Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

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PEARL, the distance-learning classes offered by JRF, provides meaningful information and strategies beneficial to congregational leaders, members, clergy, educators and staff. Expert speakers partner with JRF professional staff and lay leaders to support the strengthening of congregations and havurot, grow leadership, deepen Jewish spiritual life and continue critical Tikkun Olam work. Based on results from a survey of JRF congregational leadership, a variety of PEARL topics are selected each year.

Each PEARL class meets for 1-1¼ hour by telephone conference call. Classes are often supported by downloadable resources and select audio files. Some classes, labeled "2.0 Intermediate" are a follow up to previously presented topics. These "2.0 Intermediate" class listings include a recommended pre-requisite that participants review the audio and packet from the previously held, foundation-level, class. Participants are invited to send questions/comments in advance of the "2.0 Intermediate" class.

This year, when a section of the PEARL schedule falls during the Omer period (the seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot) classes will also focus on "tikkun hanefesh v'olam", the well-being and active repair of self, community and the world, and will be merged with JRF's annual Omer Initiative. JRF's first Omer Initiative was begun in 2005. For more information about JRF's Omer Initiatives, please see http://jrf.org/omer/home for the list of resources.

See sessions and resources from PEARL sessions since 2008. Also available are PEARL Programs available on audio.

2010 Upcoming Class Descriptions and Online Registration Information

Click on each session title to access session descriptions and any materials that may be available from that session.

Resources from these sessions are provided free-of-charge to all JRF affiliates.

For more information, please contact Lori Rubin at lrubin@jrf.org.