24-28 DECEMBER SCHEDULE. Hilton Stamford Hotel

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1 2014 Yarchei DECEMBER SCHEDULE Hilton Stamford Hotel 1 First Stamford Place Stamford, CT

2 Wednesday, December 24 th 4:00 PM Mincha 4:15 PM Check-In 6:00 PM Dinner 7:15 PM Welcome to Yarchei Kallah A MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENCE 9:00 PM Meet Your Senior Educator: Shiur #1 Shiur rooms 9:45 PM Meet the Greatest People of All Time: Your Advisors / 10:15 PM Maariv 10:30 PM So That s a Hard No on Illegal Activities? The Rules for Yarchei Kallah 10:45 PM Snacks? Yes, Please! The Extra Mile: Optional Shiurim Dedicated in memory of: Rivka bas Mordechai V Chana, Mrs. Lynn Eltes z l Path to God by Rabbi Dave Introduction to Talmud by Leib Irons Countless Coincidences: Unexpected Outcomes in Everyday Jewish Life & How I Came to Believe in God by Daniel Butbul, National Board (Southwest NCSY) Yarchei Kallah Staff & Advisor Meeting: Mandatory and Womandatory for ALL YK Personnel 11:30 PM Good Night! Thursday, December 25 th 8:00 AM Wake up! 8:30 AM Shacharis 9:30 AM Breakfast 10:15 AM Introduction to Yarchei Kallah Day #1 by Rabbi Menachem Nissel 10:30 AM Chaburos with Your Advisors / Sponsored by Stan and Marla Frohlinger 11:30 AM Shiur with Senior Educators Shiur Rooms 12:30 PM Lunch Special Seniors Lunch for Boys Hosted by Touro College Address by Rabbi Barry Nathan Director of Recruitment & Assistant to the Dean at Lander College for Men Special Seniors Lunch for Girls Hosted by Touro College Address by Dr. Marian Stoltz-Loike, Ph.D Dean of Lander College for Women & Vice President of Online Education at Touro College 1:30 PM Mincha 1:45 PM Find Your Book to Find Your Chavrusa So many great innovations emerged through partnership and Torah is no different. At Yarchei Kallah we are encouraging every participant to find a chavrusa - a lifelong friend you develop through studying Torah together. This program will highlight books that you can study with a chavrusa. So first find your book, then we will help you find your chavrusa. A friend. For life. Sponsored by Touro College 2:15 PM Choose Your Book #1 2:50 PM Choose Your Book #2 3:20 PM Break, and... you guessed it!... more snacks!

3 4:00 PM #NowStartsNow אם לא עכשיו אימתי? Find your advisors for an interactive discussion on how to take a book and transform it into a chavrusa! Enjoy some coffee and donuts! 7:30 PM Siyum on Kol HaTorah Kulah Pre-Siyum Address by Rabbi Mayer Twersky Dedicated in memory of Rabbi Moshe Twersky zt l by Nahum and Dr. Rina Felman Siyum led by Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Weinberg Dedicated in memory of R Zelig ben Kalmun z l by Mr. Yossi Stechler 5:00 PM Is That Your Final Answer? The Yarchei Kallah Quiztastic Contest 5:45 PM Maariv 6:00 PM Dinner Generously sponsored by Touro College Address by Rabbi Moshe Krupka Executive Vice-President of Touro College & University System 9:30 PM Dessert Buffet Generously sponsored by 5 Star Catering 10:30 PM Mishmar Extraveganza! 10:45 PM Optional Shiurim Sponsored in memory of HaRav Yosef Shalom ben Yaakov z l Path to God by Rabbi Dave Introduction to Talmud by Leib Irons Living Inspired and Finding Your Passion by Sarah Broniscer, National Board (Midwest NCSY) 12:00 AM Good night! Friday, December 26 th 8:30 AM Shacharis 9:30 AM Breakfast 10:15 AM Chaburos with your advisor Sponsored by Dov and Naomi Greenblatt / 11:00 AM Shiur with Your Senior Educator Shiur rooms Sponsored by Dr. David and Barbara Hurwitz: In loving memory of Allen and Regina Hurwitz, whose vision and dedication in Syracuse, New York, in the 1960 s, enabled a generation of NCSY ers to strengthen their connection to Talmud Torah, Ahavas Yisroel, and Yiras Shomayim. 2:15 PM Pick up Your Shabbos Keys Yarchei Kallah Staff Meeting: Mandatory and Womandatory for ALL YK Personnel 2:30 PM Break. Chillax. Get Ready for Shabbos. 12:00 PM Lunch 1:00 PM Mincha 1:30 PM What s Under the Hood? A Hands-On Jewish Experience Sponsored by Josh and Alyse Rozenberg Ever wonder how things are made? Ever wonder how Jewish things are made? This program will give you the opportunity to experience hands-on the ingredients and skills necessary to create some of the most iconic Jewish objects and ideas. «Challah Baking «Chulent Making «How to Give a Dvar Torah «How To Lein «How to Write a Sefer Torah «Keeping it Kosher «Silk Painting Challah Covers «Design Your Own Yarmulka «Havdallah «Youdaica: Personalized Gorgeous Judaica «Tzitzis Making IN HONOR OF THE UPSHERIN OF PINCHAS ROZENBERG

4 ליל שבת Night, Shabbos, Friday 3:45 PM Shabbos Is Coming, We re So Happy! Pre-Shabbos Ruach 4:16 PM Shabbos Begins: Candle Lighting The 4:20 PM Kabbolas Shabbos: Accepting Shabbos Maariv 5:05 PM Shalom Aleichem: Inviting Shabbos Kiddush & Dinner 6:45 PM Hesitation, Procrastination, & the Story of Our Nation: The Shabbos Show 7:05 PM Learning with Your Advisors 7:45 PM Bringing It All Together with Rabbi Nissel 8:00 PM Break Open - Optional Shiur: To Take A Gap Year, To Not Take A Gap Year... THAT is the question! #CH-amlet by Sarit Sandler, National Board (Southern NCSY) 9:00 PM Jew Got Questions? Question & Answer 9th Grade Rabbi Israel Lashak Shabbos 10th Grade Rabbi Micah Greenland 11th Grade Rabbi Menachem Nissel 12th Grade Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin 10:00 PM Regional Onegs Shiur rooms (Follow the arrows!) 12:30 PM Layla Tov! Shabbos Day, December 27 th 7:30 AM Hashkama Minyan Followed by Kiddush, and a shiur by R Dovid Bashevkin 9:15 AM Shacharis 9:45 AM Beginyan led by Rabbi Ariel Bannett TefilahTation: A Meditative Prayer Experience led by Rabbi Arieh Friedner 10:30 AM Don t Be Late to the Not a Drasha : A Pre-Musaf Idea 10:45 AM Mussaf 11:30 AM Kiddush with Your Senior Educator in Your Shiur Rooms 12:00 PM Learning with Your Senior Educator Shiur rooms 1:00 PM Lunch 2:00 PM Shabbos Nap and Relaxation Optional Shiur: Jewish Stereotypes and Anti-Semitism in Literature and Pop Culture by Kerry Gunter, National Board (Upstate NY NCSY) 3:45 PM Mincha 4:15 PM Shalosh Seudos 4:45 PM Ebbing: Connecting with Shabbos 5:45 PM Maariv 6:00 PM Havdallah

5 7:00 PM Transition from Shabbos: Change and Get Ready for a Night of Excitement! 8:00 PM Dinner 9:00 PM It s More than a Carnival, But a Few Elephants Short of a Circus... Regular Weekday the greatest Summer Programs fair ever Sponsored by NCSY Summer: Best. Summer. Ever. 11:00 PM Optional Shiurim: Path to God by Rabbi Dave Disney s Spin on Stories from the Torah by Tova Sklar, National Board President (New Jersey) 11:30 PM Kumzitz 12:30 AM Good night! Sunday, December 28th 8:30 AM Wake-up 9:15 AM Shacharis 10:00 AM Breakfast 11:00 AM Preparing for the Moment After: Yarchei Kallah Closing 11:45 AM Good bye! N IO INSPIRAT TEEN AWARDS Reflectio Thanks to the Ben Zakkai Honor Society for their generous support of Yarchei Kallah! ns