Upcoming Courses, Classes, and Trainings
The next Gamliel Institute Core Course offerings are as follows, for more information click here, to register click here:
- Course 4: Chevrah Kadisha: Nechamah
- January 7 through March 24, 2020
- Course 7: Chevrah Kadisha: Student Projects
- TBD Spring, 2020
- Course 2: Chevrah Kadisha: Taharah and Shmirah
- April 21 through July 14, 2020
The next Gamliel Institute Continuing Education Series will be three consecutive Wednesday evenings November 6th, 13th, and 20th, 2019: Rabbi Ebn Leader will be teaching on taharah liturgy from a new perspective. To register, click here.
The upcoming local community trainings are schedule all over the US and Canada. For more information, contact info@jewish-funerals.org.
Recent Articles of Interest
- Reform Judaism, July 17, 2019 – How and Why I Sit with the Deceased Before Burial
- Tablet Magazine, July 16, 2019 – Lessons for Living from the Burial Society
- OZY, June 27, 2019 – Why the Coffin Industry is Dying for Disruption
- Rabbinical Assembly, March 26, 2019 – Resolution on Chevrah Kadisha
The 2019 Chevrah Kadisha Conference
This year’s Chevrah Kadisha and Jewish Cemetery Conference was held in Fort Collins, Colorado, June 3-5, 2019. Click to see the program summary, and to see session handouts and slides.
The 2020 Chevrah Kadisha Conference
Next year’s Chevrah Kadisha and Jewish Cemetery Conference will be held in Pittsburgh, PA. Details are still being worked out. To find out the latest click here.
Online Videos Related to Jewish Death Practices
- A list of BimBam animated videos related to Jewish death rituals and traditions now on YouTube
- “Living Jewishly Means Dying Jewishly Too” ELI Talk by Michael Slater
- “A Good End” Podcast from My Jewish Learning
- Jewish Sacred Aging podcast interviews with David Zinner: March 17, 2017, August 1, 2014 (part II), July 21, 2014 (part I)
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