CCAR Press is proud to announce two new titles coming soon (pre-order now)!

Mishkan T'filah for Gatherings A lightweight edition combining weekday and Shabbat services. Perfect for meetings, conferences, kallot, and retreats. Softcover.

Mishkan T'filah for Travelers This compact, paperback version of Mishkan T'filah integrates weekday and Shabbat services into an easily transportable volume while still remaining faithful to the style and spirit of Mishkan T'filah. Also includes Festival liturgy. Softcover.

The Reform Movement is blessed with a significant number of Reform rabbis whose primary careers are in academia, both at secular institutions of higher learning and HUC-JIR.  Some colleagues have part-time positions at these institutions while other colleagues pursue academic interests without formal association with a college or university.  Such individuals enrich the Reform Movement by combining an up-to-date understanding of contemporary scholarship and intellectual trends to a close and deep knowledge of Reform Judaism.  Here is a list of these academic rabbis with brief bios, contact information, and potential lecture topics.

Click here to visit the home page of the Joint Commission on Rabbinic Placement (Membership login required).
View placement listings and supporting documentation.

CCAR Calendar of Continuing Education
Programs 5770 (2009-2010)

Enhancing My Relationship with My Synagogue/Organization 
Session 1: Developing My Lay and Staff Leadership
Thursday, November 19, 2009

Fundraising for Rabbis:
Shekels and More Part II
January 18 & 19, 2010, New York City

A message from our partners at the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL), and the Religious Action Center (RAC).

An Open Letter to the Jewish Community from  Michael Oren, Israeli Ambassador to the United States.

The CCAR mourns the loss of our colleague Dr. Alfred Gottschalk, past president and Chancellor Emeritus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, on Saturday, September 12^th.  His presence will be greatly missed and his legacy will surely endure for years to come. 

For more information, please go to: http://huc.edu/

The Spouse/Partner Connection provides an opportunity for spouses and partners of rabbis to share common experiences and provide mutual support.  Information on signing up for the HUCSpouse mailing list available.

Of the many challenges facing Israel, the country's damaged economy is one of the most serious.  The ARZA web site provides numerous links to sites that provide guidance, business opportunities or products and services in such area as import/export businesses; general shopping information, Judaica products in every category, travel and tourism, books and music, Internet resources, and others.  To link directly to this page on the ARZA site, and for general access to the latest information on Israel and the Reform Movement's activities in and regarding Israel, click here.