Visiting Scholar from Israel, Rabbi Elli Fischer, through World Mizrachi’s “Israel 360” Program! Joyous Shabbat morning Tefilla, including the participation of Rechov Yeladim! Delicious Israeli Kiddush!

Rabbi Fischer's Topics:  Shabbat Morning Drasha Toward a Theology of a Non-Halakhic Jewish State Is there room for a Jewish ideology that affirms Zionism, affirms Halakha, but rejects attempts to bring them together?

Shabbat Afternoon Shiur 5:00 pm | The Kent Home | 9101 Cresta Drive Four Paradigms of Psak Halakha in the Digital Age in Israel How can contemporary poskim compete with the democratization of knowledge brought about by Rabbi Google? We will look at the writings of three Israeli poskim, as well as the Nishmat website, to understand how they respond to the challenges of the Information Age.

Seudah Shlishit Mincha - 6:45pm | Seudah Shlishit - 7:10pm Why I Defy Rabbi Fischer is one of few Orthodox rabbis in Israel willing to conduct halakhic marriages outside the auspices of the Rabbanut. He will explain his decision to do it.

Rabbi Elli Fischer is an independent writer, translator, and rabbi. Previously, he was the JLIC rabbi and campus educator at the University of Maryland. He holds BA and MS degrees from Yeshiva University, rabbinical ordination from Israel’s Chief Rabbinate, and is working toward a doctorate in Jewish History at Tel Aviv University. He is editor of Rabbi Eliezer Melamed’s Peninei Halakha series in English and cofounder of HaMapah, a project that applies quantitative analysis to rabbinic literature. He is a founding editor of The Lehrhaus, a web magazine of contemporary Jewish thought, and his writing has appeared in numerous Jewish publications.

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