| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
15, 1999 |
| 8:15
am - 8:45 am |
Daily T'filah
Rabbi Sue Ann Wasserman, Cantor Josée Wolff
|
| 9:00
am - 8:00 pm |
Registration Continues |
| 9:00
am - 11:00 am |
Intensive Hebrew Concludes |
| 9:00
am - 12 noon |
Study Kallah Concludes
UAHC Board of Trustees Meeting
Junior/Senior High School Youth Commission Meeting
Synagogue Transformation Program Begins
Biennial Choir Rehearsal
Social Action Training Program Concludes
Innovation in Action Tour
|
| 9:00
am - 11:00 pm |
Exhibit Hall Open |
| 11:00
am - 1:00 pm |
How to Figure Your MUM Dues Program |
| 1:30
pm - 3:00 pm |
"A" Workshop Sessions |
| 3:30
pm - 5:00 pm |
"B" Workshop Sessions |
| 5:30
pm - 6:30 pm |
First Timers Reception
Reception for People Attending Alone |
| 5:30
pm - 8:00 pm |
Dinner on Your Own |
| 8:15
pm - 10:15 pm |
UAHC Opening Plenary Session #1
"Welcome to Orlando" - The 1999 Biennial Local Arrangements Committee
- Evans High School Marching Band, Orlando, FL
Kelvin Gunter, Band Director
- Congregation of Liberal Judaism Youth Choir
Beth Schafer, conductor & cantorial soloist, Congregation of Liberal Judaism, Orlando, FL
Fern & Shep Burr, Congregation of Liberal Judaism, Orlando, FL Chairs, Local Arrangements Committee
Call to Order and Greetings
- Jerome H. Somers, Chairman, UAHC Board of Trustees
Temple Emanu-El, Marblehead, MA
Credentials
- Joyce Ottenheimer, Chair, Maintenance of Union Membership Committee Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Baltimore, MD
Temple Israel, West Palm Beach, FL
Convention Overview
- Jane Rips, Chair, 1999 Biennial Program Committee
Temple Israel, Omaha, NE
Nominations and Elections for At-Large Representatives to UAHC Board of Trustees & MUM Committee
- Mel Merians, Chair, Nominating Committee
Larchmont Temple, Larchmont, NY
Presentation of the Eisendrath "Bearer of Light" Award for Service to the Jewish Community at Large to Alice Shalvi
Presentation: Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, President, UAHC
Temple Emanu-El, Westfield, NJ
- Response: Dr Alice Shalvi, Acting President, Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem, Israel
- Greetings from the World Union for Progressive Judaism
- Austin Beutel, Chairman, World Union of Progressive Judaism Temple Sinai, Toronto, Ont.
- Rabbi Richard Block, President, World Union for Progressive Judaism, Jerusalem, Israel
Address: "Women's Rights: Progress and Challenge"
- Introduction: Rabbi Emanuel Rose, Temple Beth Israel, Portland, OR
- Address: Faye Wattleton, President, Center for Gender Equality
- Benediction & Closing Song Rabbi Steven Engel, Congregation of Liberal
Judaism, Orlando, FL Beth Schafer, cantorial soloist, Congregation of
Liberal Judaism, Orlando, FL
|
| 10:30
pm - 11:45 pm |
Late Night Programs
"Friday Night Live" - Craig Taubman
Looking for a combination of singing, learning, and dancing that is both meaningful and uplifting? Join Craig Taubman and his band, in a place where you will be reminded that prayer helps us bridge longing and loss, and spurs us to joy, it also connects us to one another, to the best part of ourselves, and to God. Created by Rabbi David Wolpe and Craig Taubman, and premiered at Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, CA, this service was originally designed for young people ages 25-40 to bring them back into the synagogue and Jewish life.
"Jazz Shabbat" - Mark Bloom
For another musical connection to prayer and services, look no farther than Jazz Shabbat, developed, produced, and performed tonight by Mark Bloom. With three nominations from the American Jewish Song Festival and an extensive background scoring music for stage productions, Bloom combines his love for jazz and Judaism into this service.
"From Bible to Broadway"
Jews have long been among the many famous songwriters for the stage and
screen, from Richard Rodgers and Irving Berlin to Disney's own Alan Menken.
This upbeat session pays tribute to these unique songwriters contribution
to the American Jewish experience. This program features members of the
American Conference of Cantors from UAHC congregations across North America.
|
| THURSDAY, DECEMBER
16, 1999 |
|
6:30 am |
Run for the
RAC |
| 7:30
am - 8:30 am |
Daily T'filah
Men's Spiritual Journeys
Rabbi Victor Appell, Congregation Jeremiah, Northfield, IL
Cantor Michael Mandel, Temple Menorah, Redondo Beach, CA
Torah reader: Dr. Noah Nesin, Congregation Beth El, Bangor ME
Darshan: George Markley, Congregation B'nai Israel, Bridgeport, CT
Nusach HaT'filah: Chanting the Prayers of Our Hearts
Cantor Richard Cohn,
North Shore Congregation Israel, Glencoe, IL
Torah reader: Beth Schafer,
Congregation of Liberal Judiasm, Orlando, FL
Darshan: Judge David Davidson,
Temple Emanuel, Kensington, MD
T'filah for Seekers: Looking for and Finding
a Spiritual Home
Rabbi Jerry Levy, Temple Beth El, Boca Raton, FL
Cantor
Lori Salzman, Temple Judea, Massapequa, NY
Torah reader: Barbara Shuman,
Temple David, Monroeville, PA
Darshan: Annie Fantasia, Beth El-Temple
Center, Belmont, MA
Torah as Avodah: Integrating Text Study & Worship
Rabbi Paula Winnig, Temple Sinai, Lawrence, NY
Cantor Barry Abelson, Temple
Israel, Minneapolis, MN
Torah reader: Deborah Silverman, Temple Judea,
Coral Gables, FL
Beyond a Theme Sermon: Welcoming the Stranger into Your
Worship
Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, Temple Israel, Omaha, NE
Cantor Jennifer Frost,
Rodeph Shalom Congregation, New York, NY
Torah reader: Susan Marx, Temple
Isaiah, Lexington, MA
Darshan: Shirley Gordon, Cape Cod Synagogue, Hyannis,
MA
|
| 8:00
am - 8:30 pm |
Registration Continues |
| 8:45
am - 9:45 am |
Concurrent Keynote Addresses
Raising Ethical Children: Making Menchen in an Anxious Age
Intelligence and kindness are independent virtues. How is it possible to heighten the probability that our children will be at least as kind as they are smart? We are worried about the violence, selfishness, and arrogance that may seem to pervade in our culture.What can we learn from Jewish law and lore that can help us translate ethical principles into ethical practice?
Dr. Michael Berenbaum, Ida E. King Distinguished Scholar of Holocaust Studies, Richard Stockton College, Pomona, NJ
Moderator: Rabbi Paul Menitoff, Executive Vice President, Central Conference of American Rabbis, New York, NY
Building Inspired Communities: A Vision for Synagogue Transformation
The pivotal institution in reviving Jewish life will be the synagogue."
This requires imagination, courage, and emunah (faith) to envision
communities that are deeper and more vibrant than those we yet know from
our own experience. At the heart of synagogue transformation is the ability
to imagine wildly and translate our yearnings into vision. Three rabbis
will share their visions, challenging and inspiring us to translate our
own Jewish longings into ideas about what congregations can become.
Rabbi Janet Marder, Congregation Beth Am, Los Altos Hills, CA
Rabbi Deborah Bronstein, Congregation Har Hashem, Boulder, CO
Rabbi Richard Jacobs, Westchester Reform Temple, Scarsdale, NY
Moderator: Robert M. Heller, Central Synagogue, New York, NY
Opening Paths to Jewish Engagement: Outreach Past and Future
Julie Gutterman Memorial Lecture in loving memory from Les and Julie's classmates and friends.
In its first 20 years, Reform Outreach has revolutionized the North American Jewish community's approach to keruv, inviting Jewish choices for all-alienated Jews, interfaith families, and seekers from all backgrounds. Given the realities of contemporary North American culture, what is the Outreach task for the future?
What do we need to do now to prepare for it?
Gary Tobin, Ph.D., President, Institute for Jewish and Community Research, San Francisco, CA
Respondant: Rabbi Karyn Kedar, Director, UAHC Great Lakes Council, Chicago, IL
Respondant: Emily Lewis, Congregation B'nai Israel, Little Rock, AR
Moderator: Dr. Marcia Abraham, Shir Ami, Newtown, PA
Baby Boomers, Older Adults, and Our Congregations: Creating a Meaningful
Future
We on the verge of a true social revolution. Jewish older adults are living
longer and better. At the same time, the first wave of baby boomers rushes
into their fifth decade. Two generations, once alienated, now are joined
by common concerns of health, entitlements and caregiving. These are generations
of people seeking new definitions of meaning and purpose.
What can our
congregations learn from these new "seekers" of Torah?
Dr. Amy Sales, Senior Research Associate at the Cohen Center for Modern
Jewish Studies at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Rabbi Jack Stern, Rabbi Emeritius, Westchester Reform Temple, Scarsdale,
NY
Moderator: Rabbi Richard Address, Director, UAHC Department of Jewish
Family Concerns, New York, NY
|
| 9:00
am - 11:00 pm |
Exhibit Hall Open |
| 10:15
am - 11:45 am |
"C" Workshop Sessions |
| 12
noon - 1:30 pm |
Common Grounds Luncheons |
| 12
noon - 1:30 pm |
Learn to Chant Torah, Session 2 (also Workshops B 7 and D
26) |
| 12
noon - 1:30 pm |
Southeast Council Regional Board Meeting |
| 1:45
pm - 4:00 pm |
UAHC Plenary Session
#2
1999 Biennial Award Presentations
- Irving J. Fain awards for Social Action Programming
- Milton & Selma Feld Foundation Program Award
- Belin Outreach Awards
Presentation to Jerry Somers, UAHC Chairman of the Board
- Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, President, UAHC
Address of the Chairman of the Board
- Jerome H. Somers, Temple Emanuel, Marblehead, MA
1999 Biennial Award Presentations
- Communicate! Award
- Morei Derech Awards
Address
- Introduction: Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, President, UAHC
- Speaker: Yossi Beilin, Minister of Justiceof the state of Israel
Rules of Debate
- Stanley Loeb, Chairman of the Resolutions Committee
Resolutions
- Lifelong Jewish Learning
- Smart Growth
- Transforming Congregations intoInclusive and Caring Jewish Communities
|
| 4:15
pm - 5:45 pm |
"D" Workshop Sessions |
| 6:00
pm - 8:00 pm |
Dinner on Your Own
Fund for Reform Judaism Dinner
Midwest Council Regional Board Meeting
|
|
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm |
UAHC-NFTB
Plenary Session #3
Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the North American Federation of the Brotherhood (NFTB)
- Greetings: Stephen K. Breslauer, NFTB President
- Video Premier: "Faces of Fellowship"
Presentation of the NFTB/JCS Alfred E. and Genevieve Weil
Medallion Award Presentation to Rabbi Alexander Schindler, President Emeritus, UAHC
- Presentation: Irving B. Shnaider, JCS Chancellor:
- Response: Rabbi Alexander Schindler, President Emeritus, UAHC
Resolutions
- NFTB'S 75th Anniversary of Service to the Reform Movement
- Living Wage Campaign
- Social Security
Greetings from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- Burt Lehman, Chairman, Board of Governors Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
HUC-JIR Panel Presentation: "Forecasting the Jewish Future: Ethical, Religious, and Social Issues Facing Reform Judaism"
Join CBS news correspondent Morley Safer for a challenging discussion of issues facing a Reform Jew today and in the 21st century: Are Reform Jews facing an identity crisis? Is Reform Judaism a gateway to assimilation? How does Reform theology in the postmodern age help us in our personal lives? Is this a unique moment in Jewish history, or have we been here before? Leading Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion faculty will illuminate these issues from their unique perspective as experts in Jewish sociology, bible studies, liturgy, and history.
- Introduction: Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman, President, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
- Moderator: Morley Safer, CBS news correspondent and co-anchor of 60 Minutes
- Panel: Dr. Rachel R. Adler, Assistant. Professor of Jewish Thought and Feminist Studies Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion /Assistant Professor of Religion, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- Dr. Lawrence A. Hoffman, Professor of Liturgy, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and Co-Director of the Synagogue 2000 Initiative; New York, NY
- Dr. Michael A. Meyer, Adolph S. Ochs Professor of Jewish History, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati;
- Dr. Bruce A. Phillips, Professor of Jewish Communal Service, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles, CA.
- Summation: Rabbi Norman J. Cohen, Provost, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, NY
|
| 10:45
pm - midnight |
Late Night Entertainment
Noah Budin
This is Jewish folk music like you've never heard before, immersed in Jewish communal life and aged over many years of performance around the country, Noah Budin's fresh take on folk music will inspire and uplift you.
Beged Kefet
This Tzedekah-based group has been likened to Peter, Paul, and Mary and the Weavers. Seven singers, including four graduates of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, perform inspiring contemporary English and Hebrew compositions, accompanying their rich vocal harmonies with guitar, piano, flute, tambourine, and tof. Its concerts and two recordings raise funds and awareness for Myriam's Dream, Inc., a nonprofit organization that benefits the elderly and disabled around the world.
Robyn Helzner Trio
Connect with a vibrant world of Jewish music through signature arrangements of Hebrew, Yiddish, Latino, Russian, and American Jewish songs. Joined by Mike Stein and Dov Weitman, Robyn Helzner's trio will perform selections that are enjoyed by music lovers of all ages.
Soul on Fire
Enter a world of aesthetic and spiritual beauty to hear ancient Yemenite hymns, sacred mystical prayers, Chassidic nigunim, spirited Sephardic songs, and original compositions that blend great music from the likes of Bernstein and Verdi. This performance by Danny Maseng will ignite everyone who loves good music, and still yearns for a concert to be an experience that will not be forgotten. Performing alongside Danny will be Cantors Jordan Franzl, Jennifer Frost, and Angela Warnick Buchdahl. These fresh, young, extremely talented, versatile singers and musicians represent the very best of the new guard.
|
| 10:45
pm - 12:30 am |
HUC Alumni Reception |
| FRIDAY, DECEMBER
17, 1999 |
| 7:30
am - 8:15 am |
Daily T'filah
The Voice Within: Using Meditation in the Prayer Setting
Rabbi Daveen Litwin, Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto, Toronto, ONT
Cantor Martin Levson, Temple Israel, Tulsa, OK
Kol Ishah: Through the Eyes of Women
Rabbi Mona Alfi, Congregation BÕnai Israel, Sacremento, CA
Cantor Naomi Hirsch, Adath Emanu-El, Mt. Laurel, NJ
Bowing, Bending, and Rising: Learning the Choreography of the Prayer
Service
Rabbi Lawrence Englander, Solel Congregation, Mississauga, ONT
Cantor Michael Shochet, Temple Rodef Shalom, Falls Church, VA
R'faynu: Prayers of Comfort and Healing
Rabbi Daniel Gottlieb, Temple Kol Sinai, Thornhill, ONT
Cantor Lisa Levine, Temple B'nai Jeshurun, Des Moines, IA Music Of One
Composer
Rabbi Michelle Medwin, Temple Sholom, Broomall, PA
Cantor Bruce Ruben, Temple Shaaray Tefila, New York, NY
|
| 8:00
am - 5:00 pm |
Registration Continues |
| 8:30
am - 9:45 am |
UAHC-WRJ Plenary Session
Presentation of the Eisendrath "Bearer of Light" Award for Service to
the World Community to Ronald G. Adams
- Presentation: Leonard Fein, Director, Commission on Social Action
of Reform Judaism, New York, NY
- Carol Kur, Temple Israel, Boston, MA
- Response: Ronald G. Adams
Presentation of the Eisendrath "Bearer of Light" Award for Service to the
Reform Movement to Rabbi David Saperstein
- Presentation: Rabbi Lennard Thal, UAHC Vice President, New York, NY
- Address: "For Such a Time As This" Rabbi David Saperstein, Director,
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, Washington, DC
|
| 9:00
am - 5:00 pm |
Exhibit Hall Open |
|
10:15 am - 11:45 am |
UAHC-WRJ Workshops, Series E |
| 12
noon - 2:00 pm |
World Union for Progressive Judaism Luncheon
sponsored by ARZA/WORLD UNION, North America
in honor of Rabbi Richard G. Hirsch |
| 2:15
pm - 4:45 pm |
Plenary Session #5
Resolutions
- Commitment to Africa
- Opposition to the United States Embargo on Cuba
- Race and the Criminal Justice System
Address
- Introduction: Albert Vorspan, Director Emeritus, Commission on Social
Action of Reform Judaism
|
| 5:30
pm - 6:15 pm |
Pre-Shabbat Reception for First-Time FRJ Donors |
| 6:15
pm |
Shabbat Musical Prelude
Children's Choir, Congregation of Liberal Judaism, Orlando, FL
Sara Brody, Reid Chatham, Allison Driscoll, Ilana Engel, Zachary Engel,
Rachel Finkelstein, Benjamin Fraden, Andrew Freedman, Johanna Giron, Peter
Gold, Cody Henderson, Joshua Janousky, Alex Kaufman, Joshua Krafchik,
Aaron Lavene, Stephanie Lieblich, Meryl Lodge, Alyssa Madanick, Stephanie
Manzi, Melanie Margolies, Rachel Milch, Taylor Onik, Chelsea Onik, Sam
Palumbo, Michael Patrick, David Puccio, Stephanie Rose, Claire Rose, Sloan
Schiller, Samantha Sheres, Deborah Swerdlow, Rebecca Swerdlow, Jessica
Swerdlow, Lynn Telzer, Shayna Thompson, Lindsay Todras, Jenna Troum, Robin
Warner, Emily Weber Sasser, Dara Zaintz
|
| |
| UAHC,
WRJ, and NFTB Shabbat Programs |
| 6:30
pm - 7:30 pm |
Kabbalat Shabbat: Welcome Shabbat in Song and Prayer
The 4,500 delegates to all the Biennial Conventions assemble to welcome
the Sabbath as a single community.
Sh'lichei Tzibur: Worship Leaders
Rabbi Jonathan Stein, Congregation Beth Israel, San Diego, CA
Cantor Debra Stein-Davidson, The Jewish Center of the Hamptons, East Hampton,
NY
Instrumental Ensemble: Piano, Cello, Violin, Oboe, Guitar Conductor and
musical arranger, Cantor Alan Weiner, Temple Beth Hillel, Valley Village,
CA
|
| 8:00
pm - 10:00 pm |
Regional Shabbat Dinners |
| 10:30
pm - 11:30 pm |
Oneg Shabbat Song Session
Come sing your favorite melodoes at Reform Judaism's biggest ever Shabbat
songfest. Coordinated by Doug Cotler and accompanied by keyboard, drums,
bass and guitars, join your voices with Rick Abrams, Laura Berkson, Joe
Black, Mark Bloom, Gary Bretton-Granatoor, Jeff Clopper, Ilan Davidson,
Loui Dobin, Steve Dropkin, Billy Dreskin, Eric Gurvis, John Kaplan, Lisa
Levine, Martin Levson, Larry Milder, Jeff Salkin, Beth Schafer, Lisa Segal,
Julie Silver, Peri Smilow, Robbie Weiner, Rosalie Will Boxt, and others.
|
| 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m |
Shabbat Late Night entertainment
Join with four of our movement's most
popular musicians as Joe Black, Steve Dropkin, Beth Schafer, and Jon Simon
celebrate the release of their new recordings. |
| SATURDAY, DECEMBER
18, 1999 |
| 8:00
am - 9:45 am |
Torah Study Breakfast Sessions
Study this week's Torah portion with some of our movement's leading Jewish
professionals, scholars and students. Explore both traditional and modern
commentaries on the text and discover new ways of looking at the text. A
continental breakfast will be served in the meeting rooms from 8:00-8:30
AM. Space in each room is limited; when a room has reached capacity, UAHC
staff will direct delegates to another room.
STUDY LEADERS:
Michelle Lynn, RJE, Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto, ONT
Cantor Sarah Sager, Anshe Chesed, Fairmount Temple, Cleveland, OH
Sandy Schlanger, RJE, Temple Sinai, Summit, NJ
Rabbi Rachel Mikva, Community Synagogue, Rye, NY
Rabbi Steven Engel, Congregation of Liberal Judaism, Orlando, FL
Rabbi Brian Zimmerman, Temple Beth Ami, Tampa, FL
Rabbi Steven F. Moch, Temple Beth El, St. Petersburg, FL
Rabbi Judy Lewis, Temple Israel, New York, NY
Rabbi Shira Milgrom, Congregation Kol Ami, White Plains, NY
Rabbi Steven M. Fink, Temple Oheb Shalom, Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Matt Cutler, Congregation Gates of Heaven, Schenectady, NY
Rabbi Richard Agler, Congregation B'nai Israel, Boca Raton, FL
Beth Janus, rabbinic student, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of
Religion
Serena Fujita, rabbinic student, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute
of Religion Stacey
Eskowitz, rabbinic student, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Eve Rudin Weiner, rabbinic student, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute
of Religion
Joui Hessel, rabbinic student, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of
Religion
Ruth Zlotnik, rabbinic student, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute
of Religion
Rabbi David Stern, Temple Emanu-El, Dallas, TX
(CLC congregational teams only)
|
| 9:30
a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Children's Shabbat Program - for children ages 3 to 11
Timed to coincide with the Biennial Shabbat morning services, this program
will explore the weekly Torah portion using drama, music, and art. The UAHC
Parasha Players will be among the distinguished guests. Children
will be assigned to appropriate groups according to age. |
| 10:00
am - 12:30 pm |
Shabbat Morning Tefilah
Sh'lichei Tzibbur - Service Leaders Rabbi Elka Abrahamson, Mt. Zion Temple,
St. Paul, MN Cantor Ida Rae Cahana, Temple Beth-El, Providence, RI
1999 Biennial Choir
Cantor Mikhail Manevich, Conductor, Washington Hebrew Congregation, Washington,
DC
Scott Lavender, Accompanist
Aliyot
Aliyah #1 On the occasion of the retirement of Rabbi Richard
Hirsch as the Executive Director of the World Union for Progressive Judaism
Torah Reader: Lynn Lazar, Temple Sinai, Pittsburgh, PA
Aliyah #2 On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Outreach
Torah Reader: Onnie Scheyer, North Shore Congregation Israel, Glencoe,
II
Aliyah #3 On the occasion of the installation of new UAHC
Officers Torah Reader: Jane Glazer Rips, Temple Israel, Omaha, NE
Vice Chairs:
Jean Abarbanel, Temple Isaiah, Los Angeles, CA
Carol Beyer, Temple Sholom, Cedar Grove, NJ
Robert Chaiken, Isaac M. Wise Temple, Cincinnati, OH
Jay Geller, Sha'arei Am-The Santa Monica Synagogue, Santa Monica, CA
Robert H. Heller, Central Synagogue, New York, NY
Carol Kur, Temple Israel, Boston, MA
Marshall Krolick, B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim, Glenview, IL
Jane Rips, Temple Israel, Omaha, NE
Sharon Silverman, Congregation Sherith Israel, San Francisco, CA
John Stern, Congregation B'nai Yisrael, Armonk, NY
Treasurer: Peter Weidhorn, Temple Shaari Emeth, Manalpan, NJ
Associate Treasurer: George Markley, Congregation B'nai Yisrael, Armonk,
NY
Secretary: Dolores Wilkenfeld, Congregation Temple Emanu El, Houston,
TX
Assistant Secretary: Honorable David Davidson, Temple Emanuel, Kensington,
MD
Aliyah #4 On the occasion of the election of Russell Silverman,
Incoming Chairman of the Board of the UAHC.
Torah Reader: Reader: Jerome H. Somers, Temple Emanu-El, Marblehead, MA
Hagbah: Stephen K. Breslauer, Past President, North American
Federation of Temple Brotherhoods
G'lilah: Judith Silverman, President, Women of Reform Judaism
Haftarah: Rabbi Edwin Goldberg, Temple Judea, Coral Gables, FL
Cantor Gabrielle Clissold, Temple Judea, Coral Gables, FL
Presidential Sermon
Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, President, Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Presidential Sermon, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, UAHC President
|
| 1:00
pm - 3:30 pm |
Shabbat Study Luncheons |
| 4:00
pm - 5:30 pm |
Shabbat Afternoon Programs ending with Havdalah Mizmor L'David
- Psalms of David: Exploring Psalms through words and music.
The 100 voices of the 1999 Biennial Choir, together with members of
the American Conference of Cantors, will perform settings of psalms by
many of our best known-as well as some lesser-known, composers. Performer
Danny Maseng will lend his voice to lead us on this journey into the biblical
poetry. The program will conclude with Havdalah. The choir will be conducted
by Cantor Mikhail Manevich and accompanied by Scott Lavender. Soloists
include Cantors Marina Belenky, Annie Bornstein, Mark Childs, Jay Fraylich,
Rebecca Garfein, Peter Halpern, Aviva Katzman, Benjamin Maissner, Judy
Seplowin, and Richard Silverman accompanied by Joyce Rosenzweig.
Se-udat She'lishit: Stories and songs for a Shabbat afternoon,
with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner and Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller.
Shabbat afternoon author's salon
Join acclaimed UAHC Press authors to discuss their best-selling books
in the context of Shabbat study and the mitzvah of Jewish learning and
be warmed by the creative Shabbat piano arrangements of pianist Jon Simon.
Authors:
Lenore C. Kipper, The Alef-Bet of Jewish Values
Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut, The Torah: A Modern Commentary; The Haftarah
Commentary
Lisa Rauchwerger, Chocolate Chip Challah and Other Twists on the Jewish
Holiday
Table
Rabbi Kenneth Roseman, Until the Messiah Comes
Albert Vorspan, Jewish Dimensions of Social Justice
|
| 5:30
p.m. - 5:45 p.m. |
Havdalah
If you took a Shabbat nap or did not attend the afternoon programs, please
join us for this special outdoor Havdalah service. This service will
be conducted by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion rabbinic
students Robert Weiner and Joui Hessel. |
| 5:45
pm - 9:00 pm |
Dinner on Your Own |
| 6:00
pm - 11:00 pm |
Exhibit Hall Open |
| 7:30 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. |
An invitation from Women of Reform Judaism
Hear Dr. Ruth Westheimer as
she "weaves the intergenerational Web" in an enlightening and entertaining
presentation. |
| 9:30-11:45 P.M. |
A Gala Evening of Laughter and Music
sponsored by the Israel Ministry of Tourism
Arie Sommer, Israel Council General, Commissioner for Tourism, North America
featuring
Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary)
Comedian/Rabbi Bob Alper
Singer/Songwriters Doug Cotler & Julie Silver
|
|
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1999
|
|
7:00 am - 8:30 am | Rabbis' Breakfast with UAHC President Rabbi Eric Yoffie and UAHC Board Chairman |
|
7:30 am - 8:15 am | Daily T'filah
As We Worship Together: A Model Family Service
Rabbi Josh Davidson, Central Synagogue, New York, NY
Cantor Penny Kessler, United Jewish Center, Danbury, CT
Hava NaShira: A Choral Service With the Congregation as Choir
Cantor Andrew Spice Bernard, Temple Beth El, Charlotte, NC
Comforting the Mourners: Daily Worship in a House of Mourning
Rabbi Janet Liss, North Country Reform Temple, Glen Cove, NY
Cantor Jessica Roskin, Temple Emanu-El, Birmingham, AL
Using the Siddur Creatively: A Gates of Prayer for Assemblies Service
Rabbi Joel Mosbacher, Temple Emanu-El, Atlanta, GA
Cantor Rachel Stock-Spilker, Mt. Zion Temple, St. Paul, MN
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|
8:30 am - 10:00 am | UAHC Plenary Session #6
President's Message Resolutions
- Jay Geller, Chair
Sha'arei Am, The Santa Monica Synagogue, Santa Monica, CA
Remarks
- Russell Silverman
Incoming Chairman, UAHC Board of Trustees
Temple Judea, Coral Gables, FL
Video Premier: L'Dor Vador: Reform Judaism-Continuity & Change in the 20th
Century
- Jan Epstein, Temple Sinai, Atlanta, GA
Closing Remarks and Ceremony
- Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, President, UAHC
SEE YOU IN BOSTON!
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|
9:00 am - 2:00 pm | Exhibit Hall Open |
|
10:30 am - 12 noon |
"F" Workshop Sessions |
|
10:30 am - 2:00 pm | Synagogue Transformation Program Concludes |
|
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Congregational Presidents and Vice Presidents Meet with UAHC President Eric Yoffie and UAHC Board Chairman |
|
12:30 pm - 3:00 pm | RJ Editorial Board meeting |
|
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm | UAHC Endowment Investment Committee Meeting |
|
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Committee on Jewish Family Concerns Meeting |
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Biennial Program Committee Meeting |
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