National Jewish Retreat 2022

Schedule is tentative and subject to change.

7:00am EDT

Am I Really Worth It? Small Shul 1Rabbi Boruch Kaplan

7:30am EDT

Shacharit Shul Shacharit—Beginner’s Service for Men Small Shul 1 Shacharit—Beginner’s Service for Women Small Shul 2

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom

9:15am EDT

The Power of Positivity for Wellness White & Gold 2Darcy F (Rus Devorah) Wallen, LCSW, ACSW Toward Jewish Mindfulness CrystalRabbi Laibl Wolf Virtual Reality-The Future of Learning: A Fireside Chat IvankaRabbi Moshe Bryski • Alter Deitsch • Aaron Wolko Mesorah: The Tug-of-War of Halachic Development White & Gold 1Rabbi Menny Chazanow Relationshift MajesticMrs. Hindi Kalmenson

10:20am EDT

A Light Unto the Nations IvankaRabbi YY Schochet The Holy Temple Within MajesticMrs. Leah Rosenfeld What G-d Does to Your Brain White & Gold 1Dr. Andrew Newberg Assess Your Spiritual Side CrystalYekusiel JD Kalmenson

11:25am EDT

The Connections Prardigm CrystalDr. David Rosmarin Wow! Women of Wonder White & Gold 1Mrs. Shaindy Jacobson • Mrs. Leah Rosenfeld • Mrs. Tonia Chazanow • Mrs. Chanie Lipskar • Mrs. Chana Kalmenson The Journey of the Soul: Life, Death, and What Lies Beyond IvankaRabbi Manis Friedman Finding Purpose in Pain White & Gold 2Rabbi Sholom Lipskar The Ten Commandments Undone MajesticMrs. Shimona Tzukernik

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom

2:00pm EDT

Change the Way You See Things and the Things You See Will Change White & Gold 2Rabbi Dovid Vigler Moses and The Rock: The Inside Story CrystalRabbi Moshe Bryski Embrace the Possible: A conversation with Dr. Edith Eger IvankaRabbi Yosef Vogel • Dr. Edith Eger Together Again: The Power of Community and Connection White & Gold 1Rabbi Manis Friedman • Dr. David Rosmarin • Dr. Lisa Miller Art Workshop: Paint Your Inner Freedom MajesticMrs. Sara Schwartz

3:05pm EDT

Mindful Movement: For Women Studio 2Mrs. Shelly Dembe In Conversation: Saul Dreier of The Holocaust Survivor Band IvankaMrs. Hadassah Chen • Mr. Saul Dreier Rabbinic Literature on Anatomy, Physiology, and Therapeutics White & Gold 2Rabbi Edward Reichman, MD The Awakened Brain CrystalDr. Lisa Miller Entering Into the Mind of G-d White & Gold 1Rabbi Laibl Wolf To Save a Life Roundatble RoomDr. Sigrid Pechenik

4:10pm EDT

One People - One Heart: The Rebbe's Enduring Legacy IvankaRabbi YY Schochet Self Discovery in Recovery White & Gold 2Yekusiel JD Kalmenson Lived Experiences: Grief and Resilience White & Gold 1Dr. Sigrid Pechenik • Mrs. Hadassah Chen Search & Rescue: A Global IDF Mission CrystalCol. Golan Vach Roundtable: How Many Children Are you Planning on Having? Roundatble RoomMrs. Chana Vigler

5:15pm EDT

5:30pm EDT

Dinner Grand Ballroom

8:45pm EDT

9:00pm EDT

Film: Love It Was Not White & Gold 1 Of Story and Song IvankaRabbi Mendel Kalmenson

7:00am EDT

Stretch and Intention Studio 2Mrs. Shelly Dembe Pack More Punch in Your Shema Small Shul 1Rabbi Yisroel Cotlar

7:30am EDT

Shacharit Shul Shacharit—Beginner’s Service for Men Small Shul 1 Shacharit—Beginner’s Service for Women Small Shul 2

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom

9:15am EDT

An Insider’s Take on Israeli News, Politics, and Media White & Gold 2Mrs. Hadassah Chen DNA As Evidence in Jewish Law CrystalRabbi Berel Bell Genesis, Joseph & Logotherapy MajesticYekusiel JD Kalmenson The Kabbalah of Economics IvankaRabbi YY Schochet Jewish Meditation: What, Why and How White & Gold 1Rabbi Laibl Wolf

10:20am EDT

The Garden of Healing: For Women Roundatble RoomMrs. Shimona Tzukernik Am I Needy or Needed? CrystalRabbi Manis Friedman Do Jews Believe in Aliens? White & Gold 2Rabbi Pinchas Taylor Of Sinful Saints And Virtuous Villians White & Gold 1Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson A Journey of Faith and Fashion IvankaMrs. Tonia Chazanow • Mrs. Joyce Azria A Taste of Talmud: The Right to Recline MajesticRabbi Boruch Kaplan

11:25am EDT

Calling All Heroes CrystalRabbi Moshe Bryski Don't Lock Yourself out of Heaven CrystalMrs. Rivkah Slonim The Pilgrimage Road: Inside Israel's Largest Archeology Project White & Gold 2Rabbi Avraham Stolik Law Not War IvankaMr. Ben Ferencz Jewish Trivia MajesticMrs. Tzippy Weiss

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom

2:00pm EDT

Monarchs, Measles, and Mitochondria: A Medical Historical Journey White & Gold 2Rabbi Edward Reichman, MD My Life in One Suitcase: Escape from Ukraine CrystalRabbi Mendel Moskovitz Book Launch: People of the Word White & Gold 1Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson • Rabbi Zalman Abraham Crossfire! IvankaRabbi Chaim Hanoka • Rabbi Manis Friedman • Rabbi YY Schochet • Rabbi Pinchas Taylor Ancient Tales, Modern Lessons MajesticMrs. Manya Lazroff

3:05pm EDT

Fascinating Tales of the Talmud White & Gold 1Rabbi Berel Bell Jewish Astrology: An In-Depth Look White & Gold 2Rabbi Pinchas Taylor Sleep Well & Stay Young in Brain, Bones, and Body MajesticDr. Danine Fruge Where There's a Will There's A Way CrystalRabbi YY Schochet Giving and Getting: A Philanthropy Panel IvankaModerator: • Mrs. Joyce Azria Art in Contemporary Jewish Life Roundatble RoomMr. Aryeh Wuensch

4:10pm EDT

Our Perfectly Imperfect Lives CrystalRabbi Moshe Bryski Robot Rabbis and Humanoid Minyans: The Jewish Take on A.I. White & Gold 2Rabbi Eliezer Wolf The Jewish Response to Racism IvankaRabbi Simon Jacobson In Conversation: Ambassador Gilad Erdan White & Gold 1Ambassador Gilad Erdan Gratitutde, Not Attitude MajesticMrs. Shimona Tzukernik

5:15pm EDT

5:30pm EDT

Dinner Grand Ballroom

8:00pm EDT

Shulem Lemmer Live in Concert Ivanka

9:30pm EDT

Maariv White & Gold 2

7:00am EDT

Self-Massage Through Movement Studio 2Mrs. Shimona Tzukernik Chassidus Small Shul 1Rabbi Mendy Wineberg

7:30am EDT

Shacharit Shul Shacharit—Beginner’s Service for Men Small Shul 1 Shacharit—Beginner’s Service for Women Small Shul 2

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Grand Ballroom

9:15am EDT

A Wild Ride through Hollywood White & Gold 1Mr. David Sacks David and Batsheva Revisited White & Gold 2Rabbi Chaim Block Everything You Wanted to Know About the End of Days IvankaRabbi Manis Friedman The Journey To Your Ultimate Self MajesticRabbi Shmuel Reichman Challah Bake ShulMrs. Sara Briman

10:20am EDT

Roundtable: What is Kosher Meditation? Roundatble RoomDarcy F (Rus Devorah) Wallen, LCSW, ACSW Why Does G-d Let Good People Suffer? White & Gold 1Rabbi Simon Jacobson The Greatest Jewish Joke Ever Written IvankaRabbi Mendel Kalmenson The Koufax Curse White & Gold 2Professor Howard Wasserman Jewish Medical Ethics Q&A MajesticRabbi Edward Reichman, MD

11:25am EDT

3300 Years of Jewish Art MajesticDr. George Dean When Caregivers and Care Recipients Clash White & Gold 2Rabbi Elie Estrin Crossfire! IvankaRabbi Chaim Hanoka • Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson • Rabbi Dov Greenberg • Rabbi Simon Jacobson The Holy Dip: An Open Discussion About Mikvah CrystalMrs. Rivkah Slonim The Rabbi and The Federal Judge White & Gold 1Hon. Roy Altman • Rabbi Berel Bell

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Grand Ballroom

2:00pm EDT

Life is a Climb IvankaRabbi Dov Greenberg The Anatomy of a A Miracle White & Gold 2Rabbi Elie Estrin • Dr. Anthony Rossi The Rebbe's Three Gifts CrystalMrs. Rivkah Slonim The Jews of Ukraine: What Now? White & Gold 1Mr. Jacob Solomon • Rabbi Dovid Eliezerie • Rabbi Mendel Moskovitz Riding the Donkey: From Moshe to Mashiach Roundatble RoomDr. Rivkah Kaplan

3:05pm EDT

SoulStir: For Women Studio 2Mrs. Shelly Dembe Coming Home: From Buddhism to Judaism White & Gold 1Rabbi Avraham Feigelstock • Mr. Rob Fashler The DNA of Your Soul IvankaRabbi Simon Jacobson The Fine Print MajesticRabbi Yanky Majeski Chavruta Detective: The Rights of a Fetus CrystalRabbi Edward Reichman, MD

4:00pm EDT

Pre-Shabbat Reception Living Room

6:30pm EDT

Shabbat: The Soul of Our Week White & Gold 2Rabbi Manis Friedman Pre-Candle-Lighting Ceremony: For Women IvankaMrs. Shaindy Jacobson

7:10pm EDT

Candle Lighting TBA

7:15pm EDT

Minchah and Kabbalat Shabbat IvankaCantor Aryeh Hurwitz

8:00pm EDT

Seudat Shabbat Grand Ballroom

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Living Room

8:30am EDT

Crush It! East FoyerRabbi Dovid Flinkenstein

9:15am EDT

Shacharit IvankaCantor Aryeh Hurwitz Women's Prayer Service Majestic

9:45am EDT

Beginner's Prayer Service White & Gold 2Rabbi Avraham Brashevitzky

12:30pm EDT

Shabbat Lunch Grand Ballroom

3:00pm EDT

From Hollywood to Holy Wood MajesticMrs. Molly Resnick Tales From the Field CrystalRabbi Dovid Eliezerie The 2022 Jewish Medical Ethics Update IvankaRabbi Edward Reichman, MD

4:00pm EDT

4:30pm EDT

Farbrengen! A Traditional Chasidic Repast for Mind, Heart, and Soul (For Men) White & Gold 1Rabbi Simon Jacobson Farbrengen! A Traditional Chasidic Repast for Mind, Heart, and Soul (For Women) White & Gold 2Mrs. Shaindy Jacobson

6:15pm EDT

Seudah Shelishit Grand Ballroom

7:45pm EDT

Getting to Know G-d IvankaRabbi Manis Friedman Turning Your Worst Qualities into Your Best Assets CrystalRabbi Dov Greenberg Murder Mystery Talmmud MajesticMr. David Sacks

8:35pm EDT

9:30pm EDT

Havdalah Grand Ballroom

10:00pm EDT

Comedy Grand BallroomMr. Avi Liberman

10:30pm EDT

Melaveh Malkah Grand Ballroom

7:30am EDT

Stretch and Intention Studio 2Mrs. Shelly Dembe

8:00am EDT

Shacharit Shul Shacharit—Beginner’s Service for Men Small Shul 1 Shacharit—Beginner’s Service for Women Small Shul 2 Breakfast Grand Ballroom

9:30am EDT

If Maimonides Were Alive Today: The Rambam on Contemporary Jewish Medical Ethics CrystalRabbi Edward Reichman, MD Kosher in the Post Covid Age MajesticRabbi Berel Bell Supreme Changes in American Religion IvankaRabbi Simon Jacobson When Worlds Collide: Navigating the Conflict White & Gold 1Mrs. Rivkah Slonim

10:45am EDT

From Altar Boy to Chabad Rabbi CrystalRabbi Matisyahu Devlin How to Hack Time, Change Your Past and Change your Life IvankaRabbi Dov Greenberg Jewish Philosophy: A Film Festival White & Gold 1Mr. David Sacks

12:00pm EDT

Closing Session IvankaRabbi Simon Jacobson

1:15pm EDT

Grab N' Go Lunch Living Room