Chevra Kadisha and Jewish Cemetery Conference March 23-25, 2014
Monday – March 24, 2014
Almost Final Program
| Monday | Chevra Kadisha | Tahara | Para Chaplaincy | Cemetery | ||||||||
| 7:00-8:30 | Shachrit 7:00-8:15 | Monday Breakfast 7:00-8:30 | ||||||||||
| 8:30-9:30 | Morning Plenary: Bruria’s Cry – The Need for a Continuum of Comfort – Reb Simcha Raphael | |||||||||||
| 9:30-9:45 | B R E A K | |||||||||||
| 9:45-10:45 | Legal Issues – Rabbi Arthur Grae | Tahara Demo – Rick Light | Volunteer Empowerment – Rabbi Fred Klein and David Zinner | Cemetery Endowment Fund Investments -Charlie Meyers | ||||||||
| 10:45-11:00 | B R E A K | |||||||||||
| 11:00-11:45 | Teaching your Community how to Pre-plan for Funeral, Burial and much more – Kerry Swartz | Tahara Demo – Q and A – David Zinner | Preparing for Death – Vidui – Rabbi Stuart Kelman | Linking Genealogy and Federation to your Cemetery – Mona Morris | ||||||||
| 11:45-noon | B R E A K | |||||||||||
| noon -1:00 | Monday Lunch and Round Tables | |||||||||||
| 1:00-1:45 | Plenary – Educating the Community about Jewish Burial Practices – Challenges and Strategies – Rochel Berman | |||||||||||
| 1:45-2:00 | B R E A K | |||||||||||
| 2:00-2:45 | Educating the Community about Jewish Burial Practices – Brainstorming the Possibilities- Rochel Berman | Safe Patient Handling – Facilitated by David Zinner | Introduction to Tahara – Rick Light and Vickie Weitzenhofer | Issues in Cemetery Operations – Panel from Raleigh, Richmond, Burlington, London (England), Bethlehem (New Hampshire) and Philadelphia – part 1 | ||||||||
| 2:45-3:00 | B R E A K | |||||||||||
| 3:00-3:45 | Community Chevra Kadisha – David Zabarsky from Raleigh, Judith Himber from Boston, and Rick Light from Santa Fe | How Belief in the Afterlife Can Transform Jewish Rituals – Reb Simcha Raphael | Journey of the Comforters – Rabbi Stuart Kelman and Dan Fendel | Issues in Cemetery Operations part 2 | ||||||||
| 3:45-4:00 | B R E A K | |||||||||||
| 4:00-4:45 | Working with Your Funeral Home – Rabbi Leibel Miller | Polishing the Soul: The Jewish Journey – Rabbi Anne Brener | Issues in Cemetery Operations part 3 | |||||||||
| 4:45-5:00 | B R E A K | |||||||||||
| 5:00-5:45 | Knot Tying – Rena Boroditsky | Caring for the Care Giver – Judith Lieber | Cemetery Track Wrap-up – Open Discussion – Harley Felstein | |||||||||
| 5:45-6:00 | B R E A K | |||||||||||
| 6:00-7:00 | Monday Dinner | |||||||||||
| 6:45-7:00 | Mincha | |||||||||||
| 7:00-8:00 | Reflections on Reflections – Rabbi Jack Riemer | |||||||||||
| 8:00-9:00 | Death Café – What are they and How to do them Jewishly – Rena Boroditsky and Friends | |||||||||||
| 9:00-11:00 | Beach Walking, Networking, Schmoozing, Drinking | |||||||||||