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6:15 International East (K’Vasikin) 6:40 International Central 7:00 Atrium Boardroom #3 and Nathan Hale 7:15 International East 7:30 International Central 7:45 Atrium Boardroom #3 8:00 International East 8:15 International Central 8:45 International East

4 North South TO Crowne Plaza -Stamford PARKING North South POOL & JP GARAGE NATHAN HARTFORD HEALTH AGUDAH MORGAN STATE BALLROOM OFFICE HALE CLUB ETHAN ALLEN

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East EXHIBITION COAT AREA 5 ROOM TEA CROWN ROOM BALLROOM

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TERRACE To Greenwich Crowne Plaza -Stamford

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KING DAVID Convention Schedule

Thursday Afternoon

4:00 PM Check In and Registration FRONT DESK 4:00 PM Tea Room / Hospitality Center Opens GAZEBO LOUNGE 4:00 PM Mincha NATHAN HALE, ATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR) 5:15 PM Maariv ATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR) 5:00 PM Dinner CROWNE BALLROOM, STATE BALLROOM, CAFE, GREENWICH, JP MORGAN

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

7 6:00PM 4:45 PM Thursday Afternoon /Evening Concurrent Sessions I

CONCURRENTSESSIONS| 6:00PM Concurrent Sessions II CONCURRENTSESSIONS| 4:45PM Convention Schedule Leadership Lounge: LookingTo TheFuture Member, Toms River Jewish Community Council Director, Agudath Israel ofAmerica New Jersey Office Mayor,Deputy Yerushalayim , OhrHaChaim Senior Lecturer, Ruchniyus AmidRelentless Distraction Attention DeficitNew Order: Maintaining Our Executive Director, BikurCholim ofLakewood Lecturer andBusiness Executive Contributing Editor, MishpachaMagazine President, Achiezer Community Resource Center Managing Director, JPMorgan Lecturer andBusiness Executive Successful Business Strategies Appliedto Life Director, Chazaq Naftali Horowitz Charlie Harary Rabbi Ilan Meirov Rabbi Mordechai Finkelman Rabbi Mordechai Becher Rabbi Yehudah Kaszirer Charlie Harary Yisroel Besser Boruch BerBender Moshe Shindler Rabbi Avi Schnall Rabbi Yitzchok Pindrus Pushback! ManagingReactions to theGrowth ofOurKehillos

M I H H N NTERNATIONAL ODERATOR ARTFORD ARTFORD ATHAN H ALE B ALLROOM 8 W EST 6:00PM 7:15 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 6:30PM 6:00PM CONCURRENT Maariv Bnos Agudath Israel Leadership Event ShulRebbetzins' Conference (Closed Session) Delegation MeetingandQ&A Pirchei Agudath Israel Annual Directors' Meeting SESSIONS Dealing withEarly “At Warning Risk” Signs AnOunce ofPrevention: Director, Agudath Israel ofMaryland/Mid-Atlantic Region Director, Camp Yachad /Neranina Director, Pirchei Agudath Israel ofAmerica Clinical Psychologist, Advisory Board ofAmudim Volunteer, Shelanu, Lakewood, NJ Sgan Menahel, Ketana ofPassaic Director, Agudath Israel ofOhio from theConvention Center Agudah Live: Interviews, Recap andMore Mechaneches andLecturer Director, Bnos Agudath Israel ofAmerica Clinical Social Worker andGerontologist Director, Magen Yeladim International, Associate Director, Project Chai Rebbetzin Yael Kaisman Mrs. ChanaBaila Hass Mrs. DebbieFox MSG, LCSW Mrs. Zehava Farbman Rabbi ArielSadwin Rabbi Dovid Becker LCSW Rabbi Ephraim Levi Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman Yaakov Bess Rabbi ShmuelBerkovicz Director, Lefkowitz Leadership Initiative, Agudath Israel ofAmerica Rabbi ShaiMarkowitz Rabbi Yitz Frank

H A G A G H B A T N I C NTERNATIONAL DDRESS DDRESS OSTS REETINGS REETINGS WAIN EDFORD TRIUM AFE OLIDAY ATHAN T ERRACE (2 B H I ND (2 OARDROOM NN ALE ND F G LOOR F B REAT LOOR ALLROOM ) R ) #3 (2 OOM 9 ND E AST F LOOR ) 10:00PM 9:30PM 9:30PM Concurrent Sessions Thursday Evening 7:30 PM

CONCURRENT SESSIONS | 10:00PM Tea Room Yarchei Kallah Keynote Session פיקוחנפשבשבתהותרהאו הודחה Q&A: "I'm Askingfor aFriend..." Rav, Agudath Israel ofFlatbush Director, Agudath Israel ofOhio from theConvention Center Agudah Live: Interviews, Recap andMore Contributing Editor, MishpachaMagazine , Mesivta ofLongBeach Rosh Yeshiva, Mirrer Yeshiva, Yisroel Besser Rabbi Mordechai Respler Rabbi Rabbi Moshe Weinberger Director, Lefkowitz Leadership Initiative, Agudath Israel ofAmerica Rabbi ShaiMarkowitz Rabbi Yitz Frank H M G I A C S NTERNATIONAL TATE OSTS TRIUM AFE ODERATOR AZEBO Israel ofIllinois President Emeritus,Agudath Dayan, LondonBeisDin Rosh Yeshiva, Mirrer Yeshiva, Brooklyn Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Gedolah ofPhiladelphia Theme: Together We Will Rabbi Dovid Schnell Together We Will Dayan Yonason Abraham Rabbi Elya Brudny Rabbi ShmuelKamenetsky I

C A NTERNATIONAL ONVENTION UDIO T B ERRACE ALLROOM -V B L OARDROOM OUNGE ISUAL C O P B - RESENTATION , C ALLROOM CHAIRMAN (M B ALLROOM AFE EN #3 (2 10 O NLY ND W ) EST F LOOR ) T HURSDAY S H OSRDBY PONSORED B ERZOG STREAM ROADCAST C LIVE ELLARS W O NLINE INE 9:00AM 8:30AM 7:00 AM 6:00-8:00AM 5:30 AM Convention schedule continues on page 26 following hotel floor plan floor hotel following 26 page on continues schedule Convention Friday Morning Tea Room Conference ofSynagogue RabbonimofAgudath DafYomi Breakfast CONCURRENTSESSIONS| 10:00PM Shacharis Lakewood ShidduchAdvice from thePros Noted MohelandLecturer, Author, TheMaggidSeries Rav, Young Israel ofBayswater Distress –Others’ andOurOwn Pain Management: Understanding and Dealing with Rav, Congregation Shaarei Tefillah, New Hempstead Noted Author, Speaker, andConsultant Rabbi andDayan, Forensic andClinical Psychologist Rav, Congregation Shaarei Israel (Closed Session) Rav, Congregation Shaarei Tefillah, New Hempstead Rabbi Dr. David Fox Rabbi Hillel David Rabbi Avi Neuberger Rabbi Paysach Krohn Rabbi EliezerFeuer Rabbi Avi Neuberger Dr. David Lieberman Rabbi Shlomo Lewenstein JP M G A V B I G C H NTERNATIONAL OARDROOM ARIOUS TRIUM ROWNE ARTFORD AZEBO REENWICH RA FOR ORGAN W B L D B OARDROOM OUNGE ALLROOM INING (C #3 (2 RIO TO ORRIDOR E B R ALLROOMS R ABBANIM OOMS ND

#3 (2 W F 11 LOOR : S ND H TATE , S , N ) OLIDAY TATE F I ATHAN , C LOOR L AFE N I RHFOR ORTH ) L NN , G H ALE ) AZEBO , A TRIUM , MHP 9:45AM 10:15 AM 11:00AM Friday Morning Yarchei Kallah (shiurat 11:30) Concurrent Sessions I 11:00AM Concurrent Sessions II CONCURRENTSESSIONS | 9:45 AM פיקוחנפש במעוברת Recapturing Vibrancy andVitality inOurYiddishkeit The“Same-Old Same-Old” Syndrome: Mayor,Deputy Yerushalayim President, Agudath Israel ofCalifornia Novominsker Rebbe The MountingBattle for Israel’s Soul From theKotel to Kiddushin: Dayan, LondonBeisDin Midwest Agudas Yisroel Council ofSynagogue Rabbanim Rav, BeisMedrash Mikor HaChaim,Executive Director, Marriage andFamily Therapist Rabbi andDayan, Forensic andClinical Psychologist Shalom BayisThroughout Life Everlasting Bond:TheChallenges and Rewards of Clinical Social Worker andGerontologist Director, Magen Yeladim International, Associate Director, Project Chai Dealing withTrauma: Prevention andReaction Menahel, Mesivta Derech HaTorah Senior Lecturer, Gateways Mrs. DebbieFox MSG, LCSW Mrs. Zehava Farbman MSW Rabbi AriNeuwirth Rabbi Mordechai Becher Rabbi Yitzchok Pindrus Dr. IrvingLebovics Rabbi Dayan Yonason Abraham Rabbi Yaakov Robinson Rabbi DanielFrank, LMFT Rabbi Dr. David Fox

W P R H C H I A NTERNATIONAL ANELISTS EMARKS TRIUM ROWNE ARTFORD ARTFORD OMEN B (continued) B OARDROOM ALLROOM B ALLROOM #3 (2 12 ND C ENTRAL F LOOR ) 6:00PM 4:20PM 4:20PM 4:10 PM PM 2:30 PM 12:30 Erev Shabbos /Kabbolas Shabbos LichtBentschen MinchaandKabbolas Shabbos -For Women MinchaandKabbolas Shabbos Toameha /Refreshments Lunch SeudasShabbos CONCURRENTSESSIONS| 11:00AM Marginalized Truly Comfortable More ThanWelcome: MakingtheCommunity’s Author andSenior Lecturer, Hineni Rosh Yeshiva, Mirrer Yeshiva, Brooklyn Agudath Israel ofAmerica Executive Vice President for Finance andAdministration, Accompanied by child soloist Shulem Noted Author, Speaker, andConsultant Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Educator, Lecturer Relationships PeopleNurturing with"Difficult" Can’t We GetAlong? All Associate Rav, KhalZichron Mordechai, Monsey Jewish Renaissance Experience, Westchester Rav, Young Israel ofBayswater Dr. David Lieberman Dr. Aviva Biberfeld Rabbi Akiva Tendler Rabbi Avi Hoffman Rabbi EliezerFeuer Rabbi Elya Brudny Rabbi Shlomo Gertzulin R' Nechemia Brodt Mrs. Slovie Jungreis Wolff Rebbetzin BrynaBender A I D W W I I C A C I H G NTRODUCTION NTERNATIONAL NTERNATIONAL NTERNATIONAL DDRESS RASHA ROWNE ROWNE SSIGNED OTEL AZEBO ELCOME OMEN E NTRANCE L B B S OUNGE ALLROOM ALLROOM EATING B B W ALLROOM ALLROOM L EST OBBY NALL IN , S 13 TATE D C INING , C ENTRAL AFE R , JPM OOMS ORGAN i a t r A d P t B c I n M o h h a R e r e B

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CONCURRENT SESSIONS | 8:15 PM Concurrent Sessions Five Hard QuestionsYoung People Ask… Executive Vice President, Agudath Israel ofAmerica Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshivas NerYisroel, ReturnTo Hatzneah Leches...A InnerJudaism Member, Board ofTrustees, Agudath Israel ofAmerica Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Aderes HaTorah Rav, Congregation BaisTefila, Chicago Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Darchei Torah And How Bestto Address Them Author andLecturer, Hineni Mechaneches andLecturer Baltimore Q &AonContemporary Societal Issues Rav, Agudath Israel ofFlatbush Bnot Chaya Academy for Girls Menahel, OhrNaava, Ateres Naava, Children –andOurselves –Appreciate Shabbos. More ThanCholent andMenucha:HelpingOur Mrs. Slovie Jungreis Wolff Rebbetzin Yael Kaisman Rebbetzin Leah Feldman Rabbi Moshe Weinberger Rabbi Zechariah Wallerstein Rabbi ChaimDovid Zwiebel Rabbi Yitzchak Fuchs Rabbi ChaimZviSenter Rabbi HenochPlotnik Rabbi Yaakov Bender Mrs. Aviva Hoch M W C H I I NTERNATIONAL NTERNATIONAL ROWNE ODERATOR ARTFORD OMEN B ALLROOM B B ALLROOM ALLROOM 14 C E AST ENTRAL 9:30 PM Sheves Achim STATE BALLROOM Dayan Yonason Abraham Dayan, London Beis Din Rabbi Ephraim Wachsman Rosh HaYeshiva, Meor Yitzchok, Monsey 9:30 PM Tea Room GAZEBO LOUNGE AND CAFE 10:00 PM Leil Shabbos Inspiration CROWNE BALLROOM Coming Back From the Edge: The Incredible Power of Klal Yisroel Rabbi Mordechai Becher Senior Lecturer, Gateways

Shabbos Morning

5:30 AM Early Morning Coffee Service / Breakfast GAZEBO LOUNGE 5:55 AM Shacharis K'Vasikin - Ashkenaz CROWNE BALLROOM Kiddush for Vasikin Minyan REGISTRATION AREA 7:00 AM Daf Yomi INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST Rabbi Avrohom Teichman Rav, Congregation Tamarind Park, Lakewood 8:00 AM Shacharis - Sefard INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST, CENTRAL DRASHA Rabbi Aryeh Rosh HaYeshiva, , Lakewood 8:00 AM Shacharit - Edut Hamizrach KING DAVID (2ND FLOOR) Kiddush for Edut Hamizrach Minyan REGISTRATION AREA

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Mini-Keynote Sessions AM Kiddush CONCURRENTSESSIONS| 10:00 Concurrent Sessions Parsha B'Iyun Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Philidelphia QandAwithRavShmuelShlita Bnot Chaya Academy for Girls Menahel, OhrNaava, Ateres Naava, Rav, Chofetz ChaimTorah Center, Cedarhurst Preparing OurChildren for Marriage Game,Set,Match! Rav, KhalBnaiTorah, Flatbush Rav, Agudath Israel ofFlatbush Rav, Congregation BaisTefila, Chicago LivingLives ThatMake aDifference Rav, Chofetz ChaimTorah Center, Cedarhurst Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Darchei Torah The Incredible Power ofEachandEvery OneofUs Rabbi Moshe Weinberger Rabbi HenochPlotnik Nechemiah Hoch Rabbi Aryeh Zev Ginzberg Rabbi Yaakov Bender Rabbi ShmuelKamenetsky Rabbi Zechariah Wallerstein Rabbi Aryeh Zev Ginzberg Rabbi Shlomo Cynamon Gershon Fern C C C I S C H A A G NTERNATIONAL HAIRMAN HAIRMAN TATE TRIUM ROWNE ROWNE SSIGNED ARTFORD AZEBO B ALLROOM , C B B B S OARDROOM AFE ALLROOM ALLROOM EATING (continued) F B OYER ALLROOM P NALL IN RE , - #3 (2 AND FUNCTION 16 D R ND E INING S AND AST GSRTO AREA EGISTRATION F LOOR A R REA OOMS ) C (M ENTRAL EN O NLY ) PM 2:45 PM 2:00 3:50PM Shabbos Afternoon Tea Room Mincha CONCURRENTSESSIONS | 2:45 PM Concurrent Sessions Strengthening Ourselves to Strengthen Others Rav, Agudath Israel ofFlatbush Clinical Child Psychologist Schools andHomes Together We Can: Creating Partnerships Between Rav, Zichron Eliezer, Cincinnati Senior Lecturer, Gateways Behind Closed Doors: Family Exploring Difficult Issues Author andLecturer, Hineni Lecturer andSpeaker Mrs. Slovie Jungreis Wolf Mrs. LebaSchwebel Rabbi Moshe Weinberger Dr. ChaimNeuhoff Rabbi Avrohom Weinrib Rabbi Mordechai Becher W I H N I G NTERNATIONAL NTERNATIONAL ARTFORD AZEBO ATHAN OMEN L H OUNGE ALE B B ALLROOM ALLROOM 17 E E AST AST , C ENTRAL Sholosh Seudos- 4:20 PM

Men - English CROWNE BALLROOM Rabbi Aharon Feldman Rosh HaYeshiva, , Baltimore Dayan Yonason Abraham Dayan, London Beis Din Rabbi Yehoshua Eichenstein Rosh HaYeshiva, Yad Aharon, Yerushalayim

CHAIRMAN Rabbi Eliyahu Simcha Bamberger Daf Yomi Commission, Agudath Israel of America Men - Yiddish STATE BALLROOM Rabbi Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Gedolah of Philadelphia Rabbi Yosef Frankel Vyelopoler Rebbe Rabbi Aron Weinberg Magid Shiur, Khal Yismach Moshe Nirbater

CHAIRMAN Rabbi Avrohom Nisan Perl Commission on Torah Projects, Agudath Israel of America Men - Lefkowitz Leadership Initiative GREENWICH (CORRIDOR TO HOLIDAY INN) Rabbi Henoch Plotnik Rav, Congregation Bais Tefila, Chicago Rabbi Chaim Zvi Senter Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Aderes HaTorah Women INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST INTRODUCTION Rabbanit Avigayil Shaliehsaboo

ADDRESS Rebbetzin Yael Kaisman Mechaneches, and Lecturer 5:40 PM Maariv and Havdalah שבוע טוב ומבורך!

18 7:15 PM 7:15 PM 6:30 PM Motzoei Shabbos Pirchei Agudath Israel Avos U'Bonim CONCURRENTSESSIONS| 7:15PM Concurrent Sessions Hospitality /Tea Room Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Aderes HaTorah Rav, KhalBnaiTorah, Flatbush Ensuring Torah-Study for All Opportunities Creating Ahavas HaTorah: Dayan, LondonBaisDin Executive Dierctor, Agudath Israel ofAmerica Dealing withtheReal Life Challenges: Strivingfor theIdeal, Agudath Israel ofAmerica Director ofNew York Government Relations, Director ofPublicAffairs, Agudath Israel ofAmerica and Counsel, Agudath Israel ofAmerica Vice President for Federal Affairs, Washington Director Community InStrange Chart Political Times? RightLeft RightLeft: WhatCourse Should Our Rosh Chabura, Kinyan Hamesechta Bnot Chaya Academy for Girls Menahel, OhrNaava, Ateres Naava, Midwest Agudas Yisroel Council ofSynagogue Rabbanim Rav, BeisMedrash Mikor HaChaim,Executive Director, Rabbi Zechariah Wallerstein Rabbi Yaakov Robinson Rabbi Yeruchim Silber Rabbi Avi Shafran Rabbi AbbaCohen Yitzchok Wagner Rabbi ChaimZviSenter Rabbi Shlomo Cynamon Dayan Yonason Abraham Rabbi LabishBecker

A G C H JP M N K G HAIRMAN DDRESS REETINGS ING ARTFORD AZEBO ATHAN ORGAN D AVID L H OUNGE ALE (2 ND F LOOR 19 ) Motzoei Shabbos (continued) 7:30 PM Yarchei Kallah ATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR) תיאומי סיאם בהלכה פסקיו של בעל אגרות משה והמסתעף Seperating Siamese Twins: Halachic Issues Rabbi Shlomo Gottesman Editor, Yishurun 8:00 PM Pre Keynote CAFE TERRACE Agudah Live: Interviews, Recap and More from the Convention Center HOSTS Rabbi Yitz Frank Director, Agudath Israel of Ohio Rabbi Shai Markowitz Director, Lefkowitz Leadership Initiative, Agudath Israel of America

8:30 PM Motzoei Shabbos Keynote Session INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM Rabbi Yaakov Perlow Novominsker Rebbe Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel Executive Vice President, Agudath Israel of America Shia Markowitz CEO, Agudath Israel of America Rabbi Ephraim Wachsman Rosh HaYeshiva, Meor Yitzchok, Monsey LIVE STREAM AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATION MOTZEI SHABBOS We did. We do. We will! ONLINE BROADCAST CONVENTION CHAIRMAN SPONSORED BY J Rivie Schwebel WASSER AND CO. Member, AIA Board of Trustees

11:00 PM Post Keynote CAFE TERRACE Agudah Live: Interviews, Recap and More from the Convention Center HOSTS Rabbi Yitz Frank Director, Agudath Israel of Ohio Rabbi Shai Markowitz Director, Lefkowitz Leadership Initiative, Agudath Israel of America

20 11:00 PM Melave Malka ASSIGNED SEATING IN ALL DINING ROOMS 11:30 PM Post Melava Malka Dessert INTERNATIONAL EAST, CENTRAL Ruach and Zemiros Shira Choir Sunday Morning

6:00 AM Hospitality / Tea Room GAZEBO LOUNGE 6:00-8:00 AM Shacharis INTERNATIONAL BALLROOMS AND ATRIUM CONFERENCE #3 (2ND FLOOR) 7:15 AM Breakfast STATE SOUTH, INTERNATIONAL WEST, CAFE 9:00 AM Agudah Women of America Breakfast LOWER CAFE TERRACE Mrs. Aliza Grund President, Agudah Women of America 9:00 AM Daf Yomi ATRIUM BOARDROOM #3 (2ND FLOOR) Rabbi Shloime Boruch Goldberg Rav, Agudath Israel of Washington Heights 9:15 AM Breakfast Symposium STATE BALLROOM NORTH How Working Together Has and Will Make a Difference Rabbi Abba Cohen Vice President for Federal Government Affairs, Washington Director and Counsel, Agudath Israel of America Rabbi Yitz Frank Director, Agudath Israel of Ohio Rabbi Moshe Matz Executive Director, Agudath Israel of Florida, Rav of Aventura Shul, Florida Rabbi Ariel Sadwin Director, Agudath Israel of Maryland Rabbi Avi Schnall Director, Agudath Israel of America New Jersey Office Rabbi Yeruchim Silber Director of Government Relations, Agudath Israel of America Rabbi Shlomo Soroka Director of Government Affairs, Agudath Israel of Illinois

MODERATOR Rabbi A.D. Motzen National Director for State Relations, Agudath Israel of America

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10:15 AM 10:15 AM Sunday Morning Yarchei Kallah

CONCURRENTSESSIONS| 10:15AM Concurrent Sessions President, Achiezer Community Resource Center Brakes -Where DoWe GoFrom Here? Middle Class Crunch:RaisingtheBar, Applying the Director, Yesodei Hadas Director, Project Chazon The Torah HasTheAnswers! They Have EmunahQuestions, Rosh , Miami Choshen MishpatKollel Medical Malpractice inHalacha Aventura Shul,Florida Executive Director, Agudath Israel ofFlorida, Ravof Director ofClinical Supervision,Amudim Helping OurBrothers AndSisters InCrisis Shomrei Achinu Anachnu: CEO, Agudath Israel ofAmerica Founder andPartner, BernathandRosenberg Rabbi Moshe Matz Tzvi Wesson Dr. Akiva Perlman Shia Markowitz Jacob Rosenberg Boruch BerBender Rabbi ChaimVeshnefsky Rabbi DanielMechanic Rabbi Dovid Schoen Clinical Coordinator ofCrisisServices &Mobile Outreach Team, OHEL M H N I A רשלנות ברפואה NTERNATIONAL TRIUM ODERATOR ARTFORD ATHAN B H OARDROOM : ALE (continued) B ALLROOM #3 (2 22 ND E S AND AST F LOOR ) C ENTRAL 11:30 AM Closing Keynote Session INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST AND CENTRAL The Plague of Addiction: Confronting an Alarming Contemporary Challenge Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox Rabbi and Dayan, Forensic and Clinical Psychologist Rabbi Yosef Viener Rav, Congregation Shaar Shomayim, Wesley Hills Rabbi Zechariah Wallerstein Menahel, Ohr Naava, Ateres Naava, STREAMLIVE Bnot Chaya Academy for Girls SUNDAY ONLINE BROADCAST MODERATOR SPONSORED BY: Rabbi Labish Becker Executive Director, Agudath Israel of America 12:45 PM Mincha INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM EAST AND CENTRAL 1:00 PM Farewell Hospitality CROWNE BALLROOM AND INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST

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9:45 AM Concurrent Sessions I Dealing with Trauma: Prevention and Reaction CROWNE BALLROOM Mrs. Zehava Farbman MSW Associate Director, Project Chai Mrs. Debbie Fox MSG, LCSW Director, Magen Yeladim International, Clinical Social Worker and Gerontologist 11:00 AM Concurrent Sessions II Can’t We All Get Along? Nurturing Relationships with "Difficult" People CROWNE BALLROOM Dr. Aviva Biberfeld Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Educator, Lecturer Dr. David Lieberman Noted Author, Speaker, and Consultant

Erev Shabbos / Kabbolas Shabbos

4:10 PM Licht Bentschen HOTEL ENTRANCE LOBBY 4:20 PM Mincha and Kabbolas Shabbos - For Women CROWNE BALLROOM INTRODUCTION Rebbetzin Bryna Bender ADDRESS Mrs. Slovie Jungreis Wolff Author and Senior Lecturer, Hineni

24 AGUDAH WOMEN OF AMERICA - HIGHLIGHTS Friday Night

8:15 PM Concurrent Sessions Q & A on Contemporary Societal Issues CROWNE BALLROOM Rebbetzin Leah Feldman Baltimore Rebbetzin Yael Kaisman Mechaneches and Lecturer Mrs. Slovie Jungreis Wolff Author and Lecturer, Hineni

MODERATOR Mrs. Aviva Hoch Shabbos Afternoon

2:45 PM Strengthening Ourselves to Strengthen Others HARTFORD Mrs. Leba Schwebel Lecturer and Speaker Mrs. Slovie Jungreis Wolf Author and Lecturer, Hineni

Sholosh Seudos

4:20 PM Women INTERNATIONAL BALLROOM WEST INTRODUCTION Rabbanit Avigayil Shaliehsaboo Queens

ADDRESS Rebbetzin Yael Kaisman Mechaneches, and Lecturer

Sunday Morning

9:00 AM Agudah Women of America Breakfast LOWER CAFE TERRACE Mrs. Aliza Grund President, Agudah Women of America

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Children under 18 must be supervised by an adult. Thursday 10:30AM - 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 5:30 AM - 8:30 AM MEN 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM WOMEN 1:00 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 5:30 AM - 8:30 AM MEN 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM WOMEN

WOMEN’S SIMCHA HOUR AND EXERCISE

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Code Location Thursday 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM A Health Club Friday 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM W Health Club 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM D Fiske Motzoei Shabbos 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM A Health Club A= AquaDynamcis — D= Dancersize — W= Workout

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