Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute and the UJUC hold spring retreat for alumni and students
JSLI held it's fourth online retreat for several dozen attendees who enjoyed the unique and engaging topics. It was hosted by the Union of Jewish Universalist Communities.
NEW YORK, April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Union of Jewish Universalist Communities (ujuc.org) hosted the Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute (jsli.net) fourth online retreat on March 19th. Thirty alumni and students attended the event which offered unique and stimulating topics.
Rabbi Gail Fisher (VA) presented "A Visit to East Jerusalem." She attended the Community Leaders Program at the Shalom Hartman Institute last summer and shared her experience of a visit to a village where they had lectures from several perspectives at opposite extremes of the issue of East Jerusalem.
Rabbi Blane taught his ever-loved "How to Play Every Song Ever Written on the Ukelele." "Legal Issues and the Clergy" perked a lot of interest as Rabbi Billy Love (PA) spoke about the rabbinate and the law.
Of special interest Filmmaker Ye'ela Rosenfeld (CA) screened her short film, "Hedgehog", for the group, talked about her experience as a filmmaker and then lead a discussion on this compelling story. Look for it at film festival soon.
And finally in anticipation of Passover, Rabbi Leonard Rosenthol (MD) discussed the history of and modern & classic insights into the Haggadah.
The Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute trains Rabbis and Cantors. It's goal is simply to provide today's modern Jew with relevant, welcoming and accessible liturgy and clergy.
ABOUT JSLI AND SIM SHALOM
Sim Shalom is an interactive online Jewish Universalist synagogue which is liberal in thought and traditional in liturgy. Created in 2009 by Rabbi Steven Blane on Manhattan's Upper West Side, Sim Shalom offers a means of connecting the unconnected. Rabbi Blane leads accessible Shabbat services every Friday night using a virtual interface and additionally Sim Shalom provides online education programs, Jazz concerts, conversion and life-cycle ceremonies along with weeknight services at 7:00PM EST led by Rabbis of this online community.
Rabbi Blane is the founder and director of the Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute, the online professional rabbinical program and of the Union of Jewish Universalist Communities, http://www.ujuc.org.
Sim Shalom, a non profit 501 © (3) tax-exempt organization, nurtures a Jewish connection through its mission of innovative services, creative education and dynamic outreach to the global community. For more information visit https://simshalom.com or call 201-338-0165.
Media Contact
Carole Kivett, Sim Shalom Online Synagogue, 201-338-0165, [email protected]
SOURCE Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute
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