin will be in conversation with attendees about the trends in Jewish communal and religious life. Off...

The CCAR Ethics Process from A-Z

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon FG

Workshop

Rabbi Andi Berlin, Berlin Consulting, LLC (Participant)

Mark Chopko, Chair: Nonprofit & Religious Organizations (Participant)

The CCAR ethics code upholds the integrity of the rabbinate through a careful and comprehensive process. This workshop will explore the entire proc...

4:00 PM

Hafsakah

15 minutes, 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/3rd & 4th Floor Foyers

Break

4:15 PM

CCAR Business Session including Steven Fox's Final Report

1 hour 45 minutes, 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors

General Session

5:15 PM

Program Thanking Steven Fox for His Leadership

45 minutes, 5:15 PM - 6:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors

General Session

6:00 PM

Join Us for a Celebratory Reception. Sponsored by Da’at Educational Expeditions/ARZA World Travel in Honor of Steven Fox

30 minutes, 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/Caprice

Reception

6:30 PM

Dinner with Colleagues

2 hours, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Cincinnati, OH - Offsite

Meal

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

2 hours, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Cincinnati, OH - Offsite

Meal

8:30 PM

Pursuing Justice: Using Law to Confront Antisemitism with Roberta Kaplan and Amy Spitalnick

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

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors

Keynote

Amy Spitalnick, Integrity First for America (Participant)

Roberta Kaplan (Participant)

Roberta Kaplan and Amy Spitalnick represent the Charlottesville residents injured at the August 2017 white nationalist rally and will speak abou...

10:00 PM

Leadership Reception

1 hour, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Room 608

Siyum L'Yom - Concluding Our Day with a Brief Moment of Reflection

5 minutes, 10:00 PM - 10:05 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors

Worship

Ariana Silverman, Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, Detroit, MI (Participant)

The Siyum L'Yom leader will conclude our day of learning together with five minutes of mindful prayer, connecting our final moments together...

10:15 PM

Kaddish Minyan

15 minutes, 10:15 PM - 10:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep

Worship

10:30 PM

Friends of Bill W.

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

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 3 (LL)

Meeting

Tuesday 2 April, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

6:00 AM

The Walking/Running Rabbis

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

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hotel Lobby

Workshop

7:00 AM

Breakfast Hosted by ARZA, ARZENU, and Partners

1 hour, 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/Caprice

Updates from Gilad Kariv and Josh Weinberg Co-Sponsored by: ARZA:Association of Reform Zionists of...

8:00 AM

Shacharit: Musical Service

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

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rookwood

Worship

Or Zohar, IMPJ , Misgav Regional Council (Participant)

Feliza Bascara-Zohar, Feliza Bascara-Zohar (Participant)

Shacharit: Mindfulness/Meditation Service

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

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rosewood

Worship

Debra Robbins, Temple Emanu-El, Dallas TX (Participant)

Nancy Kasten (Participant)

Start your day with a mindfulness practice centered around Psalm 82. Be prepared for sound and silence, reading and writing. The psalm will serv...

Registration

10 hours 30 minutes, 8:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion Foyer

9:00 AM

Wising Up: Advancing the Work of the Task Force on the Experience of Women in the Rabbinate

2 hours, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors

General Session

Ellen Weinberg Dreyfus, Shir Tikvah, Homewood, IL (Participant)

Amy Schwartzman, Temple Rodef Shalom,Falls Church, VA (Participant)

Hara Person, CCAR (Participant)

Starting with a creative presentation based on stories shared by colleagues, the Task Force will lead an exploration of the experience of women in ...

11:00 AM

Hafsakah

15 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/3rd & 4th Floor Foyers

Break

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.

15 minutes, 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - TBD

The CCAR thanks The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati for sponsoring today’s programming at Hebrew U...

12:00 PM

Lunch at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR)

2 hours, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

HUC-JIR - TBD

Meal

Including:Remarks by President, Andrew RehfeldClass roll callConvention 2019 CCAR Group Photo

2:00 PM

The Beauty and The East: Grappling with Israel in Sermons

1 hour 15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Classroom 3

Workshop

Talia Avnon-Benveniste, HUC-JIR (Participant)

Jewish Renaissance: Renewing Jewish Life in an Age of Uncertainty

1 hour 15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

HUC-JIR - AJA: Seminar Room (Split)

Workshop

Joseph Skloot, HUC-JIR (Participant)

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...

Making Choices by Limiting Choices: On the Rambam as Curator of Tradition

1 hour 15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Archaeology Center

Workshop

Jason Kalman Ph.D., HUC-JIR (Participant)

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 ...

Exploring Sources for Contemporary Liturgical Creativity within Jewish Tradition

1 hour 15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Classroom 4

Workshop

Richard Sarason Ph.D., HUC-JIR (Participant)

The future of Reform "Innovation" is guaranteed. What must be intentionally cultivated by American rabbis, cantors, educators, and lay leaders, how...

Freehof Institute: Reform Responsa Past and Future: The Halakhic Legacy of Solomon B. Freehof

1 hour 15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

HUC-JIR - AJA: Seminar Room

Workshop

Joan Friedman, The College of Wooster (Participant)

Walter Jacob Ph. D., Abraham Geiger College (Participant)

Mark Washofsky, HUC-JIR (Participant)

Solomon B. Freehof, rabbi, scholar, HUC faculty member, was the preeminent halakhist of the American Reform movement during the 20th century. To ex...

“They Will Think of Me for a Century”: A Bicentennial Reflection on Isaac Mayer Wise

1 hour 15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

HUC-JIR - AJA: Electronic Room

Workshop

Gary Zola Ph.D., The Jacob Rader Marcus Center (Participant)

Lance Sussman Ph.D., Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park, PA (Participant)

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...

From Surviving to Striving: Jewish Education as a Lever for Social Change

1 hour 15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

HUC-JIR - Klau Library: Pavilion 2nd FL

Workshop

Miriam Heller Stern Ph.D., HUC-JIR (Participant)

Jewish education has long been valued as a tool for cultural preservation and continuity; but our moment in history is demanding that Jewish educat...

Moses Buttenweiser and the Manifestation of God through Moral Conduct

1 hour 15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

HUC-JIR - Klau Library: 2nd FL Beit Midrash

Workshop

Andrea Weiss, HUC-JIR (Participant)

Professor Moses Buttenweiser taught Bible at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati from 1897–1934. In an undated article entitled "The Faith...

Moral Injury and Soul Repair: Understanding an Emerging Field for Rabbis

1 hour 15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Classroom 11

Workshop

Kim Geringer, HUC-JIR (Participant)

Nancy Wiener, HUC-JIR (Participant)

Moral injury and soul repair is the study of a phenomenon both ancient and contemporary—the profound brokenness resulting from violation of o...

Oh! The Places You'll Go! Preparing the Next Generation of Rabbinic Leadership

1 hour 15 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM

HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Classroom 10

Workshop

Jan Katzew Ph.D., HUC-JIR (Participant)

Jonathan Hecht Ph.D., HUC-JIR, Cincinnati (Participant)

Julie Schwartz, HUC-JIR (Participant)

Panel discussion on wisdom learned from teaching the current generation of rabbinic students, and their observations about the future of Reform Jew...

3:15 PM

Hafsakah

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

Break

CCAR Journal Editorial Board

1 hour 45 minutes, 3:15 PM - 5:00 PM

HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Archaeology Center

3:45 PM

Pay to Pray – The Ultimate “Customized” Service

1 hour 15 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Classroom 3

Workshop

Richard Sarason Ph.D., HUC-JIR (Participant)

Yvon Shore, HUC-JIR (Participant)

As algorithms and paid streaming services increasingly feed, inform, and affect every aspect of public discourse, authentic Jewish worship and ritu...

The Rabbi's Social Role: Activist or Translator-in-Chief?

1 hour 15 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

HUC-JIR - Sisterhood Dormitory: Teller Lounge

Workshop

Mark Washofsky, HUC-JIR (Participant)

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

1 hour 15 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

HUC-JIR - AJA: Barrows Loebelson Reading Room

Workshop

Ranen Omer-Sherman Ph.D., University of Louisville (Participant)

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...

Commandment, Conscience, Controversy: The Reform Rabbi in the Corrupt Society

1 hour 15 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

HUC-JIR - AJA: Seminar Room (Split)

Workshop

Michael Meyer Ph.D., HUC-JIR (Participant)

Among the rabbinical issues we will discuss are the religious imperative to address social concerns, the conflict between external historical text ...

Jewish Monologues in the 21st Century: Reading Texts of Identity Seekers (Taught in Hebrew)

1 hour 15 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Classroom 2

Workshop

Talia Avnon-Benveniste, HUC-JIR (Participant)

The multidimensional reality of being Jewish in a postmodern world creates a new challenge. More than ever, we need a new approach to understand...

Recovering from Moral Injury: Textual and Ritual Resources for Care

1 hour 15 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

HUC-JIR - AJA: Seminar Room

Workshop

Kim Geringer, HUC-JIR (Participant)

Nancy Wiener, HUC-JIR (Participant)

As our society grapples with myriad examples of people breaching their own or others' moral codes (#metoo), the mistreatment of asylum seekers, the...

America's Jewish Women: A New History

1 hour 15 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

HUC-JIR - AJA: Electronic Room

Workshop

Gary Zola Ph.D., The Jacob Rader Marcus Center (Participant)

Pamela Nadell, American University (Participant)

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...

Rabbinic Portraits: Pious, Pompous or Profane?

1 hour 15 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

HUC-JIR - Mayerson: Mayerson Hall

Workshop

Lance Sussman Ph.D., Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park, PA (Participant)

Abby Schwartz, HUC-JIR (Participant)

Join Lance Sussman, PhD and Skirball Museum director Abby Schwartz for a conversation about rabbinic portraits, then and now. Using the museum’s...

Conversations That Matter: Create Transformational Community with Transformational Conversations

1 hour 15 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

HUC-JIR - Klau Library: Pavilion 2nd FL

Workshop

Sam Joseph Ph.D., HUC-JIR (Participant)

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...

Moses Buttenweiser and the Manifestation of God through Moral Conduct

1 hour 15 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

HUC-JIR - Klau Library: 2nd FL Beit Midrash

Workshop

Andrea Weiss, HUC-JIR (Participant)

Professor Moses Buttenweiser taught Bible at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati from 1897–1934. In an undated article entitled "The Faith and M...

Revelation and the Holy Task of Listening: Strategies for Sacred and Successful Mentorship

1 hour 15 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Classroom 11

Workshop

Miriam Heller Stern Ph.D., HUC-JIR (Participant)

How do we elevate reflective conversations between mentor and mentee for more effective partnerships and professional growth? In this session we wi...

Rabbinic Leadership, Gender, and Social Change: A Medieval Perspective

1 hour 15 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

HUC-JIR - Herrman Learning Center: Classroom 10

Workshop

Jennifer Grayson Ph.D., HUC-JIR (Participant)

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 ...

5:00 PM

Board Buses to Hotel

15 minutes, 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Break

5:30 PM

Join Us for a Reception to Thank All CCAR Volunteers and Donors

1 hour, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion

Reception

6:30 PM

WRN Dinner: All CCAR Women Rabbis Are Welcome (By reservation only)

2 hours, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Continental Room

Meal

Dinner with Colleagues

2 hours, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Cincinnati, OH - Offsite

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

2 hours, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Cincinnati, OH - Offsite

Meal

8:30 PM

The Imperative of Criminal Justice Reform with Bryan Stevenson

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

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors

Keynote

Bryan Stevenson, Equal Justice Initiative (Participant)

Bryan Stevenson is a public-interest lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned. The Equal Jus...

10:00 PM

Siyum L'Yom - Concluding Our Day with a Brief Moment of Reflection

5 minutes, 10:00 PM - 10:05 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors

Worship

Max Chaiken, Congregation Kol Ami, West Hollywood, CA (Participant)

The Siyum L'Yom leader will conclude our day of learning together with five minutes of mindful prayer, connecting our final moments together...

10:15 PM

Kaddish Minyan

15 minutes, 10:15 PM - 10:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep

Worship

10:30 PM

Friends of Bill W.

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

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 3 (LL)

Meeting

Wednesday 3 April, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

6:00 AM

The Walking/Running Rabbis

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

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hotel Lobby

Workshop

7:15 AM

Breakfast hosted by the Union for Reform Judasim

1 hour, 7:15 AM - 8:15 AM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/Caprice

Meal

Registration

9 hours 45 minutes, 7:15 AM - 5:00 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion Foyer

8:30 AM

Welcoming Incoming Chief Executive Hara Person, Including Shacharit Service

1 hour, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors

Worship

9:00 AM

Exhibitor Hall

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

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/3rd & 4th Floor Foyers

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

1 hour 15 minutes, 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Hall of Mirrors

General Session

Hara Person, CCAR (Participant)

10:30 AM

Hafsakah. Sponsored by Women of Reform Judaism in honor of Steven Fox and Hara Person

45 minutes, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/Caprice

Break

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

3 hours, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Cincinnati, OH - Offsite

Mark Mussman Ph.D., Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition (Participant)

Eric Avner, Haile/U.S. Bank Foundation (Participant)

Lucy Dinner, Temple Beth Or, Raleigh, NC (Participant)

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

3 hours, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Cincinnati, OH - Offsite

Brad Wise, Rebel Pilgrim Productions, LLC (Participant)

Joey Taylor, Bespoken Live (Participant)

Shoshanah Conover, Temple Sholom of Chicago, IL (Participant)

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

3 hours, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Cincinnati, OH - Offsite

Bruce Elder, Congregation Hakafa, Glencoe, IL (Participant)

Josh Whinston, Temple Beth Emeth, Ann Arbor, MI (Participant)

Miriam Terlinchamp, Temple Sholom (Participant)

Reverend David Meredith, Clifton United Methodist Church (Participant)

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

3 hours, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Cincinnati, OH - Offsite

Reverend Timikal Bobo III, New Prospect Baptist Church (Participant)

Iris Roley, Black United Front (Participant)

Sam Joseph Ph.D., HUC-JIR (Participant)

Seth Limmer, Chicago Sinai Congregation, IL (Participant)

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

3 hours, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Cincinnati, OH - Offsite

Ryan Wynett, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (Participant)

Rebekah Stern, Congregation Beth El, Berkeley, CA (Participant)

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

3 hours, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Cincinnati, OH - Offsite

Laura Baum, Rockwern Academy (Participant)

Gayle Warm, Isaac M. Wise Temple (Participant)

Ally Jacobson, HUC-JIR (Participant)

Rachel Saphire, Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley, MA (Participant)

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

SMALL GROUP CONVERSATIONS: The Feeling of Being the “Only”: For Rabbis Who Are Geographically Isolated

1 hour 15 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 3 (LL)

Meeting

Ellen Lewis, Professional Supervision for Clergy (Participant)

Small Group Conversations:In addition to the many speakers, programs and workshops, there will be confidential, facilitated, small...

Not Just Orange Is the New Black: Criminal Justice and the Women's Project

1 hour 15 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rookwood

Workshop

Verjine Adanalian, Ohio Justice and Policy Center (Participant)

Tyra Patterson, Ohio Justice and Policy Center (Participant)

Tiffany Smith, Ohio Justice and Policy Center (Participant)

Sasha Naiman, Ohio Justice and Policy Center (Participant)

Hilly Haber, HUC-JIR (Participant)

The Criminal Justice System creates more pitfalls and obstacles for women. Our presenters from the Ohio Justice and Policy Center work to heal the ...

Exodus: An Introduction to Black Theology (Formerly: Theology of Race)

1 hour 15 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rosewood

Workshop

Adam Clark Ph.D., Xavier University (Participant)

Peter Berg, The Temple: The Hebrew Benevolent Congregation (Participant)

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 ...

Bringing Freedom to the Captive: Working with Faith Partners for Criminal Justice Reform

1 hour 15 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon DE

Workshop

Stephen Johnsongrove, Ohio Justice and Policy Center (Participant)

Joy Friedman, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (Participant)

Karen Bodney-Halasz, Temple Israel, Dayton, OH (Participant)

Interfaith coalitions have been essential to progress on social justice concerns. In Ohio, rabbis and other faith leaders have worked together to f...

The Youth Shall See Visions and Be Activists against Gun Violence

1 hour 15 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon BC

Workshop

Joel Mosbacher, Temple Shaaray Tefila, New York, NY (Participant)

Meredith Kahan, K.K. Bene Israel Rockdale Temple, Cincinnati, OH (Participant)

Matthew Youkilis, Senior, Walnut Hills High School (Participant)

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...

Feeding Body and Soul

1 hour 15 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep

Workshop

Fran Gafvert, Jewish Family Service Barbash Family Vital Support Center (Participant)

Jonathan Cohen, The Temple-Tifereth Israel, Beachwood, OH (Participant)

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 ...

Path to Preschool Promise: Leveraging the Stories of Our Community

1 hour 15 minutes, 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon FG

Workshop

Council Member Greg Landsman, City of Cincinnati (Participant)

Vanessa White, Council Member Greg Landsman (Participant)

Julia Weisz, Or Ami, Calabasas, CA (Participant)

Sarah Weiss, The Holocaust and Humanity Center (Participant)

Cincinnati is taking steps to alleviate poverty by guaranteeing two years of quality preschool education for every student. The African American an...

Taking Our Seat at the Table: Intersectionality and American Jews

1 hour, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon HI

Workshop

andy kahn, Temple Emanu-el, New York, NY (Participant)

Jackie Congedo, Cincinnati Jewish Community Relations Council (Participant)

Ellen Lippmann, Kolot Chayeinu/Voices of our Lives (Participant)

Intersectionality is the belief that various forms of oppression are all connected. As Jews we certainly know oppression. And yet in many cases (li...

12:30 PM

Lunch with Colleagues

1 hour 30 minutes, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Cincinnati, OH - Offsite

Meal

2:00 PM

SMALL GROUP CONVERSATIONS: The Challenge of Caring for Self While Caring for Others

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 3 (LL)

Meeting

Rex Perlmeter, CCAR (Participant)

Small Group Conversations:In addition to the many speakers, programs and workshops, there will be confidential, facilitated, small...

Who's on My Bimah?: The CCAR Task Force on Retiree-Successor Relations

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rookwood

Workshop

Alan Henkin, CCAR (Participant)

Michelle Pearlman, Beth Chaim Reform Congregation, Malvern, PA (Participant)

Peter Knobel, Beth Emet The Free Synagogue, Evanston, Illinois (Participant)

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...

Newest Trends in Contract Negotiation: A Sacred Approach

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rosewood

Workshop

Cindy Enger (Moderator)

Michael Gan, Peer, Gan & Gisler LLP (Participant)

What Does "Covenant" Mean When It Comes to Rabbinic Employment Contracts? This session will feature attorneys Michael Gan and Martha Hausman,...

Gender and Power: Between Jewish Ethics and Jewish Life

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon DE

Workshop

Rabbi Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi Ph.D. (Participant)

Based on a forthcoming book co-edited with Rabbi Professor Rachel Adler, this session will explore core ethical principles and rabbinic texts that ...

You Shall Be a Blessing: The Heart of Jewish Spirituality

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon BC

Workshop

Rami Shapiro Ph.D., One River Foundation (Participant)

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...

The Opioid Epidemic Wears a Magen David

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep

Workshop

Andrea Cosnowsky, Congregation Etz Chayim (Participant)

Mary Huber Ph.D., Conversations for Change (Participant)

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...

The Holocaust and Antisemitism in Homiletic: Exploring Rabbinic Sermons from 1933 to 1945

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon FG

Workshop

Marc Saperstein Ph.D., Leo Baeck College, London (Participant)

With all the abundant scholarly literature analyzing almost every aspect of the Holocaust, there is one category of texts that has been entirely ov...

When the Unexpected Happens: Rabbinic Leadership in Times of Communal Trauma

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon HI

Workshop

Ruth Alpers, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (Participant)

Rabbi Melissa Zalkin Stollman, Union for Reform Judaism (Participant)

Keren Gorban, Temple Sinai. Pittsburgh, PA (Participant)

Stephanie Kramer, Congregation Shomrei Torah, Santa Rosa, CA (Participant)

An ever growing number of rabbis have faced the responsibility of leading communities through extreme trauma, ranging from natural disasters to ...

3:30 PM

Hafsakah

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

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Pavillion/3rd & 4th Floor Foyers

Break

3:45 PM

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Aretha’s Take on Kavod haRav

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Mayflower 1 & 2 (LL)

Workshop

Larry Dressler, Blue Wing Consulting (Participant)

Sam Joseph Ph.D., HUC-JIR (Participant)

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...

Antisemitism in the Internet Era

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Rosewood

Workshop

Miranda Meyerson, ADL (Participant)

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...

Get Out the Vote: What We Have Learned and How We Prepare for 2020

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon DE

Workshop

Maria Bruno, Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (Participant)

Michael Namath, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (Participant)

Jeremy Cronig, The Ohio State University (Participant)

Rachel Greengrass, Temple Beth Am, Pinecrest, FL (Participant)

The 2020 election cycle has already begun. This session will feature a discussion on 2018 mid-term elections—from state ballot initiatives to...

Pay Equity as a Social Justice Imperative

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon BC

Workshop

Rabbi Marla Feldman, Women of Reform Judaism (Participant)

Michael Gan, Peer, Gan & Gisler LLP (Participant)

Mary Zamore, Women's Rabbinic Network (Participant)

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...

Personal and Professional Boundaries: Maintaining a Sacred Trust

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Julep

Workshop

Karen Fox, California Licensed Marriage and Family Psychotherapist, Adjunct faculty in Pastoral Counseling at HUC-JIR LA (Participant)

In this workshop, we will define and explore "professional boundaries" for rabbis. How do we navigate situations in which multiple roles exist betw...

A Saxophone in the Enchanted Forest

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon FG

Workshop

Alden Solovy, To Bend Light (Participant)

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...

The Future of Rabbinic Placement and Employment

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza - Salon HI

Workshop

Cindy Enger (Participant)

Jana Sharp, Sharp Insight, LLC (Participant)