Right now, the Jewish community — and the world — desperately need strong moral leadership. Our national convening will be a key opportunity in building both our individual strengths as rabbis and cantors and our collective power as Jewish clergy leading for human rights and democracy.
Over the course of three transformative days, members of our chaverim network will come together from across the country. Here’s what you can expect:
- Make connections to grow and strengthen your support network
- Learn from top scholars, journalists, and movement leaders
- Deepen your personal commitment to social justice and human rights
- Strategize effective collective action to stop authoritarianism
- Sing, pray, and find spiritual grounding, so we can rise to meet the moment
Our movement is powerful, and we can’t wait to spend this time together.
Schedule
Monday, February 9, 2026
| Time | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3:30 PM | Doors open | Light refreshments |
| 4:30 PM | Welcome | |
| 5:15 PM | Fighting Authoritarian Governments | Scot Nakagawa, Director of 22nd Century Initiative Dr. Maria Stephan, Co-Lead and Chief Organizer at Horizons Project |
| 7:00 PM | Close for the day | Dinner on your own |
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
| Time | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Doors open | Coffee and tea, light refreshments |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome | |
| 9:30 AM | Authoritarianism and Noncompliance: A Freedom Trainers Training | Nadine Bloch, Freedom Trainers |
| 11:15 AM | Content Breakouts | 1. Aligning with Labor to Fight Fascism and Create the World We Need with Marilyn Sneiderman, Stephen Lerner and KB Brower 2. What Jewish Leaders Need to Know About Christian Nationalism with Maggie Siddiqi 3. Israel and Palestine: What Jewish Clergy Can Do Now to Lead for Human Rights with Adina Vogel-Ayalon, Hadar Susskind, and Rabbi Margo Hughes-Robinson 4. Creating An Atmosphere of Welcome and Belonging For Jews With Diverse Relationships to Israel with Rabbi Claudia Kreiman, Rabbi Ken Chasen, and Rabbi Ruhi Sophia Motzkin Rubenstein |
| 12:45 PM | Lunch | Catered |
| 1:45 PM | Skills-based Breakouts | 1. Your Digital Bima: Amplify Your Moral Voice on Social Media with Rabbi Seth Goldstein and Shira Danan 2. Protesting ICE Detention Centers: Clergy as Effective Organizers in the Movement with Noelle Damico 3. Not-Your-Average Antisemitism Training: How to Better Explain and Respond to Antisemitism with Rabbi Jonah Winer 4. Understanding and Responding to the Federal Takeover of Cities with Reverend Scott Bostic and Rabbi Susan Goldberg |
| 3:30 PM | Mincha | Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann |
| 4:15 PM | Choosing Reconciliation Over Revenge | Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon |
| 5:45 PM | Close for the day | Dinner on your own |
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
| Time | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Doors open | Coffee and tea, light refreshments |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome | |
| 9:20 AM | Torah for This Moment: Dialoguing Our Differences Around Israel | Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Rabbi Chaim Seidler-Feller, Rabbi Dev Noily |
| 10:40 AM | Protest Prep & Orientation | Rabbi Mira Rivera, Rabbi Doug Alpert, T’ruah Staff |
| 11:30 AM | Lunch & Travel | Bagged lunch provided |
| 1:30 PM | Public Protest Against ICE | |
| 3:00 PM | End |