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Sunday, July 26
 

3:45pm EDT

NewCAJE17 Opening Ceremony
Sunday July 26, 2026 3:45pm - 4:30pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
With story, study, and song, let’s connect as a community and open our time together.
Speakers
avatar for Eliana Light

Eliana Light

Educator, Musician, and 2025 Covenant Foundation Family Education, The Light Lab
Eliana is working towards a world of One-ness, guided and inspired by Jewish heritage. She focuses on translating liturgy, prayer practice, and g?d-concepts in ways that are deep and accessible for all people at any age. Eliana’s music, gatherings, and teaching reflect a spirit... Read More →
Sunday July 26, 2026 3:45pm - 4:30pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE

4:45pm EDT

NewCAJE Chorale
Sunday July 26, 2026 4:45pm - 6:15pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
Come be a part of the NewCAJE chorale and practice for a grand performance at evening programs on Tuesday night! All are welcome, musicians and non-musicians alike.

Resources for chorale can be found at:
tinyurl.com/NewCAJEChorale
Speakers
avatar for Michelle

Michelle

Cantor, B'nai Vail
Sunday July 26, 2026 4:45pm - 6:15pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
  Music, Torah Lishma

7:45pm EDT

50th Anniversary Celebration
Sunday July 26, 2026 7:45pm - 9:15pm EDT
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Speakers
avatar for EJ Cohen

EJ Cohen

ASL interpreter/Jewish educator

avatar for Jeff Klepper
avatar for Karen Daniel

Karen Daniel

Teacher and music specialist, Beth Meyer synagogue Raleigh NC
Karen Daniel is a teacher in the religious school and musical accompanist at Beth Meyer Synagogue in Raleigh NC. Having grown up in Nashville, TN, she is also a singer/songwriter of original Jewish and country/folk songs.
avatar for Eliana Light

Eliana Light

Educator, Musician, and 2025 Covenant Foundation Family Education, The Light Lab
Eliana is working towards a world of One-ness, guided and inspired by Jewish heritage. She focuses on translating liturgy, prayer practice, and g?d-concepts in ways that are deep and accessible for all people at any age. Eliana’s music, gatherings, and teaching reflect a spirit... Read More →
avatar for Danny Freelander

Danny Freelander

Danny retired in 2019 from 45 years of leadership to the Reform movement.
He served as a Director of NFTY, Regional Director of the New Jersey-West Hudson Valley region of the UAHC, National Director of Program for the UAHC, and as Vice President of the URJ. In 2014 he became Pres... Read More →
avatar for Carla Friend

Carla Friend

Founder & Executive Director, Tkiya
Carla Friend is the Founder & Executive Director of Tkiya, an organization with the mission of creating joyful Jewish connection through participatory music experiences. Through Tkiya, Carla reaches 15,000 people per year with her unique methodology of Jewish education and engagement... Read More →
avatar for Marcia Wollner

Marcia Wollner

regional director, March of. the Living, Western Region
Marcia Tatz Wollner is the Western Region Director of the March of the Living. Living in San Diego, she teaches Holocaust education in many congregational schools. She is the former school services director of the Agency for Jewish Education. She holds a masters in Jewish Studies... Read More →
avatar for Cherie Koller-Fox

Cherie Koller-Fox

NewCAJE
Rabbi Cherie Koller-Fox is well known in the Boston area and beyond. She was ordained by the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York which is a pluralistic Jewish seminary. She has served as rabbi at Congregation Eitz Chayim in Cambridge, Temple Emanuel of Marlborough, Newton-Wellesley... Read More →
Sunday July 26, 2026 7:45pm - 9:15pm EDT
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9:30pm EDT

Dessert Reception
Sunday July 26, 2026 9:30pm - 10:30pm EDT
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Speakers
avatar for Cherie Koller-Fox

Cherie Koller-Fox

NewCAJE
Rabbi Cherie Koller-Fox is well known in the Boston area and beyond. She was ordained by the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York which is a pluralistic Jewish seminary. She has served as rabbi at Congregation Eitz Chayim in Cambridge, Temple Emanuel of Marlborough, Newton-Wellesley... Read More →
Sunday July 26, 2026 9:30pm - 10:30pm EDT
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Monday, July 27
 

7:00am EDT

Minyan
Monday July 27, 2026 7:00am - 8:00am EDT
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Speakers
avatar for David Schwartz

David Schwartz

Education Director, Temple Har Zion
David Schwartz is the Education Director at Har Zion in Chicago.  When he’s not doing that he is a B’nai Mitzvah tutor and Jewish storyteller.  David is also on the Board of the JEA and an MTEI graduate.  However, his most important role is husband to Miriam and Abba to 10-year-old... Read More →
NS
Monday July 27, 2026 7:00am - 8:00am EDT
Student Union The StAJE

12:30pm EDT

Dine and Dialogue about Israel (Lunch Activity)
Monday July 27, 2026 12:30pm - 1:45pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
If you are new to the conference or if you just don't like the noise in the dining hall, please consider coming to this pre-sign-up lunch. This is a chance to meet people and to talk about this important and confusing topic.NewCAJE is a pluralistic organization where we come to discussions with curiosity about how other people think about things and never to defend our own position except to explain why you feel the way we do. 

We believe that people are not having enough chances to talk about Israel today and would welcome the chance to do so. 

Get your lunch and come into the STAGE which is right next to the dining hall. 

There are limited seats so if you'd like to reserve a space click here to sign up. It is a free option in the conference extras page. 
Speakers
avatar for Cherie Koller-Fox

Cherie Koller-Fox

NewCAJE
Rabbi Cherie Koller-Fox is well known in the Boston area and beyond. She was ordained by the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York which is a pluralistic Jewish seminary. She has served as rabbi at Congregation Eitz Chayim in Cambridge, Temple Emanuel of Marlborough, Newton-Wellesley... Read More →
Monday July 27, 2026 12:30pm - 1:45pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
  Israel

1:45pm EDT

How Did We Get Here? The Story of American Jewish Education
Monday July 27, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
How did American Jewish education become the field we know today—and who has had the power to shape it? This session explores the intertwined histories of professionalization, gender, and leadership, asking why a profession built largely by women has so often been led by men, how that story has changed over time, and what it means for Jewish education today. Along the way, we'll examine how changing ideas about the purpose of Jewish education in a democratic society have continually reshaped what we teach, how we teach, and what we expect Jewish education to accomplish. 
Speakers
avatar for Jonathan Krasner

Jonathan Krasner

Mandel Associate Professor of Jewish Education Research, Brandeis University
Jonathan Krasner's 2020 book, Hebrew Infusion: Language and Community at American Jewish Summer Camps (Rutgers University Press), co-authored with Sarah Bunin Benor and Sharon Avni, was the recipient of the 2020 National Jewish Book Award in Education and Jewish Identity. His 20... Read More →
avatar for Eliana Light

Eliana Light

Educator, Musician, and 2025 Covenant Foundation Family Education, The Light Lab
Eliana is working towards a world of One-ness, guided and inspired by Jewish heritage. She focuses on translating liturgy, prayer practice, and g?d-concepts in ways that are deep and accessible for all people at any age. Eliana’s music, gatherings, and teaching reflect a spirit... Read More →
Monday July 27, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
  Big Picture of Jewish Education

3:00pm EDT

NewCAJE Chorale
Monday July 27, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
Come be a part of the NewCAJE chorale and practice for a grand performance at evening programs on Tuesday night! All are welcome, musicians and non-musicians alike.

Resources for chorale can be found at:
tinyurl.com/NewCAJEChorale
Speakers
avatar for Michelle

Michelle

Cantor, B'nai Vail
Monday July 27, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
  Music, Torah Lishma

7:45pm EDT

Evening Program: Spotlight at the StAJE
Monday July 27, 2026 7:45pm - 9:15pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
Join us at the StAJE for a one‑of‑a‑kind NewCAJE night of comedy, song, and soulful stories. Fresh voices share the stage with longtime legends in this 90‑minute celebration of creativity and community.

Doors open at 7:30, program begins promptly at 7:45 with gorgeous prelude music by Adrian Durlester on the keys! 

Emceed by Aaron Friedman of the Bible Players
Performances by: 
Adrian Durlester 
Jen Keren 
Rick Lawrence
Andrea Shupack  
Jennifer Zunikoff 
Abba’s choir 
Morgan Zwiebel 
Rebecca Gundersheim
David Schwartz   
Devorah Gartner 
Emily Aranoff  
Rachel Haymer 
Aaron Friedman Comedy set closer! 


Speakers
avatar for David Schwartz

David Schwartz

Education Director, Temple Har Zion
David Schwartz is the Education Director at Har Zion in Chicago.  When he’s not doing that he is a B’nai Mitzvah tutor and Jewish storyteller.  David is also on the Board of the JEA and an MTEI graduate.  However, his most important role is husband to Miriam and Abba to 10-year-old... Read More →
avatar for Rachel Haymer

Rachel Haymer

Co-director of rappers and rabbis, Rachel Haymer is a Honolulu native now in NYC for over a decade. With an extensive Jewish and secular résumé, she brings her experience as.Tkiya music, leader, cantorial, soloist, Jewish educator, and the new creative program director of the women’s... Read More →
avatar for Jen Keren

Jen Keren

Rabbi Cantor Jen Keren, a native Texan, received her B.A. from the University of Miami, J.D. from Nova Southeastern University, cantorial ordination and M.A. in sacred music from JTS , M.A. in Jewish education from Towson University and rabbinic ordination from AJR.  She is currently... Read More →
avatar for Emily Aronoff

Emily Aronoff

Dr Emily Celebrates
Dr. Emily Aronoff cultivates connection through songleading that sparks joy, makes meaning, & secures a Jewish future. With 25 years of practice, she leads music & movement with kiddos & their families, offers professional development, consulting, & curriculum to Jewish institutions... Read More →
avatar for Morgan Zweibel

Morgan Zweibel

Education Coordinator, Tkiya
Morgan is the Education Coordinator at Tkiya where she teaches, manages curriculum, and trains teachers, helping to bring joyful Jewish connection to thousands of families each year. She was chosen as a Jewish Rock Radio’s Jewish All Star for 2023-24. Morgan is thrilled to combine... Read More →
avatar for Rebecca Gundersheim

Rebecca Gundersheim

Musician & Educator, Central Synagogue
avatar for Cantor Rick Lawrence

Cantor Rick Lawrence

Education director, United Jewish School/Temple Emanuel
I'm a huge nerd in so many categories:Judaism (shocking)Music (also shocking)Jewish Music (cantillation, nusach, Infected Mushroom...)Games!Board gamesCard gamesVideo games (I have my Steam Deck with me)Tabletop Role Playing GamesTechnology/Computer stuffs (I have a little server... Read More →
Monday July 27, 2026 7:45pm - 9:15pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
  Music, Storytelling
 
Tuesday, July 28
 

7:30am EDT

Morning Minyan
Tuesday July 28, 2026 7:30am - 8:00am EDT
Student Union The StAJE

Speakers
avatar for David Schwartz

David Schwartz

Education Director, Temple Har Zion
David Schwartz is the Education Director at Har Zion in Chicago.  When he’s not doing that he is a B’nai Mitzvah tutor and Jewish storyteller.  David is also on the Board of the JEA and an MTEI graduate.  However, his most important role is husband to Miriam and Abba to 10-year-old... Read More →
avatar for Cantor Neil Schwartz

Cantor Neil Schwartz

Director of Education, Temple Har Zion; River Forest, IL
Cantor Neil Schwartz is a long-time CAJE and NewCAJE veteran, and he is retired from a long career as clergy in seven pulpits and as a chaplain.  He enjoys to opportunity to co-teach with his son David each year.
Tuesday July 28, 2026 7:30am - 8:00am EDT
Student Union The StAJE

11:00am EDT

NewCAJE Chorale
Tuesday July 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
Come be a part of the NewCAJE chorale and practice for a grand performance at evening programs on Tuesday night! All are welcome, musicians and non-musicians alike.

Resources for chorale can be found at:
tinyurl.com/NewCAJEChorale
Speakers
avatar for Michelle

Michelle

Cantor, B'nai Vail
Tuesday July 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
  Music, Torah Lishma

12:30pm EDT

Dine and Dialogue about Anti-semitism (Lunch Activity)
Tuesday July 28, 2026 12:30pm - 12:45pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
 If you are new to the conference or if you  just don't like the noise in the dining hall, please consider coming to this pre-sign-up lunch. This is a chance to meet people and to talk about this important and confusing topic.  
     NewCAJE is a pluralistic organization where we come to discussions with curiosity about how other people think about things and never to defend our own position except to explain why you feel the way we do. 
Why has antisemitism returned with such a fury.? What does it do to your sense of security? What would have to happen for you to consider leaving the country? What can we do to combat this now? And any other questions you'd like to raise on the topic?
We believe that people are not having enough chances to talk about Israel today and would welcome the chance to do so.    Get your lunch and come into the STAGE which is right next to the dining hall. 

There are limited seats so if you'd like to reserve a space click here to sign up. It is a free option in the conference extras pag

Speakers
avatar for Cherie Koller-Fox

Cherie Koller-Fox

NewCAJE
Rabbi Cherie Koller-Fox is well known in the Boston area and beyond. She was ordained by the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York which is a pluralistic Jewish seminary. She has served as rabbi at Congregation Eitz Chayim in Cambridge, Temple Emanuel of Marlborough, Newton-Wellesley... Read More →
Tuesday July 28, 2026 12:30pm - 12:45pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
  Jewish Life & Identity

1:45pm EDT

Our Present and Our Future: Jewish Education in an Era of Change
Tuesday July 28, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
North American Jewish education is navigating profound changes—from shifting family expectations and new educational models to the rise of AI and an increasingly polarized political landscape. Following a brief introduction that challenges us to distinguish meaningful change from innovation for its own sake, a panel of leading practitioners will explore some of the most pressing questions facing the field today: What is Jewish education for? Which long-standing assumptions still deserve our confidence, and which need to be reimagined? Together, we'll consider what Jewish education needs to become in order to meet the realities of the next generation.
Speakers
avatar for Beverly Socher-Lerner

Beverly Socher-Lerner

Executive Director & Founder, Makom Community

avatar for Daniel Brenner

Daniel Brenner

Chief of Education and Program, Moving Traditions
Daniel Brenner is a rabbi who serves as the Vice President-Education for Moving Traditions.
avatar for Jonathan Krasner

Jonathan Krasner

Mandel Associate Professor of Jewish Education Research, Brandeis University
Jonathan Krasner's 2020 book, Hebrew Infusion: Language and Community at American Jewish Summer Camps (Rutgers University Press), co-authored with Sarah Bunin Benor and Sharon Avni, was the recipient of the 2020 National Jewish Book Award in Education and Jewish Identity. His 20... Read More →
avatar for Eliana Light

Eliana Light

Educator, Musician, and 2025 Covenant Foundation Family Education, The Light Lab
Eliana is working towards a world of One-ness, guided and inspired by Jewish heritage. She focuses on translating liturgy, prayer practice, and g?d-concepts in ways that are deep and accessible for all people at any age. Eliana’s music, gatherings, and teaching reflect a spirit... Read More →
Tuesday July 28, 2026 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE

7:00pm EDT

NewCAJE Chorale
Tuesday July 28, 2026 7:00pm - 7:30pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
Meet at the STAJE for our final dress rehearsal before our performance! 
Speakers
avatar for Michelle

Michelle

Cantor, B'nai Vail
Tuesday July 28, 2026 7:00pm - 7:30pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
  Music, Torah Lishma

7:45pm EDT

Evening Programming
Tuesday July 28, 2026 7:45pm - 9:15pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
Kick off the program with special never before seen footage of our beloved Debbie Friedman! 



Next, enjoy a brief performance from your very own NewCAJE Chorale. 



Then, settle in for an hour of music by a never-before-assembled ensemble of some of the most beloved musicians in contemporary Jewish music:



Ariel Wyner, Jacob "Spike" Kraus, Eliana Light, Carla Friend and Rick Lawrence. 



This evening is not to be missed! 
Speakers
avatar for Jacob Spike Kraus

Jacob Spike Kraus

Boston based Jacob ‘Spike’ Kraus is a 34 year old singer-songwriter, producer,
and educator. His music has been included in the cantorial curriculum of H.U.C. -
J.I.R., and is featured on Jewish Rock Radio and PJ Library. His music is inspired
by prominent pop, rock, and folk ar... Read More →
avatar for Cantor Rick Lawrence

Cantor Rick Lawrence

Education director, United Jewish School/Temple Emanuel
I'm a huge nerd in so many categories:Judaism (shocking)Music (also shocking)Jewish Music (cantillation, nusach, Infected Mushroom...)Games!Board gamesCard gamesVideo games (I have my Steam Deck with me)Tabletop Role Playing GamesTechnology/Computer stuffs (I have a little server... Read More →
AW
avatar for Eliana Light

Eliana Light

Educator, Musician, and 2025 Covenant Foundation Family Education, The Light Lab
Eliana is working towards a world of One-ness, guided and inspired by Jewish heritage. She focuses on translating liturgy, prayer practice, and g?d-concepts in ways that are deep and accessible for all people at any age. Eliana’s music, gatherings, and teaching reflect a spirit... Read More →
avatar for Carla Friend

Carla Friend

Founder & Executive Director, Tkiya
Carla Friend is the Founder & Executive Director of Tkiya, an organization with the mission of creating joyful Jewish connection through participatory music experiences. Through Tkiya, Carla reaches 15,000 people per year with her unique methodology of Jewish education and engagement... Read More →
avatar for Michelle

Michelle

Cantor, B'nai Vail
Tuesday July 28, 2026 7:45pm - 9:15pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
 
Wednesday, July 29
 

7:30am EDT

Morning Minyan
Wednesday July 29, 2026 7:30am - 8:00am EDT
Student Union The StAJE

Speakers
avatar for David Schwartz

David Schwartz

Education Director, Temple Har Zion
David Schwartz is the Education Director at Har Zion in Chicago.  When he’s not doing that he is a B’nai Mitzvah tutor and Jewish storyteller.  David is also on the Board of the JEA and an MTEI graduate.  However, his most important role is husband to Miriam and Abba to 10-year-old... Read More →
avatar for Cantor Neil Schwartz

Cantor Neil Schwartz

Director of Education, Temple Har Zion; River Forest, IL
Cantor Neil Schwartz is a long-time CAJE and NewCAJE veteran, and he is retired from a long career as clergy in seven pulpits and as a chaplain.  He enjoys to opportunity to co-teach with his son David each year.
NS
Wednesday July 29, 2026 7:30am - 8:00am EDT
Student Union The StAJE

10:45am EDT

NewCAJE Closing: Looking to the Future
Wednesday July 29, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
Student Union The StAJE
Let’s take all the great learning we’ve done and connections we’ve made this week and dream towards the future: for ourselves, for our field, and for our whole world.
Speakers
avatar for Cherie Koller-Fox

Cherie Koller-Fox

NewCAJE
Rabbi Cherie Koller-Fox is well known in the Boston area and beyond. She was ordained by the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York which is a pluralistic Jewish seminary. She has served as rabbi at Congregation Eitz Chayim in Cambridge, Temple Emanuel of Marlborough, Newton-Wellesley... Read More →
avatar for Eliana Light

Eliana Light

Educator, Musician, and 2025 Covenant Foundation Family Education, The Light Lab
Eliana is working towards a world of One-ness, guided and inspired by Jewish heritage. She focuses on translating liturgy, prayer practice, and g?d-concepts in ways that are deep and accessible for all people at any age. Eliana’s music, gatherings, and teaching reflect a spirit... Read More →
Wednesday July 29, 2026 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
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