Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Dear colleagues,
 
Over the past weeks, it's been inspiring and uplifting to see you responding to the sudden changes we've all been facing, trying to meet the needs of your communities, offering help where possible, and providing advice and guidance to each other during this crisis.
 
We want to do all that we can to support you while you are working so hard to support others. To this end, we've asked some of our coaches and counselors to volunteer their time and offer support sessions for you.
 
These sessions are either:
  1. One-time Zoom meetings lasting 30 minutes. These meetings are meant to be a laser-focused conversation.
  2. Group sessions that will meet for one hour over several weeks.
These sessions will be provided for the duration of COVID-19 protocols, and all sessions are confidential. All opportunities will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. You will only be able to sign up for one opportunity.
 
We are extremely grateful to our volunteer coaches and counselors for sharing their time so generously.
 
To sign up for any of the opportunities below and determine availability, please email Rosemarie Cisluycis at [email protected]. 

Warmly,

Hara Person

INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS

 
Rabbi James Bleiberg
Topics: Enhancing Self-Care and Maintaining Well-Being
  • Individual Zoom meetings; times will vary
 
Larry Dressler
Topics: Leadership, Supervision, Organizational Change
  • Individual phone meetings; Monday and Wednesday, late afternoon
 
Rabbi Denise Eger
Topics: Organizational Development, Governance; Rabbinic Leadership in Difficult Circumstances; Spiritual Grounding for Rabbinic Leadership
  • Individual Zoom meetings; 30-minute sessions; times will vary

Rabbi Louis Feldstein
Topics: Team Morale; Leading, Navigating, and Negotiating Organizational Change; Financial Planning and Scenario Modeling
  • Individual Zoom meetings; 30-minute sessions; Monday-Friday

Diana Ho
Topics: Personal Care & Life Balance; Working From Home; Managing Remote Meetings Using Basecamp, Zoom & GoToMeeting; Project Planning & Management; Managing Staff When They're Working From Home; Maintaining Connections with Lay Leadership
  • Individual Zoom meetings; 30-minute sessions, Monday-Friday
     
Rabbi Sam Joseph
Topics: Guiding and Leading Lay Leadership in This Time of Crisis; Supporting Professional Colleagues and Administration; Self-Care; Brainstorm this New World and Rabbinate
  • Individual Zoom meetings; 30-minute sessions, Monday-Friday
 
Rabbi Donald Rossoff
Topics: Congregational and Relational Issues
  • Individual Zoom meetings; 30-minute sessions, Monday-Friday
 
Rabbi Richard Steinberg
Topics: Process and Navigate Personal Stress and Issues; Motivate Staff and Be a Non-Anxious Presence
  • Individual Zoom meetings; 30-minute sessions, Monday-Friday
 
Rabbi Shira Stern
Topics: Grief, End of Life, Chronic Illness
  • Individual Zoom sessions; 30-minute sessions; times will vary


GROUP SESSIONS 

Rabbi Karen Fox
Topics: Managing One's Own Anxiety in Uncertain Times
  • Group Sessions via Zoom; Mondays, 9:00 a.m. ET
 
Rabbi Shira Stern
Topics: Grief, End of Life, Chronic Illness
  • Group sessions via Zoom, Mondays, 11:00 a.m. ET
A reminder: for those struggling during these difficult days, please know that there are trained CCAR members and staff available to provide you with help and support. Please reach out to Betsy Torop at [email protected]. All discussions are confidential.


Finally, we are all facing the unprecedented challenge of gathering our communities virtually instead of in person. To help you connect virtually, we are currently offering several prayerbooks and other resources free or at a discount. We hope you and your communities find these useful. Also, please be aware that the CCAR Press is available and shipping books and materials, though we appreciate your patience if there are slight delays.
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