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Tuesday
, July 31
Ballroom
6:00pm •
Dinner
Pre-Function space
2:00pm •
Welcome Tearoom
Room 1
4:45pm •
The Triumph of Survival
7:30pm •
Orientation
Room 10
8:30pm •
Roundtable: Reclaiming Vulnerability
Room 2
3:15pm •
Mincha
3:30pm •
Moses and the Golden Calf
4:45pm •
The Road to Happiness
8:30pm •
Bold and Blessed: Unleashing Your Power for Abundance
9:30pm •
Ma'ariv
Room 3
3:30pm •
The Kabbalah of Love
4:45pm •
The Courage to Change
8:30pm •
The Candle on the Wall: Keeping Shabbos in the Heart of Gulag
Room 5
8:30pm •
Rambam: Daily Study
Room 7
9:45pm •
Film: Outback Rabbis
Wednesday
, August 1
Ballroom
8:00am •
Breakfast
12:30pm •
Lunch
5:45pm •
Dinner
Mega Room
8:00pm •
JReatreat Live!
Room 1
7:00am •
The Divine "Providence"
7:30am •
Shacharit—Beginners’ Service for Men
9:15am •
Aging Gracefully With Your Parents
10:20am •
How One Book Can Revolutionize Your Life
11:25am •
Discover Your Roots
2:00pm •
When Antisemitism Rears Its Ugly Head
3:05pm •
What Is Real Feminism?
4:20pm •
The Power of Simplicity: Pharaoh's Dreams Revisited
Room 2
7:30am •
Shacharit
9:15am •
Neuroscience in the Torah
10:20am •
How America Saved the Rebbe
11:25am •
The Poetry of Life and the Life of Poetry: Torah at the Limits of Language
2:00pm •
A Body in Sync With its Soul: Life Lessons From the First Jewish Couple
3:05pm •
Pragmatist or Visionary: A Textual Exploration
4:00pm •
Mincha
4:20pm •
Loss, Trauma, and Consolation
9:30pm •
Ma'ariv
Room 3
7:00am •
Women's Preprayer Session: A Guide To Touch The Divine
7:30am •
Shacharit—Beginners’ Service for Women
9:15am •
Happiness through Holiness: Achieving the Joyous Goal to be Whole
10:20am •
You Are What You Eat: A Halachic Crash Course on the Laws of Kashrut
11:25am •
Trolling The Trolls
2:00pm •
Justice is Blind
3:05pm •
The Power of Hope
4:20pm •
#Times Up -The Abduction of Dinah; a Narrative Reprisal
Room 4
7:00am •
Krav Maga (for men only)
3:05pm •
Art & Learn
Room 5
7:00am •
Morning Stretch and Intention (for women only)
3:05pm •
Workshop
4:20pm •
On Delegating and Empowering: A Study of Two Leaders
Room 6
9:15am •
From Your Lips To G-d’s Ears: A Users Guide To The Book of Psalms
10:20am •
The Inner Dimension: Insights into the Works of Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Schneerson
11:25am •
The Genius of Simplicity: Revolutionizing the Study of Rashi
2:00pm •
Kabbalah of Combat
3:05pm •
Personal Directions from the Rebbe
4:20pm •
Stress Relief: Kabbalah and Psychology
Room 7
10:20am •
Confessions of a Jewish Hijacker
11:25am •
How Judaism Affects My Life
2:00pm •
Eight Seconds in the Battlefield
3:05pm •
Living in the Present: Jewish Tips and Hacks for Mindfulness
4:20pm •
New Dimensions in Testimony
9:30pm •
Film: Complicit
Room 8
4:20pm •
Rambam: Daily Study
Rotunda
9:15am •
The Journeys of our Lives
10:20am •
A Bystander’s Obligation
11:25am •
Ripped from the Headlines
2:00pm •
Clothed in Clarity, Veiled in Light: Approaching Modesty and Mystery in Kabbalah, Philosophy, and Science
3:05pm •
Getting the Love You Want
TBA
5:15pm •
Refresh
Thursday
, August 2
Ballroom
8:00am •
Breakfast
12:30pm •
Lunch
5:45pm •
Dinner
Mega Room
8:00pm •
Rogers Park in Concert
Room 1
7:00am •
The Power of Prayer
7:30am •
Shacharit—Beginners’ Service for Men
9:15am •
Why Did We Come To This World?
10:20am •
The Jewish Holy-Days
11:25am •
The Dawn of Jewish Printing
2:00pm •
Mind Control: The Power of Our Thought
3:05pm •
The Little Known Story of Jewish Holocaust Money
4:10pm •
Perfection is Overrated!
Room 10
9:15am •
Roundtable: Family Dramas of Biblical Proportion
10:20am •
Halachic Roundtable
Room 2
7:30am •
Shacharit
9:15am •
#NotMe: An Authentic Perspective On The Role of the Jewish Woman in the 21st Century
10:20am •
Kohelet: the Source and Soul of a Movement
11:25am •
Drug Abuse: A Jewish Perspective
2:00pm •
Leaving God and Finding Hashem: Getting the Ultimate Shift and Lift of Your Life
3:05pm •
Laws And Ethics Of War In Judaism
3:55pm •
Mincha
4:10pm •
Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
9:30pm •
Ma'ariv
Room 3
7:30am •
Shacharit—Beginners’ Service for Women
9:15am •
Facing the Fear of Death, Coping with the Sadness Loss: Why We Will Never Die
10:20am •
The Seven Biggest Myths About Anti-Semitism
11:25am •
Jews and Violence: Self-Defense vs. Martyrdom in Eastern Europe
2:00pm •
Yankel’s Tavern: Jew, Liquor, & Life in Eastern Europe
3:05pm •
George Washington’s Promise Of Religious Liberty
4:10pm •
Tales of the Bible
Room 4
7:00am •
Krav Maga (for men only)
4:10pm •
Rambam: Daily Study
Room 5
7:00am •
Morning Stretch and Intention (for women only)
11:25am •
Silk Screen Jewish Pop Art
3:05pm •
Not Your Bubbe’s Gefilte Fish: Modern Shabbat Cooking Demo
Room 6
9:15am •
My Encounter with the Rebbe
10:20am •
Did You Hear What I Meant to Say? A Torah Approach to Successful Communication
11:25am •
Zoosemiotics: Jewish Reflections on the Signs of Animality
2:00pm •
The Right to Die
3:05pm •
Marriage is Not A Joke But Can Be Quite Funny
4:10pm •
Taking Charge of Your Destiny: Life Lessons From The Ultimate Drum Circle
Room 7
9:15am •
Tasting and Embracing Freedom
10:20am •
Living Inspired in a Cynical World
11:25am •
The Nation's Orphan
2:00pm •
A Shameful Moment in US History
3:05pm •
Crossfire
4:10pm •
The Life of Shabbat
9:30pm •
Film: GI Jews
Rotunda
9:15am •
The Secret of Gratitude
10:20am •
Expose: What your Chabad Shluchim Are Really Thinking
11:25am •
Myer Myers Rimonim Case: An Inside Look
2:00pm •
Why Are We Here?
3:05pm •
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
4:10pm •
In Conversation: Dani Dayan
TBA
9:15am •
Newport Trip
5:15pm •
Refresh
Friday
, August 3
Ballroom
8:00am •
Breakfast
12:30pm •
Lunch
8:00pm •
Seudat Shabbat
Mega Room
6:50pm •
Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat
Pre-Function space
4:10pm •
Pre-Shabbat reception
6:40pm •
Candle Lighting
Room 1
7:00am •
The Fork in the Yellow Brick Road
7:30am •
Shacharit—Beginners’ Service for Men
9:15am •
Jewish Medical Ethics 2018: The Year in Review
10:20am •
1000 Years of Chess Masterpieces
11:25am •
Is Love All You Need?
2:00pm •
Holy Chutzpah: The Ultimate Power of Prayer.
3:05pm •
The Doctor’s Plot: A Chilling Case of Antisemitism
5:55pm •
Pre-Candle Lighting Event: Women Only
Room 10
9:15am •
The Home As The Center Of It All
11:25am •
Roundtable: The Best Jewish Book
Room 2
7:30am •
Shacharit
9:15am •
Leading By Example: The Lubavitcher Rebbe In Action
10:20am •
The Three Gifts--A Marriage Parable
11:25am •
The Sacred Pool: An Open Discussion About Mikvah
2:00pm •
Sparks of Wisdom
3:05pm •
A Brief History of Tomorrow
5:55pm •
Experiencing the Divine
Room 3
7:00am •
Women's Preprayer Session: A Guide To Touch The Divine
7:30am •
Shacharit—Beginners’ Service for Women
9:15am •
Modern Politics and Talmudic Discourse
10:20am •
Operation Magic Carpet
11:25am •
Life In A Jar: The Irena Sendler Project
2:00pm •
7 Habits of a Highly Effective Leader
3:05pm •
Holy Rest: A Halachic Crash Course on the Laws of Shabbat
5:55pm •
A Day of Rejuvenation
Room 5
7:00am •
SoulStir (for women only)
2:00pm •
Medical Roundtable: Doctors in Conversation
3:05pm •
Rambam: Daily Study
Room 6
9:15am •
The Ethical Will
10:20am •
Friday Lights
11:25am •
The Secrets Of Motivation: When Hillel Met Maslow
Room 7
9:15am •
Prozac for The Soul
10:20am •
Where Logic Begins and Ends
11:25am •
Mock Beth Din, Boston Tea Party Edition
2:00pm •
The Accidental Talmudist Live with Rabbi David Aaron
3:05pm •
Crossfire
Rotunda
9:15am •
Understanding Elijah the Prophet
10:20am •
Living On Purpose: Celebrating the Service Driven Life.
11:25am •
Medical Roundtable: You Ask, They Answer
2:00pm •
The Chabad Enterprise
3:05pm •
The Power Of The Mind
West Lobby
10:20am •
Challah Bake
Saturday
, August 4
Ballroom
8:00am •
Breakfast
12:30pm •
Lunch
6:30pm •
Seudah Shelishit
10:30pm •
Melaveh Malka
Mega Room
8:00am •
Tehillim
9:15am •
Shacharit
10:00pm •
Illusionist
Room 1
8:30am •
Finding Reason: Why Do Mitzvot?
9:15am •
Shacharit—Beginners’ Service
3:00pm •
The How and Why of Jewish Prayer
8:00pm •
From Mummies to Mommies: Great Debates in Jewish Medical History
Room 2
3:00pm •
Does G-d Have a Sense of Humor?
4:00pm •
Mincha
8:00pm •
Why Your Life Really, Really Matters
8:50pm •
Ma'ariv
Room 3
9:15am •
Women's Prayer Service
3:00pm •
From Hollywood to Holy Wood
4:30pm •
Farbrengen! A Traditional Chasidic Repast for Mind, Heart, and Soul (For Women)
8:00pm •
The Future of Psychology: Understanding Human Need
Room 5
3:00pm •
Rambam: Daily Study
Room 7
4:30pm •
Farbrengen! A Traditional Chasidic Repast for Mind, Heart, and Soul (For Men)
Room 9
3:00pm •
A Jewish Doctor Goes to Rome: A Medical Historical Odyssey
8:00pm •
Why is the Refrigerator Dark?
Rotunda
8:00pm •
Songs of the Soul
TBA
9:15pm •
Havdalah
Sunday
, August 5
Ballroom
8:15am •
Breakfast
1:00pm •
Closing Lunch
Room 1
7:00am •
The Ten Utterances of Creation
7:30am •
Shacharit—Beginners’ Service for Men
9:30am •
Death and Mourning in Judaism
10:45am •
The Rebbetzin: Her Life and Legacy
Room 2
7:30am •
Shacharit
9:30am •
How To Get Over Yourself
9:30am •
A Morning with the Accidental Talmudist
10:45am •
Repetition and Restriction in Judaism
Room 3
7:30am •
Shacharit—Beginners’ Service for Women
9:30am •
Dare to Dream and Turn Fate into Destiny: A Crash Course in the Daily Jewish Prayer
10:45am •
The Groundbreaking Ideas of the Rebbe
12:00pm •
When Do We Eat?
Room 4
10:45am •
The Power Within
Room 5
7:00am •
Workout for Body and Soul (Women Only)
10:45am •
Rambam: Daily Study
Room 7
9:30am •
Touching the Untouchable
12:00pm •
Do's and Dont's: Which is Greater?
Rotunda
10:45am •
The Incredible Life of Dr. Jacob Eisnebach
12:00pm •
Mission IMPOSSIBLE
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