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Orin Davis

Quality of Life Research Center, Claremont Graduate University

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Orin is a graduate student (PhD) in Positive/Organizational Psychology at Claremont Graduate University, doing research on mentoring, optimal experience (flow), and hypnosis. Orin was a performer in the swing troupe at Brandeis University, and has taught ballroom dance at Brandeis, MIT, and other locations.

Sweating the Small Stuff:

Little Talmudic Arguments with Really Big Implications

Text & Thought

Arguments in the Talmud over seemingly insignificant issues can have major repercussions. Join in a discussion of how these 'small' issues have influenced the development of Jewish philosophy and law.

Ballroom Dance and Yiddishkeit:

What Learning to Dance Teaches Us About Judaism

Arts & Performance, Identity & Responsibility

This session will feature a ballroom dance lesson (swing/salsa, waltz/tango) interspersed with short interludes about Jewish viewpoints on subjects such as partnership, cooperation and the ways in which ballroom dancing reflects some of these aspects.

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