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National Jewish Retreat 2018

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7:00am PDT

Krav Maga (for men only) Room 4Rabbi Michoel Shapiro Morning Stretch and Intention (for women only) Room 5Mrs. Shelly Dembe The Power of Prayer Room 1Rabbi Yisrael Deren

7:30am PDT

Shacharit Room 2 Shacharit—Beginners’ Service for Men Room 1Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz Shacharit—Beginners’ Service for Women Room 3Mrs. Chavi Epstein

8:00am PDT

Breakfast Ballroom

9:15am PDT

My Encounter with the Rebbe Room 6Mr. David Mintz Why Did We Come To This World? Room 1Mrs. Gheula Nemni Newport Trip TBARabbi David Eliezrie #NotMe: An Authentic Perspective On The Role of the Jewish Woman in the 21st Century Room 2Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet Facing the Fear of Death, Coping with the Sadness Loss: Why We Will Never Die Room 3Rabbi David Aaron Tasting and Embracing Freedom Room 7Rabbi Yaakov Fellig • Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich The Secret of Gratitude RotundaDr. Rona Novick Roundtable: Family Dramas of Biblical Proportion Room 10Dr. Esther Serok

10:20am PDT

Kohelet: the Source and Soul of a Movement Room 2Mr. David Magerman Did You Hear What I Meant to Say? A Torah Approach to Successful Communication Room 6Mrs. Sara Esther Crispe Expose: What your Chabad Shluchim Are Really Thinking RotundaMrs. Rivkah Slonim Living Inspired in a Cynical World Room 7Rabbi Moshe Bryski The Jewish Holy-Days Room 1Reuben Ebrahimoff The Seven Biggest Myths About Anti-Semitism Room 3Mr. Yair Rosenberg Halachic Roundtable Room 10Rabbi Berel Bell

11:25am PDT

Drug Abuse: A Jewish Perspective Room 2Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe The Dawn of Jewish Printing Room 1Rabbi Reuven Goldstein Jews and Violence: Self-Defense vs. Martyrdom in Eastern Europe Room 3Dr. Glenn Dynner Myer Myers Rimonim Case: An Inside Look RotundaProfessor Johnathan Sarna Zoosemiotics: Jewish Reflections on the Signs of Animality Room 6Rabbi Asher Crispe The Nation's Orphan Room 7Mr. Robert Meeropol Silk Screen Jewish Pop Art Room 5Rabbi Yitzchak Moully

12:30pm PDT

2:00pm PDT

The Right to Die Room 6Rabbi Berel Bell Leaving God and Finding Hashem: Getting the Ultimate Shift and Lift of Your Life Room 2Rabbi David Aaron Mind Control: The Power of Our Thought Room 1Mrs. Sara Esther Crispe Why Are We Here? RotundaRabbi Moshe Bryski Yankel’s Tavern: Jew, Liquor, & Life in Eastern Europe Room 3Dr. Glenn Dynner A Shameful Moment in US History Room 7Mrs. Stacy Davis • Dr. Hans Fischer • Mr. Robert Krakow • Mrs. Eva Weiner

3:05pm PDT

Laws And Ethics Of War In Judaism Room 2Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe Marriage is Not A Joke But Can Be Quite Funny Room 6Rabbi Ari Laine From Judah and Henry VIII to Reproductive Organ Transplants: The Impact of Medical Advances on the Laws of Levirate Marriage (Yibum) in the 21st Century RotundaRabbi Dr. Eddie Reichman George Washington’s Promise Of Religious Liberty Room 3Professor Johnathan Sarna The Little Known Story of Jewish Holocaust Money Room 1Mr. Bob Messing Crossfire Room 7Rabbi Berel Bell • Rabbi Yisrael Deren • Mrs. Molly Resnick • Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet Not Your Bubbe’s Gefilte Fish: Modern Shabbat Cooking Demo Room 5Mrs. Gitty Rapoport

3:55pm PDT

4:10pm PDT

Rambam: Daily Study Room 4Rabbi Chaim Block Taking Charge of Your Destiny: Life Lessons From The Ultimate Drum Circle Room 6Mrs. Rivky Kaplan Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Room 2Rabbi Asher Crispe Perfection is Overrated! Room 1Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson Tales of the Bible Room 3Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet In Conversation: Dani Dayan RotundaAmbassador Dani Dayan The Life of Shabbat Room 7Mrs. Susy Adler • Ms. Basya (Brooklyn) Hans • Mrs. Shaindy Jacobson • Dr. Diana Korzenik • Ms. Nina Plunkett • Mrs. Frumeth Hirsh Polasky • Mrs. Bracha Stuart • Mrs. Shainie Weingarten

5:15pm PDT

5:45pm PDT

Dinner Ballroom

8:00pm PDT

Rogers Park in Concert Mega RoomRogers Park

9:30pm PDT

Ma'ariv Room 2 Film: GI Jews Room 7