Josh Horwatt
Josh Horwatt runs the Arrowsmith Program at Maimonides Academy, teaches an innovative program for high school students at Temple Sinai, and is a graduate student in education at CSUN.
A Jew Preps for the Apocalypse
- Saturday 5:00 PM–6:15 PM Laguna Beach 1
Identity and Responsibility, Teen Approved
Two years ago, by accident, I stumbled across the world of survivalists, tin foil hats, and militias. This session will bring back some of the wisdom from an underground bunker in Montana to the urban Jews of LA. Do we believe in taking precautions for TEOTWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it)? Should you pack a tallis in your BOB (bug out bag)? Where will you go when TSHTF (the **** hits the fan)? What is a Jewish approach to preparing for the apocalypse?
Neuroplasticity and the Jews
- Sunday 8:30 AM–9:45 AM Newport Beach 2
- Sunday 7:00 PM–8:15 PM Laguna Beach 3 Canceled, sorry
Health and Healing, Identity and Responsibility
What happens when groundbreaking neuroscience meets the Orthodox world? Over the past 7 years, a phenomenon has developed in the Orthodox education system across the country -- The Arrowsmith Program. The Arrowsmith Program applies the idea that the brain is plastic and cognitive shortcomings can be effectively addressed through intensive cognitive remediation. Come learn about how this program works and how its entrance to America has been almost exclusively through Orthodox day schools.