Please join us on Sunday, January 26 for the New York Day of Learning: Jewish Response to Homelessness in the New York Area.
The Day of Learning will take place January 26, 2020, from 12:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. at
SAJ: Judaism That Stands For All
15 W. 86th St. New York, N.Y. 10024
Schedule: 12:30 p.m. Registration opens
1:00 p.m. Keynote: “The State of Homelessness in the New York Area, and a Jewish Framework for Action” presented by Eric Rosenbaum, President & CEO of Project Renewal, and Rabbi Lina Zerbarini of Kehillath Shalom, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.
2:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Homelessness, Substance Abuse & Mental Illness
Homelessness & Queer Youth
Homelessness & Racism
Homelessness & Incarceration
Homelessness & NIMBYism (Not in My Backyard)
4:00 p.m. Closing Program: “Political Responses to Homelessness”
5:15 p.m. Wine & Cheese
Tickets:
$36 for those affiliated with a Reconstructionist Congregation/Havurah
$54 for those not affiliated with a Reconstructionist Congregation/Havurah
A donor is graciously donating the registration fee for all teen attendees under 18.
Register here to let us know if you plan to attend the 2020 New York Day of Learning.
After the Day of Learning SAJ invites you to join them for a concert at
7:00 p.m. The Fair Trade Chamber Music Society, featuring SAJ member Ashley Windle on Violin, Kallie Ciechomski on viola and Jeanette Stenson on cello. Separate ticket required.
Keynote Speakers
Eric Rosenbaum is currently the President & CEO of Project Renewal in Manhattan, a leading New York City homeless services nonprofit agency. Before he began his tenure at Project Renewal, Mr. Rosenbaum served as CEO of Lantern, a nonprofit that works with formerly homeless individuals and those at risk of homelessness. He also served as COO of Win, Inc., a provider of family homeless shelters and family supportive housing.
Mr. Rosenbaum serves on several boards, including Reconstructing Judaism and Homeless Services United, the umbrella organization that represents the city’s homeless services organizations. In addition to his nonprofit experience, he has over two decades of experience in corporate management, working for companies such as Colgate-Palmolive. He earned an MS in Public Health and an MBA from UNC Chapel Hill, and a BA in biology from UCLA.
Rabbi Lina Zerbarini of Kehillath Shalom Synagogue in Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. has spent her rabbinic career sharing the Jewish message of b’tzelem elohim (everyone is in the image of the Eternal) and mission of tzedek, tzedek tirdof (justice, justice shall you pursue) with individuals and communities within and beyond synagogue walls.
Rabbi Lina is committed to building community. To strengthen communal ties and support rabbinic development, she has served on the leadership of Boards of Rabbis in each community where she has lived and is currently President of the Long Island Board of Rabbis. She is on the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of Reconstructing Judaism.
