Thanks for registering for convention! You're in for four inspiring days. We are looking forward to seeing you in Atlanta.
Program at a Glance
Transportation Information
Social Media
JTS Track
Dialogue on Keruv, Conversion, and Intermarriage
Victor Center Genetic Screening
Spouse Trip
Speed Torah
Retiring and Retired Rabbis
Program at a Glance
Our program at a glance is available online. Take a look at our exciting line up of talented teachers and speakers including Ken Stein, Judith Hauptman, Reuven Hammer, and more.
Transportation Information
- Taxis from the airport to the Westin are a 45-50 minute ride and cost $65 one-way.
- Public transportation is also available. Take MARTA to the North Springs Line to the Medical Center. The Westin has a shuttle available from the MARTA station. Call 770-395-3900 when you are near the Buckhead Station.
- For those who are renting cars: self parking at the hotel is free
Social Media
We’ll be blogging, posting and tweeting during convention.
- Check out our blog.
- Follow our tweets @RabbiAssembly or post your own and tag us at #RAconv12.
- Also, check out our Facebook page.
JTS Track
Note: Due to cancellations, there are several spaces now available -- for more info, contact Hayim Herring.
The JTS track comprises 10 hours of learning during the convention. It is scheduled to begin at 1:30 PM on Sunday, May 6 and finish at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, May 9. The sessions on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday overlap with breakfast and limmud. We have scheduled sessions so that you will still be able to attend most plenary sessions and all evening programs.
Dialogue on Keruv, Conversion, and Intermarriage
Note: this session is only open to RA members registered for Convention.
Two very important sessions will be taking place on Monday from 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM and Tuesday from 5:00 - 7:15 PM. To prepare for these sessions, we have a few important requests for you:
- Select up to 3 Affinity Groups with whom you would like to begin the conversation on Monday’s session. During these dialogues you will be sitting in two different kinds of small groups: an “affinity group” and a “mixed group.” Our goal is to understand how these issues play out among different geographies, in the various settings in which you work and how the issues vary (or remain constant) for rabbis of different generations. Please select up to 3 affinity groups from this list with whom you identify and feel a connection (more than one might apply).
- Please select and bring with you to Atlanta an artifact (object, picture, poem, quote, text or other type of symbol) that conveys the essence of Judaism you aspire to transmit through your rabbinate—as it relates to our topic. You will be using these symbols to help introduce yourself to others in the dialogues.
Victor Center Genetic Screening
Screen or Update your screening for all 19 diseases to help ensure the birth of your next child! Maximum $25 with insurance.
Did you know that 1 in 4 Jews is a carrier of at least 1 in 19 preventable Jewish genetic diseases? All it takes is a simple blood test to find out if you're a carrier! The Victor Centers for the Prevention of Jewish Genetic Diseases is hosting a screening at Convention on Tuesday, May 8, from 12:00pm - 5:00pm.
Pre-registration saves time. Walk-ins are welcome. Maximum cost for screenings for insured individuals is $25. If you are uninsured or have an HSA, please contact the Victor Center for additional information at 877-401-1093. Financial assistance is available in cases of financial hardship. Register online today for the RA Screening.
As member of the clergy community, you can lead by example. Get screened and help your congregants get screened for 19! Through the synagogues and grass-roots leadership in the 1960s, Tay Sachs has all but been eradicated. You can help us be the generation that took a huge step toward eradicating the other 18 diseases. Looking forward to seeing you there.
We hope you will take the lead to build awareness and create a screening in your community. Contact us at info@victorcenters.org.
Spouse Trip
As part of the convention, we are organizing a day about town to allow you to explore some of what Atlanta has to offer.
The outing will be on Monday, during the series of sessions that are only open to RA members. The day will include a visit the World of Coca-Cola Museum, Lunch in Centennial Park, and Martin Luther King National Historical Site & Birth Home.
We will be leaving the hotel after morning Limmud (about 10:30 am) and returning at 4:30 pm, in time to prepare for the evening programming. The total cost for the day will be $75, which includes admission to the museums, lunch, and the bus.
While all RSVPs should be sent to Eytan Kenter, you can pay at the registration desk at convention with either cash, credit card, or check.
Speed Torah
Please join us on Tuesday night at 9:30 pm as we share ideas and discoveries that inspired us as we studied Torah this year! You'll have 2 minutes to share the source(s) or question that piqued your interest, and the source(s) that you found to address it.
If you'd like to present, please fill out this form by Thursday, May 3 at noon. for more information please contact Lilly Kaufman.
Retiring and Retired Rabbis
Archie Ruberg is putting together a short sharing session for nearly retired and/or newly retired colleagues. For more information please contact Archie Ruberg.