NATIONAL CONVENTION PROGRAM & GUEST INFORMATION אגודת ישראל באמריקה STAMFORD AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA י ד-י ז כסלו תשע ט NOVEMBER 22-25, 2018

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1 אגודת ישראל באמריקה AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA NATIONAL CONVENTION NOVEMBER 22-25, 2018 י ד-י ז כסלו תשע ט STAMFORD PROGRAM & GUEST INFORMATION Shimon Lefkowitz CONVENTION CHAIRMAN Sruly Bornstein CONVENTION CO-CHAIRMAN Rabbi Yisrael Gelb CONVENTION COORDINATOR STAMFORD

2 INSIDE Click on Menu item to go to page. Click on bottom box to return to the Menu. GUEST SERVICE INFORMATION 6 DAILY ZMANIM 7 FRIDAY & SUNDAY SHACHARIS 7 EXHIBITION AREA 8 FLOOR PLAN 9 THURSDAY EVENING 11 THURSDAY NIGHT 12 THURSDAY NIGHT POST KEYNOTE 13 THURSDAY AFTERNOON 10 FRIDAY MORNING 14 EREV SHABBOS / KABBOLAS SHABBOS 16 LEIL SHABBOS 17 SHABBOS MORNING 18 SHABBOS AFTERNOON 19 SHOLOSH SEUDOS 20 MOTZOEI SHABBOS 21 MOTZOEI SHABBOS KEYNOTE 22 SUNDAY MORNING 23 AGUDAH WOMEN OF AMERICA - HIGHLIGHTS 26 SWIMMING AND HEALTH CLUB SCHEDULE 28 2

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4 Kislev, 5779 November 22, 2018 Dear Convention Guest: It is our pleasure to welcome you to the 96th National Convention of Agudath Israel of America. There is something very special about this year s convention. To spend four days in the presence of prominent Gedolei Torah and leading Torah askonim, to participate in stimulating sessions and forums on the pressing issues of the day, to be part of such a gathering of diverse yet unified Torah Jews no event on our community s calendar can compare to the Agudath Israel convention. We hope you will take full advantage of the program we are proudly presenting here. Take chizuk from the next four days agenda and take in the incomparable spirit of unity and ruach unique to an Agudath Israel convention. We would also like to draw your attention to the Guest Services Information on the following pages. Please take a few minutes to review the important information provided as it will enhance your stay at our convention. And, throughout the convention, do let our staff know if there is any way we can be of further service to you. They are eager to please! Shimon Lefkowitz CONVENTION CHAIRMAN Sruly Bornstein CONVENTION CO-CHAIRMAN 4

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6 . 96 GUEST SERVICE INFORMATION Attention Visitors We are pleased to welcome you to our convention sessions and hope that you will join us for many of our Torah activities throughout the year. We invite you to avail yourself of the hospitality services in The Gazebo Lounge on the Lobby Level. Agudath Israel of America Hotel Floor Plan can be found on page 9 6

7 DAILY ZMANIM Times accurate at Stamford, Connecticut from Myzmanim.com FRIDAY & SUNDAY SHACHARIS 6:15 International East (K Vasikin) 6:40 International Central 6:50 Atrium Boardroom #3 7:00 King David 7:15 International East 7:30 International Central 7:45 Atrium Boardroom #3 8:00 International East 8:15 International Central 8:45 International East 7

8 . 96 EXHIBITION AREA ACHUZAT SCHNELLER ADOPT - A - KOLLEL AMUDIM B.M.G. SUMMER YARCHEI KALLAH BSEED INVESTMENT GROUP CAMP AGUDAH CATAPULT LEARNING CHAYIM ARUCHIM DAF HASHOVUA EFRAT - CRIB GRAMACHIP KETER QUALITY JUDAICA LAVI FURNITURE INDUSTRIES MASBIA MISHPACHA MAGAZINE PIRSUM JUDAICA SHUVU CHAZON AVROHOM TALMUDO BIYADO MISHNAYOS CLUB THE NUTTERY NY TOMCHAI TORAH B'ERETZ YISROEL UNITED REFUAH HEALTHSHARE US ASSET FINDERS YESODEI HADAS 8

9 GUEST ROOMS GUEST ROOMS CROWNE PLAZA - STAMFORD FLOOR PLAN International Ballroom East Central West State Prefunction STATE BALLROOM North South AGUDAH OFFICE JP MORGAN ETHAN ALLEN LIBRARY COAT ROOM International Prefunction NATHAN HALE GAZEBO LOUNGE TEA ROOM Upper Terrace To Greenwich CAFE HARTFORD North South TO PARKING GARAGE TERRACE POOL & HEALTH CLUB EXHIBITION AREA CROWNE BALLROOM ELEVATORS REGISTRATION FRONT DESK FISKE WEBSTER TWAIN BEDFORD GUEST ROOMS 2nd FLOOR ATRIUM BOARDROOM 3 BEIS MEDRASH ATRIUM BOARDROOM 2 Press Room KING DAVID 9

10 . 96 CONVENTION SCHEDULE Hotel Floor Plan can be found on pages THURSDAY AFTERNOON 4:00 PM Check In and Registration FRONT DESK 4:00 PM Tea Room / Hospitality Center Opens GAZEBO LOUNGE & CAFE TERRACE 4:00 PM Mincha NATHAN HALE, ATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2nd FL) 4:00 PM Pirchei Agudath Israel Annual Directors' Meeting TWAIN (2ND FLOOR) GREETINGS Rabbi Ephraim Levi Director, Pirchei Agudath Israel of America ADDRESS Rabbi Moshe Heinemann Rav, Agudath Israel of Baltimore 5:00 PM Dinner VARIOUS DINING ROOMS: CROWNE, STATE, CAFE, GAZEBO, JP MORGAN PLEASE NOTE: All meals besides Seudos Shabbos and Melave Malka are open seating. 5:15 PM Maariv ATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR) DOWNLOADABLE PROGRAM Electronic version of Program available for download. Send to program@yourconvention.org 10

11 THURSDAY EVENING 6:00 PM Concurrent Sessions CONCURRENT SESSIONS 6:00 PM LEADERSHIP LOUNGE: MOVING JEWISH VALUES FORWARD IN AN ERA OF PROGRESSIVE POLITICS INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST Simcha Eichenstein New York State Assemblyman-Elect David Greenfield CEO, Met Council Meir Lichtenstein Lakewood Township Committeeman MODERATOR Rabbi Yeruchim Silber Director, New York Government Relations, Agudath Israel of America Rabbi Avi Schnall Director, Agudath Israel of America New Jersey Office ANTI-SEMITISM REARS ITS UGLY HEAD... AGAIN: HALACHIC AND HASHKAFIC PERSPECTIVES NATHAN HALE Rabbi Mordechai Becher Senior Lecturer, Gateways Rabbi Yosef Viener Rav, Congregation Shaar Shomayim, Wesley Hills Rabbi Ariel Sadwin Director, Agudath Israel of Maryland SHIDDUCH COACHING: AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME HARTFORD Rabbi Benzion Kokis Rav, Khal Zichron Mordechai, Monsey Rabbi Paysach Krohn Noted Mohel and Lecturer, Author, The Maggid Series Shaya Ostrov LCSW Psychotherapist, Private Practice 6:30 PM Shul Rebbetzins' Conference (Closed Session) FISKE (2ND FLOOR) AN APPROACH TO CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES: UNDERSTANDING THE ROOT CAUSES Mrs. Faigie Zelcer Founder and Director, Penimi 11

12 7:00 PM Bnos Agudath Israel Leadership Event GREENWICH GREETINGS Mrs. Chana Baila Hass Director, Bnos Agudath Israel of America THE ROLE OF TRUE LEADERSHIP Rabbi Paysach Krohn Noted Mohel and Lecturer, Author, The Maggid Series Mrs. Chani Juravel LCSW Mechaneches, Lecturer and Therapist 7:00 PM Agudah Live CAFE TERRACE INTERVIEWS, RECAP AND MORE FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER HOSTS Rabbi Avi Schnall Director, Agudath Israel of America New Jersey Office Rabbi Shai Markowitz Director, Lefkowitz Leadership Initiative, Agudath Israel of America THURSDAY NIGHT 7:15 PM Maariv INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST 7:30 PM KEYNOTE SESSION INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM MOVING FORWARD Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Gedola of Philadelphia Rabbi Binyomin Eisenberger Rav, Khal Heichal Tefillah Rabbi Yeruchim Olshin Rosh HaYeshiva, Beth Medrash Govoha Rabbi Yisroel Reisman Rav, Agudath Israel of Madison, Rosh Yeshiva, Torah Vodaath AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATION Chavrei HaSiyum CO-CHAIRMAN Sruly Bornstein 12

13 THURSDAY NIGHT POST KEYNOTE 9:30 PM Dessert & Tea Room GAZEBO LOUNGE, CAFE TERRRACE, STATE BALLROOM (MEN ONLY) 9:30 PM Agudah Live CAFE TERRACE HOSTS Rabbi Shai Markowitz Director, Lefkowitz Leadership Initiative, Agudath Israel of America Rabbi Avi Schnall Director, Agudath Israel of America New Jersey Office 10:00 PM Yarchei Kallah ATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR) חנוכה: מדליקין מנר לנר Rabbi Shloime Mandel Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva of Brooklyn 10:00 PM Concurrent Sessions CONCURRENT SESSIONS 10:00 PM Q&A: "I'M ASKING FOR A FRIEND..." INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST Rabbi Elya Brudny Rosh Yeshiva, Mirrer Yeshiva, Brooklyn Rabbi Yosef Elefant R"M, Yeshivas Mir, Yerushalayim MODERATOR Yisroel Besser Contributing Editor, Mishpacha Magazine ARE WE SUFFERING FROM A CONNECTION TO HASHEM DEFICIT? HARTFORD Tefillah - Rabbi Heshy Kleinman Founder, V'Ani Tefillah Foundation Emunah - Rabbi Aron Weinberg Magid Shiur, Yismach Moshe, Nirbater Shabbos - Rabbi Yitzchok Yisraeli Rav HoRashi and Av Beth Din, Bukharian Community in the USA HELP HELPS! THE STATE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN THE FRUM WORLD Rabbi Dr. Shmuel D. Mandelman, Ph.D Educational Psychologist, Neuropsychologist, Private Practice Sendy Ornstein Founder, Relief Rabbi Moshe Weinberger Rav, Agudath Israel of Flatbush 13

14 FRIDAY MORNING 5:30 AM Tea Room GAZEBO LOUNGE & CAFE TERRACE 6:20-8:00am Shacharis INTERNATIONAL BALLROOMS, ATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR) 7:00 AM Breakfast VARIOUS DINING ROOMS: STATE, CAFE, GAZEBO, JP MORGAN (RABBANIM) 8:00 AM Siyum Daf Hashavua UPPER CAFE Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Gedola of Philadelphia 8:30 AM Daf Yomi ATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR) Rabbi Moshe Matz Director, Agudath Israel of Florida, Rav Aventura Shul 9:15 AM Conference of Synagogue Rabbonim of Agudath Israel (Closed Session) GREENWICH (CORRIDOR TO HOLIDAY INN) Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Gedola of Philadelphia Dr. David Pelcovitz Professor in Psychology, Azrieli Graduate School 10:15 AM Yarchei Kallah (shiur at 11:30) ATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR) HILCHOS KASHRUS Rabbi Moshe Heinemann Rav, Agudath Israel of Baltimore 9:45 AM Concurrent Sessions I CONCURRENT SESSIONS I 9:45 AM AM ECHAD: FIGHTING FOR THE KEDUSHAH OF ERETZ YISROEL INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST Rabbi Yitzchok Elefant Chief Rabbi Dimona, Chairman, Rabbanim L'Yisroel Dr. Irving Lebovics President, Agudath Israel of California Rabbi Menachem Levine Rav, Congregation Am Echad, San Jose 14

15 EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY: PRACTICAL BUSINESS HALACHA HARTFORD Rabbi Doniel Asher Kleinman Rav, Khal Nachlas Dovid Rabbi Ari Marburger Dayan, Beis Din Maysharim WOMEN OVERTURNING THE REVOLUTION: CONFRONTING THE DIGITAL AGE Mrs. Faigie Zelcer Founder and Director, Penimi 11:00 AM Concurrent Sessions II CONCURRENT SESSIONS II 11:00 AM KIRUV 24/7: POSITIVELY REACHING OUT TO THE WORLD AROUND US HARTFORD Gershon Fern Volunteer, Project Inspire Rabbi Bentzion Klatzko Founder, Shabbat.com, Senior Manager and Director, Olami Rabbi Chaim Sampson Founding Director, Project Inspire KIDDUSH HASHEM IN THE WORKPLACE, THE MARKETPLACE, AND BEYOND INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST Rabbi Moshe Bamberger Mashgiach Ruchani, Beis Medrash L'Talmud/ Lander College for Men, Kew Gardens Hills Rabbi Herschel Becker Rav, Young Israel of Kendall, Florida Rabbi Avrohom Neuberger Rav, Congregation Shaarei Tefillah, New Hempstead WOMEN NAVIGATING THE SECULAR WORKPLACE UNSCATHED Mrs. Chava Koenig Menaheles, Tehilas Bais Yaakov Mrs. Gitty Lefkowitz Senior Account Clerk, Town of Ramapo Mrs. Rivka Sender Senior Manager, KPMG 12:00 PM Lunch PREFUNCTION OF INTERNATIONAL WEST, GAZEBO, CAFE, JP MORGAN (RABBANIM) 15

16 EREV SHABBOS / KABBOLAS SHABBOS 2:30 PM Toameha / Refreshments GAZEBO LOUNGE 4:10 PM Licht Bentschen HOTEL ENTRANCE LOBBY 4:15 PM Mincha and Kabbolas Shabbos INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST & CENTRAL Yoily Polatseck Yoely Friedrich of the Zemiros Choir DRASHA Rabbi Elya Brudny Rosh Yeshiva, Mirrer Yeshiva, Brooklyn IMPORTANT: LICHT BENTSCHEN IS IN THE DESIGNATED AREAS IN THE HOTEL LOBBY. IT IS ABSOLUTELY PROHIBITED TO LIGHT CANDLES IN GUEST ROOMS OR ANYWHERE IN THE HOTEL OTHER THAN THE DESIGNATED AREAS. 4:15 PM Mincha and Kabbolas Shabbos - For Women INTRODUCTION Mrs. Shani Hager ADDRESS Rebbetzin Rivka Eichenstein Mechaneches, Bais Yaakov Intensive Seminary, Manhattan High School 5:30 PM Seudas Shabbos ASSIGNED DINING ROOMS (WEST, STATE, CAFE, GREENWICH, JP MORGAN, NATHAN HALE, HARTFORD NORTH) 16

17 FRIDAY NIGHT 8:45 PM Concurrent Sessions CONCURRENT SESSIONS 8:45 PM FIVE HARD QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK AND HOW BEST TO ADDRESS THEM INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST Rabbi Yaakov Bender Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Darchei Torah Rabbi Henoch Plotnik Rosh Mesivta, Yeshivas Me'or HaTorah, Chicago Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Senter Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Aderes HaTorah MODERATOR Yitzchok Fuchs Member, Board of Trustees, Agudath Israel of America SUCCESSFUL KIRUV : WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM CENTRAL Rabbi Ariel Shoshan Rav, Ahavas Torah, Scottsdale, AZ Rabbi Moshe Tussie Director of Outreach, Magen David, Kollel Shevet Ahim, Mexico MODERATOR Rabbi Chanan Gordon Chairman, LA Kiruv Coalition THE DIVINE GIFT: MAXIMIZING OUR APPRECIATION OF SHABBOS KODESH HARTFORD Rabbi Eytan Feiner Rav, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway Rabbi Chanoch Posy Morah D'Asrah, Khal Shaar Hashamayim, Rosh Yeshiva, Mesivta Yeshiva Torah Temima WOMEN MAKING SENSE OF A RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD Rebbetzin Aviva Feiner Rebbetzin, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway, Menaheles, Machon Basya Rochel Seminary Mrs. Chani Juravel LCSW Mechaneches, Lecturer and Therapist Mrs. Faigie Zelcer Founder and Director, Penimi MODERATOR Mrs. Aviva Hoch 9:30 PM Tea Room GAZEBO LOUNGE AND CAFE 17

18 10:00 PM Sheves Achim STATE BALLROOM Rabbi Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi Rosh HaYeshiva, Ateres Yisroel, Member, Moetzes Gedolei hatorah Rabbi Yaakov Reisman Long Island 10:00 PM Leil Shabbos Inspiration INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST & CENTRAL BRING OUT THE BEST WITHIN YOURSELF Rabbi Paysach Krohn Noted Mohel and Lecturer, Author, The Maggid Series SHABBOS MORNING 5:30 AM Early Morning Coffee Service / Breakfast GAZEBO LOUNGE 6:05 AM Shacharis K'Vasikin - Ashkenaz Kiddush for Vasikin Minyan REGISTRATION AREA 8:00 AM Shacharis - Sefard INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST & CENTRAL DRASHA Rabbi Aryeh Malkiel Kotler Rosh HaYeshiva, Beth Medrash Govoha, Lakewood 8:15 AM Shacharit - Edut Hamizrach KING DAVID (2ND FLOOR) 9:15 AM Daf Yomi Rabbi Yehoshua Gertzulin Rosh Yeshiva, Toras Eliyahu, Mexico City 10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions THE VIEW FROM THE PULPIT: CONTEMPORARY CHINUCH CHALLENGES HARTFORD Rabbi Yaakov Feitman Morah D'Asrah, Kehillas Bais Yehudah Tzvi Rabbi Ariel Shoshan Rav, Ahavas Torah, Scottsdale, AZ Q AND A WITH RAV SHMUEL SHLITA Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Gedola of Philadelphia 10:45 AM Kiddush STATE BALLROOM PRE-FUNCTION AREA (MEN ONLY), GAZEBO, CAFE FOYER, AND REGISTRATION AREA 18

19 11:30 AM SHABBOS KEYNOTE INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST AND CENTRAL LIVING BNEI TORAH LIVES IN THE WORKING WORLD Rabbi Yosef Elefant R"M, Yeshivas Mir, Yerushalayim Rabbi Eli Herzka Rav, Khal Meor Chaim CHAIRMAN Ronnie Wilheim President, Communicare Health Services 12:30 PM Seudas Shabbos ASSIGNED DINING ROOMS (WEST, STATE, CAFE, GREENWICH, JP MORGAN, NATHAN HALE, HARTFORD NORTH) SHABBOS AFTERNOON 2:00 PM Tea Room GAZEBO LOUNGE & CAFE TERRACE 2:45 PM Concurrent Sessions BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: EXPLORING DIFFICULT FAMILY ISSUES INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM CENTRAL Rabbi Doniel Asher Kleinman Rav, Khal Nachlas Dovid Rabbi Chanoch Posy Morah D'Asrah, Khal Shaar Hashamayim, Rosh Yeshiva, Mesivta Yeshiva Torah Temima CHINUCH - THE ROLE OF THE MECHANECH, THE ROLE OF THE PARENT NATHAN HALE Rabbi Meir Braunstein Rav, Agudath Israel of Long Island Rabbi Henoch Plotnik Rosh Mesivta, Yeshivas Me'or HaTorah, Chicago WOMEN LIVING LIVES OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES HARTFORD Mrs. Zahava Farbman MSW Associate Director, Project Chai Mrs. Leba Schwebel Lecturer and Speaker 3:50 PM Mincha INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST & CENTRAL 19

20 SHOLOSH SEUDOS- 4:20 PM Men - English INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST Rabbi Aharon Feldman Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshivas Ner Yisroel, Baltimore Rabbi Shimon Alster Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Gedola of Cliffwood, Rav, Bais Medrash Torah U'Tefilah Rabbi Yisroel Mantel Morah D'Asrah, Khal Adas Yeshurun CHAIRMAN Rabbi Eliyahu Simcha Bamberger Director, Daf Yomi Commission, Agudath Israel of America Men - Yiddish STATE BALLROOM Rabbi Yosef Frankel Vyelopoler Rebbe Rabbi Yosef Eichenstein Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Rabeinu Yaakov Yosef, Edison Rabbi Eliezer Dovid Rapaport Rav, Congregation Zichron Avrohom Yaakov CHAIRMAN Rabbi Avrohom Nisan Perl Director, Commission on Torah Projects, Agudath Israel of America Men - Lefkowitz Leadership Initiative KING DAVID (2ND FLOOR) Rabbi Eytan Feiner Rav, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway Rabbi Yaakov Feitman Morah D'Asrah, Kehillas Bais Yehudah Tzvi CHAIRMAN Rabbi Shai Markowitz Director, Lefkowitz Leadership Initiative, Agudath Israel of America Women INTRODUCTION Mrs. Naomi Tessler ADDRESS Mrs. Chani Juravel LCSW Mechaneches, Lecturer and Therapist 5:40 PM Maariv and Havdalah 20

21 MOTZOEI SHABBOS 6:30 PM Hospitality / Tea Room GAZEBO LOUNGE & CAFE TERRACE 7:15 PM Pirchei Agudath Israel Avos U'Bonim KING DAVID (2ND FLOOR) ADDRESS Rabbi Yosef Frankel Vyelopoler Rebbe GREETINGS Rabbi Labish Becker Executive Director, Agudath Israel of America 7:15 PM Concurrent Sessions CONCURRENT SESSIONS 7:15 PM NAVIGATING THE WORLD OF A TEENAGER: PARENTAL PARAMETERS HARTFORD Rabbi Henoch Plotnik Rosh Mesivta, Yeshivas Me'or HaTorah, Chicago Rabbi Chaim Zvi Senter Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Aderes HaTorah LEARNING LIFE LESSONS FROM GEDOLEI TORAH: RAV AHARON KOTLER, RAV MORDECHAI GIFTER JP MORGAN Rabbi Moshe Heinemann Rav, Agudath Israel of Baltimore Rabbi Yaakov Reisman Long Island MODERATOR Rabbi Avi Shafran Director of Public Affairs, Agudath Israel of America PROTECTING JEWISH VALUES WHEN SOCIETY S VALUES CHANGE NATHAN HALE Rabbi Abba Cohen Vice President for Federal Affairs, Washington Director and Counsel, Agudath Israel of America Avi Schick Partner, Troutman, Sanders MODERATOR Rabbi Yitz Frank Director, Agudath Israel of Ohio 7:30 PM Yarchei Kallah ATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR) זהירות במאכלות אסורות ועיקר עבודות עשרת ימי תשובה Rabbi Eytan Feiner Rav, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway 21

22 MOTZOEI SHABBOS KEYNOTE 8:00 PM Agudah Live CAFE TERRACE INTERVIEWS, RECAP AND MORE FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER HOSTS Rabbi Avi Schnall Director, Agudath Israel of America New Jersey Office Rabbi Shai Markowitz Director, Lefkowitz Leadership Initiative, Agudath Israel of America 8:30 PM KEYNOTE SESSION INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM Rabbi Yaakov Perlow Novominsker Rebbe, Rosh Agudas Yisroel Rabbi Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi Rosh HaYeshiva, Ateres Yisroel, Member, Moetzes Gedolei hatorah Rabbi Uri Deutsch Rav, Forest Park Shul, Lakewood AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATION The Agudah Moving Forward Shlomo Werdiger Chairman, Agudath Israel Board of Trustees Rabbi Shlomo Gertzulin Executive Vice President for Finance & Administration, Agudath Israel of America Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel Executive Vice President, Agudath Israel of America CONVENTION CHAIRMAN Shimon Lefkowitz Member, Agudath Israel Board of Trustees 11:00 PM Agudah Live CAFE TERRACE INTERVIEWS, RECAP AND MORE FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER HOSTS Rabbi Avi Schnall Director, Agudath Israel of America New Jersey Office Rabbi Shai Markowitz Director, Lefkowitz Leadership Initiative, Agudath Israel of America 11:00 PM Melave Malka ASSIGNED DINING ROOMS: CROWNE, STATE, CAFE, JP MORGAN, NATHAN HALE, HARTFORD 11:30 PM Post Melave Malka Dessert INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST & CENTRAL RUACH AND ZEMIROS 22

23 SUNDAY MORNING 6:00 AM Hospitality / Tea Room GAZEBO LOUNGE & CAFE TERRACE 6:20-8:00am Shacharis INTERNATIONAL BALLROOMS AND ATRIUM CONFERENCE #3 (2ND FLOOR) 7:15 AM Breakfast STATE SOUTH, INTERNATIONAL WEST, CAFE 7:30 AM Daf Yomi ATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR) Rabbi Eliezer Jacobowitz Maggid Shiur Daf Yomi, Passaic 8:00 AM Breakfast: Daf Yomi Siyum STATE BALLROOM NORTH DAF YOMI SIYUM: MESECHES MENACHOS WORLDWIDE BROADCAST Rabbi Shlomo Besser Rav, Congregation Bnei Israel Chaim Yossi Gleiberman Daf Yomi Maggid Shiur Rabbi Eytan Feiner Rav, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway

24 SUNDAY MORNING Concurrent Sessions 10:00 AM CONCURRENT SESSIONS 10:00 AM THE EVER-CHANGING NEXUS OF HALACHA AND TECHNOLOGY: HOME APPLIANCES ETC. NATHAN HALE Rabbi Efraim Friedman Halachic Appliance Expert, Beth Medrash Govoha Rabbi Tzvi Herman All Make Appliance, Lakewood, NJ Rabbi Tzvi Ortner Rav De Khal Linath Hatzedek ADVOCACY MADE SIMPLE: HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE A Presentation By Agudah s Government Affairs Team HARTFORD Rabbi Abba Cohen Vice President for Government Affairs, Washington Director and Counsel, Agudath Israel of America Rabbi Yitz Frank Director, Agudath Israel of Ohio Rabbi Yisroel Gelb Director, Agudath Israel of California Rabbi Moshe Matz Executive Director, Agudath Israel of Florida, Rav of Aventura Shul, Florida Rabbi Ariel Sadwin Director, Agudath Israel of Maryland Rabbi Avi Schnall Director, Agudath Israel of America New Jersey Office Rabbi Yeruchim Silber Director of New York Government Relations, Agudath Israel of America Rabbi Shlomo Soroka Director of Government Affairs, Agudath Israel of Illinois MODERATOR Rabbi A.D. Motzen National Director for State Relations, Agudath Israel of America WOMEN AN HOUR WITH THE RABBI AND REBBETZIN INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM CENTRAL Rebbetzin Aviva Feiner Rebbetzin, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway, Menaheles, Machon Basya Rochel Seminary Rabbi Eytan Feiner Rav, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway 24

25 11:30 AM CLOSING KEYNOTE SESSION INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST AND CENTRAL TECHNOLOGY: ARE WE LOSING OUR MINDS (AND OUR KIDS) TO OUR MACHINES? Rabbi Yosef Elefant R"M, Yeshivas Mir, Yerushalayim Dr. David Pelcovitz Professor in Psychology, Azrieli Graduate School MODERATOR Rabbi Labish Becker Executive Director, Agudath Israel of America 1:00 PM Mincha INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST AND CENTRAL 1:15 PM Farewell Hospitality 25

26 AGUDAH WOMEN OF AMERICA - HIGHLIGHTS THURSDAY EVENING 6:30 PM Shul Rebbetzins' Conference (Closed Session) FISKE (2ND FLOOR) AN APPROACH TO CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES: UNDERSTANDING THE ROOT CAUSES Mrs. Faigie Zelcer Founder and Director, Penimi FRIDAY MORNING 9:45 AM Concurrent Sessions I OVERTURNING THE REVOLUTION: CONFRONTING THE DIGITAL AGE Mrs. Faigie Zelcer Founder and Director, Penimi 11:00 AM Concurrent Sessions II NAVIGATING THE SECULAR WORKPLACE UNSCATHED Mrs. Chava Koenig Menaheles, Tehilas Bais Yaakov Mrs. Gitty Lefkowitz Senior Account Clerk, Town of Ramapo Mrs. Rivka Sender Senior Manager, KPMG EREV SHABBOS / KABBOLAS SHABBOS 4:10 PM Licht Bentschen HOTEL ENTRANCE LOBBY 4:15 PM Mincha and Kabbolas Shabbos - For Women INTRODUCTION Mrs. Shani Hager ADDRESS Rebbetzin Rivka Eichenstein Mechaneches, Bais Yaakov Intensive Seminary, Manhattan High School 26

27 AGUDAH WOMEN OF AMERICA - HIGHLIGHTS FRIDAY NIGHT 8:45 PM Concurrent Sessions A LOOK AT CONTEMPORARY HASHKAFIC ISSUES Rebbetzin Aviva Feiner Rebbetzin, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway, Menaheles, Machon Basya Rochel Seminary Mrs. Chani Juravel LCSW Mechaneches, Lecturer and Therapist Mrs. Faigie Zelcer Founder and Director, Penimi MODERATOR Mrs. Aviva Hoch SHABBOS AFTERNOON 2:45 PM Concurrent Sessions LIVING LIVES OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES HARTFORD Mrs. Zahava Farbman MSW Associate Director, Project Chai Mrs. Leba Schwebel Lecturer and Speaker SHOLOSH SEUDOS 4:20 PM Women INTRODUCTION Mrs. Naomi Tessler ADDRESS Mrs. Chani Juravel LCSW Mechaneches, Lecturer and Therapist 27

28 SWIMMING AND HEALTH CLUB SCHEDULE Children under 18 must be supervised by an adult. THURSDAY 10:30AM - 12:00 PM WOMEN 12:30 PM - 3:15 PM MEN 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM WOMEN 8:45 PM - 10:00 PM TEEN GIRLS 10:30 PM - 1:00 AM MEN FRIDAY 5:30 AM - 8:30 AM MEN 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM WOMEN 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM MEN SATURDAY 5:30 AM - 9:30 AM MEN 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM WOMEN 11:00 PM - 1:30 AM MEN SUNDAY 5:30 AM - 8:30 AM MEN 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM WOMEN WOMEN S SIMCHA HOUR AND EXERCISE Dancercise, Jumba, Reboot & Refresh See flyer in your Convention Bag By Chaiyke Davidowitz Bring proper attire LOCATION THURSDAY 6:30 PM -7:30 PM JUMBA HEALTH CLUB FRIDAY 9:30 AM -10:30 AM YELL4 YOGA HEALTH CLUB 2:15 PM -3:15 PM MAMACIZE (W/ BABY) FISKE MOTZOEI SHABBOS 6:30 PM -7:30 PM AQUA DYNAMICS HEALTH CLUB 28