Living our Values of Tikkun Olam - PEARL tele-conference call

Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Time: 12:00 - 1:30 pm, Eastern Daylight Time

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Processes and Programs in our Congregations; Taking Action in the Larger World; Living our Values of Tikkun Olam Inside and Outside.

This call will explore best practices for creating committees and buy-in for effective social justice work in our congregations, including integrated youth and adult education and tikkun programming, as well as service-learning, decision-making and advocacy outside our communities.

Facilitator:

• Rabbi Shawn Zevit, JRF Director of Outreach and Tikkun Olam

Guest Presenters include:

• Rabbi Fred Dobb, Adat Shalom, Bethesda, MD, presenting on Adat Shalom's congregational advocacy process and policy
• Cliff Goldsmith, Dorshei Tzedek, Newton, presenting on service learning program resources for JRF's Teen Service Learning Week
• Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Herrmann, Kol Tzedek, Philadelphia, PA, presenting on starting a congregation with a Tikkun Olam focus
• Rabbi Cheryl Weiner, Kehillat Israel, Pacific Palisades, CA, Outgoing Director of Religious School and Youth Programs at Kehillat Israel Religious School and Director of the "Menschlekeit Matters" Program

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