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National Jewish Retreat 2019

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2:00pm EDT

Welcome Tearoom Foyer

3:15pm EDT

Mincha Delaware A

3:30pm EDT

Rashi, the Ultimate Commentator, and The Rebbe, the Ultimate Explainer Delaware BRabbi Berel Bell The Jewish Art of Happiness Virginia AMrs. Yael Trusch When Pigs are Kosher MarylandRabbi Manis Friedman

4:45pm EDT

Gun Control and a Safer Society: When is a Gun Not a Gun? MarylandRabbi Dovid Eliezrie From Ghetto to Quantum Physics to Judaism Virginia ADr. Dovid Imbo How to Influence People Delaware BDr. Simcha Leibovich

6:00pm EDT

Dinner Marriott Ballroom

7:30pm EDT

Orientation TBA

8:30pm EDT

A Time to Speak and A Time to Be Quiet: Confidentiality in Jewish Law MarylandRabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz From Princess to Pauper: How Financial Crisis Saved my Marriage Virginia CMrs. Yael Trusch The Jews of Turkey Virginia ARabbi Mendy Chitrik You Are What You Eat Delaware AMrs. Shelly Dembe

9:30pm EDT

Ma'ariv Maryland

9:45pm EDT

The Time in Between Virginia ARabbi Bentzi Avtzon

7:00am EDT

Morning Stretch and Intention (for women only) Exhibit HallMrs. Shelly Dembe Illuminating the Human Consciousness Delaware ARabbi Boruch Kaplan Women's Preprayer Session: A Guide To Touch The Divine Delaware BMrs. Shainie Weingarten

7:30am EDT

Shacharit Thurgood Marshall Ballroom Shacharit—Beginners’ Service for Men Delaware ARabbi Elchonon Chaikin Shacharit—Beginners’ Service for Women Delaware BMrs. Chavi Epstein

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Marriott Ballroom

9:15am EDT

The Tree of Life Delaware AMrs. Sharon Freundel Kosher Food Production in 2019 Virginia ARabbi Mendy Chitrik Mi casa es Su casa: Kabbalah of the Home Delaware BMrs. Yael Trusch The Hazards of Loneliness MarylandRabbi Manis Friedman How Meditation Changed my Life Virginia CRabbi Eliezer Wolf

10:20am EDT

Stem Cell Research and Jewish Law Delaware BRabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz Entangled Identities: The Nature and Logic of Existence in Physics and Kabbalah Delaware ADr. Dovid Imbo In Every Generation: From Hating Jews to Hating Israel. Virginia ARabbi Yitzchok Schochet Weapons Wizard MarylandMr. Yaakov Katz Painting a Masterpeice CoolidgeMs. Estee Klein Where are we? Where Are We Going? Virginia CRabbi Mordechai Dinerman

11:25am EDT

Rebbeca: Holy Deception Virginia CMrs. Sara Bluming Battling for Menorahs in American Courts Delaware AMr. Nathan Lewin Crossfire MarylandMrs. Holly Cohen • Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson • Rabbi Manis Friedman • Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan Making Place in your Space: the Laws of Mezuzah Delaware BRabbi Berel Bell The Rabbi and The Lawyer Virginia ARabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz • Mr. Kenneth Feinberg

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Marriott Ballroom

2:00pm EDT

Where's the Beef? The Kosher Status of Lab-Grown Meat Delaware ARabbi Ari Sollish The Price of Life MarylandMr. Kenneth Feinberg JScreen:Genteic Testing in Jewish Community Virginia CMrs. Hillary Kenner Faith Under Fire Delaware BChaplain Jacob Goldstein Rebuilding the Temple from Within Virginia ARabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz

3:05pm EDT

Will This Supreme Court Revive the Free Exercise of Religion Clause of the First Amendment? Virginia AMr. Nathan Lewin Repairing Rainbows Delaware BMrs. Lynda Fishman Positivity Bias: A Book Launch MarylandRabbi Mendel Kalmenson Pursuing the Infinite: The Hidden Worlds of Physics and Judaism Delaware ADr. Dovid Imbo Big Jewish Mama's Cookbook Launch and Demo CoolidgeMrs. Joannie Tansky

4:00pm EDT

Mincha Maryland

4:20pm EDT

Letters of Light: Secrets of the Hebrew Alphabet Delaware AMrs. Sara Bluming Rambam Virginia CRabbi Dovid Eliezrie When Man Makes Man Delaware BRabbi Dr. Eddie Reichman Shadow Strike MarylandMr. Yaakov Katz Torah:The Blueprint of the Universe Virginia ARabbi Manis Friedman

5:30pm EDT

Dinner Marriott Ballroom

8:00pm EDT

A Tribute to the Lubavticher Rebbe Thurgood Marshall Ballroom

9:30pm EDT

Maariv Maryland The Light of Fire Virginia ARabbi Bentzi Avtzon

7:00am EDT

Stretch and Intention Exhibit HallMrs. Shelly Dembe A Guide to Touch the Divine Delaware BMrs. Shainie Weingarten Garments of the Soul Delaware ARabbi Ari Sollish

7:30am EDT

Shacharit Thurgood Marshall Ballroom Shacharit—Beginners’ Service for Men Delaware ARabbi Elchonon Chaikin Shacharit—Beginners’ Service for Women Delaware BMrs. Chavi Epstein

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Marriott Ballroom

9:15am EDT

Book Launch:The Power of One- Inclusion and the Power of the Individual Virginia CRabbi Ari Sollish Judaism, American Style MarylandProf Ari Goldman Running and Hiding from The Nazis: A Child Survivor's Miraculous Account of her Escape with Her Family from the Holocaust Virginia ADr. Miriam Klein-Kasenoff The Genesis of Change: The Nature and Origin of Time in Physics and Torah Delaware ADr. Dovid Imbo Living a Joyful, Richer, Jewish Life: Lessons from a Celebrated Podcast host Delaware BMrs. Yael Trusch

9:30am EDT

Americans and the HolocaustLIMITED TBA

10:20am EDT

Our Matriarch Sara: The Power of Laughter Delaware AMrs. Chana Slavaticki Torah: A Book of Stories or Laws Virginia CRabbi Shmuel Feld Crossfire: Medical Ethics Edition Delaware BRabbi Mordechai Dinerman • Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz • Rabbi Dr. Eddie Reichman Anti Semitism Here and Now MarylandProfessor Deborah Lipstadt My G-d is more Vulnerable than Your G-d Virginia ARabbi Manis Friedman

11:25am EDT

Highlights of 50 Years of Supreme Court Arguments Delaware AMr. Nathan Lewin A Funny Look at Jewish Humor Delaware BRabbi Mendel Kalmenson Paradise, Hell, and Reincarnation: A Roundtrip Journey to the Other Shore Virginia ARabbi YY Jacobson Jews and News MarylandProf Ari Goldman • Mr. Yaakov Katz My Favorite Jewish Book Virginia CMrs. Carolyn Hessel

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Marriott Ballroom

2:00pm EDT

A Light Unto The Nations Delaware BRabbi Berel Bell The Akeidah vs the Al Qaeda Virginia ARabbi Simon Jacobson What Sets Jewish Spirituality Apart? Avraham's Secret Gift to the World Delaware AR' Shmuel Reichman The Dynamics of Giving & Getting MarylandMrs. Holly Cohen • Mr. David Magerman • Mr. George Rohr • Mr. Michael Scharf The Making of The False Witness Virginia CMr. Robert Krakow

3:05pm EDT

The Kohen Family Kronicles Delaware BRabbi Dr. Eddie Reichman The Art of Forgiveness Virginia CMrs. Nechama Shemtov The Evolution of the Hebrew Book: From Manuscript to Digitization Delaware AMr. Daniel Kestenbaum Who's In Charge: Controlling Your Thoughts Before They Control You Virginia ARabbi Yitzchok Schochet The Rebbe's Gift to the World MarylandRabbi Shmuel Feld • Rabbi YY Jacobson • Rabbi Manis Friedman • Rabbi Simon Jacobson

4:00pm EDT

Mincha Maryland

4:20pm EDT

Living Above the Sun - Studies from Kohelet Delaware AMrs. Chana Slavaticki Rambam Virginia CRabbi Chuni Vogel Refusnik MarylandRabbi Yaakov Fellig • Mr. Natan Sharansky The Women of Valor Virginia AMrs. Shaindy Jacobson • Mrs. Hensha Gansbourg • Dr. Renee Lerche • Dr. Rivka Kaplan • Mrs. Chana Kalmenson • Mrs. Emunah Wircberg Of Story and Song Delaware BRabbi Mendel Kalmenson

5:30pm EDT

Dinner Marriott Ballroom

8:00pm EDT

Eli Marcus Live in Concert Thurgood Marshall Ballroom

9:30pm EDT

Maariv Maryland Film Premiere: The False Witness: The Trial of Humanity’s Conscience Virginia AMr. Robert Krakow

7:00am EDT

A Guide to Touch the Divine: Women's Preprayer Session Delaware BMrs. Shainie Weingarten Stretch & Intention Exhibit HallMrs. Shelly Dembe The Enigma of Prayer Delaware ARabbi Chaim Block

7:30am EDT

Shacharit Thurgood Marshall Ballroom Beginner's Minyan - Men Delaware ARabbi Zalman Wircberg Beginner's Minyan - Women Delaware BMrs. Chavi Epstein

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Marriott Ballroom

9:15am EDT

The Kosher Pet Delaware ARabbi Mendel Blau Mummies, Midwives and Makkos Virginia ARabbi Dr. Eddie Reichman Shema Exposed Delaware BMrs. Shifra Sharfstein The Essence of a Jew MarylandRabbi Manis Friedman The Zivtofsky case and Divine Providence Virginia CMrs. Alyza Lewin

10:20am EDT

A Taste of Talmud: The Right to Recline Delaware ARabbi Boruch Kaplan Art in Contemporary Jewish Life: A Chassidic Perspective Delaware BMr. Aryeh Wuensch How to Forgive if you can't Forget MarylandRabbi YY Jacobson The Pence Rule and Jewish Law Virginia ARabbi Berel Bell Challah Bake WilsonMrs. Goldie Plotkin

11:25am EDT

How to Overcome Fear and Instill Self Confidence Virginia ARabbi Shalom Paltiel Display of Rare Hebrew Books, Manuscripts and Judaica: A Gallery Talk Virginia CMr. Daniel Kestenbaum An Insight Into the Book of Bereshit and the Compelling Life Lessons MarylandRabbi Yitzchok Schochet Jews and US Presidents Delaware ADr. George Dean Teaching with Clarity and Empathy: the Rebbe and Rav Soloveitchik on Education Delaware BRabbi Mark Gottlieb

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Marriott Ballroom

2:00pm EDT

Medical Ethics Roundtable Delaware ARabbi Dr. Eddie Reichman The Baal Shem Tov's Gift to World Jewy Delaware BRabbi Chaim Block The God You Don’t Believe In: on Faith, God, Miracles, Good, and Evil MarylandRabbi Simon Jacobson Women of the Holocaust Virginia ADr. Miriam Klein-Kasenoff The Art of Optimism CoolidgeMrs. Sara Blau The Ultimate Gift Virginia CDr. Simcha Leibovich

3:05pm EDT

Rambam Virginia CRabbi Dovid Flinkenstein Not to Worry:Six Jewish Ideas for Coping with Anxiety Delaware BRabbi Mordechai Dinerman Crossfire MarylandRabbi Boruch Epstein • Rabbi Chaim Block • Rabbi Yitzchok Schochet • Rabbi YY Jacobson Oy Vey! They Became Religious Delaware ARabbi Dovid Eliezrie Soviet Jewry and Collapse of Communism: A Personal Account Virginia AMr. Lev Virine

4:30pm EDT

Pre Shabbat Reception TBA

5:55pm EDT

The Shabbat Effect Delaware BRabbi Shalom Paltiel On Shabbat We All Rest MarylandRabbi Simon Jacobson The Warmth of Shabbat Delaware AR' Shmuel Reichman Candle Lighting Event Virginia AMrs. Shaindy Jacobson

6:30pm EDT

Candle Lighting Foyer

6:50pm EDT

Mincha & Kabbalat Shabbat Thurgood Marshall Ballroom

8:00pm EDT

Seudat Shabbat Marriott BallroomRabbi YY Jacobson

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Marriott Ballroom

8:30am EDT

The Mysticism of Shabbat Virginia ARabbi Dovid Flinkenstein

9:15am EDT

Shacharit Thurgood Marshall BallroomRabbi Simon Jacobson Women's Prayer Service Virginia CMrs. Goldie Plotkin

9:45am EDT

Beginner's Prayer Service Virginia A

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Marriott BallroomRabbi Moshe Kotlarsky

3:00pm EDT

Medical Halakhah Update 2019 MarylandRabbi Dr. Eddie Reichman From Hollywood to Holy Wood Delaware BMrs. Molly Resnick Judaism & MeToo Virginia CRabbi Dovid Eliezrie Red String, Evil Eyes, and Puh Puh Puh: The Real meaning of Kabbalistic gestures Delaware ARabbi Avraham Plotkin

4:00pm EDT

Mincha Thurgood Marshall Ballroom

4:30pm EDT

Farbrengen! A Traditional Chasidic Repast for Mind, Heart, and Soul (For Men) Virginia ARabbi YY Jacobson Farbrengen! A Traditional Chasidic Repast for Mind, Heart, and Soul (For Women) WilsonMrs. Shaindy Jacobson

6:30pm EDT

Seudah Shelishit Marriott Ballroom

8:00pm EDT

Rambam Virginia CRabbi Chaim Steinmetz How to Be Feminine and Influence People (For Women) Delaware BMrs. Sara Blau Soul Quest:Where is My Loved One Now? Virginia ARabbi Yitzchok Schochet The Torah's Take on A Trump Presidency MarylandRabbi Simon Jacobson

8:50pm EDT

Ma'ariv Maryland

9:15pm EDT

Havadalah Thurgood Marshall Ballroom

10:00pm EDT

The Chosen Comedian Thurgood Marshall Ballroom

10:30pm EDT

Melaveh Malka Marriott Ballroom

7:00am EDT

Recycling for Soul Delaware ARabbi Chaim Steinmetz Workout for Body and Soul (Women Only) Exhibit HallMrs. Shelly Dembe

7:30am EDT

Shacharit Thurgood Marshall Ballroom Shacharit—Beginners’ Service for Men Delaware ARabbi Zalman Wircberg Shacharit—Beginners’ Service for Women Delaware BMrs. Chavi Epstein

8:15am EDT

Breakfast Marriott Ballroom

9:30am EDT

Jewish Medical Ethics Book Club: Inheritance Virginia ARabbi Dr. Eddie Reichman King Henry the 8th and the Greatest Hebrew Library Ever Assembled Delaware BMr. Daniel Kestenbaum When the Going Gets Tough... Delaware AMrs. Goldie Plotkin Brothers Jacobson Discuss It All MarylandRabbi Simon Jacobson • Rabbi YY Jacobson

10:45am EDT

Rambam Virginia CRabbi Yoseph Samuels Temple Mount in Jewish Hands Delaware BRabbi Mendel Blau Crossfire MarylandMrs. Goldie Plotkin • Rabbi Shalom Paltiel • Rabbi Simon Jacobson • Rabbi Dovid Eliezrie Laughter The Best Medicine Virginia ARabbi Yitzchok Schochet

12:00pm EDT

Out of Egypt: How to Help People Help Themselves Delaware AMrs. Sara Blau The Many Shades of Zionism MarylandRabbi YY Jacobson What Would You Do? Virginia ARabbi Mendel Blau • Rabbi Mordechai Dinerman

1:15pm EDT

Closing Lunch Marriott Ballroom