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1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m regiStratioN opeNHotel Lobby

2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. urJ Biennial Choir rehearsalCC Palms-royal

2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Speaker development program, part i CC Crystal n & P Pre-registration required 7:30 p.m.– 9:30 p.m. urJ Biennial Choir rehearsalCC Palms-royal

7:45 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. WrJ Board dessert reception & meetingCC Crystal K, L, & m Private event; pre-registration required For incoming, continuing, and outgoing WRJ Board members

WrJ miSSioN StatemeNt women of reform judaism (wrj) strengthens the voice of women worldwide and empowers them to create caring communities, nurture congregations, cultivate personal and spiritual growth, and advocate for and promote progressive jewish values.

Key: CC = Convention Center Nt = North Tower

C = Caring Communities N = Nurturing Congregations p = Personal & Spiritual Growth J = Progressive Jewish Values

yeS = YES Fund

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8:00 a.m.– 8:30 p.m.

8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. regiStratioN opeNnT entrance

1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. KIKAR BieNNial opeNCC Cypress 1

8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Joint WrJ/urJ Shacharit Worship ServiceCC Canary 3 T’fillat Shalom - A Service of Welcome Cantor seth warner, Congregation shaare emeth, st. Louis, mo rabbi elizabeth wood, director of Learning and innovation, nfTy, new york, ny

8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Speaker development program, part ii nT west indies Pre-registration required

8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. urJ Communities of practice gatheringCC grand 4

9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. urJ Biennial Choir rehearsalCC grand 12 & 13

WrJ Board Committee meetiNgS

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Constitutional revisions Committee meeting nT Key Largo Hilda r. glazer, wrj Constitutional revisions Committee Chair, The women of beth shalom, new albany, oH

9:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. WrJ district presidents & First Vice presidents meetingnT Key biscayne susan C. bass, wrj first Vice President, Congregation beth israel sisterhood, Houston, TX

9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. New Board orientationnT Key west blair C. marks, wrj President, Temple Kol emeth women of reform judaism, marietta, ga

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. resolutions Committee meetingnT Key Largo Linda L. Henderson, wrj resolutions Committee Chair, Congregation b’nai israel sisterhood, sacramento, Ca

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. timers & tellers meeting nT Key biscayne Pat blum, wrj secretary, Temple emanuel sisterhood, mcallen, TX


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1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. WrJ diStriCt meetiNgS Atlantic: nT Puerto rico Central: CC washington Mid–Atlantic: nT Key biscayne Midwest: nT grand Cayman Northeast: nT Key west Pacific: nT st. Thomas & west indies Southeast: nT aruba & bahamas Southwest: nT Key Largo

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. urJ learning Sessions Block a see urj biennial app

2:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. WrJ pleNary inT florida ballroom Presiding: blair C. marks, wrj President, Temple Kol emeth women of reform judaism, marietta, ga Opening Prayer: Lynn magid Lazar, wrj immediate Past President, women of Temple sinai, Pittsburgh, Pa Credentials: Pat blum, wrj secretary, Temple emanuel sisterhood, mcallen, TX Greetings: rabbi rick jacobs, urj President, new york, ny; stephen m. sacks, urj Chairman of the board, Chevy Chase, md

WRJ JANE EVANS “PURSUIT OF JUSTICE” AWARD PRESENTATION: Introduction: Constance Kreshtool, wrj Past President, Congregation beth emeth sisterhood, wilmington, de Honoree Response: Lilly Ledbetter, author, Grace & Grit

Membership Honors and Centennial Sisterhoods: fredi bleeker franks, wrj Vice President, Congregation emanu el sisterhood, Houston, TX Highlights: resolution on Pay equity, wrj board elections, welcome from assembly Program and Local arrangements Committees Closing Reflection: abigail s. fisher, wrj Vice President, beth el Temple Center sisterhood, belmont, ma

3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. urJ learning Sessions Block B see urj biennial app

5:00 p.m. – 5:20 p.m. WrJ mid-assembly Board meetingnT florida ballroom For incoming and continuing WRJ Board members


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5:00 p.m.– 10:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m. eXHiBit Hall opeNCC Crystal H

5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. lilly ledbetter Book SigningnT Keys foyer

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. arZa/impJ reception: Zionism of the Future CC grand 7 Pre-registration required

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. WrJ Constitutional revisions drop-in meetingnT bahamas blair C. marks, wrj President, Temple Kol emeth women of reform judaism, marietta, ga Hilda r. glazer, wrj Constitutional revisions Committee Chair, The women of beth shalom, new albany, oH

5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. JoiNt WrJ/urJ MA’ARIV WorSHip SerViCeCC Canary 1–4 Hineyh Mah Tov U’manayim – How Good It Is To Be Back Together Again rabbi Peter berg, senior rabbi, The Temple, atlanta, ga Cantor Tracey scher, Larchmont Temple, Larchmont, ny

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. urJ Welcome dinner CC falls function Lawn Pre-registration required (rain: CC Palms-sabal)

8:30 p.m.– 10:00 p.m. JoiNt WrJ/urJ pleNary iCC Cypress 2&3 Musical Performance: alan goodis Keynote Speaker: nicholas Kristof, Columnist and author, The New York Times Tribute to Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, z”l, on the 20th Anniversary of his Assassination Biennial Address: stephen m. sacks, urj Chairman of the board, Chevy Chase, md THE URJ MAURICE N. EISENDRATH "BEARER OF LIGHT" AWARD accepted by Charles bronfman, Chairman, andrea & Charles bronfman Philanthropies, on behalf of Taglit-birthright israel PANEL ON AUDACIOUS HOSPITALITY: Moderator: jodi Kantor, journalist and author, The New York Times Panelists: april n. baskin, urj Vice President of audacious Hospitality; michael douglas, actor and inclusion activist; danny meyer, Ceo, union square Hospitality group


Wednesdaynovember 4

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9:30 p.m.– 11:00 p.m. WrJ game NigHtnT grand Cayman, Puerto rico, & st. Thomas

10:00 p.m.– 11:00 p.m. WrJ Constitutional revisions drop-in meetingnT bahamas blair C. marks, wrj President, Temple Kol emeth women of reform judaism, marietta, ga Hilda r. glazer, wrj Constitutional revisions Committee Chair, The women of beth shalom new albany, oH

10:00 p.m.– 11:00 p.m. meet & greet with global WrJ WomennT bahamas

10:15 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. JoiNt WrJ/urJ late NigHt programmiNg

CC Palms–sago Billy Jonas Concert

CC Palms–royal three rabbis Walk into a Bar… An Evening of Comedy rabbi molly Kane, brooklyn Heights synagogue, brooklyn, ny rabbi david segal, aspen jewish Congregation, aspen, Co RabbiMattSoffer,TempleIsrael,Boston,MA

CC grand 1 Friends of Bill W.

10:15 p.m. – 11:45 p.m. JoiNt WrJ/urJ meetiNgS & reCeptioNS

CC Crystal e & f reform Jewish professionals associations: a reception for the Board of trustees of the CCar, aCC, arJe, and Nata

CC Crystal a & b rypa reception for youth professionals and youth Committe Chairs


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7:30 a.m.– 8:00 p.m.

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10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. eXHiBit Hall opeNCC Crystal H

10:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. KIKAR BieNNial opeNCC Cypress 1 Shave for St. Baldricks Childhood Cancer Research

7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. WrJ yoga nT Key west rabbi Lisa Tzur, Chair, urj Kutz Camp and Co-founder, Positive jewish Living, Hillsborough, Ca

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. HuC–Jir Schools of education alumni BreakfastCC Crystal e & f

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. JoiNt WrJ/urJ ShAchARIt WorSHip SerViCeS

CC Canary 3 & 4 M’chalkel chayim B’chesed: Sustaining ourselves, Strengthening our Community Cantor Chanin becker, scarsdale synagogue-Temples Tremont and emanu-el, scarsdale, ny rabbi mara nathan, senior rabbi, Temple beth-el, san antonio, TX

CC grand 8a With my own two Hands: What does Justice Feel like? Sound like? pray like? Cantor erin frankel, Congregation rodeph shalom, Philadelphia, Pa rabbi robert nosanchuk, senior rabbi, anshe Chesed fairmount Temple, beachwood, oH

CC grand 7b audacious Hospitality, inspiring Spirituality: experience the oneness that is the Holy one rabbi Paul Kipnes, Congregation or ami, Calabasas, Ca Cantor alicia stillman, Temple judea, Palm beach gardens, fL

CC Crystal a, b, & C yoga Shalom: a Shacharit embodiment of prayer Cantor Lisa Levine, Temple shalom, Chevy Chase, md


thursdaynovember 5

8:45 a.m.– 11:15 a.m.

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8:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. WrJ pleNary iinT florida ballroom Presiding: blair C. marks, wrj President, Temple Kol emeth women of reform judaism, marietta, ga Opening Prayer: rosanne m. selfon, wrj Past President, Congregation shaarai shomayim sisterhood, Lancaster, Pa Credentials: Pat blum, wrj secretary, Temple emanuel sisterhood, mcallen, TX

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Introduction: susan C. bass, wrj first Vice President, Congregation beth israel sisterhood, Houston, TX Keynote Speaker: rabbi david s. wolfman, Consultant and Coach, “The Human side of Change®", Lexington, ma

Constitutional Revisions: Hilda r. glazer, wrj Constitutional revisions Committee Chair, The women of beth shalom, new albany, oH Closing Reflection: judith silverman, wrj Past President, falmouth jewish Congregation sisterhood, east falmouth, ma

8:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. urJ plenaryCC Cypress 2 & 3

10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Networking Break CC Cypress 1, For informal meetings & conversationnT foyer areas


wrj workshop block A

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11:15 a.m.– 12:30 p.m.

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a1 (C) Budgeting and Finance for your SisterhoodnT west indies PhyllisBigelson,WRJPacificDistrictPresident, Temple ahavat shalom sisterhood, northridge, Ca Lisa d. singer, wrj board, Temple beth shalom sisterhood, Hudson, oH

a2 (P) Creating a d’var torah: as easy as 1, 2, 3nT bahamas rosanne m. selfon, wrj Past President, Congregation shaarai shomayim sisterhood, Lancaster, Pa

a3 (N; YES) engage with Families by partnering with pJ librarynT grand Cayman amy bergman, Community engagement Consultant, Pj Library and director of jewish family Life, friedman Commission for jewish education, west Palm beach, fL JordannaBirnbaumAmsel,ProgramOfficer, Harold grinspoon foundation, new york, ny stephanie fink, urj associate director of engaging families with young Children, minneapolis, mn sarah freudenberger, Cantorial soloist, Congregation b’nai israel, boca raton, fL ElanaOstroff,Director,PJLibrary-SouthPalmBeach County, boca raton, fL rabbi andrew L. rosenkranz, Temple beth Torah, wellington, fL

a4 (P) Get Your Affairs in Order, So Your Kids Don’t Have To!nT Key Largo Lynda g. shrager, Ceo, shrager Consulting, albany, ny

a5 (P) How to Find Spirituality in the every daynT Key biscayne rabbi jaimee shalhevet, senior rabbi, north shore synagogue, syosset, ny

a6 (N) recruiting and engaging New membersnT Puerto rico jennifer daley, wrj southwest district senior area director, & st. Thomas Congregation gates of Prayer sisterhood, metairie, La robyn marinstein, President, Congregation beth emeth sisterhood, albany, ny judy silver weisberg, wrj mid-atlantic district first Vice President, bet aviv Congregation sisterhood, Columbia, md Karen s. sim, wrj board, isaac m. wise Temple sisterhood, Cincinnati, oH


thursdaynovember 5

11:15 a.m.– 12:30 p.m.wrj workshop block A

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a7 (J) the power of Hope: a local Charity in orlandonT aruba Presented in cooperation with the WRJ Chai Society; all are welcome to attend. Pamela Landwirth, President & Ceo, give Kids The world, orlando, fL

a8 (P) Yippee! I’m the Leader: Now What?nT Key west Lizabeth mcosker, wrj executive Committee, isaac m. wise Temple sisterhood, Cincinnati, oH susan Pittelman, wrj board, Congregation shalom sisterhood, milwaukee, wi

11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. urJ learNiNg SeSSioN BloCK Csee urj biennial app

CC grand 5 For What We’re Worth: pay equity for Women (J) in the 21st Century abigail s. fisher, wrj Vice President, beth el Temple Center sisterhood, belmont, ma rabbi deborah r. Prinz, urj Transition Consultant, new york, ny


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2:15 p.m.– 3:30 p.m.wrj workshop block b

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B1 (J; YES) 40 years in the desert, 40 Houses of WorshipnT grand Cayman AnatHoffman,ExecutiveDirector,& Puerto rico israel religious action Center, jerusalem, israel rabbi noa sattath, director, israel religious action Center, jerusalem, israel

B2 (P) Find Your Voice! Public Speaking for LeadersnT west indies susan C. bass, wrj first Vice President, Congregation beth israel sisterhood, Houston, TX

B3 (C) the gatekeepers: Women embracing nT aruba interfaith Families natalie berhumoglu, wrj board, b’nai israel reform Temple sisterhood, oakdale, ny jodi bromberg, Ceo, interfaithfamily, boston, ma Dr.RuthNemzoff,ResidentScholar,TheBrandeis women’s studies research Center and board member, interfaithfamily, waltham, ma JudithShorNing,WRJPacificDistrictFirstVicePresident, Congregation albert sisterhood, albuquerque, nm

B4 (P) Hands-on Judaism for adults: try Chai mitzvahnT Key west audrey Lichter, executive director, Chai mitzvah, new york, ny anita silvert, director of Community outreach, Chai mitzvah, new york, ny

B5 (N; YES) Just Say “yeS”nT bahamas SharonK.Benoff,WRJVicePresident,WomenofShirAmi, newtown, Pa marla goldberg, wrj board and wrj yes fund Chair, B’naiJehoshuaBethElohimSisterhood,Deerfield,IL


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2:15 p.m.– 3:30 p.m.

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B6 (N) Networking for Sisterhood presidents nT st. Thomas from Congregations with Fewer than 250 Households sandy adland, wrj Central district President, Temple israel sisterhood, Canton, oH Linda o. ferguson, wrj executive Committee, Congregation beth ahabah sisterhood, richmond, Va rachel maryn, wrj mid-atlantic district President, women of Temple beth ami, rockville, md

B7 (N) Networking for Sisterhood presidents fromnT Key biscayne Congregations with 250-499 Households becky markowitz, wrj atlantic district President, women of shir ami, newtown, Pa Lynne Turry, wrj midwest district President, Temple Chai sisterhood, Long grove, iL julia C. weinstein, wrj executive Committee, university synagogue sisterhood, Los angeles, Ca

B8 (P) What’s Jewish about Breast Cancer?nT Key Largo briana schwarz, florida regional director, sharsheret, Hollywood, fL Lynda g. shrager, Ceo, shrager Consulting, albany, ny

2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. urJ learning Session Block d see urj biennial app

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thursdaynovember 5

3:45 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.

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C1 (N) demystifying marketing to Help your nT aruba Sisterhood Succeed janet f. buckstein, wrj midwest district first Vice President and Chair, wrj marketing Toolkit Task force, Lakeside Congregation for reform judaism sisterhood, Highland Park, iL abigail s. fisher, wrj Vice President, beth el Temple Center sisterhood, belmont, ma C2 (C) engaging younger Women: an introduction to nT grand Cayman Judaism 5.0& Puerto rico rabbi david s. wolfman, Consultant and Coach, “The Human side of Change®”, Lexington, ma

C3 (P) Jewish Women on the Chocolate trailnT Key west rabbi deborah r. Prinz, author, Jews on the Chocolate Trail, new york, ny

C4 (J; YES) Klal yisrael: Stories of progressive Judaism from nT bahamas around the globe Co–sponsored with WUPJ Moderator: rabbi dr. deborah Kahn-Harris, Principal, Leo baeck College, London, england Presenters: yael Cobano, reform Havurah of madrid/reform women of madrid, madrid, spain Hilda jeannette marzariegos de orantes, President of asociación judía reformista de guatemala adat israel, guatemala City, guatemala boglarka Palko, fellow, roswell Klal yisrael and bet orim, budapest, Hungary Tamás Pandzarisz, fellow, roswell Klal yisrael and bet orim, budapest, Hungary maria Prieto, Comunitat jueva bet shalom/bet shalom sisterhood, barcelona, spain artur raisky, roswell Klal yisrael fellow, Coordinator of the belarus netzer movement and Head of the Tamar reform student Community, minsk, belarus

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3:45 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.

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C5 (N) Networking for Sisterhood presidents from nT st. Thomas Suburban Congregations with 500+ Households PhyllisBigelson,WRJPacificDistrictPresident, Temple ahavat shalom sisterhood, northridge, Ca andrea T. Cannon, wrj executive Committee, Congregation b’nai israel sisterhood, boca raton, fL denise Levine, wrj northeast district President, north shore synagogue sisterhood, syosset, ny

C6 (N) Networking for Sisterhood presidents fromnT Key biscayne urban Congregations with 500+ Households rozan anderson, wrj executive Committee, Temple beth el sisterhood, madison, wi madi Hoesten, wrj southeast district President, Congregation Kol Tikvah sisterhood, Parkland, fL debra mayworm, wrj southwest district President, Congregation emanuel sisterhood, denver, Co

C7 (P) paid Family leave: the Next labor Fight nT Key Largo jacob feinspan, executive director, jews united for justice, washington d.C. Cindy rowe, deputy director jewish alliance for Law and social action(jaLsa), boston, ma

C8 (C) under one roof: nT west indies The Value of Successful Conflict Management Linda L. Henderson, wrj board, The women of b’nai israel, sacramento, Ca julia C. weinstein, wrj executive Committee, university synagogue sisterhood, Los angeles, Ca

3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. urJ learning Session Block e see urj biennial app

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thursdaynovember 5

3:45 p.m.– 6:15 p.m.

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3:45 p.m.– 5:15 p.m. urJ Biennial Choir rehearsalCC grand 12 & 13

5:00 p.m.– 6:15 p.m. WrJ donor appreciation receptionfalls Pool bar By invitation only; Pre-registration requiredreception area(rain: solaris Pdr)

5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. gold & platinum Congregational delegation CC Palms-sabal Networking Break

5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. HuC-Jir alumni receptionCC grand 7a

5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Networking reception for pJ library-urJ-WrJ partnershipdiamond suite Private event; by invitation only(east Tower, 5th floor)

5:30 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. JoiNt WrJ/urJ MA’ARIV WorSHip SerViCeS

CC Palms-sago a Spiritual experience in three acts rabbi michael dolgin, senior rabbi, Temple sinai Congregation, Toronto, on, Canada rabbi daniel mikelberg, Temple sinai Congregation, Toronto, on, Canada Cantor Katie oringel, Temple sinai Congregation, Toronto, on, Canada Cantor Charles osborne, Temple sinai Congregation, Toronto, on, Canada

CC grand 8a refreshed at the Well Cantor andrew bernard, Temple beth el, Charlotte, nC rabbi judy schindler, senior rabbi, Temple beth el, Charlotte, nC

CC grand 7b Worship Celebrating our reform Heritage CantorToddKipnis,SeniorCantor,TempleShaarayTefila, new york, ny rabbi seth Limmer, senior rabbi, Chicago sinai Congregation, Chicago, iL


thursdaynovember 5

6:15 p.m.– 11:30 p.m.

6:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. WupJ gala dinner Celebrating World reform Jewry CC Palms–royal Pre-registration required

6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Women's rabbinic Network dinnerTba 8:30 p.m.– 10:00 p.m. JoiNt WrJ/urJ pleNary iiCC Cypress 2 & 3 Presidential Address: rabbi rick jacobs, urj President, new york, ny PRESENTATION OF THE INAUGURAL NFTY ALUMNI AWARD: miriam Chilton, urj Vice President of youth, new york, ny jeremy Cronig, nfTy President, Cleveland, oH Paul fishman, u.s. attorney, new jersey PRESENTATION OF THE URJ MAURICE N. EISENDRATH "BEARER OF LIGHT" AWARD: accepted by rabbi seth Limmer on behalf of participants in america's journey for justice from reform Congregations

Musical Performances: neshama Carlebach; josh nelson

10:15 p.m. day School reception Hosted by pardeS, CC Crystal C & d the day School Network of reform Judaism For Day School alumni, staff, students, parents, grandparents

10:15 p.m. gathering of Canadians & israelisCC Crystal e & f Sponsored by ARZA Canada

10:15 p.m.– 11:30 p.m. JoiNt WrJ/urJ late NigHt programmiNg

CC Palms-sago Fourtelling: Journeys, Stories, and Songs julie silver, Peri smilow, beth schafer, and michelle Citrin

CC Palms–royal ringing true (a mostly true story of spiritual awakening) rebecca joy fletcher


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7:45 a.m.– 7:30 p.m.


10:00 a.m – 4:00 p.m. eXHiBit Hall opeNCC Crystal H

10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. KIKAR BieNNial opeNCC Cypress 1

7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. WrJ/WrN Shacharit Worship ServicenT Puerto rico, rabbi ellen nemhauser, Co-President, st. Thomas, & women's rabbinic network (wrn) and Center for west indies israel education, atlanta, ga resa davids, wrj board, university synagogue, Los angeles, Ca

7:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. urJ ShAchARIt WorSHip SerViCeS

CC Canary 3 & 4 a NFty Shacharit Service – a taste of Summer Camp in November rabbi Todd markley, senior rabbi, Temple beth shalom, needham, ma Cantor natalie young, Temple beth el of south orange County, aliso Viejo, Ca

CC grand 4, 5 & 6 at dawn i Seek you, my rock and refuge Paula gloderman, Temple beth ora, edmonton, ab, Canada russ Cole, Temple solel, fort mill, sC

CC Crystal d, e & f Songs from the top of the mt. Hermon to the Sea Shores of the red Sea and eilat rabbi nir barkin, director of the israel–diaspora department, israel movement for reform and Progressive judaism, jerusalem, israel rabbi gilad Kariv, executive director, israel movement for reform and Progressive judaism, Tel aviv, israel

CC grand 14 yoga Shacharit Family Service ellen allard, early Childhood music engagement specialist, worcester, ma


fridaynovember 6

8:45 a.m.– 11:15 a.m.

8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. urJ plenaryCC Cypress 2 & 3

8:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. WrJ pleNary iiinT florida ballroom Presiding: blair C. marks, wrj President, Temple Kol emeth women of reform judaism, marietta, ga Opening Prayer: judith o. rosenkranz, wrj Past President, Congregation schaarai Zedek sisterhood, Tampa, fL Credentials: Pat blum, wrj secretary, Temple emanuel sisterhood, mcallen, TX WRJ Or Ami "Light of My People" Programming Awards: sara b. Charney, wrj Vice President, Holy blossom Temple sisterhood, Toronto, on, Canada Executive Director’s Report: rabbi marla j. feldman, wrj executive director, new york, ny WRJ Town Hall Meeting Closing Reflection: Helene H. waranch, wrj Past President, baltimore Hebrew Congregation sisterhood, baltimore, md

10:15 a.m – 11:15 a.m. platinum Congregational delegationsCC Palms-sago Networking Sessions

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d1 (C) are your members mia? How to Motivate, Inspire & nT Puerto rico Attract Women!& st. Thomas rachel Lambermont, wrj board, Congregation beth Tikvah sisterhood, worthington, oH becky markowitz, wrj atlantic district President, women of shir ami, newtown, Pa

d2 (J; YES) Being a chai powered activist: nT Key west Hot topics in Social Justice barbara weinstein, director, Commission on social action and associate director, religious action Center of reform judaism, washington, d.C. eisendrath Legislative assistants, religious action Center of reform judaism, washington d.C.

d3 (C) Can you make your Circle Wider? Sisterhood and nT Key Largo audacious Hospitality april n. baskin, urj Vice President of audacious Hospitality, new york, ny naomi Less, independent facilitor and Performing artist, associate director and ritual Leader at Lab/shul, new york, ny

d4 (N) Judaica Shops: Keeping it Viable in a Volatile marketnT Key biscayne Kay schachter, wrj Consultant on judaica shops, sisterhood of Temple emanu-el, dallas, Texas

d5 (P) Listen Up! The Language of ListeningnT bahamas Louise L. johanson, wrj board, Temple solel sisterhood, bowie, md

d6 (P) totally accountable: How to Be more productive and nT aruba Efficient with Less Stress DianaBloom,ProductivityandEfficiencyCoach, mike scott and associates, Tampa, fL

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d7 (J; YES) WrJ yeS Fund Supported projects in israelnT west indies alex Cicelsky, director of research and development, Kibbutz Lotan Center for Creative ecology, Lotan, israel rabbi naamah Kelman, dean, Hebrew union College-jewish institute of religion/ jerusalem, jerusalem, israel anna Kislanski, director of Community development, israel movement for reform and Progressive judaism, jerusalem, israel Lizabeth mcosker, wrj executive Committee, isaac m. wise Temple sisterhood, Cincinnati, oH

d8 (P) your elevator Speech: getting your message across nT grand Cayman in 30 Seconds! Laurie blinder, wrj board, Temple israel sisterhood, WestBloomfield,MI Pat blum, wrj secretary, Temple emanuel sisterhood, mcallen, TX

11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. urJ learning Session Block F see urj biennial app

wrj workshop block D


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fridaynovember 6

12:30 p.m.– 3:30 p.m.

12:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. WrJ yeS FuNd luNCHeoNCC grand 8 Pre-registration required rabbi david saperstein, former director, religious action Center of reform judaism, washington d.C. rabbi jonah Pesner, director, religious action Center of reform judaism and urj senior Vice President, washington, d.C.

2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. urJ learNiNg SeSSioN BloCK gsee urj biennial app

CC grand 2 responding to anti-Semitism in eastern and (J; YES) Western europe Co-sponsored by WRJ & WUPJ rabbi grisha abramovich, religious union for Progressive judaism in belarus sonja guentner, President, union of Progressive jews in germany rabbi dr. deborah Kahn-Harris, Principal, Leo baeck College, London, england


fridaynovember 6

2:30 p.m.– 3:45 p.m.

e1 (C) 3ps of membership: program, partner, and promotenT Key Largo sharon Zydney, wrj board, Temple emanu-el sisterhood, Westfield,NJ Karen maes, wrj board, beth sholom Temple sisterhood, fredericksburg, Va

e2 (N) Communications ii: going Beyond the Basics with nT west indies Social media and more rozan anderson, wrj executive Committee, Temple beth el sisterhood, madison, wi Hillary Handwerger, wrj board and President, TLCi website solutions, Temple beth emeth sisterhood, ann arbor, mi

e3 (J) Making a Difference Near and Far: nT aruba & bahamas or ami award–Winning programs sara b. Charney, wrj Vice President, Holy blossom Temple sisterhood, Toronto, on, Canada rabbi miri gold, Kehilat birkat shalom, gezer, israel amy isaacs, indianapolis Hebrew Congregation sisterhood, indianapolis, in diana maKieve, women of isaiah, Lafayette, Ca jane e. marcus, beth am women, Los altos Hills, Ca Celia rose saunders, sisterhood of Temple emanu-el, dallas, TX michelle scheinkopf, women of north shore Congregation israel, glencoe, iL judi sheppard, Congregation rodef sholom sisterhood, san rafael, Ca

e4 (P) the old, the New, the Holy: nT Key west Jewish ritual in the 21st Century Co-sponsored with WRN anita diamant, author and founding President, mayyim Hayyim Living waters Community mikveh & Paula brody family education Center, newton, ma rabbi rachel r. saphire, associate rabbi, Temple beth elohim, wellesley, ma rabbi susan n. shankman, washington Hebrew Congregation, washington, d.C. rabbi mary L. Zamore, executive director, Women'sRabbinicNetwork,Westfield,NJ

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fridaynovember 6

2:30 p.m.– 3:45 p.m.

e5 (C) What is our Why? re-imagining ourselves as nT Puerto rico local Sisterhoods& st. Thomas rabbi david s. wolfman, Consultant and Coach, “The Human side of Change®”, Lexington, ma

e6 (P) Will You Succeed? Yes, Indeed! nT Key biscayne Running an Effective Organization fredi bleeker franks, wrj Vice President, Congregation emanu el sisterhood, Houston, TX

e7 (C) WrJ 101: Who, What, How, and WhynT grand Cayman Laurel fisher, wrj southwest district first Vice President, Temple shalom sisterhood, dallas, TX Lynn magid Lazar, wrj immediate Past President, women of Temple sinai, Pittsburgh, Pa

2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. WrJ Choir rehearsalnT florida ballroom Pre-registration required

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fridaynovember 6

3:30 p.m.– 11:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. urJ Communities of practice gatheringCC new orleans & new york

3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. urJ Communities "president plus" meetingssee urj biennial app

5:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. JoiNt WrJ/urJ KABBAlAt ShABBAt WorSHip SerViCeCC Cypress 2 & 3 Cantor arik Luck, Temple emanu–el, san francisco, Ca rabbi yael splansky, senior rabbi, Holy blossom Temple, Toronto, on, Canada Featuring: urj biennial Choir

7:15 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. JoiNt WrJ/urJ SHaBBat diNNerCC Palms ballroom Please see your badge for your dinner seating assignment. and grand 1 – 8

9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. JoiNt WrJ/urJ SHaBBat SoNg SeSSioNCC Cypress 2 & 3


CC Palms–sago dan Nichols and eighteen with Chana rothman Concert

CC grand 7 israeli Folk dancing with rabbi lisa tzur

CC Crystal K & L Shabbat Stories and Song with rabbi leora Kaye, Jerry Kaye, and Cantor rosalie Boxt

10:15 p.m. JoiNt WrJ/urJ meetiNgS & reCeptioNS CC grand 1 Friends of Bill W.

CC Canary 1 - 4 oneg Shabbat reception for CCar reform rabbis For CCAR members

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8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. JoiNt WrJ/urJ toraH Study BreaKFaStS

CC Palms–royal chayei Sarah and Contemporary Hebron— The Significance of Jewish Texts in Israeli Politics rabbi noa sattath, director, israel religious action Center, jerusalem, israel

CC Palms–sago chayei Sarah: “What’s love got to do With it?”: Family estrangement, reconciliation and Future rabbi richard address, founder and director, jewish sacred aging, Philadelphia, Pa

CC grand 7a chayei Sarah: What this Week’s torah portion Can teach us about american Jewish History rabbi gary P. Zola, executive director, jacob rader marcus Center of the american jewish archives and Professor, HuC-jir, Cincinnati, oH

CC grand 7b post Akedah Syndrome in chayei Sarah: What transpired on mount moriah and How does it Continue to Affect Parents and Children? AkivaTor,Head,BureauofWorldJewishAffairsand WorldReligions,IsraelMinistryofForeignAffairs, jerusalem, israel

CC grand 8a eliezer’s prayer and the melody of chesed (lovingkindness) Cantor richard Cohn, director, debbie friedman school of sacred music, HuC-jir, new york, ny

CC grand 8b “the redemptive power of love”— a Novella in 67 Verses rabbi naamah Kelman, dean, HuC-jir, jerusalem, israel

CC Canary 1 & 2 the grave Consequences of Speech rabbi Peter berg, senior rabbi, The Temple, atlanta, ga

CC grand 1 - 3 chayei Sarah: power and powerlessness in the “lives” of Sarah rabbi elyse goldstein, City shul, Toronto, on, Canada

CC grand 12 - 14 real prayer and real love: Between relationship and Fantasy rabbi rachel sabath beit-Halachmi, national director of recruitment and admissions, HuC-jir, Cincinnati, oH

saturdaynovember 7

8:30 a.m.– 9:45 a.m.


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8:30 a.m.– 3:00 p.m.

CC grand 4 - 6 the Women of genesis: Stories of rebellion and Continuity rabbi shira milgrom, Congregation Kol ami, white Plains, ny

CC Crystal a, b, & C my roots are on Both Sides of the Sea: torah Study with WupJ Beutel Seminar and Saltz alumni rabbi steve burnstein, director of the wuPj saltz education Center, jerusalem, israel

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Family Shabbat ServiceCC miami

10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. JoiNt WrJ/urJ SHaBBat morNiNg SerViCeSCC Cypress 2 & 3 Cantor Leigh Korn, Temple isaiah, Lafayette, Ca rabbi esther Lederman, urj director of Communities of Practice, new york, ny

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. JoiNt WrJ/urJ SHaBBat luNCH SeSSioNS Pre-registration required CC grand 8a authentic Jewish Spirituality — even for Skeptics Who think there isn't any RabbiLawrenceHoffman,TheBarbaraandStephen friedman Professor of Liturgy, worship and ritual, HuC-jir, new york, ny

CC Crystal d, e, & f experiencing israel — Family Style aliza goodman, director of Professional development, The iCenter for israel education, northbrook, iL rachel Levin, Program manager, The iCenter for israel education, northbrook, iL

CC Canary 1 & 2 matterness: Fearless leadership for a Social World allison fine, blogger, author, and Co-founder of matterness Consulting, Temple beth abraham, Tarrytown, ny

CC Palms-sago my Heart is in the east: music performed by the Cantors of the american Conference of Cantors (aCC)


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saturdaynovember 7

1:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m.

CC Palms-royal my promised land: the triumph and tragedy of israel ari shavit, author and Columnist, Haaretz, Kfar shmariahu, israel

CC new orleans rereading the Bible: text, Subtext, and Filling in the & new york gaps in Between In partnership with the Jewish Book Council JoelHoffman,Author,NewYork,NY aviya Kushner, author, Chicago, iL michal f. Lemberger, author, Los angeles, Ca

CC grand 7a the Best Boy in the united States of america: a memoir of Blessings and Kisses ron wolfson, fingerhut Professor of education, american jewish university, Los angeles, Ca

CC grand 7b the Boston girl: Friendship, Feminism, and Family ties anita diamant, author, boston, ma

CC grand 12 - 14 the days Between: Blessings, poems, and directions of the Heart for the Jewish High Holiday Season marcia falk, author, san francisco, Ca

CC grand 8b the delicate dance: israel and american Jews RabbiEricYoffie,URJPresidentEmeritus,Author,and speaker, new york, ny

CC grand 4-6 the opposite of Spoiled ron Lieber, author and Columnist, The New York Times, new york, ny CC Crystal m, n, & P the reform movement in israel: past, present, and Future rabbi gilad Kariv, executive director, israel movement for reform and Progressive judaism, Tel aviv, israel LaurenceWolff,RetiredSeniorEducationOfficer, world bank; author; and Historian, washington, d.C.

CC Crystal a, b, & C three minutes in poland glenn Kurtz, author, new york, ny

CC grand 1, 2, & 3 We Called Him rabbi lincoln rabbi gary P. Zola, executive director, jacob rader marcus Center of the american jewish archives and Professor, HuC-jir, Cincinnati, oH


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1:00 p.m.– 11:30 p.m.

CC Chicago & denver Working through interfaith Complexities in Fiction In partnership with the Jewish Book Council Chistopher noxon, author, journalist, and illustrator, Los angeles, Ca Letty Cottin Pogrebin, author, new york, ny susan rieger, author, new york, ny

3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. WrJ Choir rehearsalnT florida ballroom Pre-registration required

3:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. WrJ iNStallatioNnT florida ballroom Conveners: rabbi erin boxt, Temple Kol emeth, marietta, ga rabbi steven Lebow, Temple Kol emeth, marietta, ga Featuring: stacy beyer, singer/songwriter, nashville, Tn wrj Choir Installing Officer: Lynn magid Lazar, wrj immediate Past President, women of Temple sinai, Pittsburgh, Pa Acceptance Address: blair C. marks, wrj President, Temple Kol emeth women of reform judaism, marietta, ga

4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. KIKAR BieNNial opeNCC Cypress 1

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. "So is life": Shabbat afternoon performanceCC Palms-sago

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. eXHiBit Hall opeNCC Crystal H

8:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. JoiNt WrJ/urJ pleNary iii & HaVdalaHCC Cypress 2 & 3 Presidential Candidates' Forum: Hosted by Chuck Todd, moderator, nbC's Meet the Press Havdalah: Led by doug Cotler



CC grand 8 Kumsitz (informal Singing)

CC Palms–royal Noam Katz and galeet dardashti Concert


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sundaynovember 8

8:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m.

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. eXHiBit Hall opeNCC Crystal H

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. KIKAR BieNNial opeN CC Cypress 1

8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Joint WrJ/urJ Shacharit Worship ServiceCrystal a, b, & C A Liturgical Siyum - Concluding Worship Service for the 73rd Biennial rabbi Howard needleman, senior rabbi, Temple Kol ami emanu-el, Plantation, fL Cantor jacqueline rawiszer, Congregation of reform judaism, orlando, fL

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. WrJ Board Breakfast & meeting nT florida ballroom Private event; Pre-registration required For incoming and continuing WRJ Board members

JoiNt WrJ/urJ SuNday optioNS Pre-registration required

8:30 a.m. Biennial golf tournament

9:00 a.m. one–Way transportation to universal Studios CC entrance (outside) Note: Must purchase park admission tickets on your own; no return transportation 9:00 a.m. one–Way transportation to CC entrance (outside) Walt disney World magic Kingdom Note: Must purchase park admission tickets on your own; no return transportation

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. “all in” with Chester elton CC grand 7a Chester elton, author and speaker 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Creating a Culture of israel educationCC grand 7b aliza goodman and rachel Levin, iCenter

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. talmud Study: Who is an ideal Jewish leader? CC Palms–royal rabbi Lauren berkun, shalom Hartman institute

9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Northlands Church: Worship & Behind-the-Scenes tourCC entrance (outside)


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