Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
Conversion
Sources and Responsa in Jewish Law
David Ellenson
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
Dining Room Left
The session will discuss halachic responsa to the issue of conversion with a view to its current application in America and Israel.
Education and the Blue and White
The Neglected Flag
Uzi Dayan
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
LOBBY RIGHT NEXT TO SAFARI
Identity & Responsibility,
Israel
In the 1950's Moshe Dayan said, “Israel can raise only one flag and we have to choose.” On Israel`s 60th anniversary, Uzi Dayan argues that Israel can and must raise two flags - education is no less important than security! Aflip chart will be used during this session.
For Women Only
Shabbat Minchah Torah Reading and Study
Aliza Lavie
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
Empire Corner
Ritual & Prayer,
Torah & Text
Women’s Minchah is a special opportunity for women of all backgrounds to come together in prayer. We will read from the Torah, and we will be using prayer books from different denominations of Judaism, in the hope that all will be comfortable with this service. In order to accommodate as many participants as possible, this service will not include Kedusha, the repetition of the Amida, or Kaddish. Women from all backgrounds are encouraged to come! Please join us!
From Chemical High To Spiritual High
Addiction, Recovery, and Judaism
Jonathan Katz,
Marilyn Penrose
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
Empire Room 3 South
Identity & Responsibility
Explore how Jewish spiritual resources, including rituals, prayers, texts, psalms, traditions, concepts, and values can promote recovery from addiction. Experience from JACS (Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons and Significant Others) and 12-step programs will illustrate how to attain both a “spiritual high” and the groundedness to meet life’s challenges. For people in recovery, friends and loved ones of those in recovery, and those who provide treatment, counseling, and spiritual guidance to them.
The Greatest Theft in Civilization
Harry Ettlinger
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
Congressional Room 2
Global History & Culture
Harry will lead the audience from Adolf Hitler as a young, frustrated artist through his impact on European culture to the day of his death. With his leadership of Germany in 1933 came the demise of Degenerated Art, that is art generated after the mid 1800’s and the enormous destruction in many, especially in the Eastern, parts of Europe. During the middle of World War II, our country partially realized what was ongoing and established a somewhat unsuccessful policy to counteract the destruction. Out of it came the Monuments Men, who by the end of the War not only attempted to save European culture, but counteract the great theft perpetrated by the Nazis, starting at the top. Harry Ettlinger joined them at that time. He will integrate that broad subject with his personal experiences in the two saltmines and his recovery of his grandfather’s collection of prints. Please note: This session will use AV equipment.
Hebrew? Israelite? Jew?
Reflections on Judaism and Race
Howard Gorin
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
Embassy Room 1
Global History & Culture,
Identity & Responsibility
I am curious about the many facets of the "Who is a Jew?" question as applied to people of color. Were the original Israelites black? If so, how did Judaism become a predominantly white person's religion? How does one assess the claims of Jewish ancestry arising among Africans or among African Americans? We will explore these and other questions and take a look at some of the books that discuss these topics.
Jewish Chicks Rockshop
‘Club RockHer’
Naomi Less
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
Sports Bar
Arts & Performance,
High School
For girls ages 13 – 20 who have experience singing or playing a rock instrument already and want to learn what a collaborative, creative, collective songwriter’s circle is all about. This is a safe space to work and develop material with other girls under the mentorship of master songwriter Naomi Less.
**Please note, this session will use audio-visual equipment.
Jewish Justice, Leadership, and Morals!
Ethical Kashrut: The Crisis in Postville
Shmuly Yanklowitz
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
Congressional Room 1
How does the Jewish self progress in becoming a moral agent and global citizen? What is the relationship between the just state and the moral agent? Explore Sefer Bereishit, Rambam’s (Maimomides) explanation of the purpose of law, and contemporary Jewish philosophical struggles to define justice. In addition, what happened in Postville? What were the responses? How are the leaders of the ethical kashrut movement addressing these problems today? Learn about the Tav HaYosher (the ethical seal).
The Jews of Latin America
The missing history of the “New World.”
Rigoberto Viñas
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
CAFE CORNER LEFT
Global History & Culture,
Identity & Responsibility
This course will focus on the history & culture of Jews from all over Latin America. It will cover the process of colonization by the Spanish, Portuguese & Dutch & involvement of Jews in the sugar & tobacco trade all over the New World which served as a haven for converso Jews to seek riches & safety from religious oppression in the Old World. Later, the migration of Sefardim & Ashkenazim from Europe & the Middle East to Latin America between World War I & II & the rich culture they created.
Kol Limmud: The Limmud NY 2009 Instant Choir
Learning Session - Section 2
Jennifer Gersch,
Benjamin Gruder
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
HELP DESK AREA
Arts & Performance,
How-To
Do you like to sing in harmony? Come out and get your choral groove on! Learn and perform music from Uganda and other locations around the world, in three and four voice parts (mixed singing). We will work up two or three a cappella arrangements and then sing them for the entire conference at THEvent on Sunday evening. Participants need to attend only one of the learning sessions on Shabbat (either section 1 or section 2) plus the getting-it-all-together rehearsal on Sunday.
A Land Twice Promised
Noa Baum
Canceled, sorry
Additional schedule
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Saturday 1:00 PM–2:15 PM
Festival Room
Arts & Performance,
Israel
A compelling one-woman-show of Palestinian and Israeli women's stories. Storyteller Noa Baum, an Israeli who began a heartfelt dialogue with a Palestinian woman while living in the United States, weaves together their memories and their mothers' stories. She creates a moving testimony illuminating the complex and contradictory history and emotions that surround Jerusalem for Israelis and Palestinians alike. The show will be “unplugged” for Shabbat (completely Shabbat-friendly).
Mrs. Denenholz's Prescription for Jewish Survival
How It All Turned Out 80 Years Later
Treasure Cohen
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
Dining Room Right
Identity & Responsibility
In 1926, Mrs. Denenholz, mother of 10 from Far Rockaway NU, addressed her Sisterhood on the topic of "How I Train My Jewish-Americans." In 2009, we know something that she did not-- how it all worked out. In this session, you will have the opportunity to predict the outcome and discuss what you think makes a difference in instilling a Jewish identity in the children of today.
Pivotal Narratives, Pivotal Principles
Ann Weiss
Canceled, sorry
Additional schedule
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Saturday 9:00 PM–10:15 PM
Coffee Shop
Global History & Culture
“We are the stories we tell” (Gerbner). And the stories we tell, especially those repeated from family lore, can inspire, liberate, & help define us. In families, pivotal stories play key roles in how we understand the world. Particularly in Holocaust families, absent the people, such stories take on perhaps even greater significance. Ann Weiss will share pivotal Holocaust narratives from survivors. Participants are asked to bring important stories from their own families to share.
Putting the Flesh on the Bones
Ron Arons
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
Embassy Room 1
Identity & Responsibility
Many if not most family history researchers spend their time looking for the answers to the questions: Who? When? and Where? By stopping to look at one particular relative in depth, one can additionally explore the question Why? In this very funny session, Ron provides two related examples of how this process works and its surprising results.
Sexual Abuse in the Jewish Community
A serious problem or overexaggerated?
Gary Rosenblatt
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
Empire Room 2
Identity & Responsibility
An exploration of several major cases and how they have been covered in the general and Jewish media. Should the issue be a priority in the community or has it been unfairly over-reported?
Storahtelling Presents
BECOMING ISRAEL
Elana Bell,
Michael Bradley Cohen,
Annie Levy,
Emily Warshaw
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
Festival Room
Additional schedule
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Sunday 9:15 PM–10:30 PM
Festival Room
Arts & Performance,
Israel
Three parallel lives intertwine to discover their shared story and their common name — Israel — "The One Who Struggles with God". Leah, a Biblical wife, meets Rachel, a Holocaust survivor, and Jake, a young American on his first trip to Israel. BECOMING ISRAEL fuses sacred scripture with contemporary stagecraft and examines the intersection between individual identity and collective memory, inviting audiences for a closer look at the legacy of Israel in a global reality.
**Please note, this session will use audio-visual equipment.
Talmudic Personalities II:
Seeing Beyond
Leah Rosenthal
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
Embassy Room 2
Advanced,
Torah & Text
In this session we read the story of Rabbi Akiva, a central and powerful image in Rabbinic literature. By examining how his character is portrayed within Talmudic narratives, we will deepen our understanding of the Rabbinic debate surrounding passionate idealism, messianism, and the risks and hopes of carrying a vision.
Theater and the Bible
Presenting Biblical Stories Through Improvisation
Howard Rypp
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
Tower Board Room
All participants will be expected to actively participate in this workshop. Following a warm up, they will employ techniques of improvisation and, through group work, will create theater based upon stories from the Bible.
The Third Meal
Traditional Seudah Shelishit and Singing
Mordecai Schwartz,
Michael Weis
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
Coffee Shop
Ritual & Prayer
As Shabbat afternoon wanes, we enter one of the most spiritual times of the week. The last hours are the most holy, and it is traditional to mark this taste of the world to come with the singing of contemplative melodies, the telling of stories, and a little nosh, as well. Draw out the beauty of Shabbat with Mordecai Schwartz and Mike Weis.
Camp Limmud NY--Alim
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:15 PM
Tennis Center Corner
Camp Limmud session. Please see the Camp Limmud progam for details.
Camp Limmud NY--Alim
session strats at 3:15PM
Noa Baum
Saturday 3:15 PM–3:45 PM
Tennis Center Corner
Camp Limmud session. Please see the Camp Limmud program for details.
Camp Limmud NY--Anafim
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:30 PM
Racquetball Court 2
Camp Limmud session. Please see the Camp Limmud program for details.
Camp Limmud NY--Middle School
Jen Taylor Friedman
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:30 PM
Middle School Room
Camp Limmud session. Please see the Camp Limmud proram for details.
Camp Limmud NY--Shorashim
Saturday 3:00 PM–4:30 PM
Racquetball Court 1
Camp Limmud sesion. Please see the Camp Limmud program for details.
