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Biennial 13
SAVE THE DATE: December 11-15, 2013 - San Diego, CA
Biennial is where Reform Jews gather to learn, pray, share ideas, dance and sing, hear from inspiring guest speakers, reunite with old friends, make new connections, and make decisions about the policies of the Reform Movement.
  • The Biennial and the Women of Reform Judaism Assembly will take place at the San Diego Convention Center
  • Discounted Biennial Room Blocks will be Available at: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina and Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego
  • Early Bird Registration will open early Summer 2013
  • This Biennial will also celebrate the Women of Reform Judaism’s Centennial Anniversary

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2011 URJ Biennial Highlights
The 6,000 attendees at the URJ's 71st Biennial conference near Washington, DC - the largest ever - heard from national and international leaders and saw a historic changeover of leadership. Take a look at video, pictures and read blog posts and speeches from the last Biennial.



Rabbi Jonah Pesner: Launching the Campaign for Youth Engagement at Biennial
December 18 - Boker Tov! Zeh hayom asa Adonai, nagila ve-nismcha bo! This is a day that GOD has given us; Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

Rabbi Rick Jacobs: At the End of Two Years
December 18 - This Biennial is almost over but we’re just getting started.

Stephen Sacks: Chairman's Address to the Biennial
December 18 - Thank you Eric and thank you all for the great honor you have bestowed on me.

Rabbi Eric Yoffie: Shabbat Sermon
December 17 - We gather again on this Shabbat as a Reform family – experiencing together these precious hours of sacred time, praying as only we know how.

Rabbi Daniel Freelander: Since Last Biennial
December 14 - We have had two interesting years of growth, of challenges and excitement with an eye to the future.

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