Chevra Kadisha and Jewish Cemetery Conference - Monday - Almost Final Program

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