Post-Election Expert Tools & Support for all Rabbis
We know this moment requires you to do so much: support your communities, lead through division and anxiety, and provide meaning amid uncertainty.
Atra is here to support you. We’re offering virtual gatherings just for Jewish clergy—reflect, connect, and plan how you’ll show up in your work. With a variety of sessions, you can choose what meets your needs or join multiple!
Upcoming sessions with remarkable faculty focus on:
• Recharging Your Leadership
• Torah & Wisdom for This Moment
• Skills for Community & Spiritual Leadership
Free for rabbis, cantors, and Jewish clergy. More sessions added soon!
Questions? Email esther@atrarabbis.org.
Recharging Your Leadership
Atra and IJS present “Sitting into Shabbat: Steadying Ourselves in the Storm” with Rabbi Marc Margolius, VP for Faculty and Program, Institute for Jewish Spirituality on Friday, November 8, 11-11:45 am ET/8-8:45 am PT
In this particularly stressful and disorienting time, join Rabbi Marc Margolius of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality for a period of Jewish mindfulness meditation practice in preparation for Shabbat: for settling our bodies, minds, and spirits, for cultivating clarity, and for reconnecting with our souls. No analyses, strategizing, or planning — simply a time for being, breathing, and connecting with each other and the Holy One of Blessing.
“Where Are We Today? A Clergy Processing Session” with Dr. Betsy Stone on Friday, November 8, 1-2 pm ET/10-11 am PT
How do we hold ourselves? How do we offer comfort to those who are suffering when we are also suffering? How do we support those who are celebrating? Join Dr. Betsy Stone to process these questions and more.
“Pre Shabbat Processing” with Dr. Betsy Stone on Friday, November 15th from 1-2 pm ET/10-11 am PT
It’s been a whirlwind of a few weeks—with elections, community demands, and the ever-present pull of the work we do. Before Shabbat, let’s take an hour to pause, catch our breath, and connect with one another. How are we holding up, and what do we need as we navigate the weeks ahead? Join fellow rabbis for a moment of grounding and processing as we reflect together on how to balance the challenges we’re facing with a sense of purpose.
Torah & Jewish Wisdom for This Moment
“Oseh Shalom Bimromav: How clergy can frame and lean into Shabbat as a model to embrace this moment and unite our communities” with Rabbi Adam Gindea on Thursday, November 7th from 3-4 pm ET/12-1 pm PT
Join Rabbi Adam Gindea, VP of Programs at OneTable, for this conversation.
“Right, Left, and Not Losing Our Way: Reflecting on this Moment through Parshat Lech-Lecha” with Rabbi Avi Killip, Executive Vice President, Hadar Institute on Thursday, November 7 at 4:30-5:30 pm ET/1:30-2:30 pm ET
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“You are Wrong, AND I Love You”: Torah perspectives on how we find love for those we believe are truly mistaken” with Rabba Yaffa Epstein, Senior Scholar and Educator in Residence, The Jewish Education Project on Thursday, November 7 at 12-1 pm ET/9-10 am PT
Join Rabbi Yaffa Epstein, Senior Scholar and Educator in Residence at The Jewish Education Project, for this conversation about perspectives from the Torah on how to find love across disagreement, full of thought-provoking Torah for yourself and to share with your communities.
Skills and Resources for Community and Spiritual Leadership
“Using your rabbinic voice at a charged political moment“ with Abigail Pogrebin and Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein on Thursday, November 7 at 1:30 p.m. ET
Abigail Pogrebin will lead a conversation with Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein about how to use your rabbinic voice and address your community during these times, and share ideas to guide your conversations and divrei Torah in the days to come.
“Holding Compassionate Space Across Lines of Political Difference” with Cara Raich on Thursday, November 7 at 11 am-12 pm ET/8 am-9 am PT
Cara Raich, conflict consultant and facilitator, will lead a conversation about how to support your community in times of conflict as spiritual leader, and share core principles and tools to help guide your work in this moment.
“Engaging Post Surge: Practical Strategies” on Wednesday, November 13th from 3-4 pm ET/12-1pm PT
Co-led by the Assembly team, this session focuses on brainstorming and sharing practical tools for deepening engagement with those who showed up during the holidays and are seeking meaningful connections in your community.
“Navigating Shared Leadership” on Thursday, November 14th from 3-4 pm ET/12-1 pm PT
Join Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein, Atra’s Executive Director, and Lisa Messinger, Atra’s Board Chair, for an hour of conversation, peer support, and brainstorming about navigating the challenges and opportunities that are coming up in a new year of working with your boards and lay leaders.
Past programs:
“Refilling our Cups: Support and Processing with Dr. Betsy Stone” on Thursday, October 31 from 3:00-4:00pm ET/12:00-1:00pm PT
This year has been a year of trauma and of growth. These Chagim have been unlike anything we’ve ever experienced. As the Holy Day season draws to a close, what have we learned? How are each of us managing our own griefs and joys? How do we recover and heal forward? Join your fellow rabbis and Dr. Betsy Stone to debrief together.