The Quest For Holiness

Monday

Ballroom A
8:00 - 9:30 AM Coffee

Ballroom B/C
8:00 - 9:00 AM Men's and Women's Tefillah

9:30 - 11:00 AM Forums
  • Edison F.1. What Is Religious Zionism In A Post- Zionist Era?
    • Winter Garden Prof. Shalom Rosenberg
    • Brooks Atkinson Rabbi Avi Weiss
  • Plymouth/Music box F.2. Striving For Truth : Struggling With The Historical - Critical Method
    • Dr. Barry Levy - In Bible
    • Rabbi David Bigman - In Talmud
    • Dr. Jonathan Helfand - In History
  • Carnegie Hall/Alvin F.3. Spirituality And Ethics In The Real World
    • Dr. Michael Hammer
    • Rabbi Yehuda Gilad
    • Dr. Benny Ish Shalom
  • Broadway F.4. Building the Palace Of Torah : Meeting New Challenges
    • Dr. Tamar Ross
  • Morosco/Lyceum F.5. Women's Role In The Synagogue
    • Rabbi Daniel Sperber
    • Blu Greenberg
    • Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky
  • Imperial/Booth F.6. Can We Resolve the Divide Between Charedi and Modern Orthodoxy?
    • Dr. Sam Heilman
    • Dr. Charles Liebman
    • Rabbi Barry Freundel
  • Uris/Juilliard F.7. Jewish Leadership Before and During The Holocaust
    • Prof Yaffa Eliach
    • Rabbi Yitz Greenberg-The Experiences of Rabbi Menachem Zemba and The Belzer Rebbe During the Shoah, and The Implications For Today
  • Schubert/Majestic F.8. Attitudes Towards Gentiles in Post Holocaust Rabbinic Literature
    • Rabbi Chaim Rapoport
11:15 - 12:45 PM Workshops C
  • Edison C.I.1. The Sacred In Secular Education
    • Paul Shaviv
    • Esther Krauss
    • Rabbi Scott Berman
  • Winter Garden C.I.2. Are All Humans The Bearers Of The Same Tzelem Elokim?
    • Dr. Eugene Korn
    • Dr. Shalom Rosenberg
  • Brooks Atkinson C.I.3. The Unfulfilled Past and The Possible Future of Modern Orthodoxy
    • Dr. Benny Kraut
    • Rabbi Daniel Lehman
  • Plymouth C.I.4. Comparisons of Selected Pesak of Reb Moshe and Rav Ovadiah
    • Dr. Norma Baumel Joseph
  • Broadhurst C.II.2. Sacred Conversations : Tefillot and Techinot
    • Renee Septimus
  • Schubert C.II.3. Mezuzah and Meaning : Protective Amulet or Religious Symbol?
    • Rabbi Eliezer Finkelman.
    • Marilyn Finkelman
  • Majestic C.II.4. Double Sheur : Preserving Human Dignity
    • Rabbi Sidney Green : History and Meaning of The Beracha "Shelo Asani Isha"
    • Rabbi Ezra Labaton : Kavod HaBriyot As A Factor In Halakhic Decision Making
  • Alvin C.III.1. Biblical Criticism, Historical Truth and Israeli Palestinian Politics
    • Dr. Barry Levy
  • Booth C.III.2. The Complexities of Coerced Divorces Due To Disease or Deformity (Mumin)
    • Dvora Zlochower
  • Imperial C.III.3. Modern Orthodoxy, Fiction, Film and American Jewish Life
    • Dr. Sylvia Barack Fishman
  • Lyceum C.III.4. Rabbi Y.Y. Weinberg : Meeting Ethical and Ideological Challenges in Modernity
    • Dr. Marc Shapiro
  • Ballroom A C.III.5.Double Sheur: New Thoughts on Jewish Values:
    • The Unfolding Jewish Concept of Equality
    • Rabbi Dr. Emanuel Rackman
    • The Spiritual Challenges of Political Activism
    • Rabbi Avi Weiss
  • Juilliard C.IV.1. Spiritual and Ethical Components of Legal Practice Today- Private and Judicial
    • Judge Myriam Altman
    • Lawrence Kobrin
    • David Stone
  • Morosco C.IV.2. The Transmission of Spirituality and Ethics in Day Schools: Perspectives of a Parent, a Teacher and a Principal
    • Shelley Cohen
    • Rabbi Jeff Kobrin
    • Dr. Devorah Steinmetz
  • Music Box C.IV.3. Spirituality In The Creative Arts
    • Meryl Ukeles
    • Leo Esses
  • Broadway C.IV.4. Nurturing Spirituality and Ethics In The Home
    • Dr. Michelle Friedman Belfer
    • Blu Greenberg
    • Rabbi Howard Joseph
  • Uris C.IV.5. Transforming The Synagogue Into An Engine Of Spiritual Growth
    • Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky
    • Rabbi Barry Gelman
    • Rabbi Adam Mintz
Ballroom B/C/D
1:00 - 2:00 PM Lunch

2:15 - 3:45 PM Workshops D
  • Brooks/Atkinson D.I.1. Should Dogma Be An Element In Defining The Status of Non-Orthodox Jews?
    • Rabbi Dov Linzer
    • Dr. Samuel Heilman
  • Majestic D.I.2. The Ne'eman Commission Proposal Two Years Later
    • Dr. Benjamin Ish-Shalom
  • Winter Garden D.I.3. Double Sheur - Relationship To Non-Jews
    • Rabbi Howard Joseph - Shall We Dance: NeTZiV On Relationships To Non-Jewish Culture
    • Rabbi Daniel Lehman - Finding Kedusha In The Other : A Jewish Statement on Christians And Christianity
  • Edison D.I.4. The Impact Of Feminism On The Modern Orthodox Community
    • Dr. Sylvia Barack Fishman
    • Dr. Sidney Langer
  • Uris D.I.5. Isn't it Time to Change the Prayer for the US Government? A Modest Draft for Discussion
    • Dr. Ester Fuchs
    • Dr. Jeffrey R. Woolf
    • Dr. Gilbert N. Kahn
  • Ballroom A D.II.1. Women's Headcovering : Pride or Prejudice?
    • Rabbi Saul J. Berman
  • Plymouth D.II.2. The Path of The Ba'al Shem Tov : A New Approach To Modern Orthodoxy
    • Rabbi Nathan Greenberg
  • Music Box D.II.3. Getting Up On The Right Side Of The Bed : Modeh Ani, Netilat Yadayim and Birchot HaShachar
    • Rabbi Tsvi Blanchard
  • Morosco D.II.4. Double Sheur : Spirituality and Ethics In Midrash
    • Rabbi Benjamin Samuels - Abraham and The Discovery of God : A Midrashic Interpretation
    • Rabbi Scott Berman - Ethics From The Underbelly : Some Aggadic Readings
  • Lyceum D.II.5. Double Sheur : The Value of Mitzvot and Other Acts
    • Rabbi Alan Yuter : Diverse Approaches To The Mitzvah of Education
    • Rabbi Barry Gelman : Have You Done A Good Deed Today? The Mitzvah Value of Non-Mitzvah Acts
  • Juilliard D.III.1. Are We Bound To a Literal Meaning of Midrash in Biblical Study?
    • Dr. Devorah Steinmetz
  • Imperial D.III.2. An Analysis of The Success of The Sephardic Community In America
    • Rabbi Ezra Labaton
    • Rabbi Hayyim Angel
  • Broadway D.III.3. On Rabbinic Authority : Does Codification Close Debate
    • Rabbi Barry Freundel
  • Booth D.III.4. Shaping Jewish Leadership : A Discourse On The Book Of Exodus
    • Rabbi Nathan Laufer
  • Carnegie Hall D.IV.1.Truth and Balance In Journalistic Coverage of Israel
    • Ari Goldman
    • Yair Sheleg
    • Jonathan Mark
  • Schubert D.IV.2.Does Mental Health Encompass Spiritual Well Being?
    • Dr. Rena Rosenberg
    • Dr. Michelle Belfer
    • Dr. Issac Herschkopf
  • Broadhurst D.IV.3.The Battle For Spirituality and Ethics in Yeshiva High Schools
    • Rabbi Zvi Grumet
    • Rabbi Uri Gordon
    • Rabbi Paul Shaviv
  • Alvin D.IV.4.Spirituality and Ethics in Business and Finance
    • Dr. Moshe Pava
    • Ricky Cohen
Ballrooom A
4:00 - 4:20 PM Mincha

Foyer
4:30 - 4:45 PM Snack

4:45 - 6:00 PM Plenary III
  • P.III. The Image and Potential of Modern Orthodoxy Within Jewry Ballroom B/C/D
    • Barry Shrage
    • Dr. Steve Bayme
    • Yair Sheleg
    • Rabbi Donniel Hartman
Ballroom A
6:00 - 6:15 Ma'ariv



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