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List of Speakers Sponsoring Organizations LIST OF SPEAKERS Robert Alter, Deena Aranoff, Barry Barkan, Rabbi Yanky Bell, Rachel Binstock, Robin Braverman, Reba Connell, Rabbi David Cooper, Rabbi Menechem Creditor, Julie Emden, Ron H. Feldman, Rabbi Yehuda Ferris, Rabbi Batya Friedland, Joel Gerwin, Rabbi Zelig Golden, Rabbi Daniel Hoffman, Margie Jacobs, Rabbi Burt Jacobson, Lyssa Jaye, Rabbi Rebecca Joseph, Rabbi Yoel Kahn, Rabbi Andrew Kastner, Dean Kertesz, Lorelai Kude, Joshua Ladon, Alli Lesovoy, Rabbi Jay Asher LeVine, Matty Lichtenstein, Raffi Magarik, Daniel Matt, Rabbi Alissa Miller, Rabbi Jeremy S. Morrison, Deborah Newbrun, Julia Hernandez Nierenberg, Rabbi Dev Noily, Reb Martin Potrop, Rabbi Dorothy Richman, Nehama Rogozen, Rabbi Yosef Romano, Avi Rose, Zvi Rosen, Rebecca Schisler, Rabbi SaraLeya Schley, Naomi Seidman, Rabbi Sara Shendelman, Sarah Silverman, Maggid Jhos Singer, Rabbi Pesach Stadlin, Jerry Strauss, Maharat Victoria Sutton, Aron Wolgel, Rabbi Bridget Wynne, Steven Zipperstein, Tamar Zaken SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Aquarian Minyan, Be’chol Lashon, Bend The Arc, Beyt Tikkun,, Chochmat HaLev, Congregation Beth El, Congregation Beth Israel, Congregation Netivot Shalom, Eden Village West, JCC East Bay, Jewish Community High School of the Bay, Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay, Jewish Federation and Jewish Community Foundation of the East Bay, Jewish Gateways, Jewish Studio Project, Kehilla Community Synagogue, Keshet, Kevah, Lehrhaus Judaica, Minyan Dafna, Or Zarua Reconstructionist Havurah of the East Bay, Repair the World, Richard S. Dinner Center for Jewish Studies (CJS) at the Graduate Theological Union, Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, Temple Sinai, Temple Isaiah, Wilderness Torah, and Yeashore Community We gratefully acknowledge the support of our individual donors and the following foundations: the Koret Foundation, the Walter & Elise Haas Fund, the Israel & Mollie Myers Foundation, the Jewish Federation and the Jewish Community Foundation of the East Bay, the Grossberg Abrams Foundation, and Taube Philanthropies Time/Room Teachers Topics * Denotes use of musical instruments, AV, writing, etc. Ø Denotes Mindfulness/Contemplative Track 6:00p – 6:50p Please be mindful of arriving at your sessions as promptly as possible! *Auditorium Jewish Renewal Mincha Service with Aquarian Minyan (musical instruments used) 7:00p – 8:00p South Hall Rabbi Burt Jacobson Abraham Joshua- Heschel’s Inner Struggle Rm 19 Rabbi Alissa Miller Revelation of the Teenage Brain Rm 20 Barry Barkan Some Basic Principles of “Moshiaching” Rm 22 Rabbi Rebecca Joseph How to Make and Drink Beer like the Sages Library Julia Hernandez Nierenberg What Day of the Dead and Sukkot Have in Common Rm 7 Mindfulness: Julie Emden Embodying the Desert: Yoga and Torah Rm 13 Nehama Rogozen Queering Judaism or Making Judaism More Queer-Inclusive? *Yard Wilderness Torah: Rabbi Zelig Golden Awakening Earth Based Jewish Ritual Game Rm Chevrah Rm 14 Childcare begins at 7:00pm for pre-registered families 8:10p – 9:10p Auditorium Egalitarian Ma’ariv Service South Hall Rabbi Dean Kertesz Torah Like Fire Rm 19 Orthodox Service *Rm 20 Alli Lesovoy Poetry by Incarcerated Youths (writing involved) Rm 22 Reb Martin Potrop All of Jewish History in One Hour Library Tamar Zaken Grandma’s Kitchen- The Strengths of Women Through a Sephardic Lens Rm 7 Mindfulness: Margie Jacobs The Gaze of Oneness: Healing the Face of the Divine Rm 13 Rabbi Jay Asher LeVine Psalm 12 and the Age of Fake News *Yard Wilderness Torah Band Music & Fire Opening Game Rm Chevrah 9:20p – 9:40p Auditorium Community Gathering and Welcome 9:40p – 10:00p Courtyard Kiddush 10:00p – 11:00p Auditorium Robert Alter A Reading of the Book of Ruth South Hall Deena Aranoff The Four Pillars of Shabbat Rm 19 Avi Rose & Rabbi Andrew Kastner East Bay Jewish Community: Who Are We and How Are We Doing? Rm 20 Rabbi Bridget Wynne Sharing Life Lessons Rm 22 Ron H. Feldman The Use of Female Imagery in Rabbinic Calendar Texts Library Rabbi Yoel Kahn (More) Midrash on Matan Torah (The Giving of the Torah) Rm 7 Mindfulness: Reba Connell Holy Conflict: Repairing Relationships and Friendships Rm 13 Rabbi Menachem Creditor The Insecurity of Freedom Toward a New American Faith *Yard Wilderness Torah: Rabbi SaraLeya Schley Tikkun Leyl Shavuot from the Zohar Game Rm Chevrah 11:10p – 12:10a Auditorium Daniel Matt The Revelation at Mt. Sinai According to the Zohar South Hall Steven Zipperstein The Pogrom that gave birth to the Hagannah, The Protocols, and the NAACP Rm 19 Rabbi Dev Noily Living as Jews on Ohlone Land Rm 20 Rabbi Jeremy Morrison Blood & Text: Exodus 24 & the Day We Became the People of the Book Rm 22 Deborah Newbrun Building Your Character Using Jewish Wisdom (Mussar) Library Rabbi Sara Shendelman Ritual, Blessing, Spirituality and Healing Rm 7 Mindfulness: Rabbi Dorothy Richman At the Threshold of Revelation: Angels in America and at Sinai Rm 13 Raffi Magarik Steal this Class: Is Torah for Sale? Yard Wilderness Torah: Julie Emden Embodying the Sacred Sefirot: The Torah Within Game Rm Chevrah Rm 14 Childcare ends at Midnight 12:20a – 1:20a Auditorium Naomi Seidman The Invention of Jewish Adolescence: YIVO’s Youth Research Program South Hall Maharat Victoria Sutton Save your Cheese(cake) for Chanuka: the Legacy of Judith Rm 19 Maggid Jhos Singer Conversations in the Inner Sanctuary Rm 20 Rabbi Yosef Romano Is the World Real? Rm 22 Rabbi Yanky Bell We Get the Torah, But What’s in it For G-d? Library Sarah Silverman The Emotional Life of a Torah Scholar Rm 7 Mindfulness: Rabbi Batya Friedland Receiving the Night (2 hr session) Rm 13 Lyssa Jaye & Joel Gerwein Prophetic Wisdom and Criminal Justice Reform *Yard Wilderness Torah: Rachel Binstock Women of the Torah Game Rm Chevrah 1:30p – 2:30a Auditorium Rabbi Yehuda Ferris Three is the Charm South Hall Rabbi Joshua Ladon Intolerable Torah, Free Speech, and the Boundaries of Pluralism Rm 19 Jerry Strauss Letting Go of Chronic Pain on Shavuos Library Resting Room Rm 7 Mindfulness: Rabbi Batya Friedland Receiving the Night (2 hr session) Rm 13 Robin Braverman Halakhic Diversity: Perspectives on Jewish Law in the Five American Jewish Movements *Yard Wilderness Torah: Rabbi Pesach Dahvid Stadlin Kuntrus Bal Tashchit Game Rm Chevrah 2:40a – 3:40a Auditorium Rabbi David Cooper Birkat HaMinim: Cursing the Christians? South Hall Rabbi Daniel Hoffman A Land that Eats Its Inhabitants Library Resting Room Rm 7 Mindfulness: Self-led Rm 13 Matty Lichtenstein “Wild Men” Underground Hasidim in the Ghettos *Yard Wilderness Torah: Rebecca Schisler L’shon hara and the power of speech Game Rm Chevrah 3:50a – 4:50a Auditorium Maharat Victoria Sutton The Azharot of Solomon ibn Gabirol: Song & Study South Hall Zvi Rosen Habakkuk 3: Anatomy of a Haftarah Library Resting Room Rm 7 Mindfulness: Reba Connell Gentle Yoga for Revelation Rm 13 Rabbi Pesach Stadlin A Glimpse into the Great Conversation on Wanton Destruction and Beyond *Yard Wilderness Torah Open Fireside Chats Game Rm Chevrah 5:00a – 5:30a Auditorium Aron Wolgel Singing Till the Morning Comes South Hall Lorelai Kude Jewish Astrology Yesterday and Today Library Resting Room Rm 7 Mindfulness: Reba Connell Meditation for Revelation *Yard Wilderness Torah: Rabbi Zelig Golden Prayer Circle Game Rm Chevrah 5:40a – 7:00a Auditorium Egalitarian Shacharit Service led by Minyan Dafna South Hall Orthodox Shacharit Service led by Congregation Beth Israel WORKSHOPS 7:00pm – 8:00pm Sessions Abraham Joshua Heschel’s Inner Struggle Throughout his entire life, A.J. Heschel was forced to struggle between the spiritual philosophies of two Hasidic masters, the Ba’al Shem Tov and the Kotzker Rebbe. Rabbi Burt will share Heschel’s writing on his inner conflict, discuss its origin, and point to the ways that it effected Heschel’s life choices. Rabbi Burt Jacobson, the founding Rabbi of Kehilla Community Synagogue, was a student of Heschel’s for four years. (South Hall) Revelation of the Teenage Brain The time of adolescence is often talked about as a time of great challenge for both the teens experiencing it and the adults who support them. There is a myth that hormones take over teens – which is why they are so difficult – when in fact it is not about hormones, but rather the changes taking place in their brains. During this session, we are going to reframe how we understand and talk about teens by looking at the Exodus story and the changes taking place in their brains. Rabbi Alissa Miller directs Noar Night, the teen program at Temple Isaiah and won the Covenant Foundation’s Pomegranate Prize this year for that work. (Room 19) Some Basic Principles of “Moshiaching” One Love! Let’s all get together and change the world right now. Here are some core principles for igniting the New Age. Baal Bracha Barry Barkan has been learning about midwifing the paradigm shift for about 50 years. (Room 20) How to Make and Drink Beer like the Sages What to do with all that spring barley? If you’re Rav Papa, make beer. If you’re anyone else in Babylonia, drink it morning, noon, and night. Rabbi Rebecca Joseph is a master educator, avid cook, and author of a forthcoming culinary companion to the Talmud. (Room 22) What Day of the Dead & Sukkot Have in Common: Honoring our Ancestors Like many millennials, Julia Hernandez Nierenberg is exploring ways to bring her multiple identities together as a Jew. Join her as she explores the similarities between Mexican and Jewish traditions as she remembers her ancestors with ofrendas on Dia de los Muertos and ushpizin on Sukkot. Julia Hernandez Nierenberg is a Jewish Latina who grew up in Oakland. She recently graduated from American University in Washington, D.C., with a B.A. in International Relations and Spanish Language Studies, and is back living in Oakland where she is the Program Coordinator for Be’chol Lashon.
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