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Jewish Death Practices:
Overview / Summary
Origins and History
Visiting the Sick or Dying 
Chaplaincy
Hospice

Phases of Death Observance
    Approaching the Time of Death
    Between Death and Burial
    Shemira
    Tahara
    Burial and Cremation 
    Mourning Practices

Spiritual Aspects
Funeral Homes
Funeral Contracts
Cemeteries
Embalming 

Caskets


Chevra Kadisha:
Articles about Chevra Kadisha

Tahara Manuals and Procedures
Tahara Training
Tahara Stories
Tahara Supplies Lists
Funeral Home Supplies

Suicide

Organ Donation

Disasters

Infection Control

 

Conferences
Next Conference
Previous Conferences

 

Learning & Resources:
Gamliel Institute
    Curriculum
    Registration


KNIT Resource Center
    Overview
    Contacts for Answers
    Catalog of Articles
    Additional Links


FAQ About Death and Dying
Modern Dilemmas
Guided Learning
Jewish Sources and  Responsa
Synagogue Brochures
Community Education

Conference Program - Almost Final

Day

Time

Theme

Topic

Who

Sunday

9:00-1:00

Registration and Brunch

Registration (9:00am onward)

Brunch (10:00am-1:00pm)

 

Sunday

9:00-10:00

Davening

Shachrit Service

 

Sunday

9:30-11:30

Local Attractions

Walking Trails

 

Sunday

9:30-11:30

Brezniak funeral home tour

 

Sunday

9:30-11:30

Casket Company

 

Sunday

noon-1:00

Opening Plenary

The Chevrah Kadisha Movement

David Zinner

Sunday

1:00-3:00

Taharah

Taharah Demonstration

Rick Light

Sunday

1:00-3:00

Home Taharah

Jean Berman & Sally Shannon

Sunday

1:00-2:00

Chevrah Communication

Rena Boroditsky and Bella Rosner

Sunday

2:00-3:00

Summoning the Angels: Songs and a Blessing for the Transition

Rabbi Me'irah Iliinsky

Sunday

3:00-3:50

Taharah Minhagim - Learning from Each Other

Rena Boroditsky

Sunday

3:50-4:00

Transition

Blessing of the Hands - Taharah Closing Ritual

Rabbi Me'irah Iliinsky

Sunday

4:00-4:45

Integration Time

See session description

 

Sunday

4:45-6:00

Community Education and Involvement I

Community Funeral Home - Starting, Managing, and Challenges

Colin Joseph and David Zinner

Sunday

4:45-6:00

Nichum Aveilim - A Guide for the Comforter

Dan Fendel & Stuart Kelman

Sunday

4:45-6:00

Come Sit with Us: New Approaches to Sitting Shmirah

Julia Epstein, Shoshana Halle, Jane Hoberman, Cathy Steirn

Sunday

4:45-6:00

So Your Values Live On: Ethical Wills

Bob Russman-Halperin

Sunday

6:00-7:30

Meal

Dinner

 

Sunday

7:30-8:00

Davening

Mincha Maariv Service

 

Sunday

8:15-9:00

Plenary

A Conversation on the Movement to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew

Anita Diamant

Sunday

9:00-9:45

Integration Time

Dessert Reception and ELI Talk

 

Monday

7:00-7:45

Davening

Shachrit Service

 

Monday

7:00-8:30

Meals

Breakfast

 

Monday

8:00-9:00

Plenary

"The Holy Ark was Hidden" - Nurturing the Soul As We Face Death

Rabbi Sara Paasche-Orlow

Monday

9:00-11:00

Text Study
 Text Study

Jewish Rites of Death: Feelings Through Stories

Rick Light

Monday

9:00-11:00

Maavar Yabbok - Adding Hakafot with Kavanot to the Taharah Ritual

Rabbi T'mimah Ickovits

Monday

9:00-10:00

Death, Burial and Mourning in Torah

Reb Simcha Raphael

Monday

10:00-noon

Exploring the Meaning of Taharah

Rabbi Stuart Kelman

Monday

noon-1:00

Meal

Lunch

 

Monday

1:00-2:00

Plenary

Honoring the Embodied Image of God

Rabbi Nehemia Polen

Monday

2:00-3:00

Community Education and Involvement II

Preparing For Death: A Course Based Upon Maavar Yabok, A Chaplain's Guide for Jewish Practices for End of Life Care

Rabbi Rick Kline

Monday

2:00-3:00

Illustrating Jewish Values in Death and Mourning

Rabbi Me'irah Iliinsky

Monday

2:00-3:00

Death Cafe and Chevrah Kadisha

Rena Boroditsky

Monday

2:00-3:00

Gender Identity in the Chevrah Kadisha Context

Rabbi Victor Reinstein and Melinda Strauss

Monday

3:00-4:00

Community Education Models - Sharing the Wealth

David Zinner

Monday

4:00-5:00

Integration Time

See session description

 

Monday

5:00-6:00

Gamliel

Gamliel Institute Study Mission and Text Study

Gamliel Institute Graduates

Monday

6:00-7:00

Meal

Dinner and Chevruta Study

Rabbi Stuart Kelman

Monday

7:00-7:30

Gamliel

Gamliel Institute Text Study

Rabbi Stuart Kelman

Monday

7:30-8:00

Davening

Mincha Maariv Service

 

Monday

8:00-9:00

Plenary

Gamliel Institute Siyyum ( Graduation)

Rabbi Stuart Kelman and David Zinner

Monday

9:00-10:00

Integration Time

See session description

 

Monday

9:00-9:20

Movies

Taharah Documentary

Annalee Weinberger

Monday

9:20-10:00

My Jewish Death

Saul Henteleff

Tuesday

6:45-7:30

Davening

Shachrit Service (Rosh Chodesh Sivan)

 

Tuesday

7:00-8:30

Meal

Breakfast

 

Tuesday

8:30-9:30

Plenary

Exploring the Conference Experience

David Zinner

Tuesday

9:30-11:30

Diverse Aspects of Taharah

Taharah Injury Prevention

Rachel Braun and David Zinner

Tuesday

9:30-11:30

Understanding Moed Katan

Dan Fendel

Tuesday

11:30-noon

Integration Time

Goodbyes

 

Tuesday

noon

Meal

Lunch