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Program Calendar (Subject to Minor Changes): the Jewish Idea: Morality Program Calendar (subject to minor changes): The Jewish Idea: Morality, Politics, and Culture June 16–19, 2016 THE MODERN JEWISH CONDITION: A CONVERSATION Thursday, June 16 Friday, June 17 Saturday, June 18 Sunday, June 19 Candle lighting at 8:11 PM Breakfast Breakfast Shacharit 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM Travel to Glen Cove, NY Shacharit Breakfast 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM 8:45 AM – 9:30 AM Lunch Lunch Jewish Callings and Careers III: Rabbi J.J Schacter 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM Judaism & Modernity in Judaism & Modernity in Lunch and program Literature History & Halakha overview Ruth Wisse Rabbi J.J. Schacter Rabbi Mark Gottlieb 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Prepare for Shabbat Mincha Back to NYC 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM 2:15 PM Welcome Dinner and Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat, Dinner Introductions Maariv 6:30 PM Jewish Callings and Careers II: Ruth Wisse 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM 7:45 PM – 9:15 PM Dinner Havdalah 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM 8:15 PM 9:20 PM Vol. 1 Page 3 Jewish Callings and Careers I: Viewing of “The Quarrel” Eric Cohen and Rabbi Mark (optional) Gottlieb 9:30 PM 10:00 PM Vol. 1 Page 4 The Jewish Idea: Morality, Politics, and Culture June 20–24, 2016 JUDAISM, CONSERVATISM, AND THE PROBLEM OF MODERNITY Dean: Rabbi Mark Gottlieb (w/Alan Rubenstein) Monday, June 20 Tuesday, June 21 Wednesday, June 22 Thursday, June 23 Friday, June 24 Candle lighting at 8:03 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Writing (Tikvah is open for study and writing) 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM “Why We Remain “Progress or “Progress or “Progress or Jews?” Return?” I Return?” II Return?” III Leora Batnitzky Leora Batnitzky Leora Batnitzky Leora Batnitzky 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch and Introduction to Workshops Eric Cohen 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:00-1:30 PM The 5 Challenges of Preceptorial on Preceptorial on Preceptorial on Jewish Modernity Strauss Strauss Strauss Eric Cohen Rabbi Mark Gottlieb Rabbi Mark Gottlieb Rabbi Mark Gottlieb and Alan Rubenstein and Alan Rubenstein and Alan Rubenstein 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM Dinner 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM Jewish Callings and Careers IV: Roger Hertog 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM Vol. 1 Page 5 The Jewish Idea: Morality, Politics, and Culture June 27–July 1, 2016 THE JEWISH IDEA OF POWER AND NATIONHOOD Dean: Eric Cohen Monday, June 27 Tuesday, June 28 Wednesday, June 29 Thursday, June 30 Friday, July 1 Candle lighting at 8:13 PM Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Writing (Tikvah is open for study and writing) 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM The Second Scroll The Second Scroll The Second Scroll The Second Scroll Ruth Wisse Ruth Wisse Ruth Wisse Ruth Wisse 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch and Discussion of Week One Essays 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:00 PM- 2:30 PM The Second Scroll The Second Scroll The Book of Joshua Ruth Wisse Ruth Wisse Eric Cohen 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM Texas Rangers at Dinner New York Yankees 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM Jewish Callings and Careers V: Bret Stephens 5:30 PM – 10:30 PM 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM Vol. 1 Page 6 The Jewish Idea: Morality, Politics, and Culture July 5–8, 2016 STATECRAFT IN ISRAEL AND AMERICA: THE MIDDLE EAST, OLD AND NEW Dean: Roger Hertog Monday, July 4 Tuesday, July 5 Wednesday, July 6 Thursday, July 7 Friday, July 8 Candle lighting at 8:11 PM Building is closed. Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast American Independence Day observed. 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Sharon as Statesman Herzl as Visionary Herzl as Diplomat Discussion of Week and Author and as the Founder Two Essays of Israel Elliott Abrams Dan Polisar Dan Polisar 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:00 AM – 11:45 PM 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM Lunch/Jewish Lunch Lunch Lunch and Viewing Callings and Careers of “Fill the Void” VI: Elliott Abrams 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM Herzl and the Herzl as Institution America and Israel: Challenge of Builder An Insider’s Political Establishing a Jewish Look State Dan Polisar Dan Polisar Bill Kristol 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM Dinner 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM Jewish Callings and Careers VII: Bill Kristol 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM Vol. 1 Page 7 The Jewish Idea: Morality, Politics, and Culture July 11–15, 2016 THE JEWISH IDEA OF THE FAMILY Dean: Jonathan Silver Monday, July 11 Tuesday, July 12 Wednesday, July 13 Thursday, July 14 Friday, July 15 Candle lighting at 8:08 PM Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Writing (Tikvah is open for study and writing) 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM The Meaning of Family Redeemed I Family Redeemed II Family Redeemed III Jewish Marriage Rabbi Meir Soloveichik Rabbi Meir Soloveichik Rabbi Meir Soloveichik Rabbi Meir Soloveichik 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch and Discussion of Week Three Essays 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM The Great The Pew Report and Feminism, Family Women in the Challenges to Family the Jewish Family and Intermarriage Modern Orthodox Life and Charedi Communities Jonathan Last Alan Cooperman Naomi Schaefer-Riley Miriam Kosman and Nechamah Price 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM Dinner 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM Jewish Callings and Careers VIII: Dara Horn 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM Vol. 1 Page 8 The Jewish Idea: Morality, Politics, and Culture July 18–22, 2016 THE JEWISH IDEA OF THE GOOD SOCIETY Dean: Jeremy Rozansky Monday, July 18 Tuesday, July 19 Wednesday, July 20 Thursday, July 21 Friday, July 22 Candle lighting at 8:03 PM Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Writing (Tikvah is open for study and writing) 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM Jews in America: Jews and Christians What is Economics Economics, Religion and the in America for? Tradition, & Morality Public Square Rabbi Meir Soloveichik Rabbi Meir Soloveichik Yuval Levin Yuval Levin 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch and Discussion of Week Four Essays 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM Religious Freedom in Jews and Christians Judaism & Rabbinic Economics the 21st Century: A in America: A Economics Conversation with Conversation with Rabbi Meir Robert Nicholson Rabbi Daniel Feldman Soloveichik, Marc and Rabbi Meir Eric Cohen Stern, and Adam Soloveichik White 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM Dinner and Dinner Evening at a Discussion on the Broadway Show Mormon model with Rabbi Meir Soloveichik 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Jewish Callings and Careers IX: Yuval Levin 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM 8:00 PM – 10:15 PM Vol. 1 Page 9 The Jewish Idea: Morality, Politics, and Culture July 25–29, 2016 JEWS AND AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY: WORKING GROUPS Dean: Eric Cohen Monday, July 25 Tuesday, July 26 Wednesday, July 27 Thursday, July 28 Friday, July 29 Candle lighting at 7:56 PM Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Jews and American Jews and American Jews and American Jews and American Jews and American Public Policy: Public Policy: Public Policy: Public Policy: Public Policy: Working Groups Working Groups Working Groups Working Groups Working Groups Jason Bedrick Jason Bedrick Jason Bedrick Jason Bedrick Jason Bedrick Gabe Scheinmann Gabe Scheinmann Gabe Scheinmann Gabe Scheinmann Gabe Scheinmann Ezi Soloveichik Ezi Soloveichik Ezi Soloveichik Ezi Soloveichik Ezi Soloveichik 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch and Discussion of Week Five Essays 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Jews and American Jews and American Jews and American Jews and American Public Policy: Public Policy: Public Policy: Public Policy: Working Groups Working Groups Working Groups Working Groups 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM Dinner 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM Jewish Callings and Careers X: Jay Lefkowitz 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM Vol.
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