For eighteen consecutive years, groups of three dozen committed Conservative Executive Directors
have gathered each June for a five day course of intensive study at the world-renowned
Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
Sponsored jointly by NAASE, the Seminary and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
~ June 15-19, 2008 ~
The Week of Study's Eighteenth Anniversay!
Spiritual Care and the Congregation
For a PDF copy of the 2008 Week of Study Brochure
Participants explored our 2008 theme in many disciplines of Jewish study.
Study format included lectures, discussions, and hevruta, the traditional
Jewish technique of studying with partners.
This year's NAASE Week of Study featured in-depth study with our Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Mychal Springer, and a faculty including some of the most prominent rabbis and eminent scholars from the Jewish Theological Seminary and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism including Dr. Burton Visotzky, Dr. Amy Kalmanofsky, Dr. Lisa Gelber, Rabbi. Neil Gillman, Rabbi William Lebeau and Rabbi Danny Nevins.
The Jewish Theological Seminary Campus, Morningside Heights, New York City
The 2008 study conference examined Jewish pastoral care theory and practice, drawing on the work in the field done by executive directors, including discussions and explorations of how this work enriches and challenges executives in their own spiritual lives.
Week of Study Class of 2008
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Read a personal review of the 2008 Week of Study
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Read a personal review of the 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 or 2007 Week of Study Programs
Each year, carefully selected themes coordinate the study sessions for the week.
Recent past years' themes have included . . .
2008
Spiritual Care and the Congregation
2007
Swords and Plowshares:
The Ethics of War and Peace
in Jewish Tradition
2006
Creating Kehillah Kedoshah, A Sacred Community:
Bringing Jewish Values Into
Our Daily Lives
2005
Love Your Neighbor:
Jewish Guide to Intergroup
and Interpersonal Relationships
2004
The Jewish Response to
Illness, Pain and Death
2003
Prayer:
Its Origins, History and Theology
2002
Insider or Outsider:
The Jew and Community, Then and Now
2001
Chosenness and Ambivalence:
Exploring the Mixed Blessing
2000
In The Image of God:
Jewish Ethics at the Frontier
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1999
The Intersection of American and Jewish Values:
Authority Versus Autonomy in Jewish Life
1998
Sacred Land:
How Jews Perceive Israel Throughout History
1997
Leadership and Self-Esteem:
Conflict and Survival from Biblical Times to the Present
1996
Back To The Sources and Forward To The Future:
Midrash and Our Lives Today
1995
The Search For Kedushah:
Finding Personal and Communal Spirituality in our Synagogues
1994
The Synagogue:
Its Role in the Community Historically, Theologically and Halachically
1993
The Jewish Life Cycle:
How Jewish Tradition Sanctifies Life
1992
The Synagogue and the Community
1991
A Week of Study
A Professional Tradition Begins *
* A program descriptor applied retroactively
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If you were unable to join us for this year's Week of Study,
please be sure to plan on attending next year!!
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Photographic highlights shown here and in NAASE publications are
made possible through the tireless efforts of our photographic chronicler,
David Rothenberg, FSA, ATz, to whom we express our thanks.
Shacharit in the Women's League Beit Midrash
 
Discussion and serious exploration begins in every corner of the Beit Midrash . . .
 
and finds its way across the widespread campus . . . . and beyond!
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