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Shavuos Program5 22.Indd WITHShavuos YESHIVA 2017 • 5777 RIETS at our annual Yarchei Kallah hilton westchester May 30 - June 1 Looking forward to an unforgettable Yom Tov together! The fee for babysitting services is $12.00 per hour. Please be on time to relieve your Dear Yarchei Kallah 2017 Participant, sitter at midnight on Tuesday night and Wednesday night, unless otherwise arranged We are thrilled to welcome you to the wonderful Hilton Westchester for the with them. There will be a number of babysitters available for additional jobs beyond 5777/2017 Shavuos program. We know that you will enjoy an extraordinary, the scheduled day camp or babysitting hours. If you are interested, please mention meaningful, and Torah fi lled Yom Tov. Please enjoy a Welcome Luncheon this to a staff member at registration. The babysitting fee is to be paid shortly after Buffet from 2:30 to 6:30 pm. Relax and enjoy the day at the pool (there will Havdalah on Motzei Yom Tov in the lobby. be separate hours for men and women for the indoor pool) or fi tness room Day Camp hours are: Wednesday: 9:30am - 1:30pm and 3:00pm - 5:45pm (see schedule for times) or simply explore the hotel. Additionally from 2:30 - Thursday: 9:00am - 11:45am and 2:30pm - 5:30pm 5:00 pm. In the Grand Ballroom Assembly we will have a caricaturist artist, a Chinese name painter and balloon making for all our guests to enjoy. Teen Program: We will be offering an exciting program for teens. Highlights include engaging and interactive shiurim with Rabbi Aaron Fleksher, Rabbi Eitan Schnall, Registration for children’s day camp will take place in the lobby of the hotel and Rabbi Daniel Feldman, as well as a Q&A with Rabbi Menachem Penner. There during check-in on Tuesday afternoon between the hours of 2:30pm-6:00pm. will be special food on Leil Shavuot and an opportunity to learn b’chavruta with a If you have already completed Day Camp/Babysitting registration online, you Semikha student. For all teens who would like to learn with a Semikha student in the will only need to sign the completed form(s) we will have waiting for you. If Beit Midrash or want help preparing for Limudei Kodesh fi nals, please email Rabbi you did not have a chance to register beforehand, you will need to complete Fleksher- afl [email protected] a waiver in full. All children must be registered in the lobby if they want to There will be a game room with ping pong and basketball available throughout Yom attend Day Camp. Tov. All teens are welcome to participate. No advance registration required For all their efforts in helping to make this a wonderful Shavuos, we’d like to YUConnects: We are privileged to have Mindy Eisenman of YUConnects join us over thank, in advance, our dedicated staff: Rabbi Menachem Penner, Rabbi Aaron Shavuos. Mindy will be meeting in the Elija Budd room, with individuals and families Fleksher, Paul Glasser, Rabbi Zev Goldberg, Menachem Lewin, Yehuda and who are interested in speaking to her. Mindy will be meeting during the following Martha Meyers, Chaski Naor, Rina Schachter, Julie Schreier, Suzy Schwartz, times: Tuesday, May 30th from 3:00-6:10pm and Thursday, June 1st, 2:30-5:40pm. and our RIETS talmidim: Jordan Auerbach, Yaakov Deutcher, Judah Max Please email Mindy, [email protected], to arrange a time to meet. Over Yom Tov, Dobrinsky, Jeremy Epstein, David Freilich, Elisha Hagler, Nissan Holzer, Itamar we look forward to having the opportunity to actively network for our friends and family members. Lustiger, Shmuel Prizant, Yitz Richmond, Michael Rosenfeld, Avi Sebbag, Yosef Segal, Moshe Wasserman and Eitan Westrich Beit Midrash: A Beit Midrash has been set up in the Brundage room, which will be open all of Yom Tov. Our RIETS talmidim will be learning there should you need We are looking forward to a beautiful yom tov together. If there is anything anything. Please speak to Yitz Richmond if you are interested in a chavruta. We we can do to make your stay even more fantastic, please do not hesitate to encourage you to bring any seforim from which you may want to learn. call upon us. Game Room: For your enjoyment over Yom Tov, ping pong tables have been set up in the Bartell and Odell rooms and card and board games in the Mianus room. Have a Great Yom Tov, Elevators: There will be “Shabbat” elevators with operators who will stop the elevators on every floor. Please do not ask the attendant to go to your floor. The The Shavuos Yarchei Kallah Committee elevators should only be used by those who are unable to use the stairs. The times for the elevators are as follows: Noteworthy News Tuesday, May 30th 8:00pm - 1:00am Our Babysitting and Day Camp program is being directed by Martha Meyers. She Wednesday, May 31st 6:30am - 1:00am can be reached at 973-718-1186 or [email protected] should you have Thursday, June 1st 6:30am – 9:00pm any questions. Day Camp is a complimentary service offered by Yeshiva University. The gratuities covered by your reservation do NOT cover tips for the counselors. Keys: As a reminder, hard room keys must be returned at time of check out. There is The counselors work hard to keep your children safe and happy. We recommend a $110 charge billed to the participant for each key not returned. a minimum gratuity of $40 per child to be paid shortly after Havdallah on Motzei Yom Tov in the lobby. Children must be dropped off and picked up by a parent or Medical Care: : Our on-site EMT is Jeremy Epstein. His number is (201) 484-9082 legal guardian. Please be on time for pick-up. and will be staying in Room 463 (Rye Side). If you have any medical needs at any point over Yom Tov, please get in contact with him. TUESDAY 12:00-12:45 am Back To The Beis (Part I) Halstead (upstairs) Rabbi Eli Shulman 2:30-6:30 pm Welcome Buffet Grand Ballroom North & Priorities in Brachos Assembly Short Introduction followed by chavrusah 3:00-7:00 pm Lobby Check-In Teen Program Elija Budd (upstairs) Hotel facilities open for your enjoyment Rabbi Etan Schnall 2:30 - 5:00 pm Activities for Kids & Adults Grand Ballroom The Revenge of the Ba’al Koreh Assembly 1:00-1:45 am YUConnects Program Grand Ballroom South 3:00-6:00 pm Time to Meet with Mindy Eisenman Elija Budd (upstairs) Jews in the Workplace: from YUConnects A symposium for 4:15-5:30 pm Women’s swim Indoor Pool Young Professionals (ages 35 and under) 1:00-1:45 am Grand Ballroom Center 5:30-6:45 pm Men’s swim Indoor Pool Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander The Archaeology of the Old City of 5:45-6:30 pm Early Dinner for Kids Town of Rye (upstairs) Jerusalem and the Temple Mount: 7:15 pm Rabbi Daniel Feldman Grand Ballroom Illuminating Tanach & Halacha Can We Start Shavuos Early? Michal Horowitz Grand Ballroom North 8:02 pm Candle Lighting Westchester Assembly The Battle with Amalek; LIGHTING CANDLES IN THE HOTEL ROOM IS PROHIBITED A Prerequisite for Matan Torah 8:05 pm Mincha Grand Ballroom Back To The Beis (Part Ii) Halstead (upstairs) 8:20 pm Keynote Address by Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter Grand Ballroom Rabbi Eli Shulman Preparing for Kabalas HaTorah Priorities in Brachos Sponsored by Abraham and Baila Gulkowitz Teen Program Elija Budd (upstairs) in memory of their parents z’l and in dedica- Rabbi Aaron Fleksher tion to their children, grandchildren and their What Would Have Ma’amad Har Sinai recent addition of a great grandchild Looked Like if There Were iPhones? 9:05 pm Maariv Grand Ballroom 2:00-2:45 am Portraits of Jewish Leaders Grand Ballroom South Rabbi Ari Lamm 9:30 pm Dinner Westchester Ballroom Rabbi Yehudah ha-Nasi and the 11:45 pm Open Tea Room Grand Ballroom Beginning of Jewish Leadership -4:45 am Assembly & Garden Mrs. Miriam Berger Grand Ballroom Center TIKKUN LEIL SHAVUOS Ruth, Esther and the Ra’ayah - 12:00-4:45 am Open Beit Midrash Brundage (upstairs) Comparing the Heroines of the Megillot Grand Ballroom North Rabbi Hershel Schachter Grand Ballroom South Rabbi Daniel Feldman Melacha on Yom Tov Good Morning, Hello, and How are You: Greeting Others in Halakhah Sponsored by Moishe and Joanne Bane in memory of Edith and Hyman Bane 3:00-3:45 am Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein Grand Ballroom Center Mitzvot; The Elevator Pitch Rabbi Menachem Penner Grand Ballroom Center The Stages of Aveilut and the Rabbi Etan Schnall Grand Ballroom North Journey of the Soul Does Hashem Get a Vote? Case Studies in Divine Intervention On Mrs. CB Neugroschl Grand Ballroom North Legal Decisions Why Jerusalem Thrives on Peace Sponsored by Elliot and Debbie Gibber 4:00-4:35 am Rabbi Hershel Schachter Grand Ballroom South in memory of our parents Charles and Questions and Answers Kate Goldner Daf Yomi Grand Ballroom Elisha Hagler Assembly Bava Batra 129 WEDNESDAY 3:30-4:30 pm President Richard Joel and Grand Ballroom South Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph and Center 4:40 am Early Shacharit Grand Ballroom Refl ections on Yesterday Talit 4:24am and Tomorrow; Neitz 5:25 am An Armchair Conversation 6:45 - 10:00 am Kiddush and Breakfast Westchester Ballroom Sponsored in honor of President Richard Joel 7:30 am Daf Yomi Grand Ballroom by Rabbi Dr. Morr is and Yosefa Knoll Yaakov Deutscher Assembly Miriam Berger Grand Ballroom North Bava Batra 129 Serving God Through Sacrifi ce - 7:45 am Rabbi Dr.
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