Press the play button below to hear Dr. Ingrid Mattson, president of the Islamic Society of North America, address the Biennial on Sunday December 16, 2007. (Read the text here.)

Listen into a live recording from the stage of the Shabbat Song Session from San Diego. Press the play button to hear the energy and feel the excitement of the evening.

As we prepare for our Shabbat here in San Diego the Biennial Blog spoke with two rabbis about their personal Shabbat routines and how they make the Sabbath Day holy. Click on the play button below to listen in.

Rabbis Yoffie, Thal and Saperstein shoot some hoops to raise money for Nothing But Nets in this Biennial Podcast. Did Rabbi Thal beat Rabbi Saperstein? Did Rabbi Yoffie take it to the hole? Press the play button below to find out.

Michelle Citrin, up-and-coming musician, stopped by the Biennial Press Room late last night to play a song and talk about music, Jewish music and artistic expression. Press the play button to listen into the live version of her hit song “Who I Am” and a conversation on what makes an artist a Jewish artist.

Reverend Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church, in Lake Forest, California took part in a dialogue this evening with Rabbi Laura Geller of Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills and Rabbi David Wolpe of Sinai Temple, Los Angeles moderator by Ron Wolfson, co-founder of Synagogue 3000. This discussion is a must hear for anyone looking to learn how to create and sustain a meaningful community of faith in today’s world. Click on the play button to listen to the entire conversation.

Rabbi Lynn Lansberg, senior advisor on disabilities for the Reform Movement is working hard to make sure we always keep in mind those in our community who are disabled. Click on the play button below to hear a brief conversation with the rabbi.

This morning more than 75 Reform Jews woke up before the sun to don light blue sweat-shop free (but not so sweat-less) t-shirts and took part in the earliest Biennial program, "Run for the RAC." Listen in to the many RAC Runners talking about why they would get up so early to run (!) during each Biennial Convention. Click the play button below to listen to the Podcast.

Cantor Jeff Klepper was the first person to take the URJ Books and Music stage here in San Diego. Here is a brief clip from his concert. Press the play button to listen.

Jay Geller, chair of the Biennial Program and new Biennial Blogger, took just a few minutes to discuss the “transition day” at the San Diego Convention Center. Be sure to check out the pictures of the transformation on Flickr (link below). Click on the play button below to listen to the Podcast.

Social Action is at the core of Reform Judaism and the Biennial is the perfect place to put our values into action. Rabbi Marla Feldman, director of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism explains that there are many opportunities to pursue justice, such as the Adopt-a-Soldier and Nothing But Nets campaigns, during the 69th Biennial in San Diego. Click on the play button below to learn more.

Music is everywhere at the Biennial, from plenary sessions to the URJ Books and Music Stage, our Shabbat worship to late night gatherings. It takes a lot of planning to be sure that the melodies and music that is prepared for the convention’s worship services is new and fresh, and much of that responsibility falls to Cantor Alane Katzew, director of Music Programming at the Union. Click on the play button to listen to the musical conversation.

This is the blog, below is a podcast – it is all part of the Union’s expanded Web presence at the Biennial. But what does it all mean? Click the play button below to hear from Jonathan Lam, the Union’s webmaster to learn about Web 2.0, postcasting, blogging and more.