Registration now open for our next Webinar:

 

Thursday, February 25, 2021 @4:00 pm Eastern
A Vision for the Future:
Dr. Andrew Rehfeld

Much has changed in the panorama of Jewish Life in
America. Will synagogues ever be the same?
HUC-JIR President Andrew Rehfeld will lay out his vision for
how the College-Institute needs to prepare its graduates
for the challenges of a changing and evolving American
Jewish Community in a thought-provoking presentation.
Register here.
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of NAORRR (for 2020)

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And stay tuned for upcoming programs…..

Tuesday, March 9, 2021 @ 4:00 pm Eastern
What’s On Your Mind?

Part Two of our encounter with Dr. Andrew Rehfeld, President of HUC-JIR will be an
informal dialogue with members on what’s happening at the College and in the Jewish World.

Tuesday, March 23, 2021 @ 4:00 pm Eastern
A Taste of Maavor Yabok:
the Foundational Kabbalistic text on Bikur Holim,
Taharah, and burial rituals, customs and beliefs

Steve Moss will lead this Beit Midrash program on Maavor Yabok, by Rabbi Aaron Berechiah, published in 1626 in Mantua.
It was written in response to the need of the members of the Chevrah Kadisha for a manual that would give them a spiritual grounding in their work.
Steve has been working on a translation of this book since his ordination and will present parts of the book dealing with visiting the sick, vidui and burial.

Wednesday, April 7, 2021 @ 4:00 pm Eastern
Rabbi as Symbolic Moral Exemplar

This program features our colleague, Karen Fox, adjunct professor of Pastoral Counseling at HUC – Los Angeles.
She will guide us to an understanding of the impact of power dynamics, boundary issues and violations on
rabbinic identity formation, and how we can respond with reflection, self-care and T’shuvah.

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 @ 4:00 pm Eastern
The U.S.-Israel Relationship after Two Elections:
A Conversation Between Rabbi Eric Yoffie and
Israeli Journalist Amir Tibon

Over the past few months there will have been elections in both the United States and Israel.
Many are predicting a reset in the U.S.-Israel relationship. What will that relationship be?
What predictions can be made about the relationship between the American Jewish community and the people of Israel?
Discussing this timely topic will be Rabbi Eric Yoffie, former President of the URJ, a prolific author with a keen understanding of Israel,
and Haaretz Journalist Amir Tibon, a recipient of the National Press Club’s award for excellence in diplomatic reporting.