CLOSE
Relax, we can help.
With so many features and functions, we fully understand that getting the software to do what you want can be daunting at times.
YIKES! ✕
CHANGES SAVED
SIGN IN
SESSION EXPIRED
We appreciate that your browser hung out with us for so long, but your session has expired! If you want to register, we need to refresh your connection. We limit session time to 30 minutes for your security and to free up unused registration slots for others.
SESSION EXPIRED
Your session on this page has expired. We expire your session to protect your information in case you sit on a page too long with no activity.

21st Annual Chevra Kadisha and Jewish Cemetery Conference

Please sign in to access your itinerary, materials and links to all your sessions.

ACCOUNT SIGN IN
Please enter your access code!
CONTACT HOST
✕
Primary Contact:
Elisa Udaskin
SAVE TO CALENDAR
✕

Google | Outlook | Outlook.com (Office 365) | iCal | Other

SHARE
✕
Share

Click Here to Join the Conference Now

Overview
About the Conference
Program Details
Program at a Glance
Pricing Information
Conference Resources
Acknowledgements
Code of Conduct
Sponsors
Register ▸
Event Banner
✖
THIS EVENT IS 100% FREE!

Welcome to the 21st Annual

Chevra Kadisha

and Jewish Cemetery Conference



Online (Zoom): June 12-14, 2023

ALL SESSIONS WILL BE RECORDED



Ready to sign-up? Click the Register tab on the left.



The vertical menu at the left links to various aspects of the conference.


Click About the Conference to view an overview of the conference.


Click the Program at a Glance tab to view the schedule.

This will be updated regularly as we confirm speakers.





Registration: Closed
Event Dates
JUN
12
MONDAY
to
JUN
14
WEDNESDAY
SAVE TO CALENDAR
✕

Google | Outlook | Outlook.com (Office 365) | iCal | Other

Registration Closes
June 14, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
Location
Summary Agenda
View full agenda ▶
AGENDA
Monday, June 12
12:00 PM to 1:15 PM
Plenary: Our Loss, Our Light: The Power of Personal Stories
1:15 PM to 1:30 PM
Break
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Home Grown: Lessons Learned From the Community Chevra
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Rechitzah: Washing the Body and Washing the Soul
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Sefardic Traditions After Death
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Understanding Taharah: Sacred Kindness
2:45 PM to 3:15 PM
Break
3:00 PM to 3:15 PM
Creative Reset
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
End-of-Life Practices & Rituals Research in Jewish Communities of Color
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Grow Your Chevra's Impact: Comforting Mourners Beyond Shiva
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Taharah Liturgy
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Trans Taharah: Halakha and Liturgy
Tuesday, June 13
12:00 PM to 1:15 PM
Plenary: Turning Toward Death, Turning Toward Life
1:15 PM to 1:30 PM
Break
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Advanced Taharah
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Home Tahara & Shmira
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Transcending Trauma, Healing Grief: Mythic Dimension of the Book of Ruth
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
What Matters: Caring Conversations About End of Life
2:45 PM to 3:15 PM
Break
3:00 PM to 3:15 PM
Creative Reset
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
A Time to Mourn: Aveilut as Jewish Holiday
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Being Fully Present: Meiteh & Self While Sitting Shmirah
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Developing Your Chevra's Identity
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Supporting People with Disabilities on End-of-Life Journeys
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
V’Nishmartem Me’od: Taking Care of Ourselves as We Care for Others
4:30 PM to 5:15 PM
Social Networking
Wednesday, June 14
12:00 PM to 1:15 PM
Plenary: Words of Gratitude, Words of Torah
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Cultivating a Gentle and Awake Death: A Prostration Ritual
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Jewish End of Life Doulas in the Community
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Rituals for Alternative Disposition
1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Yearning for the God I Don’t Believe In: End of Life Rituals for the Non-Believer
2:45 PM to 3:15 PM
Break
3:00 PM to 3:15 PM
Creative Reset
3:15 PM to 4:30 PM
Closing Plenary: Conference Reflections & Bringing it Home
4:30 PM to 5:15 PM
Social Networking
Featured Speakers
SPEAKER
Photo of Rabbi Adina Lewittes
Rabbi Adina Lewittes
SPEAKER
Photo of Rabbi Rachel Timoner
Rabbi Rachel Timoner
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Photo of Rebecca Soffer
Rebecca Soffer
SPEAKER
Photo of Rabbi Ben Greenfield
Rabbi Ben Greenfield
Sponsors

Thank you to our generous partners! We couldn't this without your support. Want to become a Conference Sponsor? Email us at conference@kavodvnichum.org

Register Now!
›
POWERED BY