זײעשת ןושח ט”י-ז”ט November 17-20, 2016 CONVENTION … · Director of Government Affairs, Agudath Israel of Illinois Friday Morning 5:30 AM Tea Room GAZEBOLOUNGE

Agudath Israel of America94th National Convention

ט”ז-י”ט חשון תשעײזNovember 17-20, 2016

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Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzConvention Chairman

Rabbi Dovid LefkowitzConvention Co-Chairman

Rabbi Shlomo SorokaConvention Coordinator

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DAILY ZMANIM 4

HOTEL FLOOR PLAN 5

THURSDAY EVENING 7

THURSDAY NIGHT - PRE KEYNOTE 8

THURSDAY NIGHT 9

THURSDAY NIGHT - POST KEYNOTE 10

FRIDAY MORNING 10

EREV SHABBOS / KABBOLAS SHABBOS 12

FRIDAY NIGHT 13

SHABBOS MORNING 14

SHABBOS AFTERNOON 16

SHOLOSH SEUDOS 17

MOTZOEI SHABBOS 18

SUNDAY MORNING 20

AGUDAH WOMEN OF AMERICA - HIGHLIGHTS 23

MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TRACK 25

SWIMMING AND HEALTH CLUB SCHEDULE 26

WOMEN’S SIMCHA HOUR AND EXERCISE 26

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4:00 PM Tea Room / Hospitality Center OpensGAZEBO LOUNGE

4:25 PM MinchaATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)

5:20 PM MaarivBALLROOM EAST PRE-FUNCTION AREA

AND ATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)

5:30 PM DinnerVARIOUS DINING ROOMS

6:00 PM Pirchei Agudath Israel Annual Directors' MeetingTWAIN

ADDRESS

Dr. David Lieberman, Ph.D.Author, Speaker, and Consultant

Rabbi Moshe MatzDirector, Agudath Israel of Florida

6:00 PM Maryland Delegation Meeting and Q&AHOLIDAY INN GREAT ROOMRabbi Ariel SadwinDirector, Agudath Israel of Maryland/Mid-Atlantic Region

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Behind The Scenes: A Look at Who We AreINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST

Rabbi Shlomo FarhiEducational Director, Jewish Futures Trust, London

Rabbi Shmuel GluckDirector, Areivim

Phil GoldfederMember, New York State Assembly

MODERATOR

Rabbi Yehuda Zachter Chayim Aruchim: Charting Rough Waters! Torah TrueGuidance in End-of-Life SituationsHARTFORD SOUTHRabbi Gedaliah WeinbergerChairman Emeritus, Board of Trustees, Agudath Israel of America

Dr. Irving LebovicsPresident, Agudath Israel of California

CO-MODERATORS

Rabbi Shmuel LefkowitzVice President for Community Affairs, Agudath Israel of America

Rivie SchwebelMember, Board of Trustees, Agudath Israel of America

7:30 PM Bnos Agudath Israel Leadership EventGREENWICH (CORRIDOR TO HOLIDAY INN)Rabbi Pinchus JungLecturer, Ani Maamin Foundation

7:45 PM MaarivINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST

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PLEASE NOTE: All meals besides Seudos Shabbos and Melava Malka are open seating.

Thursday Night

8:00 PM Keynote SessionINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM

Understanding, Recognizing & Appreciating Who We AreRabbi Shmuel KamenetskyRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Gedolah of Philadelphia

Rabbi Yosef ElefantR"M, Yeshivas Mir, Yerushalayim

Rabbi Yissocher FrandRosh Yeshiva, Yeshivas Ner Yisroel, Baltimore

Rabbi Yisroel ReismanRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Torah Vodaath, Rav, Agudath Israel of Madison

AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATION"HE’S A REBBI!" CHAIRMAN


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10:00 PM Tea RoomGAZEBO LOUNGESTATE BALLROOM (MEN ONLY)

10:15 PM Yarchei KallahATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)Contemporary Situations בשר שנתעלם מן העין

Rabbi Doniel NeustadtYoshev Rosh, Vaad Harabonim of DetroitRav of Pine River Village, Lakewood

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Q&A: "I'm Asking for a Friend..."INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST

Rabbi Elya BrudnyRosh Yeshiva, Mirrer Yeshiva, Brooklyn


MODERATOR

Yisroel BesserContributing Editor, Mishpacha Magazine

Marriage: Getting There, Being There & Staying ThereCROWNE BALLROOMRabbi Zechariah WallersteinMenahel, Ohr Naava, Ateres Naava, Bnot Chaya Academy for Girls


MODERATOR

Rabbi Reuven Epstein Agudah Live: Interviews, Recap and More from theConvention CenterCAFE TERRACEHOSTS

Rabbi Avi SchnallDirector, Agudath Israel of America, New Jersey Office

Rabbi Shlomo SorokaDirector of Government Affairs, Agudath Israel of Illinois

Friday Morning5:30 AM Tea Room

GAZEBO LOUNGE

6:00-8:30 AM Shacharis INTERNATIONAL BALLROOMS — ALSO SEE PAGE 14

8:00 AM BreakfastVARIOUS DINING ROOMS

8:30 AM Daf YomiATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)Rabbi Yosef Benzion BambergerMashgiach Ruchni, Yeshiva Ohr Reuven

8:45 AM Conference of Synagogue Rabbonim of AgudathIsrael Breakfast (Closed Session)GREENWICH (CORRIDOR TO HOLIDAY INN)

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ATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)מצוה בו יותר מבשלוחו - כבוד שבתRabbi Aharon Dovid GoldbergRosh HaYeshiva, Telshe Yeshiva, Cleveland

Concurrent Sessions I

Square Pegs in Round Holes: Finding Places for ALLINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EASTDr. Yosef RosensheinCo-founder, P'tach

Rabbi Mordejai TussieRav, Shevet Achim/Magen David, Mexico City

Rabbi Zechariah WallersteinMenahel, Ohr Naava, Ateres Naava, Bnot Chaya Academy for Girls

Is Anybody Home? The Impact of Technology on RelationshipsHARTFORD SOUTHRABBINIC OVERVIEW


PRESENTERSRabbi Avraham HeschelSenior Editor, Hamodia Newspaper; Chizuk Columnist, Inyan Magazine

Dr. Eli ShapiroDirector, Digital Citizen Project

WOMEN

Be All That You Can BeCROWNE BALLROOMRabbanit Yemima MizrachiInternational Lecturer

Concurrent Sessions II

Morality Conundrum: To Get Involved or Not?HARTFORD SOUTHRabbi Aharon FeldmanRosh HaYeshiva, Ner Yisroel, Baltimore

Dr. Irving LebovicsPresident, Agudath Israel of California

Rabbi Yonoson RosenblumAuthor and Lecturer

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M Feeling Their Pain: Supporting Trauma Victims, Family, and FriendsINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EASTRabbi Zvi GluckFounder and Executive Director, Amudim

Rabbi Yakov HorowitzDirector, Center for Jewish Family Life/Project YES

Rabbi Pinchus JungLecturer, Ani Maamin Foundation

WOMEN

Raising Healthy, Happy, and Resilient ChildrenCROWNE BALLROOMDr. David Lieberman, Ph.D.Author, Speaker, and Consultant

Mrs. Rachel RothManaging Editor, Hamodia Newspaper/Binah Magazine

Mrs. Leah SchwartzSupervisor, Catapult Learning, New York City

12:30 PM LunchVARIOUS DINING ROOMS

Erev Shabbos / Kabbolas Shabbos2:30 PM Toameha / Refreshments

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4:10 PM Licht BentschenHOTEL ENTRANCE LOBBY

4:20 PM Mincha and Kabbolas ShabbosINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST, CENTRALWELCOME

Shlomo WerdigerChairman of the Board, Agudath Israel of America

DRASHA

Rabbi Yaakov BenderRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Darchei Torah

4:20 PM Mincha and Kabbolas Shabbos - For WomenCROWNE BALLROOMINTRODUCTIONMrs. Rivky Feiner ADDRESS

Rebbetzin Aviva FeinerRebbetzin, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway,Menaheles, Machon Basya Rochel Seminary

6:00 PM Seudas ShabbosASSIGNED DINING ROOMS

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Friday Night8:15 PM Concurrent Sessions

Chinuch RoundtableINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EASTRabbi Yaakov BenderRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Darchei Torah

Rabbi Yechiel SperoLecturer and Author of the Touched by a Story Series, Baltimore

CHAIRMAN

Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzEditor and Publisher, Yated Ne'eman of America

Our Mesorah Under Attack: Where do we go from here?INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM CENTRALRabbi Aryeh Zev GinzbergRov, Chofetz Chaim Torah Center, Cedarhurst


Rabbi Avi ShafranDirector of Public Affairs, Agudath Israel of America

Can't We All Get Along? Strategies for PreventingFamily and Personal MachlokesHARTFORD SOUTHRabbi Eytan FeinerRav, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway

Rabbi Doniel NeustadtYoshev Rosh, Vaad Harabonim of DetroitRav of Pine River Village, Lakewood

MODERATOR

Rabbi Meir BraunsteinInterim Rav, Agudath Israel of Long Island

WOMEN

Q & A on Contemporary Societal IssuesCROWNE BALLROOMRebbetzin Leah FeldmanBaltimore

Rabbanit Yemima MizrachiInternational Lecturer

Mrs. Rivky PosnerChief Operating Officer, Binah Magazine

Mrs. Sarah Chana RadcliffePsychologist and Advice Columnist

MODERATOR

Mrs. Shirley LebovicsLos Angeles

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9:30 PM Tish/Sheves AchimSTATE BALLROOMRabbi Doniel AlterRosh Kollel, Kollel Ari Shebi'chabura, Yerushalayim

Rabbi Boruch Mordechai EzrachiRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Ateres Yisroel, Yerushalayim

9:30 PM Tea RoomGAZEBO LOUNGE AND CAFE

10:00 PM Leil Shabbos with the MaggidINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST, CENTRAL

Rekindling Our Inner FlameRabbi Paysach KrohnMohel and Lecturer, Author, The Maggid Series

10:30 PM Late Night Oneg Shabbos (LLI)HARTFORD NORTH


Rabbi Meyer YedidRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Darche Eres

Shabbos Morning5:30 AM Early Morning Coffee Service / Breakfast

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5:55 AM Shacharis K'Vasikin - AshkenazCROWNE BALLROOM

Kiddush for Vasikin MinyanSTATE BALLROOM

7:00 AM Daf YomiINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EASTRabbi Raymond HaberRav, Congregation Shaare Zion Kol Torah

8:00 AM Shacharis - SefardINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST, CENTRAL INTRODUCTIONShimon LefkowitzMember, Board of Trustees, Agudath Israel of America

DRASHA

Rabbi Boruch Mordechai EzrachiRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Ateres Yisroel, Yerushalayim

8:00 AM Shacharit - Edut HamizrachKING DAVID

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Concurrent Sessions

Parshah Shiur: Mesirus Nefesh or Sacrifice? Conduit or Barrier?HARTFORD SOUTHRabbi Shlomo BesserRav, Congregation Bnei Israel Chaim

Attaining Personal Growth and Achieving Our GoalsCROWNE BALLROOMRabbi Paysach KrohnMohel and Lecturer, Author, The Maggid Series

Dr. David Lieberman, Ph.D.Author, Speaker, and Consultant

Mini-Keynote Concurrent Sessions

Who We Are & Who We Can BeINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EASTRabbi Aryeh Zev GinzbergRov, Chofetz Chaim Torah Center, Cedarhurst


CHAIRMAN

Rabbi Elimelech AdlerDirector of Development, Agudath Israel of America

Putting The Yiddishkeit Back In The YidCROWNE BALLROOMRabbi Shlomo FarhiEducational Director, Jewish Futures Trust, London

Rabbi Yechiel SperoLecturer and Author of the Touched by a Story Series,Baltimore

CHAIRMAN

Avrohom WeinstockAssociate Director, Education Affairs, Agudath Israel of America

12:30 PM Seudas ShabbosASSIGNED DINING ROOMS

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Concurrent Sessions

Maintaining Successful Relationships with Difficult PeopleINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EASTDr. David Lieberman, Ph.D.Author, Speaker, and Consultant

Rabbi Yechiel SperoLecturer and Author of the Touched by a Story Series,Baltimore

Making An Impact: As Individuals, As CommunitiesHARTFORD SOUTHRabbi Shlomo FarhiEducational Director, Jewish Futures Trust, London


WOMEN

Busy, Busy, Busy: Making Time For Our Spouses, Our Children, OurselvesKING DAVID (2ND FLOOR)Rebbetzin Aviva FeinerRebbetzin, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway,Menaheles, Machon Basya Rochel Seminary

Mrs. Sarah Chana RadcliffePsychologist, Author and Columnist

3:50 PM MinchaINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST, CENTRAL

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Sholosh Seudos4:20 PM Sholosh Seudos

Men - EnglishCROWNE BALLROOMRabbi Yosef Harari RafulRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Ateret Torah

Rabbi Aharon Dovid GoldbergRosh HaYeshiva, Telshe Yeshiva, Cleveland

Rabbi Pinchus JungLecturer, Ani Maamin Foundation

CHAIRMAN

Rabbi Labish BeckerExecutive Director, Agudath Israel of America

Men - YiddishSTATE BALLROOMRabbi Yosef FrankelVyelopoler Rebbe

Rabbi Aryeh Malkiel KotlerRosh HaYeshiva, Beth Medrash Govoha

Rabbi Chaim KohnRav, K'hal Chasidei Gur, Flatbush, Dayan, K'hal Adas Yeshurun

CHAIRMAN

Rabbi Avrohom Nisan PerlDirector, Torah Projects Commission, Agudath Israel ofAmerica

Men - Lefkowitz Leadership InitiativeHARTFORD NORTH


Rabbi Eytan FeinerRav, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway

CHAIRMAN

Rabbi Yitzchak EhrmanChief Operating Officer, Agudath Israel of Illinois

WomenINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST

INTRODUCTIONMrs. Sarala LefkowitzBaltimore

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5:50 PM Maariv and Havdalah

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Motzoei Shabbos6:30 PM Hospitality / Tea Room

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7:15 PM Pirchei Agudath Israel Avos U'BonimKING DAVID (2ND FLOOR)Rabbi Aharon Dovid GoldbergRosh HaYeshiva, Telshe Yeshiva, Cleveland

7:15 PM Yarchei KallahATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)

:קר וחום...לא ישבתוNew Technology, Refrigerators on ShabbbosRabbi Shlomo GottesmanEditor, Yeshurun

7:15 PM Concurrent Sessions

Journey to Yesterday to Prepare for Tomorrow:TheInspirational and Heartrending Polish EraGREENWICH (CORRIDOR TO HOLIDAY INN)Rabbi Paysach KrohnMohel and Lecturer, Author, The Maggid Series

Without a Safety Net: Helping the Newly ReligiousThrive in the Frum WorldNATHAN HALE



Staying Kosher: Domestic Help, Restaurants, Hotels,and CaterersHARTFORD SOUTHRabbi Doniel NeustadtYoshev Rosh, Vaad Harabonim of Detroit Rav of Pine River Village, Lakewood

Rabbi Gershon BessRav, Khal Kehillas Yaakov, Los Angeles

Agudah Live: Interviews, Recap and More from theConvention CenterCAFE TERRACEHOSTS



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11:00 PM Post KeynoteCAFE TERRACE

Agudah Live: Interviews, Recap and More from theConvention CenterHOSTS



11:00 PM Melave MalkaASSIGNED DINING ROOMS

11:30 PM Post Melava MalkaINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST, CENTRAL

Ruach and Zemiros withRabbi Baruch Levine Simcha Leiner

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Motzoei Shabbos

8:30 PM Keynote SessionINTERNATIONAL BALLROOMRabbi Yaakov Perlow Novominsker Rebbe, Rosh Agudas Yisroel

Rabbi Doniel AlterRosh Kollel, Kollel Ari Shebi'chabura, Yerushalayim

Rabbi Shlomo GertzulinExecutive Vice President for Finance andAdministration, Agudath Israel of America

AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONANSWERING THE SKEPTICS: WHY WE NEED A STRONG AGUDAH

Rabbi Eytan FeinerRav, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway

Rabbi Yitzchok SorotzkinRosh HaYeshiva Telshe Yeshiva and Mesivta of Lakewood

Rabbi Chaim Dovid ZwiebelExecutive Vice President, Agudath Israel of America

CONVENTION CHAIRMAN

Rabbi Pinchos LipschutzEditor and Publisher, Yated Ne'eman of America

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Sunday Morning6:00 AM Hospitality / Tea Room

GAZEBO LOUNGE

6:00-8:30 AM ShacharisINTERNATIONAL BALLROOMS

AND ATRIUM CONFERENCE #3 (2ND FL) —SEE PAGE 14

8:15 AM BreakfastVARIOUS DINING ROOMS

9:00 AM Agudah Women of America BreakfastLOWER CAFE TERRACEMrs. Matti AtlasVice President, Agudah Women of America

Mrs. Aliza GrundPresident, Agudah Women of America

9:00 AM Daf YomiATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)Rabbi Elimelech AdlerDirector of Development, Agudath Israel of America

9:30 AM Breakfast SymposiumSTATE BALLROOM NORTH

...ויהי אחר המבולAnalyzing Ramifications of the Recent ElectionsChaskel BennettMember, Board of Trustees, Agudath Israel of America

Rabbi Abba CohenVice President for Federal Affairs, Washington Director andCounsel, Agudath Israel of America


MODERATOR

Rabbi AD MotzenNational Director of State Relations, Agudath Israel of America

10:15 AM Yarchei KallahATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR)

Contemporary Applications of Hilchos Yichud: AtHome, At Work, and On the RoadRabbi Moshe HeinemannRav, Agudath Israel of Baltimore

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Torah: Learn It, Love It, Live It!NATHAN HALE

Yossi GleibermanDaf Yomi Maggid Shiur, Khal Zichron Mordechai, Brooklyn

Shimi GlobmanDirector, Daf Hashovua

Rabbi Moshe Tuvia LieffRav, Agudas Yisroel Bais Binyomin

For the Love of TorahAudio-Visual Premiere CHAIRMAN

Rabbi Eliyohu Simcha BambergerDirector, Daf Yomi Commission of Agudath Israel of America

Diving Off The Derech: The Emerging Adult At RiskPhenomenonINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EASTRabbi Shaya CohenRosh Yeshivas Zichron Aryeh Founder, Priority-1

Rabbi Aryeh Zev GinzbergRov, Chofetz Chaim Torah Center, CedarhurstMODERATOR

Rabbi Labish BeckerExecutive Director, Agudath Israel of America FOR WOMEN

WORKSHOP - Nurturing Yourself and Your RelationshipsHARTFORD SOUTHMrs. Sarah Chana RadcliffePsychologist, Author and Columnist

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11:30 AM Closing Keynote SessionINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM CENTRAL

Explosive Growth, Explosive Blowback: The Specterof Rising Anti-Semitism in Local CommunitiesRabbi Yaakov BenderRosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Darchei Torah

Ari FelbermanGovernment Relations Coordinator, Village of Kiryas Joel


Yehuda WeissmandlPresident, East Ramapo School Board

MODERATOR

Rabbi Yochonon DonnPolitics and New York News Editor, Hamodia Newspaper

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CONVENTION AUDIO/VIDEO

All convention sessions will be recorded by TorahAnytime and by Arts Events. They will be available ontorahanytime.com as well as agudahconvention.org.

IMPORTANT DEPARTURE INFORMATION

As outside guests will be checking in on Sundayafternoon, the hotel management has requested that, ifpossible, you have your luggage removed from your roomand placed in your car early Sunday morning. This willexpedite your checkout and avoid delays after lunch.

KEY RETURNS

Upon checking out, you must return any manual keysyou have received. The hotel will assess a $25 chargefor any manual key not returned upon check-out, asit 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 frontdesk of the hotel and pay any miscellaneous chargesincurred. In addition, if you have not yet settled your convention bill, please come to the Agudah Conventionoffice (JP Morgan) on the Lobby Level of the hotel priorto your departure.

HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME!

1:15 PM MinchaINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM CENTRAL

1:30 PM Farewell HospitalityINTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST

AGUDAH WOMEN OF AMERICA - HIGHLIGHTS

Friday Morning9:45 AM Concurrent Sessions I

Be All That You Can BeCROWNE BALLROOMRabbanit Yemima MizrachiInternational Lecturer

11:00 AM Concurrent Sessions II

Raising Healthy, Happy, and Resilient ChildrenCROWNE BALLROOMDr. David Lieberman, Ph.D.Author, Speaker, and Consultant

Mrs. Rachel RothManaging Editor, Hamodia Newspaper/Binah Magazine

Mrs. Leah SchwartzSupervisor, Catapult Learning, New York City

Erev Shabbos / Kabbolas Shabbos4:20 PM Mincha and Kabbolas Shabbos - For Women

CROWNE BALLROOMINTRODUCTIONMrs. Rivky Feiner ADDRESS

Rebbetzin Aviva FeinerRebbetzin, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway,Menaheles, Machon Basya Rochel Seminary

Friday Night8:15 PM Concurrent Sessions

Q & A on Contemporary Societal IssuesCROWNE BALLROOMRebbetzin Leah FeldmanBaltimore


Mrs. Rivky PosnerChief Operating Officer, Binah Magazine

Mrs. Sarah Chana RadcliffePsychologist and Advice Columnist

MODERATOR

Mrs. Shirley LebovicsLos Angeles

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AGUDAH WOMEN OF AMERICA - HIGHLIGHTS

Shabbos Afternoon3:00 PM Busy, Busy, Busy: Making Time For Our Spouses, Our

Children, OurselvesHARTFORD SOUTHRebbetzin Aviva FeinerRebbetzin, Congregation Kneseth Israel, Far Rockaway,Menaheles, Machon Basya Rochel Seminary

Mrs. Sarah Chana RadcliffePsychologist, Author and Columnist

4:20 PM Sholosh SeudosINTERNATIONAL WEST

INTRODUCTIONMrs. Sarala LefkowitzBaltimore

ADDRESS


Sunday Morning9:00 AM Agudah Women of America Breakfast

LOWER CAFE TERRACEMrs. Matti AtlasVice President, Agudah Women of America

Mrs. Aliza GrundPresident, Agudah Women of America

10:15 AM Concurrent Sessions

WORKSHOP - Nurturing Yourself and YourRelationshipsHARTFORD SOUTHMrs. Sarah Chana RadcliffePsychologist, Author and Columnist

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MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TRACK

— Closed Session - by pre-registration only — ALL SESSIONS IN KING DAVID (2ND FLOOR)

Thursday Night6:30 PM Session

KING DAVID (2ND FLOOR)Rabbi Elya BrudnyRosh Yeshiva, Mirrer Yeshiva, Brooklyn

10:30 PM SessionKING DAVID (2ND FLOOR)Rabbi Aharon FeldmanRosh HaYeshiva, Ner Yisroel, Baltimore

Friday Morning8:45 AM Session

KING DAVID (2ND FLOOR)Rabbi Yosef ElefantR"M, Yeshivas Mir, Yerushalayim

10:00 AM SessionKING DAVID (2ND FLOOR)Rabbi Hillel DavidRav, Congregation Shaarei Torah

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SWIMMING AND HEALTH CLUB SCHEDULEChildren under 18 must be supervised by an adult.

Thursday10:30AM - 12:00 PM WOMEN12:30 PM - 3:15 PM MEN4:30 PM - 8:00 PM WOMEN8:45 PM - 10:00 PM TEEN GIRLS10:30 PM - 1:00 AM MEN

Friday5:30 AM - 8:30 AM MEN9:00 AM - 12:00 PM WOMEN1:00 PM - 4:15 PM MEN

Saturday5:30 AM - 9:30 AM MEN6:00 PM - 8:30 PM WOMEN11:00 PM - 1:30 AM MEN

Sunday5:30 AM - 8:30 AM MEN9:00 AM - 10:30 AM WOMEN

WOMEN’S SIMCHA HOUR AND EXERCISE

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Thursday6:30 PM - 7:30 PM A Health Club

Friday9:30 AM - 10:30 AM T Health Club2:15 PM - 3:15 PM D Fiske

Motzoei Shabbos6:30 PM - 7:30 PM A Health Club

A= Aquacise— D= Dance-sation — T= Artistic Motion

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