September 19 - 25, 2016
A Week Long Conference

Monday
September 19, 2016
 
8:00 PM
Mr. Jeffrey Dweck
President, Congregation Beth Torah Executive Committee

Brief Opening Remarks

8:00 PM
Rabbi Richard Tobias
Magen David Yeshivah Dean of Scholars Program Rabbi, Beth Torah Young Adult Minyan

The Jewish Legal System Meets the 21st Century

9:00 PM
Dr. Sara Labaton
PhD in Medieval Biblical Interpretation
from New York University; Teacher, Beit Raban Yeshivah Day School

Is Judaism Staying Relevant to 21st
Century Medicine?
Caring or Curing: The Permission to Heal and Human Presence in the Face of Illness. How Do We Engage With Jewish Sources That Question Whether We Have Permission to Deliver Medical Care at all, When We Live in a World Where the General Power, Morality and
Efficacy of Medical Attention is Undisputed?
Tuesday
September 20, 2016

8:00 PM
Rabbi Haim Ovadia
Rabbi, Magen David of Rockville, MD

Originality is Tradition! Using Traditional Methods to Make Halakha Relevant
9:00 PM
Rabbi Alan Berkowitz
Principal, Magen David Yeshivah 

Judaism is Relevant, Are We?
Wednesday

September 21, 2016

8:00 PM
Rabbi Joseph Beyda
Principal, Yeshivah of Flatbush, Head Rabbi, Congregation Bnei Yitzhak

Is Judaism Relevant in the Age of
Smartphones?

8:45 PM
Speaker T.B.A.
Keeping Jewish Day Schools Current in the 21st Century
An exploration of Jewish day schools using innovative educational models.  Some Jewish day schools have begun to utilize Blended Learning (combining face-to-face instruction with online learning tools to optimize the learning environment for each student), Project-Based Learning, the In-Class Rotation Model and an emphasis on Real World Skills (critical thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration) to provide a 21st Century, high quality, affordable Jewish day school education.


9:30 PM
Panel Discussion:
A Moderated Panel Discussion of High School Rabbis. Featuring Community High School Educators Rabbi Avi Harari, Rabbi Joseph Beyda and Rabbi Isaac Tawil
Thursday
September 22, 2016
8:00pm

Rabbi Dr. Ricky Hidary
Associate Professor, Yeshivah University,Starr Fellow at Harvard University

Are Traditional Texts Relevant in the 21st Century? How Scholarship Has Brought Texts to Life Using Archaeology and other Modern Approaches


8:45 PM
Mrs. Esther Hidary

Assistant Principal, Yeshivah of Flatbush

Is our Approach to the Study of
Tanakh Staying Relevant in the
21st Century? Inspiring the Next
Generation of Torah Readers


9:30 PM
Panel Discussion: A Moderated Q & A and
Discussion with Rabbi Ricky Hidary and Mrs. Esther Hidary

Moderator:
Rabbi Dr. Ronnie Hasson
Medical Doctor; Board Member, Yeshivah of Flatbush and Ohel Shlomo of Manhattan Beach

Shabbat
September 24, 2016

One Hour Before Minha
5:05PM

Rabbi Ari Azancot
Head Rabbi, Congregation Beth Torah 

A Realistic Approach to Judaism in the 21st Century


Shabbat During Minha
6:05PM

Mrs. Vivien Hidary
Teacher, Congregation Beth Torah, Sephardic Community Alliance, Bnei Yitzhak and lecturer throughout New York and New Jersey, including in Teaneck, Monsey, Suffern, Riverdale, Great Neck and Manhattan

Shema -The Art of Listening Today

Shabbat - Seuda Shelishit
6:45 PM

Rabbi Joey M. Mizrachi
Tanach Teacher, Yeshivah of Flatbush and Congregation Beth Tora
h

The Sephardic Approach - Keeping Judaism Relevant by Keeping Jews Flexible


Saturday Night - Mossaie Shabbat
8:30 PM

Rabbi Naftali Besser
Teacher, Yeshiva of Flatbush

Recalculate!
A Special Talk on Staying Inspired
Sunday
September 25, 2016

9:00 AM
Rabbi Yosef Bitton
Rabbi, Ohel David & Shlomo
Manhattan Beach
Is Judaism's View of Creation
Relevant in the Age of Modern
Science, Cosmology


Thank You to Our Sponsors

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and Sally Shamah
Mr. and Mrs. Joey M. and Frieda Franco
Mr. and Mrs. Morris and Paulette Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and Ester Jerome
Mr. and Mrs. Ayal and Micki Horovits
Mr. and Mrs. David E. and Rachel Dweck
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan and Gina Samstein