Sunday, July 7
The Reform Movement and HUC-JIR in Israel
5:30am Bus leaves for Jerusalem for Women of the Wall Rosh Chodesh Tamuz at the Kotel
7:30am Bus leaves for Jerusalem for those not going to Women of the Wall
7:00am Rosh Chodesh Tamuz with Women of the Wall
Celebrate Rosh Chodesh with prayer and Torah reading at the monthly gathering of Women of the Wall at the Kotel. Sing with the newly formed WOW Choir! Women of the Wall, (Neshot Hakotel הכותל נשות in Hebrew) is a group of Jewish women from Israel and around the world who strive to achieve the right to wear prayer shawls, pray and read from the Torah collectively and out loud at the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem, Israel.
Day of Learning at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
We join together for a Day of Learning on the beautiful new Taube Family Campus on King David Street in Jerusalem, where we will:
- Meet with Reform Movement leaders
- Learn with HUC-JIR faculty
- and Celebrate Cantor Eliyahu Schleifer, Ph.D. with lunch, featuring selections from his upcoming songbook collection from Transcontinental Music Publications.
Check into your hotel
Dinner on your own
Overnight: Jerusalem
