Gathering the Waters: <br> Mayyim Hayyim Community Mikveh and <br> Education Center Conference

Gathering the Waters:
Mayyim Hayyim Community Mikveh and
Education Center Conference

Mayyim Hayyim Community Mikveh and Education Center is hosting the international Mikveh Conference, “Gathering the Waters” to be held in Boston, October 10-12, 2010.

The conference will provide an in-depth exploration of the contemporary mikveh in theory and practice. Internationally renowned scholars, clergy, and educators will teach about immersion as a powerful tool for spiritual renewal, marking life transitions, and observing mitzvot.

Panels and workshops will provide skill development in the following areas:
•    Honoring Conversion and Affirmation
•    Exploring Contemporary Understanding of Niddah (Monthly Immersion)
•    Marking Life Transitions with Ritual Immersion
•    Facilitating Mikveh Guide (Attendant) Training
•    Teaching About Mikveh for Students of All Ages
•    Creating or Enhancing a Mikveh in Your Community

Get more information here or contact Amy Chartock, National Programs Director, at amyc@mayyimhayyim.org or 617-244-1836 x 203.

Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion is the nation’s oldest institution of higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism. HUC-JIR educates men and women for service to American and world Jewry as rabbis, cantors, educators, and nonprofit management professionals, and offers graduate programs to scholars and clergy of all faiths. With centers of learning in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, HUC-JIR’s scholarly resources comprise the renowned Klau Library, The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, research institutes and centers, and academic publications. In partnership with the Union for Reform Judaism and the Central Conference of American Rabbis, HUC-JIR sustains the Reform Movement’s congregations and professional and lay leaders. HUC-JIR’s campuses invite the community to cultural and educational programs illuminating Jewish history, identity, art, and archaeology, and fostering interfaith and multiethnic understanding.