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.
Upcoming Courses, Classes, and Trainings
The next Gamliel Institute Core Course offerings include Course 1 and Course 3, with the caveat that Course 1 will only happen if we have enough students registered.
Course 1: Chevrah Kadisha: Origins and Evolution, is scheduled to begin September 3rd, 2019, and run for 12 Tuesday nights. For more information click here. To register click here.
Course 3: Chevrah Kadisha: Education, Organizing, and Leadership, is scheduled to begin September 3rd, 2019, and run for 12 Tuesday nights. For more information click here. To register click here.
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 Gilgul – the concept of souls, journeys, reincarnation and what it means for the living and the dead. 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
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