MRJ music conference

I have just attended the Reform Movement's music conference which was truly amazing. So good teachers including our own Zoe Jacobs, I went to a couple of standout sessions including some on story-telling Torah translation, by Shira Klien this was really inspirational I got an insight into the potential possibilities of Torah reading and translation in a synagogue services.  Also, after only three years at rabbinical college I finally understand at least in part what Targum was about. Just for that alone it would have been enough to attend the conference but there was so much more.  Communal singing, which by the end even I was joining in.  I got to meet up with old friends from various synagogues.
Another excellent session, also by Shira Klien, was on teaching very young children (this was among the most useful/best sessions I have ever been too).  Yet another stand out of the four days was the session on training games by Craig Taubman, the final concert was also almost unbelievably AMAZING. The only draw back from the whole thing was that it was simply too hot, about 30 degrees C., so way too hot for me.

I still have a bunch of stuff to do, but am finding to rest up a little before the fourth year starts. Including of course doing all the readings I having been putting off. Generally I am happy and feeling content with how things are going.
There are times when I have let my Jewish batteries go completely flat, and worse I don't notice that it has happened until they are recharged. And this four days really did that.