various dates during June, July and August 2023
online
Eit Ratzon is geared to supporting our rabbis, encouraging collaboration with lay leadership, and beginning the New Year of 5784 from a place of strength. Some sessions are specifically for those starting new positions this year. Other sessions are for rabbis who are looking to reflect on a specific area of practice. Sessions are geared toward rabbis in all fields of practice: synagogue, education, chaplain, entrepreneur, organization, etc. Sessions marked as "Rated E for Every Rabbi" are applicable to all types of rabbinates. To ensure that a session is appropriate for you (or your team), please reach out to Ilana Garber.
Rated E for Every Rabbi
• Building Your Personal Rabbinic Brand
• The First 100 Days - Rabbis in ALL New Positions; Option A, Option B
• Sustained Together
• Healthy Leadership
• Maintaining Dignity & Respect in Difficult Conversations
Synagogue Specific, but Open to All Rabbis
• Synagogue Rabbis & Presidents Together
• Goals & Evaluation in a Synagogue Setting
Open to Presidents/Success Teams (with rabbis)
• Synagogue Rabbis & Presidents Together
• Goals & Evaluation in a Synagogue Setting
• Sustained Together
Each session is 90 minutes. Sessions will not be recorded. Sessions are open to all RA members (free) and any rabbi serving a USCJ congregation ($36/session). USCJ synagogue presidents/success teams are encouraged to join specific sessions as noted (no extra charge). Synagogue presidents of non-USCJ congregations with RA rabbis are also encouraged to join as noted. Search committees, success teams, supervisors, mentors, etc, from all fields of the rabbinate are welcome to attend in the same capacity.
Eit Ratzon 2023 - Course Descriptions
There are three categories of learning for Eit Ratzon 2023. Please see below for a list of each class and its description.
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Building Your Personal Rabbinic Brand (Rated E for Every Rabbi) |
Thursday, June 22nd; 12:00-1:30pm ET, 9:00-10:30am PT, 7:00-8:30pm Israel |
Paula Brand |
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Description: What is a personal brand and how do I create mine and communicate it effectively? Through a reflective process facilitated by Paula Battalia Brand, Global Career Coach and Founder of Brand Career Management (BCM), we will learn to name our strengths and discover the many ways to express our brand. This workshop will help everyone: whether you are starting a new position, seeking a new position, or beginning a new year in the same position. Together we will learn how to set an intention for ourselves and our communities. |
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The First 100 Days - Rabbis in ALL New Positions (Rated E for Every Rabbi) |
Thursday, July 6th; 3:00-4:30pm ET, 12:00-1:30pm PT OR Thursday, August 3rd; 3:00-4:30pm ET, 12:00-1:30pm PT |
Ilana Garber |
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Description: Create a personal plan to intentionally leverage your first 100 days in your new role. Because colleagues start their positions at different times, we will offer two similar sessions. |
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Synagogue Rabbis & Presidents Together |
Tuesday, July 18th; 3:30-5:00pm ET, 12:30-2:00pm PT |
Ilana Garber, Jacob Blumenthal, & Emily Hendel |
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Description: How does a search committee become a success committee? Explore tools to introduce your new rabbi to your synagogue community (and your synagogue community to your new rabbi). We will also work together to communicate our work styles and feedback preferences in order to start our working relationship off right. Synagogue presidents/success teams are encouraged to join this session. (Note: while specifically geared toward synagogue teams, the model is applicable to all, and everyone is welcome to attend.) |
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Goals & Evaluation in a Synagogue Setting |
Wednesday, July 19th; 3:30-5:00pm ET, 12:30-2:00pm PT |
Ilana Garber, Mindy Gordon, & Emily Hendel |
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Description: Learn how to use the RA/USCJ Collaborative Goal-Setting & Evaluation handbook and get started setting your goals for the year. Presidents/success teams are encouraged to join this session. (Note: while specifically geared toward synagogue teams, the model is applicable to all, and everyone is welcome to attend.) |
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Sustained Together (Rated E for Every Rabbi) |
Wednesday, July 26th; 12:30-2:00pm ET, 9:30-11:00am PT |
Ilana Garber & Sheryl Katzman |
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Description: Life-work harmony: it is a necessity for every rabbi and every lay leader. Let’s work together to craft a mutually agreed-upon success plan to care for each other in this holy work. Presidents/success teams are encouraged to join this session. |
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Healthy Leadership (Rated E for Every Rabbi) |
Wednesday, August 2nd; 2:00-3:30pm ET, 11:00am-12:30pm PT |
Yael Shy |
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Description: Choose mindfully how we show up in our rabbinate as we enhance our life-work harmony. |
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Maintaining Dignity & Respect in Difficult Conversations (Rated E for Every Rabbi) |
Tuesday, August 8th; 1:00-2:30pm ET, 10:00-11:30am PT, 8:00-9:30pm Israel |
Jacob Blumenthal & Cheryl Peretz |
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Description: It is important to clarify how we speak with each other when things are good so that we can also communicate during challenging moments. This unique workshop will offer us an opportunity to plan now for situations later. Case studies across rabbinic fields will be addressed. |
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