So here we are in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, getting ready for the convention. Yesterday it snowed here on the east coast, huge fat white snowflakes that fluttered down from a silver sky. But today it's dry and warm. It's a good day to travel.
Lots of people, it seems, have taken the opportunity to get here. I don't know how many people are here, but the lines snaking from the reception counter seem to go on for miles. No one seems to mind, though; people are standing there talking to each other. There's none of the fumes that generally steam off lines are there. Just lots and lots of talking.
The convention starts at four o'clock, and you will be able to read about it here, on this blog. We will be looking seriously at the issues that affect the Conservative movement in general and United Synagogue in particular. The convention will open with performances, many of them by children and teenagers; the first formal talk with by from Rabbi Steven Wernick as he is formally installed (and no, installation does not entail standing with your hands above your head as you are twisted into the socket in the ceiling). Instead, Steve, who is our new executive vice president and CEO, will talk about his dreams for the movement. He will not short-shrift the problems we face, either. That is not his style.
The hotel lobby is pulsing with kids now. They're ready to go.
Joanne Palmer
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