Well it is getting exciting! The Biennial is only a few weeks away and everything really is getting rolling. Events are being finalized and speakers are being confirmed; everyone is running around to ensure we keep our word to host the best event in North American Jewish life this December.

In an effort to maximize your Biennial experience we have launched the Union’s first ever Biennial Blog. This space for you, Reform Jews who come to event, those who can’t make it (but you should try) and those looking to learn more. This blog hopes to provide a space for Reform Jews to experience the Biennial, in a 2.007 version.

Web2.0 offers people so many tools to learn, celebrate and share in ways that were impossible just five years ago. This “second generation” of the Web allows for people to add to the conversation, post their own pictures of the event and become full—if virtual— participants in communities. We created this space for you to take part in the Biennial through these new mediums. We will have regular contributors before, during and after the Biennial, updates about the events, awards and news live from San Diego and more. We also invite you to link to the Biennial Blog and we will feature other Reform Jewish blogs in a forthcoming Bloggeroll.

So as you get ready to fly/drive/sail (had to get it in there somehow, have you seen the logo?) log-on to this blog, leave a comment or send a post about what you are doing in your congregation. Thanks and I hope to see you in San Diego.

Donald Cohen-Cutler
Communications Manger
Union for Reform Judaism