2025 ARJE / ECE-RJ YOM Chadash

Imagine the Possibilities

Tentative Schedule

Pre-Conference Programming

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Tuesday, January, 21, 2025

5:00 PM – 10 PM (Central Time)

  • ECE-RJ Pre-Conference Learning Option (All Welcome – pre-registration required)
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

9:00 AM – 12 PM (Central Time)

  • ECE-RJ Pre-Conference Learning Option Continued
  • ARJE Committee Meetings
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11:00 AM – 1:45 PM (Central Time)

  • Marketplace Opens
  • Sponsor Sessions
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1:00 PM (Central Time)

  • First Time Attendees Welcome Lunch

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Day One: Yom Chadash – Setting the Stage

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2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Central Time)

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5:45 PM - 10:00 PM (Central Time)

  • ARJE and ECE-RJ Cocktail Hours
  • Dine Around Chicagoland (Dinner out with colleagues)
  • Late Night Fun

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Day Two: Yom Chadash – Crafting a Vision

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8:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Central Time)

  • Breakfast (on your own)
  • Kabbalat Hayom (Communal spiritual opening to the day)
  • Off-site field trips by Intensive
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1:00 PM - 6:30 (Central Time)

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7:00 - 10:00 (Central Time)

  • Dinner (at the hotel)
  • ECE-RJ Organizational Celebration/ARJE Installations and Awards
  • Late Night Fun

Friday, January 24, 2025

Day Three: Yom Chadash – Planning for the Future

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8:45 AM – 12:30 PM (Central Time)

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12:30 PM -4:00 PM (Central Time)

  • Lunch (on your own)
  • Workshop Option 2
  • Networking Opportunities
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4:00 PM - 11:00 PM (Central Time)

  • Shabbat Prep
  • Shabbat Dinner and Services with Local Communities
  • Opportunities to learn and visit with our Chicagoland Congregations

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Day Four: Yom Chadash – Reflect and Recharge

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9:00 AM – 2:00 PM (Central Time)

  • Breakfast (on your own)
  • Choose your own Spiritual Experience
  • Torah Service and Learning Together
  • Shabbat Kiddush / Brunch
  • Closing Program
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After 2:00 PM (Central Time)

  • Optional Chicago Area Outings

The event begins on Wednesday afternoon with a first-timer’s lunch at 1:00 pm followed by an opening program and wraps up on Saturday at 2:00 pm with a closing program. You’ll want to arrive in Chicago on Wednesday morning or midday and plan to depart after 3:30 pm on Saturday.

**Pre-conference programming options:

  • ECE-RJ Pre-Conference Learning
  • ARJE Committee Meetings

**Optional Chicago area activities to choose from on Saturday afternoon for those who would like to explore Chicago.