2019 Rising Tide Gathering

Registration Deadline: October 25, 2019

Date & Time: November 10 at 4 PM – November 12 at 1:30 PM

The annual Rising Tide Gathering is a place for our members and supporters to deepen their knowledge, connect with colleagues from around the world, share best practices, and gain skills for achieving their vision. This year we will explore how kevah & kavanah / structure & intention can fuel our work and create a space where innovation grounded in tradition can shape the future of mikveh. 

Join us November 10-12, 2019 in Atlanta, GA, the home of the Metro Atlanta Community Mikvah (MACoM), as we leverage the resources, frameworks and collective wisdom available through Rising Tide to build new collaborations and create innovative solutions to the challenges we face in our individual communities and in the field as a whole.

Cost: 

Registration includes Kosher meals and access to all sessions and activities. Participants are responsible for overnight accommodations and other travel.

Thanks to generous foundation and donor support, Rising Tide is able to offer a limited amount of financial assistance to help defray costs for members. The option to apply for support is available in the registration form below when you choose member pricing.

*Applications for support are due by July 19 and participants will be notified of funding by August 12.

*15% registration discount for communities who bring 3 or more people to gathering

• $550
  
• $350 (Rising Tide members)
• $255 (Atlanta Community members)
• $200 (Students)

Gathering Agenda

Join us for:

• Hands-on Workshops
• 1:1 Peer Consulting
• Inspiring Speakers
• Tours of MACoM
• Networking with Mikveh Leaders
• Mikveh Labs: Collaborative Projects

Leave with deeper connections to a supportive network of colleagues, tools and resources, and be inspired to continue the work in your community in the year ahead.

Whether you are new to the world of open and inclusive mikvaot, serve as a staff or lay leader at an existing mikveh, or are looking to learn more about the ritual of mikveh, this gathering will help to infuse your thinking with fresh ideas and deepen your understanding of the role mikveh can play as a doorway into Jewish life as a place for healing, transformation and renewal. 

Agenda for Gathering (as of 6/24)

*Exact timing of sessions is still subject to change

Sponsorship

Click here for sponsorship information

Accommodations: 

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Sonesta ES Atlanta Perimeter North at 760 Mt. Vernon Highway N.E., Sandy Springs, GA next door to MACoM. There are one and two-bedroom suites available. One-bedroom suites are $198 for two nights (10 rooms available). Shared, two-bedroom suites are $159 for two nights (20 rooms available). 

Please call 404.250.0110 to reserve your room under the Rising Tide Gathering room block and request a single (one bedroom) or shared (two-bedroom) suite. If you know who you would like to share a room with, please include that information as part of your registration form. *Reservations must be received by the hotel by October 25, 2019.

Travel: 

MACoM is located approximately 25 miles away from the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The gathering will be held at Bnai Torah Synagogue, directly behind MACoM. The address is 700 Mt. Vernon Highway, NE, Sandy Springs, GA, 30328. A ride-share list will be shared for people to coordinate transportation prior to the gathering. 

Thank you to our sponsors