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1 . 93 vehrntc ktrah,sudt Agudath Israel of America 93 rd National Convention ל fסלu d - iuaj, ga ו November 12-15, 2015 CONVENTION PROGRAM & GUEST INFORMATION CONVENTION THEME LEADERSHIP YOURSELF. YOUR FAMILY. YOUR COMMUNITY. STAMFORD Binyomin Berger Convention Chairman Rabbi Yitz Frank Convention Coordinator

2 Thank you for downloading this electronic PDF version of the Convention Program. This PDF file works best when saved into an app such as Adobe Acrobat or Good Reader. Use the Table of Contents on page 3 to quickly navigate to any section/day. Just click on the bottom page number of each page to return back to the Table of Contents. Please send comments/ suggestions to info@goldingdesign.com. Convention Coordination: EVENT COORDINATOR - FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS PUBLIC RELATIONS - SALES & MARKETING ALL CONVENTION MATERIAL DESIGNED BY:

3 . 93 Inside DAILY ZMANIM 4 FLOOR PLAN 5 2ND FLOOR 6 THURSDAY EVENING 7 THURSDAY NIGHT 8 THURSDAY NIGHT KEYNOTE 9 THURSDAY NIGHT - POST KEYNOTE 10 FRIDAY MORNING 11 EREV SHABBOS / KABBOLAS SHABBOS 12 FRIDAY NIGHT 13 SHABBOS MORNING 14 SHABBOS AFTERNOON 15 MOTZOEI SHABBOS 17 MOTZOEI SHABBOS KEYNOTE 18 SUNDAY MORNING 18 IMPORTANT DEPARTURE INFORMATION 20 AGUDAH WOMEN OF AMERICA-HIGHLIGHTS 21 LEFKOWITZ LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE 23 SWIMMING AND HEALTH CLUB SCHEDULE 24 3

4 Daily Zmanim DAILY ZMANIM Times accurate at Stamford, Connecticut from Myzmanim.com 4

5 Crowne Plaza Stamford Floor Plan North South STATE BALLROOM State Prefunction East Central West ETHAN JP MORGAN AGUDAH CONVEN- TION OFFICE LIBRARY COAT ROOM International Prefunction NATHAN HALE GAZEBO LOUNGE TEA North South HARTFORD CAFE TO PARK- POOL & HEALTH CLUB EXHIBITION AREA CROWN BALLROOM ELEVATORS REGISTRATION FRONT DESK International Ballroom 5

6 2nd Floor HI GREAT ROOM GREEN- WICH HI EXPRESS LOBBY KITCH- EN KOSHER SOOSH SALON & SPA OFFICE OFFICE HOTEL EN- CAR RENTAL GUEST ROOMS ATRIUM Conference Room 3 ATRIUM Conference Room 1 GUEST ROOMS FISKE WEBSTER TWAIN BEDFORD SECOND FLOOR Beis Medrash Press Room DAF YOMI ATRIUM Conference Room 2 6

7 Convention Schedule Thursday Evening 4:00 PM Check In and Registration FRONT DESK 4:00 PM Tea Room / Hospitality Center Opens ATRIUM GAZEBO 4:25 PM Mincha ATRIUM CONFERENCE #3 (2ND FL) 5:20 PM Maariv BALLROOM EAST PRE-FUNCTION AREA AND ATRIUM CONFERENCE #3 (2ND FL) 5:30 PM Dinner VARIOUS DINING ROOMS PLEASE NOTE: All meals besides Friday Lunch, Seudos Shabbos and Melava Malka are open seating. 5:30 PM Pirchei Agudath Israel Annual Directors' Dinner TWAIN (2ND FL) ADDRESS Rabbi Ariel Shoshan Rav, Ahavas Torah, Scottsdale, AZ 7

8 Thursday Night C O N C U R R E N T S E S S I O N S 6:30 PM Concurrent Sessions The Leadership Lounge: A Candid Conversation CROWNE BALLROOM Yisroel Besser Contributing Editor, Mishpacha Magazine Rabbi Ronnie Greenwald Director, Camp Sternberg, Dean, Bnot Chaya Academy Charlie Harary Lecturer and Business Executive Rabbi Yaakov Salomon, LCSW Psychotherapist, Writer and Lecturer Marriage Redefined: Should I Care? ETHAN ALLEN Rabbi Abba Cohen Vice President for Federal Affairs, Washington Director and Counsel, Agudath Israel of America Rabbi Avi Shafran Director of Public Affairs, Agudath Israel of America Eric Stern Attorney, Sack & Sack Growing Pains Responding To Challenges of the Explosive Expansion of Our Communities NATHAN HALE Rabbi Avrohom Jaffe Executive Director, SBCO Rabbi Shmuel Lefkowitz Vice President for Community Services, Agudath Israel of America Rabbi Avraham Binyamin Spira Activist, Jersey City Initiative 7:30 PM Bnos Agudath Israel Leadership Event HOLIDAY INN GREAT ROOM ADDRESS Rabbi Labish Becker Executive Director, Agudath Israel of America 7:45 PM Maariv INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST 8

9 Thursday Night 8:00 PM Keynote Session INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM How to Lead and When to Follow Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Gedolah of Philadelphia Rabbi Elya Brudny Rosh Yeshiva, Mirrer Yeshiva, Brooklyn Dayan Yonason Abraham Dayan, London Beis Din Rabbi Ephraim Eliyahu Shapiro Rav, Congregation Shaaray Tefilah, North Miami Beach, FL AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATION IGNITING THE FIRE WITHIN CHAIRMAN Raphael Zucker Member, Board of Trustees, Agudath Israel of America 10:00 PM Tea Room ATRIUM GAZEBO AND CAFE STATE BALLROOM (MEN ONLY) 10:15 PM Yarchei Kallah ATRIUM CONFERENCE #3 (2ND FL) Electronic Eyes and Motion Detectors Rabbi Chaim Schabes Rav, Congregation Knesses Yisroel, New Hempstead 9

10 Thursday Night - Post Keynote C O N C U R R E N T S E S S I O N S 10:15 PM Concurrent Sessions Klal Talks: 1 Question, 5 Personalities CROWNE BALLROOM Moshe Bane Senior Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP, OU Executive Committee Shrage Goldschmidt General Counsel, Cammeby's International, Ltd. Rabbi Aaron Kotler President, Beth Medrash Govoha Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz Editor and Publisher, Yated Ne'eman of America Rabbi Avi Neuberger Rav, Congregation Shaarei Tefilah of New Hempstead MODERATOR Rabbi Avi Schnall Director, Agudath Israel of New Jersey Kasheh Zivugo Shel Adam: Eitza V'Soshia INTERNATIONAL EAST Rabbi Chaim Schmerler Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshivas Orysah, Yerushalayim Rabbi Moshe Meir Ornstein Shadchan Avi Stern Shadchan Who Is In Charge? Hadracha in Everyday Relationships; Q & A ETHAN ALLEN Rabbi Yosef Viener Rav, Congregation Shaar HaShomayim, Monsey Sandwiched! Handling the Stress of The Middle Generation NATHAN HALE Rabbi Moshe Tuvia Lieff Rav, Agudath Israel Bais Binyomin Rabbi Dr. Yitzchok Lob Psy.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice, Chicago, IL Business Leadership: Branding and Finding Yourself HARTFORD SOUTH Rabbi Naphtali Hoff President, Impactful Coaching & Consulting Herschel Leiner Founder & President, H. LEINER & CO. 10

11 Friday Morning 5:30 AM Tea Room ATRIUM GAZEBO 6:00-8:00 AM Shacharis INTERNATIONAL BALLROOMS AND ATRIUM CONFERENCE #3 (2ND FL) 8:00 AM Breakfast VARIOUS DINING ROOMS 8:30 AM Daf Yomi - Sotah 18 ATRIUM BOARDROOM #1 (2ND FL) Rabbi Moshe Matz Executive Director, Agudath Israel of Florida, Rav, Aventura Shul, Florida 8:45 AM Conference of Synagogue Rabbonim of Agudath Israel Breakfast GREENWICH (CORRIDOR TO HOLIDAY INN) 9:45 AM Yarchei Kallah ATRIUM CONFERENCE #3 (2ND FL) Kilayim B'Titzis: Special Hachanah Shiur for Yerushalayim Yarchei Kallah Rabbi Meir Hershkowitz Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Bais Binyomin, Stamford C O N C U R R E N T S E S S I O N S 9:45 AM Concurrent Sessions I Impact: Setting SMART Goals ETHAN ALLEN Rabbi Naphtali Hoff President, Impactful Coaching & Consulting "Triumph of the Spirit" Inspiring Film about the Life & Legacy of HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel zt"l NATHAN HALE FOR WOMEN Balancing the Needs of Children at Different Ages and Stages INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM CENTRAL Rebbetzin Rivka Eichenstein Mechaneches, Bais Yaakov HS and Intensive Seminary, Manhattan HS, Reenas Bais Yaakov Rabbi Doniel Frank, LMFT Marriage and Family Therapist Mrs. Rosie Golding, LCSW Monsey, NY and JFS Clifton, NJ 11

12 C O N C U R R E N T S E S S I O N S 11:00 AM Concurrent Sessions II Day In and Day Out: Keeping Our Tefillos Fresh and Effective ETHAN ALLEN Rabbi Heshy Kleinman Founder, V'Ani Tefillah Foundation, Author, Praying With Fire Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss Rav, Agudath Israel of Staten Island Free Session! Ask the Therapist Any Parenting Question NATHAN HALE Rabbi Yaakov Salomon, LCSW Psychotherapist, Writer and Lecturer FOR WOMEN Beyond the Filter: Understanding the Perils and Pitfalls of Social and Electronic Media INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM, CENTRAL Rebbetzin Zlata Press Principal, Bnos Leah Prospect Park Yeshiva Mrs. Anne Jaroslawicz Owner, Ad Infinitum Media Group 12:30 PM Lunch ASSIGNED DINING ROOMS Erev Shabbos / Kabbolas Shabbos 2:30 PM Toameah / Refreshments ATRIUM GAZEBO 4:10 PM Licht Bentschen HOTEL ENTRANCE LOBBY 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. 4:20 PM Mincha and Kabbolas Shabbos INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST, CENTRAL Rabbi Shloime Mandel Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva of Brooklyn 4:20 PM Mincha and Kabbolas Shabbos - For Women CROWNE BALLROOM The Women's Role in Leadership Rebbetzin Dinah Fink Director, Lechu V'Nelcha 6:00 PM Seudas Shabbos ASSIGNED DINING ROOMS 12

13 Friday Night C O N C U R R E N T S E S S I O N S 8:15 PM Concurrent Sessions Eisav Soneh L'Yaakov: Contemporary Anti-Semitism Through a Torah Lens ETHAN ALLEN Dayan Yonason Abraham Dayan, London Beis Din Rabbi Abba Cohen Vice President for Federal Affairs, Washington Director and Counsel, Agudath Israel of America Outer Limits: Are the Boundaries of Orthodoxy Being Breached? NATHAN HALE Rabbi Aharon Feldman Rosh HaYeshiva, Ner Yisroel, Baltimore Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva of Greater Washington-Tiferes Gedaliah Chanoch L'Naar Al Pi Darko: Chinuch HaBonim in Challenging Times INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST Rabbi Asher Sabo Menahel, Yeshiva Torah Vodaas Rabbi Moshe Weinberger Rav, Agudath Israel of Flatbush FOR WOMEN Mishpacha Matters: Q & A with the Rebbetzins CROWNE BALLROOM Rebbetzin Leah Feldman Sadigura Rebbetzin 9:30 PM Sheves Achim STATE BALLROOM Sadigura Rebbe Chaver, Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, Eretz Yisroel 9:30 PM Oneg Shabbos / Tea Room ATRIUM GAZEBO AND CAFE 10:00 PM Leil Shabbos with the Maggid INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST, CENTRAL Giving: Leading Up To Geulah Rabbi Paysach Krohn Mohel and Lecturer, Author, The Maggid Series 13

14 Shabbos Morning 5:30 AM Early Morning Coffee Service / Breakfast ATRIUM GAZEBO 5:55 AM Shacharis K Vasikin Ashkenaz CROWNE BALLROOM Kiddush for Vasikin Minyan CAFE 7:00 AM Daf Yomi - Sotah 19 ATRIUM BOARDROOM #1 (2ND FL) Rabbi Shlomo Besser Rav, Congregation Bnei Israel Chaim 8:00 AM Shacharis Sefard INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST, CENTRAL DRASHA Rabbi Yosef Frankel Vyelopoler Rebbe Kiddush for Sefard Minyan INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST PRE-FUNCTION AREA (MEN ONLY) ATRIUM GAZEBO AND CAFE SPONSORED BY THE CROWNE PLAZA, STAMFORD C O N C U R R E N T S E S S I O N S 10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions - Following Vasikin Minyan Kiddush The View from the Pulpit: Parenting and Shalom Bayis Insights ETHAN ALLEN Rabbi Yaakov Robinson Rav, Beis Medrash Mikor Hachaim, Executive Director, Midwest Agudas Yisroel Council of Synagogue Rabbanim Rabbi Moshe Weinberger Rav, Agudath Israel of Flatbush Chumash Shiur: Yaakov and Esav: Surviving the Arms Race and the Open Arms Danger NATHAN HALE Dayan Yonason Abraham Dayan, London Beis Din From Good to Great: Becoming Better People and Better Jews CROWNE BALLROOM Rabbi Mordechai Becher Senior Lecturer, Gateways Rabbi Dr. Yitzchok Lob Psy.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice, Chicago, IL 14

15 11:30 AM Mini-Keynote V'Yadata Ki Shalom Ohalecha: Achieving Harmony in the Home INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST Rabbi Moshe Heineman Rav, Agudath Israel of Baltimore Rabbi Eytan Feiner Rav, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway CHAIRMAN Rabbi Labish Becker Executive Director, Agudath Israel of America Changing Ourselves and Those Around Us CROWNE BALLROOM Rabbi Dr. Yitzchok Lob Psy.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice, Chicago, IL Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein Menahel, Ohr Naava, Ateres Naava, Bnot Chaya Academy for Girls CHAIRMAN Rabbi Yonah Feinstein Director of Special Projects, Agudath Israel of America 12:30 PM Seudas Shabbos CONCURRENT SESSIONS 3:00 PM ASSIGNED DINING ROOMS Shabbos Afternoon 2:00 PM Tea Room ATRIUM GAZEBO Concurrent Sessions The Art of Leadership: Developing the Leader Within ETHAN ALLEN Rabbi Mordechai Becher Senior Lecturer, Gateways Rabbi Yosef Sonnenschein Rav, Kahal B'nai Shalom, Waterbury, CT Raising a Leader for Today's World NATHAN HALE Rabbi Ariel Shoshan Rav, Ahavas Torah, Scottsdale, AZ Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein Menahel, Ohr Naava, Ateres Naava, Bnot Chaya Academy for Girls Everlasting Marriage in a Disposable World HARTFORD NORTH Rabbi Moshe Weinberger Rav, Agudath Israel of Flatbush Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss Rav, Agudath Israel of Staten Island 15

16 3:50 PM Mincha INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST, CENTRAL Sholosh Seudos Men English INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST Rabbi Aharon Feldman Rosh HaYeshiva, Ner Yisroel, Baltimore Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva of Greater Washington-Tiferes Gedaliah Rabbi Yaakov Reisman Rav, Agudath Israel of Long Island S H O L O S H S E U D O S 4:20 PM CHAIRMAN Rabbi Ariel Sadwin Director, Agudath Israel of Maryland Men Yiddish STATE BALLROOM Rabbi Dov Yaffa Mashgiach, Yeshivas Knesses Chizkiyahu, K'far Chassidim Rabbi Aharon Dovid Goldberg Rosh HaYeshiva, Telshe Yeshiva, Cleveland Rabbi Eliezer Dovid Rapaport Rav, Congregation Zichron Avrohom Yaakov Rabbi Dovid Schustal Rosh HaYeshiva, Beth Medrash Gavoha, Lakewood CHAIRMAN Rabbi Avrohom Nisan Perl Director, Torah Projects Commission, Agudath Israel of America Men Lefkowitz Leadership Initiative Rabbi Eytan Feiner Rav, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway Rabbi Sheftel Neuberger President, Yeshivas Ner Yisroel, Baltimore HARTFORD NORTH CHAIRMAN Yoily Edelstein Member, Board of Trustees, Agudath Israel of America Women CROWNE BALLROOM The Balancing Act: Ourselves, Our Families, Our Frumkeit Rebbetzin Aviva Feiner Rebbetzin, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway, Menaheles, Machon Basya Rochel Seminary INTRODUCTION Mrs. Naomi Tessler 5:50 PM Maariv and Havdalah 16

Motzoei Shabbos 6:30 PM Hospitality / Tea Room ATRIUM GAZEBO 7:00 PM Pirchei Agudath Israel Avos U'Bonim HOLIDAY INN GREAT ROOM 7:15 PM Yarchei Kallah ATRIUM CONFERENCE #3 (2ND FL) Is Shabbos an

17 Motzoei Shabbos 6:30 PM Hospitality / Tea Room ATRIUM GAZEBO 7:00 PM Pirchei Agudath Israel Avos U'Bonim HOLIDAY INN GREAT ROOM 7:15 PM Yarchei Kallah ATRIUM CONFERENCE #3 (2ND FL) Is Shabbos an Agunah? The Challenge of Modern Technology in Meleches Machsheves Rabbi Shlomo Gottesman Editor, Yishurun C O N C U R R E N T S E S S I O N S 7:15 PM Concurrent Sessions Shidduchim: You Can Make A Difference ETHAN ALLEN Rabbi Paysach Krohn Mohel and Lecturer, Author, The Maggid Series Gentle (and Successful) Outreach with Q & A NATHAN HALE Rabbi Mordechai Becher Senior Lecturer, Gateways Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva of Greater Washington- Tiferes Gedaliah Klal Matters: Why Should I Care About The Tzibur? HARTFORD Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein Menahel, Ohr Naava, Ateres Naava, Bnot Chaya Academy for Girls LEADERSHIP YOURSELF. YOUR FAMILY. YOUR COMMUNITY. 17

18 Motzoei Shabbos 8:30 PM Keynote Session INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM Novominsker Rebbe (via video) Rosh Agudas Yisroel Rabbi Uren Reich Rosh HaYeshiva, Woodlake Village Sadigura Rebbe Chaver, Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, Eretz Yisroel Rabbi David Ozeri Rav, Congregation Yad Yosef Rabbi Yosef C. Golding Chief Operating Officer, Agudath Israel of America 11:00 PM Melave Malka ASSIGNED DINING ROOMS 11:30 PM Post Melava Malka Ruach INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST, CENTRAL Rabbi Baruch Levine Simcha Leiner Sunday Morning 6:00 AM Hospitality / Tea Room ATRIUM GAZEBO 6:00-8:00 AM Shacharis INTERNATIONAL BALLROOMS AND ATRIUM CONFERENCE #3 (2ND FL) 8:15 AM Breakfast AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATION AGUDATH ISRAEL: HERE FOR YOU, TOGETHER Rabbi Shlomo Gertzulin Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration, Agudath Israel of America Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel Executive Vice President, Agudath Israel of America Binyomin Berger Convention Chairman VARIOUS DINING ROOMS 8:45 AM Agudah Women of America Breakfast GREENWICH (CORRIDOR TO HOLIDAY INN) Mrs. Matti Atlas Vice President, Agudah Women of America Mrs. Aliza Grund President, Agudah Women of America 18

19 Sunday Morning cont 9:00 AM Daf Yomi - Sotah 20 ATRIUM BOARDROOM #1 (2ND FL) Rabbi Dovid Merling Rav, Agudath Israel of Montreal 9:00 AM Inspiring New Film NATHAN HALE "Triumph of the Spirit" Film about the Life & Legacy of HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel zt"l 10:15 AM Yarchei Kallah ATRIUM CONFERENCE #3 (2ND FL) הולך אל דרום וסובב אל צפון Websites and Drone Delivery on Shabbos Rabbi Avrohom Lefkowitz Rav, Kollel Bnei Torah, Lakewood C O N C U R R E N T S E S S I O N S 10:15 AM Concurrent Sessions Profiles in Leadership: Rabbi Avrohom Pam zt"l ETHAN ALLEN Dayan Yonason Abraham Dayan, London Beis Din The Growing Political Force of the Orthodox Community: Opportunities and Responsibilities NATHAN HALE Rabbi AD Motzen National Director of State Relations, Agudath Israel of America Help! I Want to Change the World But Don't Know Where To Turn HARTFORD NORTH Rabbi Benzion Klatzko North American College Outreach Education Director, Olami, Founder, Shabbat.com FOR WOMEN Q & A with the Rabbi and Rebbetzin: Improving Our Relationships INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM, CENTRAL Rabbi Eytan Feiner Rav, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway Rebbetzin Aviva Feiner Rebbetzin, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway, Menaheles, Machon Basya Rochel Seminary 19

20 11:30 AM Closing Keynote Session INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST, CENTRAL "OTD": Why Is It Happening And What Can We Do About It? Rabbi Mordechai Becher Senior Lecturer, Gateways Rabbi Moshe Tuvia Lieff Rav, Agudath Israel Bais Binyomin Rabbi Dr. Yitzchok Lob Psy.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice, Chicago, IL MODERATOR Rabbi Avi Shafran Director of Public Affairs, Agudath Israel of America 1:15 PM Mincha IMPORTANT DEPARTURE INFORMATION As outside guests will be checking in on Sunday afternoon, the hotel management has requested that, if possible, you have your luggage removed from your room and placed in your car early Sunday morning. This will expedite your checkout and avoid delays after lunch. KEY RETURNS INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST, CENTRAL 1:30 PM Farewell Hospitality CROWNE BALLROOM AND STATE BALLROOM Upon checking out, you must return any manual keys you have received. The hotel will assess a $25 charge for any manual key not returned upon check-out, as it will be necessary to install a new lock on your door. CHECKING OUT, SETTLING YOUR BILL Prior to leaving, please be sure to check out at the front desk of the hotel and pay any miscellaneous charges incurred. In addition, if you have not yet settled your convention bill, please come to the Agudah Convention office (JP Morgan) on the Lobby Level of the hotel prior to your departure. HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME! 20

21 AGUDAH WOMEN OF AMERICA-HIGHLIGHTS Friday Morning 9:45 AM Concurrent Sessions I Balancing the Needs of Children at Different Ages and Stages INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM CENTRAL Rebbetzin Rivka Eichenstein Mechaneches, Bais Yaakov HS and Intensive Seminary, Manhattan HS, Reenas Bais Yaakov Rabbi Doniel Frank, LMFT Marriage and Family Therapist Mrs. Rosie Golding, LCSW Monsey, NY and JFS Clifton, NJ 11:00 AM Concurrent Sessions II Beyond the Filter: Understanding the Perils and Pitfalls of Social and Electronic Media INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM, CENTRAL Rebbetzin Zlata Press Principal, Bnos Leah Prospect Park Yeshiva Mrs. Anne Jaroslawicz Owner, Ad Infinitum Media Group Erev Shabbos / Kabbolas Shabbos 4:20 PM Mincha and Kabbolas Shabbos CROWNE BALLROOM The Women's Role in Leadership Rebbetzin Dinah Fink Director, Lechu V'Nelcha Friday Night 8:15 PM Concurrent Sessions Mishpacha Matters: Q & A with the Rebbetzins CROWNE BALLROOM Rebbetzin Leah Feldman Sadigura Rebbetzin 21

22 AGUDAH WOMEN OF AMERICA-HIGHLIGHTS - CONT Shabbos Afternoon 4:20 PM Sholosh Seudos CROWNE BALLROOM The Balancing Act: Ourselves, Our Families, Our Frumkeit Rebbetzin Aviva Feiner Rebbetzin, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway, Menaheles, Machon Basya Rochel Seminary INTRODUCTION Mrs. Naomi Tessler Sunday Morning 8:45 AM Agudah Women of America Breakfast GREENWICH (CORRIDOR TO HOLIDAY INN) Mrs. Matti Atlas Vice President, Agudah Women of America Mrs. Aliza Grund President, Agudah Women of America 10:15 AM Concurrent Sessions Q & A with the Rabbi and Rebbetzin: Improving Our Relationships INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM, CENTRAL Rabbi Eytan Feiner Rav, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway Rebbetzin Aviva Feiner Rebbetzin, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway, Menaheles, Machon Basya Rochel Seminary 22

23 LEFKOWITZ LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE Thursday Night 6:30 PM Concurrent Sessions The Leadership Lounge: A Candid Conversation CROWNE BALLROOM Yisroel Besser Contributing Editor, Mishpacha Magazine Rabbi Ronnie Greenwald Director, Camp Sternberg, Dean, Bnot Chaya Academy Charlie Harary Lecturer and Business Executive Rabbi Yaakov Salomon, LCSW Psychotherapist, Writer and Lecturer 10:15 PM Concurrent Sessions Klal Talks: 1 Question, 5 Personalities CROWNE BALLROOM Moshe Bane Senior Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP, OU Executive Committee Shrage Goldschmidt General Counsel, Cammeby's International, Ltd. Rabbi Aaron Kotler President, Beth Medrash Govoha Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz Editor and Publisher, Yated Ne'eman of America Rabbi Avi Neuberger Rav, Congregation Shaarei Tefilah of New Hempstead MODERATOR Rabbi Avi Schnall Director, Agudath Israel of New Jersey Shabbos Afternoon 4:20 PM Sholosh Seudos MEN, LEFKOWITZ LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE HARTFORD NORTH Rabbi Eytan Feiner Rav, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway Rabbi Sheftel Neuberger President, Yeshivas Ner Yisroel, Baltimore CHAIRMAN Yoily Edelstein Member, Board of Trustees, Agudath Israel of America 23

24 SWIMMING AND HEALTH CLUB SCHEDULE Children under 18 must be supervised by an adult. Thursday 10:30 AM - 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 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM MEN 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM WOMEN 2:00 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 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM MEN 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM WOMEN WOMEN S SIMCHA HOUR AND EXERCISE Code Location Thursday 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM A Health Club Friday 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM T Health Club 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM D Bedford Motzoei Shabbos 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM A Health Club A= Aqua DynAMics D= Dancercise T= Stretch and Tone 24

PROGRAM & GUEST INFORMATION

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