PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS

HOLIDAY PREPERATORY LIMUD

Holiday preparatory shiurim are scheduled for major chagim occurring throughout the school year. Each session will last approximately 45-60 minutes and will be repeated on different days and times in order to try to accommodate as many schools and students as possible. Any required materials will be sent in advance. Schools will be enrolled on a first-come first-served basis and, if space permits, schools may sign up additional classes or groups for a second or third session of the same program. Please note that all times listed are Eastern Standard Time.

Rosh Hashana

Rabbi Meir Goldwicht

Joel and Maria Finkle Visiting Israeli Rosh Yeshiva

Yeshiva University

Monday, September 11            10:00 – 10:50 AM

Tuesday, September 12            10:00 – 10:50 AM

Wednesday, September 13       10:00 – 10:50 AM  or  12:45 – 1:30 PM

Yom Kippur

Rabbi Meir Goldwicht

Tuesday, September 26            10:00 – 10:50 AM

Wednesday, September 27       10:00 – 10:50 AM  or  12:45 – 1:30 PM

Sukkot

Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter

Senior Scholar, Center for the Jewish Future

University Professor of Jewish History and Jewish Thought

Yeshiva University

Wednesday, October 4            9:00 – 10:00 AM

Thursday, October 5                9:00 – 10:00 AM  or  12:00 – 1:00 PM

Chanukah

Rabbi Dr. Jacob J. Schacter

Monday, December 11 9:00 – 10:00 AM

Tuesday, December 12 9:00 – 10:00 AM 

Wednesday, December 13       9:00 – 10:00 AM  or  12:00 – 1:00 PM

Purim

Rabbi Daniel Rapp

Assistant Visiting Professor of Talmud

Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Judaic Studies

Yeshiva University

Monday, February 26               9:00 – 10:00 AM

Tuesday, February 27               9:00 – 10:00 AM 

Wednesday, February 28         9:00 – 10:00 AM  or  12:00 – 1:00 PM

Pesach

Rabbi Meir Goldwicht

Joel and Maria Finkle Visiting Israeli Rosh Yeshiva

Yeshiva University

Monday, March 26                  10:00 – 10:50 AM

Tuesday, March 27                  10:00 – 10:50 AM

Wednesday, March 28 10:00 – 10:50 AM  or  12:45 – 1:30 PM

Yom Ha’Atzmaut

Rabbi Binny Freedman

Educational Director

Isralight

Monday, April 16                     9:00 – 10:00 AM

Tuesday, April 17                     9:00 – 10:00 AM

Wednesday, April 18                9:00 – 10:00 AM   or  12:00 – 1:00 PM

Shavuot

Rabbi Moshe Tendler

Rabbi Isaac and Bella Tendler Professor of Jewish Medical Ethics, Professor of Biology, and Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshivat Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan

Yeshiva University

Monday, May 14                     10:00 – 11:00 AM

Tuesday, May 15                     10:00 – 11:00 AM  or  12:00 – 1:00 PM

JEWISH VALUES

This four-session fall series will focus on four different areas of contemporary issues as shaped by our Jewish values. Led by leading experts in the field, each session will last between 45-60 minutes and will be repeated on Tuesday at 12:00 noon in order to accommodate additional schools.

Cheating and Business Ethics

Rabbi Jeremy Wieder

Rosh Yeshiva in Yeshivat Rav Yitzchak Elchanan

Gwendolyn and Joseph Straus Chair in Talmud

Yeshiva University

Monday, October 16                9:00 – 10:00 am

or

Tuesday, October 17                12:00 – 1:00 pm

Creation and Science

Dr. Carl Feit

Dr. Joseph and Rachel Ades Chair in Health Sciences and

Chairperson of the Science Division of Yeshiva College

Yeshiva University

Monday, October 23                9:00 – 10:00 am

or

Tuesday, October 24                12:00 – 1:00 pm

End of Life Issues

Rabbi Kenneth Brander

Dean, Center for the Jewish Future

Yeshiva University

Monday, October 30                9:00 – 10:00 am

or

Tuesday, October 31                12:00 – 1:00 pm

Judaism and Ecology

Atara Weisberger

Educator and Chair, Education/Curriculum Committee

Canfei Nesharim

Monday, November 6              9:00 – 10:00 am

or

Tuesday, November 7              12:00 – 1:00 pm

SOCIAL VALUES

This two-session winter mini-series will address social questions and issues that shape the religious and communal values of teenagers living in North America. These sessions will be led by Yeshiva University students, who serve as Eimatai student advisors. Each session will be repeated on Thursday at 12:00 noon.

Religious Extremism

Together, we will explore the phenomenon of religious extremism, its roots and the commonalities it may have within the mainstream Jewish community

Wednesday, February 7           9:00 – 10:00 am

or

Thursday, February 8               12:00 – 1:00 pm

Tikkun Olam

Students will identify their values, our communal values and confront difficult decisions in which competing values force us to define our identity.

Wednesday, February 14         9:00 – 10:00 am

or

Thursday, February 15 12:00 – 1:00 pm

SCHOOL-WIDE HOLIDAY PROGRAMS/EVENTS

CHANUKAH                                 Tuesday, December 19

TU B’SHEVAT                            Thursday, February 15

YOM HASHOAH                        Sunday, April 15

YOM HA’ATZMAUT               Monday, April 23

YOM YERUSHALAYIM         Wednesday, May 16