Saturday 10:30 AM–11:45 AM
Family Games
Saturday 10:30 AM–11:45 AM
Coffee Shop
Additional schedule
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Saturday 7:30 AM–8:45 AM
Coffee Shop
Enjoy Shabbat morning as a family. Bring your children and enjoy the range of games that will be available to you.
Just don't get so carried away that you forget to go to a family Shabbat service!
Learners’ Service
The Shabbat Morning Service
Debby Miller
Saturday 10:30 AM–11:30 AM
Embassy Room 1
Ritual & Prayer
Always wondered what exactly was going on in the Shabbat morning service? Debby Miller will guide you through the highlights of an actual service, teach about the history and structure of the service, and answer all those questions you were too afraid to ask. Debby is a master educator with many years of experience teaching at all levels and will leave you with a better understanding of what all the pieces are and how they fit together. (Mixed gender seating)
Naomi Less’ Just Breathe Music-shop
A Shabbat Morning Centering Workshop
Naomi Less
Saturday 10:30 AM–11:45 AM
Tower VIP Room
Arts & Performance,
High School
Just breathe! Naomi Less takes participants through an exploration of breath and the soul—utilizing music, meditation and liturgy to center oneself. This is an alternative Shabbat morning experience. (This session is great for pre-teen girls, teens, adults, or educators!)
**Please note, audio-visual will be used in this session.
Politics, Prophets and Particularism
Jonah and the Concept of “the Other”
Dan Ehrenkrantz
Saturday 10:30 AM–11:45 AM
Embassy Room 2
High School,
Torah & Text
Get up! Go! Call out! God's urgent commands and Jonah’s attempt to escape them offer lessons about identity, attitudes toward “the other,” and responsibility to the community. At a time when talk of enemies abounds, political ads portray candidates as either prophets or villains, and Barack Obama’s middle name is used to stir up fear, the Book of Jonah shows how profoundly language and behavior can alienate us from each other, and how we can regain a sense of shared humanity.
So I Don’t Believe in God
Jewish Secular Spirituality
Mitchell Silver
Saturday 10:30 AM–11:45 AM
Empire Room 2
Identity & Responsibility
What, if any, spirituality is available to Jews who are non-religious. In this session, we will have a discussion regarding the spiritual resources available to Jews who have a completely naturalistic worldview.
**Please note, a flip chart may be used during this session.
Young Family Shabbat Morning Service
For Families with Children 3-7
Richard Cohen,
Treasure Cohen
Saturday 10:30 AM–11:20 AM
Congressional Room 1
Children & Families,
Ritual & Prayer
Catch the spirit and the fun in a joyful, child-friendly Shabbat morning service. With song and prayer, story and Torah, you and your child will celebrate Shabbat through an engaging, meaningful service. Special features will be the Big Book Prayer Book, the Torah parade, and the picture Torah scroll. Younger and older children are welcome.
