Dear Rabbinic Cabinet Members and other Rabbinic colleagues:

We are delighted to extend a special invitation to you to participate in the UJC Rabbinic Cabinet Annual meetings as part of the annual General Assembly in Philadelphia November 20-22, 2002. This will be a GA offering significant information to rabbis with the details of the National Jewish Population Study being released and discussed. We have intentionally scheduled only a small number of sessions for the Rabbinic Cabinet program to enable you to actively participate in the programs of the General Assembly, and scheduled them only on Wednesday and Thursday to save on hotel expenses. For more information about the General Assembly, please visit the GA home page at  www.ujc.org/ga.

The cost of the General Assembly for rabbis is as follows:

1 Special rabbi registration fee: $100.00.

2 Hotel: Philadelphia Marriott or Loews Philadelphia. Rabbinic Cabinet members staying in a hotel will also be subsidized by the Rabbinic Cabinet for the cost of one night (to be reimbursed after the GA) for their participation in Wednesday and Thursday's program.

For the above two items, please register online at http://www.signupcenter1.com/registration/default.asp?MeetNumber=172. See the link for 'Rabbis' on the second page of the registration form.

You can also download the GA registration form and send it to:

GA Registration & Housing Center
P.O. Box 75317
Cleveland, OH 44101-2199
Fax: 330-963-0319

To download the GA registration form, click here. Adobe Acrobat is required to download the form. To download Adobe Acrobat, click here.

3. Rabbinic Cabinet Members: If you are coming from out of the area to the Rabbinic Cabinet Meeting, we will cover all transportation costs over $100.00 (to be reimbursed after the GA).

The Rabbinic Cabinet has scheduled various programs open to all including meals, also heavily subsidized by the Cabinet:

Tuesday, November 19, 2002 – 7:00PM-10:00PM:  Rabbinic Cabinet Executive Committee (invitation only).  Dinner will be served.

Wednesday, November 20, 2002 – 6:30PM-8:00PM: Dinner meeting.  The Interfaith Agenda and Israel.  A panel discussion moderated by Rabbi Dr. Ron Kronish, Director of the Inter-religious Coordinating Council in Israel with distinguished leaders of other faiths.  Also confirmed to participate is Dr. Eugene Fisher, Associate Director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Cost: $25.00 per person
Main course: Brisket of Beef Au Jus or Vegetarian option.

Thursday, November 21, 2002 – 12:00PM-2:00PM: Rabbinical Awards Luncheon with keynote speaker Dr. David Stern, Ruth Meltzer Professor of Classical Hebrew Literature at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Jewish Studies Program.
Cost: $20.00 per person
(Awardees and one guest are being hosted by the Rabbinic Cabinet)

Thursday, November 21, 2002 – 2:00PM-3:00PM:  Rabbinic Cabinet Moving Forward, moderated by Rabbi Harold Berman, Rabbinic Cabinet Chair.
 
We look forward to your participation. Please call 212-284-6513 or e-mail gainfo@ujc.org if you have any questions.

Best wishes.

Sincerely,

Rabbi Harold Berman, Chair         Rabbi Larry Kotok, Chair
UJC Rabbinic Cabinet                   Rabbinic Cabinet Annual Meeting

Rabbinic Cabinet Annual Meeting
General Assembly 2002
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Registration and hotel reservation form must be sent to: GA Registration & Housing Center, P.O. Box 75317, Cleveland, OH 44101-2199 or completed online at http://www.signupcenter1.com/registration/default.asp?MeetNumber=172.

1.     Tuesday, November 19, 2002 – 7:00PM-10:00PM: Rabbinic Cabinet  
        Executive Committee (invitation only).  Dinner will be served.

__________ I will be attending the meeting.

3. Wednesday, November 20, 2002 – 6:30PM-8:00PM: The Interfaith Agenda and Israel.

__________ Please reserve my place for dinner @ $25.00
 
 ________ Meat  _________ Vegetarian

4. Thursday, November 21, 2002 – 12:00PM-2:00PM: Rabbinic Awards Luncheon.

_________ Please reserve my place for the luncheon @ $20.00 for all rabbis

 _________ Please reserve my place for luncheon: Honoree/Guest free

 _________ Chicken  _________ Vegetarian

Enclosed is a check for $_____________ payable to the UJC Rabbinic Cabinet.

Name of Rabbi:_____________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________

              __________________________________________________

Phone:    __________________________

E-mail:    __________________________

Kindly mail this form and check to:

United Jewish Communities
Rabbinic Cabinet
111 Eighth Avenue, Suite 11E
New York, NY 10011

Reimbursement form for Wednesday night hotel expenses and transportation subsidies will be distributed at the GA to the Rabbinic Cabinet members. Please save your receipts.